When a person is pushed to the absolute limit of exhaustion, sleep can resemble a state of suspended animation.
Consequently, when I finally drifted back to consciousness, I discovered it was already the afternoon of the following day. A late-autumn afternoon always brings with it a lingering, lazy sort of warmth. As I moved my arm, I was astonished to find Murong Shanshan fast asleep on the sofa in my room, covered by nothing more than a thin blanket while her bath towel still sat on the coffee table.
A wave of helpless amusement washed over me. Exhausted by fatigue, she must have finished her bath and simply collapsed into sleep right here in my room.
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