Outside the window, little birds chirped incessantly as sunlight filtered through the carved window lattices, casting patterned shadows across Chang Le's eyelashes.
Chang Le's eyelashes fluttered slightly before she snapped her eyes wide open and leaped to her feet. "Oh no, oh no, I'm late!"
She hurried out the door, her shoes still dragging behind her with a slap-slap sound, before suddenly halting, spinning around, and rushing back in. "Ah, I forgot the Silk Slip too."
Chapter 41