The carved wooden door of the Regent Hotel presidential suite was kicked open with a loud bang.
"Girl, I'm back!" Mai Sakatoku burst in like a whirlwind, casually flinging her backpack onto the expensive Persian carpet.
At a glance, she saw Su Enxi sprawled in the middle of the large bed, her silk nightgown wrinkled and rolled up to her waist, exposing swathes of snowy skin as she slept without the slightest regard for appearances.
Five days had passed since the Feathered Serpent God mission. Not only had Mai Sakatoku recovered from the injuries caused by the Thunder Pool, she had already returned home. Hybrids truly had formidable constitutions. An ordinary person, let alone recovering, would probably have been reduced to ashes the moment they touched that destructive lightning.
"The sun's already on your ass and you're still sleeping! Even pigs know to get up and root around a little. Keep lying there, and sooner or later you'll get fat as a ball!" Mai Sakatoku walked to the window and yanked open the heavy curtains with a swish, letting sunlight flood in.
"Mmm... Mai..." Su Enxi squinted against the stabbing light and mumbled groggily, lazily rolling over without caring in the least about the generous view she exposed.
"I've been fighting for my life out there while you've been lying here like a corpse, growing mold! Oh, right, Boss approved my leave—two whole months! Haha, I'm going on a trip around the world to find handsome guys everywhere!" Mai Sakatoku jumped onto the edge of the bed and announced excitedly.
"Oh... You're here to ask for travel funds, right?" Su Enxi yawned and waved her hand grandly. "Don't worry, I keep my word. Spend whatever you want!"
Thinking of how Mai Sakatoku had just barely escaped death, she decided to