Night in Yicheng brought a biting chill, and the branches outside the window hissed and rustled in the wind.
Lu Man and Gu Lingyi huddled together, losing track of how many hours they had spent talking. They only remembered their throats growing parched until they each got up twice for water. The four complimentary bottles of Evian placed by the hotel in front of the TV cabinet were drunk dry by the two of them.
Lu Man tossed aside an empty bottle. "I still have some water left in my room. I'll go get it."
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