Shen Xin wasn't called awake. He was frozen awake.
He fumbled for his phone and saw it was already past three in the morning.
In the front seat, Ding Yuwei was curled into a ball, staring across the way like a stone statue.
"Why didn't you wake me?"
'It's past three. We should've switched shifts by now.'
Ding Yuwei turned her head. "You were sleeping so soundly, I didn't want to wake you."
"You must be cold."
Their breath fogged up in the car when they spoke.
Shen Xin took off his down jacket and handed it to Ding Yuwei.
"You don't have to."
Ding Yuwei quickly refused.
Shen Xin said, "Just put it on for now. I'm going to get out and run a couple of laps to wake myself up and get warm. Then I'll take over for you."
With that, Shen Xin got out of the car, stretched his limbs, and ran two laps around the outskirts of the village, not returning until his body was warm.
