The rain faded as quickly as it arrived. Just as the clouds began to clear up, the luminescence of the moon was once again unveiled in the night sky. 

Back on the ground, the uninhabited island too had its own fair, round, ‘half moon’. It was pale as porcelain, supple and enticing. The beach was saturated with ‘evidence’ of its cheeky deeds. 

“Who would’ve thought that this…” Tsukino Kyoko seemed to be reminiscing a certain something, yet her gaze and the smug look on her face seemed to elude delight and contentment. 

“What about this?” Xia Lei mindlessly blurted. He was slightly tired, but happy nonetheless. At that moment, he was genuinely unproblematic, free from all worries and distress in life. All he wanted to do was stare blankly at the night sky, silently stargazing on the beach with the gorgeous woman lying beside him. It was paradise on earth. 

“Hmm...I never thought it would be this interesting, this…” Tsukino Kyoko hesitated mid-way through her sentence. Slightly awkward, she continued nonetheless. “Exciting. Comforting even.”

Xia Lei chuckled in response. 

“Boss, rest assured. I’ll keep everything that's happened...