Chuxia, wait for me... Please, you must wait for me. He had so many things he wanted to say to her, she had to wait for him.
The car raced through the dark night, and when it returned to the villa, it was precisely midnight. The ancient clock inside the villa emitted a dull thud, thud, thud.
As Shi Che stepped into the villa, it was pitch black, making the thuds sound even louder, each beat striking his heart.
He stood there dazed, staring into the darkness, his heart sinking little by little. He almost didn't dare to step upstairs to see if Ling Chuxia was still there.
It wasn't until the twelve chimes of the clock had faded that the villa fell silent and Shi Che finally snapped back to reality. He lifted his eyes towards the second floor and finally moved his feet, step by step, towards the upstairs.
Ling Chuxia had promised to wait for him, so she would be there... she must be!
