Xia Lei got up early next morning. The clothes Shentu Tian-Yin delivered fit well and his wounds didn’t hurt so badly after a night’s rest. He had spent about an hour on the phone with Liang Si-Yao last night and he was in good spirits. There did not seem to be too many negative effects from what had happened last night and he looked to be handsome still. 

He walked out the door and met Shentu Tian-Yin, who had also just come out from her room. He smiled and greeted, “Morning, Tian-Yin.” 

Shentu Tian-Yin smiled. “I went past your door last night and heard you talking. Was it Miss Liang?”

Xia Lei recalled the sensitive content of their conversation and asked awkwardly, “Uh, we didn’t disturb you, I hope.” 

“No, you didn’t,” said Shentu Tian-Yin, “Does she know you’re injured?”

“I didn’t tell her; didn’t want her to worry. But I did tell her to be more careful for now.” 

“You’re so good to her,” said Shentu...