Hangzhou, inside a breakfast shop.
It was the morning rush. Nearly every seat was taken, and the place buzzed with conversation.
"Mo Xie... Mo Xie... Mo Xie?"
Hearing his name called again and again, Mo Xie blinked blankly and slowly came back to himself.
"Uh... yeah? What is it?"
"Honestly, were you listening at all? You kept ignoring me."
Dongfang Wan'er folded her arms across her chest, sounding a little annoyed.
"Haha, sorry. Maybe I didn't sleep well last night."
Mo Xie scratched his head and gave an awkward laugh.
"I could tell. You were the same way on our morning run—completely out of it. Why didn't you sleep well?"
Dongfang Wan'er sighed, then asked him curiously.
"Uh, I had a nightmare. I dreamed a cat in heat wouldn't leave me alone..."
"A cat in heat?"
"Just kidding. Don't take it seriously."
With that, Mo Xie lowered his head and went back to his porridge, saying no more.
"That wasn't funny at all. If you don't want to tell me, just say so."
Dongfang Wan'er gave a soft huff and pouted.
She wore a pure white workout outfit, and her exposed skin was smooth and delicate, pale and luminous as fine jade.
Perhaps because she had just finished running, a faint flush colored her fair skin.
Strands of hair clung to her skin. A little fragrant sweat trickled down and dampened her white T-shirt, making it cling to her and accentuate her figure.
Below her shorts, her thighs were firm and shapely, her calves graceful and strong, as though carved from jade.
The night before, Dongfang Wan'er had messaged Mo Xie to ask if he wanted to go for a morning run together.
Mo Xie had thought it over, found he had nothing else to do, and accepted.
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