Night was slowly falling, and the Lantern Festival in the capital was already illuminated by countless lights.
Inside Room 1701, Building 7 of Zichengyuan, it was pitch dark. A mobile phone left abandoned between the cushions of the split-level leisure sofa vibrated rhythmically with a buzzing sound, its call indicator light flashing red repeatedly.
The call went on for a long time without anyone picking it up to answer. Just as it finally grew quiet, another phone on the floor of the master bedroom not far away began to ring persistently.
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