Huo Wen'an woke up at four in the morning, still in a prone sleeping position.
In the instant he opened his eyes, there was a fleeting sense of bewilderment about what day it was.
Turning his head, he saw the empty space beside him, and he suddenly became clear-headed. Huo Wen'an propped himself up on the bed and was about to turn on the Intelligent Brain Terminal to contact Xu Xingguang, to ask if she had left and where she was, when he heard shouting from the backyard.
He walked out of the suite and stood on the fourth-floor backyard terrace, looking down to see Xiao Qiao sparring with Xu Xingguang.
Under the moonlight, the two of them were unarmed and agile. Xu Xingguang moved with ghostlike swiftness, quickly maneuvering behind Xiao Qiao, and executed an over-the-shoulder throw that sent Xiao Qiao spinning into the sandpit with brutal force.
Xu Xingguang stood beside Xiao Qiao with her arms crossed, looking down at him, "Little cutie, not bad skills."
