The next day dawned with a pale, golden light filtering through the heavy drapes of the bedroom, casting long, peaceful streaks across the floorboards.
"You're leaving already?"
Gu Xunyi's movement froze mid-stride as she turned back to the bed, her hand resting lightly on her collar where she was finalizing the adjustments to her fresh purple qipao dress.
Haoran was still lying there, exactly as he had been hours before, his arms folded loosely on the back of his head, his eyes closed in a state of absolute, tranquil repose.
To anyone else, he would look deep asleep, but the sharp, steady rhythm of his breathing proved otherwise.
"Yep." Gu Xunyi smiled, the familiar, slightly manic gleam returning to her crimson eyes as she tilted her head. "I still need to go back and attend a blind date. My family had arranged a suitable partner for me from one of the prominent secondary lineages. We were actually supposed to meet last night, but well... you were very... persuasive."
