The night passed in silence.
Early the next morning, awakened by his alarm clock, Mr. Shen Wan stretched and got out of bed to pull back the curtains. The soft sunlight woke up a mind that looked awake on the surface but was actually still dormant. It was shaping up to be a fine day.
Just then, the maids outside heard movement in the room and filed in one after another. One carried washing-up tools, another held a washbasin, and a third draped a towel over her arm.
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