Gu Chen drove, steadily following Lu Wei and the others while glancing at the mother-daughter duo from time to time.
After drinking her milk, Xie Ning lay down on the top bunk and fell asleep the instant her head hit the pillow.
To help her sleep better, Xiao Gu turned on the air conditioning.
Song You'ai draped a sheet over her daughter, climbed down to the lower bunk, and stared blankly out the window for a while.
From her vantage point, she could faintly see the thick, rolling smoke over the Song Family Pavilion.
It felt as if desolation was growing wildly along their path, with no end in sight.
"Auntie, don't look. Get some sleep," Gu Chen said softly. "If everything goes smoothly, we should reach the safe zone in about an hour and a half."
Song You'ai nodded. After a busy morning, she was indeed unbearably tired, so she obediently lay down to rest.
