Early the next day. The sky was just getting light. The entire night, Gu Zichen had been covering Niannian with a blanket and didn't sleep well. He got up gently from the bed, then walked into the bathroom and closed the door behind him. After closing the door, he suddenly squatted in the toilet, suppressing the urge to vomit. An inexplicable feeling of nausea took over; Tom said it was due to nerve compression causing a reflex action, no different than drinking on an empty stomach. As he vomited, he felt a bit dizzy.
He squatted on the floor, trying to calm himself down, wary of moving too much as excessive movement would worsen the vomiting. He stayed in the bathroom for quite a while, gradually calming his body. Although his vision was blurred, he wasn't dizzy anymore. Slowly, he stood up from the floor, leaned on the sink, looking at his somewhat pale face, with sunken eyes and prominent dark circles.
