"Ngh... Mmm..." Still half-asleep, Shen Yibin felt a furry paw scratching at his face. He reluctantly opened his eyes and came face-to-face with Hah'Er's big head.
"Hah'Er!" Shen Yibin was suddenly wide awake. 'Did this little rascal get into some kind of trouble again?' he wondered. But a quick glance showed nothing seemed out of the ordinary with Hah'Er, so he relaxed.
"What time is it? You should get up and get back to practicing!" Cheeky squawked while preening its magnificent feathers in the mirror. It was clearly displeased with Shen Yibin for sleeping in—or, more likely, it was just eager to watch him practice his panting exercises in public again.
'And whose fault is it that I barely slept last night?' Shen Yibin thought, ruffling Hah'Er's head. "Do you have any idea what you were up to last night?" he said. "When we get back from our workout, I'm going to make you watch!"
