Chapter 35 - 35.Wei Zhe Ming

The forced proximity of the single cabin transformed the dark hours into a trial of absolute stillness. The two of them spent the night sleeping like stiff, unyielding logs, pinned to opposite edges of the narrow mattress by an invisible barrier of mutual discomfort. Kai Syaoran lay perfectly rigid, his primal senses hyper-aware of the human girl's shallow, irregular breathing beside him. When the first pale rays of morning finally filtered through the small porthole, breaking the suffocating tension, Zhao Lusi was the first to bolt out of bed. Moving with frantic haste, she took a hurried bath and escaped the confines of the room without casting a single glance backward, leaving behind only the faint scent of wild floral herbs.