Next Morning, at Evergreen Apartments;
The sunlight streamed faintly through the curtains, stinging Zhi Yan's eyes as she blinked awake. Her head throbbed from last night's drinks. Li Liu was still sprawled under her blanket, snoring faintly.
Dragging herself out of bed, Zhi Yan rubbed her temple and headed for the hallway, yawning as she made her way to Lin Fang's room as if seeing his face first thing in the morning was the most natural thing for her.
Well... they were going out for a morning jog together every day for the past week or so. So, it's not unnatural either.
Knock knock.
On the third knock, where a tad bit more force was used, the door surprisingly slid open. And inside… the bed was empty.
And then a whimper was heard from the corner of the room.
Her eyes dropped to the crate.
Black, the Direwolf pup, was seen curled up inside with its eyes wide and watery, pawing at the bars with desperation. Its whimper grew louder when it saw Zhi Yan.
"Hmm?"
