It's easy to grow drowsy in the dead of night.
The two young maids guarding the entrance sat on the floor, leaning against the door as they dozed off.
Inside, Pei Yan reached out to shake Mei Wanying awake.
'I'm about to die of anger, and she's still fast asleep!'
'What did she mean, "if I die, then I die"?'
'Could it be that Mei Wanying is hoping I'll die so she can marry someone else?'
'Who would she marry?'
'Gu Xun?'
'Before Gu Xun showed up, Mei Wanying never would have thought of such a thing.'
'She used to worry about me so much. She once saw the scar on my back—it was already healed, mind you—but her heart ached so much she cried.'
'Now, that same Mei Wanying, knowing I'm injured and unconscious, not only says things that cut me to the core, but she's also sleeping this soundly.'
'Does she... not like me anymore?'
'I've been separated from Mei Wanying for so long; it's not impossible that Gu Xun took advantage of the opportunity to move in.'
