After the passion, Su Li had long since fallen fast asleep, deeply tired. Her cheeks were faintly flushed from the recent intimacy, her brow relaxed and peaceful, but the man was nowhere to be seen beside her.
Shen Ye stood by the floor-to-ceiling window in the living room, leaning against the sofa with a cigarette pinched between his fingers. The glowing tip flickered in the darkness.
Unlike last time, he was not bare-chested now, but properly dressed in pajamas, even the topmost button at his collar meticulously fastened, looking both ascetic and restrained.
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