Ling Chuxia dozed off in a dazed state; she couldn't sleep soundly all night, plagued by nightmares, and her body fluctuated between two extremes: one moment burning hot as if scorched by blazing fire and the next freezing so cold that her teeth chattered.
She seemed to hear the knocking at the door again, incessant and persistent. Ling Chuxia's delicate brows furrowed tightly as her mind grew increasingly troubled. Why had Shi Che come again? Why couldn't he leave her alone? She had already distanced herself far from him...
She didn't want to see him, didn't want to see him at all! Ling Chuxia clutched herself tighter as her head grew heavier and fuzzier.
Shi Che had knocked on the door for a long while, and just like the previous night, there was no response from inside. Shi Che didn't know whether Chuxia had yet to wake up or if it was because she didn't want to deal with him, but he stopped knocking and continued to wait outside the door.
