On Monday, Li Zi woke up feeling a little tired. She figured she had worn herself out during yesterday's escape room.
She got up, washed, and made breakfast.
After eating, Li Zi was packing her bag when she suddenly noticed the Peachwood Talisman Xiang Shang had given her lying on the bed. Her cheeks flushed.
Before going to sleep last night, she had thought back to Xiang Shang's performance in the escape room and taken out the Peachwood Talisman to look at it.
But she had been so tired that she fell asleep before she could hang it at the head of her bed.
Li Zi reached for the red cord she had attached to the Peachwood Talisman, but when she lifted it, the talisman fell away from the cord. She froze, then hurriedly picked it up from the bedsheet.
By then, however, the Peachwood Talisman had already broken into three pieces.
"How did this happen? Did I roll onto it and break it in my sleep?"
Anxious, Li Zi tried to fit the pieces back together.
But it was no use.
Remembering what Xiang Shang had said before, she felt guilty and heartbroken.
"If Xiang Shang finds out I broke the Peachwood Talisman he gave me, he'll probably be really disappointed."
Li Zi felt dejected, but it was almost time for work. She could only leave the Peachwood Talisman on her bedside table and drive to the office.
By the time she reached the office, Li Zi felt a little better. She had thought of a solution!
After work, she would buy some glue and stick the Peachwood Talisman back together.
It was made of wood, after all, not jade. Glue would definitely work!
That thought lifted her spirits considerably.
But shortly after she settled into work, she heard