The midday sun was fiercer than the morning sun, like a ball of burning cotton, baking the hotel room's carpet until it was warm and toasty.
Gu Yue leaned against the headboard, rubbing her stomach with a sigh. Three hours had passed since she drank that pot of "homemade milk tea" in the morning, and her stomach had begun singing the empty-city tune. Its growling was especially clear in the quiet room.
"Hungry?" Tang Wulin walked over to the bed and reached out to touch her forehead. "Didn't you sleep well last night? You look a little pale."
"No." Gu Yue rolled her eyes. "I'm hungry."
Tang Wulin smiled and picked up his phone from the bedside table. "I'll order takeout. What do you want? Braised pork? Sweet-and-sour ribs? Or tomato and egg noodles, which you used to like?"
Gu Yue thought for a moment. "Anything. Just make it quick."
Tang Wulin immediately opened the food delivery app, his fingers swiping across the screen. He chose the highest-rated Chinese restaurant and ordered tomato and egg noodles, braised pork, cold cucumber salad, and a mango crepe cake. After submitting the order, he looked up and smiled at Gu Yue. "Done. It'll be here in twenty minutes."
Gu Yue breathed a sigh of relief and leaned back against the headboard, watching him dry his hair. His hair was very black, and droplets of water slid from the tips onto his shoulders. The skin around his collarbones glowed with health. She reached out and wiped the water from his shoulder. Tang Wulin froze for a moment, then caught her hand and kissed it against his lips. "Thanks, wife."
"Who's your wife?" Gu Yue pulled her hand back, only for him to tug her into his arms. He rested his chin on the top