Noon.
Ma Yang Hotel, room.
"Little Dong, is the bathroom over there?"
"Yes, yes. Go take a shower first. I'll go downstairs and buy you some clothes."
"No need. Big Sister still has a jacket. If I cover up with it, no one will be able to tell."
"Don't. That'd be so uncomfortable to wear. Wash your clothes, and I'll go buy some."
"Mm, that works. Just get a shirt, nothing too expensive."
"Okay, got it. I'm going, then. Should I close the door for you?"
Dong Xuebin stepped out of the business suite and looked around. There were no colleagues he recognized in the hallway; they had probably gone downstairs to handle their assignments. Letting out a breath, he went downstairs, drove the Passat from his work unit, and browsed a nearby clothing store. Big Sister Xu had vomited on her shirt after drinking too much, and he remembered that her long johns seemed to have gotten stained during what they had done. So Dong Xuebin simply bought several items at once—shirts, thermal tops, thermal pants—before returning to the hotel with the clothes.
He inserted the key card, and the door opened.
Dong Xuebin entered and shut the door, immediately catching the faint scent of body wash inside.
This business suite seemed to have been designed for couples. There was a pane of glass facing the headboard, frosted glass. Nothing inside could be seen clearly, but faint shadows were visible. After Dong Xuebin set the clothes on the bed, he could not help glancing over. Xu Yan seemed to have finished washing her hair and was applying body wash, her arms rubbing repeatedly over her chest and lower body. He could not tell exactly where she was washing, but that was roughly what the silhouette suggested. It was rather