Reaching out to touch beside her, there was no one. She became much more alert and fully opened her eyes; the space next to her was empty, with no trace of the man.
Where is he? What time is it? Did he go to work again?
Ji Anning scrambled up, rubbed her eyes, and reached out to adjust the light to see the time. Her gaze unintentionally swept to the balcony, and her heart clenched tightly.
Ji Chicheng was asleep at the desk, the computer still on and had switched to screen saver mode.
She hurriedly threw off the covers, got out of bed, and walked over barefooted.
"Uncle."
She intended to pat Ji Chicheng and call him to sleep on the bed but accidentally touched the mouse with another hand, deactivating the screen saver on the computer.
The screen lit up, and Ji Anning glanced at it, her heart stinging again.
