The next day.
A little after eight in the morning.
The weather was fine and sunny—a beautiful day.
In the Dong Family's old house, Dong Xuebin crawled out of bed and yawned. The first thing he did was fish out a cigarette and lie there in bed, puffing away. He was alone in the empty house. Big Sister Xu had left last night. Although Xu Yan had said she only had forty minutes, after the two of them had finished fooling around in the living room, they returned to the bedroom and kept at it. Dong Xuebin had not checked the exact time, but it had definitely been more than an hour and a half. He had no idea whether he had delayed Big Sister Xu's important business. After thoroughly wearing her out, he had hugged Xu Yan's mature, voluptuous body and fallen fast asleep. He slept until dawn and did not even know when Big Sister Xu had left.
Huh?
There was something on the table?
As Dong Xuebin flicked off some ash, he glanced over and spotted a note pinned beneath an ashtray. He reached out, pulled it free, and read it.
Big Sis has left.
You brat, sleep well.
—Xu Yan.
Dong Xuebin smiled faintly and put the note away.
Just then, his phone began chirping.
Dong Xuebin immediately stubbed out his cigarette and reached for it. It was Yao Cui.
"Hello," Dong Xuebin answered.
"Xuebin, it's Yao Cui."
"Heh, I know."
"I'm at the office. The leaders asked me to check how your recovery is going."
"Not bad. The doctor said I'd be fine after resting for a while. It's nothing serious. What, is something happening at work?"
"Nothing much. It's about that central government allocation. The higher-ups feel that it isn't right to leave it