Dazed and bleary-eyed, Su Yue noticed that there was no sound coming from the phone and thought Lin Li had hung up. She moved her hand away and turned to look at the screen, only to find that the call was still connected. She called out,
"Hello? Are you still there?"
Lin Li, whose thoughts had wandered, came back to himself and replied with a smile, "I'm here."
"It's so early. Dawn only broke a little while ago. Why did you call me?" Su Yue asked again.
"I wanted to remind you to get up early so you wouldn't be late for work." Lin Li came up with a nonsensical excuse.
Hearing what Lin Li said, Su Yue replied somewhat angrily, "I still have an hour and a half before I usually leave for work. Didn't you check the time before calling me?"
"I didn't notice. Sorry!" Lin Li apologized.
"Sigh..." Su Yue wasn't petty. Seeing that Lin Li had admitted his mistake sincerely, she forgave him and said, "Don't let it happen again."
"Go back to sleep. I won't disturb you anymore," Lin Li said.
After hanging up, Su Yue placed her phone on the bedside table.
She closed her eyes and tried to sleep, but after several minutes, she became more and more awake.
"Huh!!!"
"Why am I not sleepy at all?"
Su Yue opened her eyes and stared blankly at the ceiling. After a while, she threw off the thin blanket covering her, got up, and left the bedroom.
The faint sound of running water rang out in the bathroom. After washing up, Su Yue walked out and headed for the balcony.
The weather was excellent today, and golden sunlight poured down onto the balcony.
Wearing a light camisole nightdress, Su Yue stepped onto the balcony. Her