Miss Succubus had rarely gotten up so early. It was not even seven in the morning when she checked the time. Without bothering to change, she pressed her pajama-clad body against the peephole. Seeing no one in the hallway, she opened her door and tiptoed to Zhang Heng's room next door, pressing her ear to the door to listen carefully for any movement inside.
Naturally, she heard nothing. And when she tried to sneak back to her own room, she found Zhang Heng behind her, having just returned from downstairs with breakfast.
Miss Succubus looked extremely embarrassed. "Uh, I dropped an earring... I was looking for it on the floor."
"Did you find it?" Zhang Heng handed one of the breakfasts to Miss Succubus.
She sighed, knowing her lie was wholly unconvincing, and stopped trying to keep it up. "I wasn't trying to pry into your privacy."
"I know. You wanted to make sure that, after another night, my body still belonged to me. It's fine. I understand," Zhang Heng said.
"That's good, then." Miss Succubus breathed a sigh of relief.
"Eat breakfast first."
Miss Succubus had already stepped one foot into her room when she paused again. "Where are we going after breakfast?"
"Nowhere. We're staying at the hotel. I have some things to sort out," Zhang Heng said. "Of course, if you feel bored, you can go out for a walk. I won't restrict your movements."
Miss Succubus shook her head. "Forget it. At a time like this, I'd better not wander around. It would be troublesome if I ran into those people who kidnapped Psyche again."
"It's actually very unlikely that they'll make another move against you," Zhang Heng said. "Everything they did before was basically meant to intensify the conflict between the New Gods and the