Song Ning slept until the following afternoon.
Cheng Hui was still fast asleep with her head under the covers.
Song Ning quietly washed up, changed her clothes, and left the room.
She had slept too long and wanted to go downstairs to stretch her legs and get some fresh air.
At one end of the corridor, someone with a Chinese face sat on a bench reading a newspaper.
When she came out, he merely glanced at her before returning his attention to the paper.
Song Ning knew that most of the delegation members were staying on this floor. He was probably a plainclothes officer assigned to security.
She did not stop, but pressed the elevator button and went downstairs.
As she crossed the lobby, she spotted Yang Ye drinking coffee in a booth off to one side.
Yang Ye saw her too and waved.
She walked over.
"Sleep well?" Yang Ye asked casually.
Although Song Ning had met him before, they were not really close.
"Yes, Captain Yang!"
"Want a cup? It tastes pretty good!"
"Sure!" Song Ning sat down across from him.
Yang Ye gestured toward a corner of the lobby, and a waiter came over to take her order.
Song Ning was actually a little surprised.
"I didn't expect you to have a taste for this!"
Yang Ye gave a cold snort.
"A taste for it, my ass! All I can say is that I can choke it down! It's all because that brat Gu Zheng played a trick on me back then! Made me embarrass myself in front of everyone in a café! I still haven't gotten him back for it!"
His complaint was rather out of the blue.
But Song Ning still could not help bursting into laughter.
After laughing, she realized it was rude. "Um...