On the next day, Wen Xinya woke up at 9:30 AM.
She stared at the spot beside her on the bed to see that it was already empty. She remembered that Si Yiyan returned at three or four in the morning and she was still in a daze then. Upon feeling the depression in the mattress, she subconsciously turned over and hugged him before easing herself into a comfortable position to continue sleeping.
She only woke up in the morning.
Wen Xinya stretched her back. Just as she was about to wake up, she caught sight of a small box sitting on the bedside cabinet.
Wen Xinya grabbed it to see that it was made of pearls and golden cedar wood. There was a carving of a large snake on it, which had two wings and long scales.
The large snake resembled the legendary flying snake in Chinese mythology. Legend had it that it was the sedan belonging to Lady Nüwa. However, the flying snake was not mentioned in the mythologies about the seas and flying snakes did not have long scales.
