Evening, Jinling Garden.
Huo Jingting came back precisely at eight o'clock.
He placed the cake in the kitchen, then quietly returned to the bedroom.
No one was inside, but the bathroom light was on, and the door was tightly shut. She was probably taking a bath.
Gu Nanqiao had been soaking in the bathtub for a long time, relaxing her mind. She accidentally fell asleep.
What Huo Jingting saw when he pushed the door open was her leaning against the bathtub with her head tilted, asleep with her head resting on the tub's edge.
His heart inexplicably softened, and he lightly walked over. When his fingertips touched the gradually cooling water in the bathtub, he couldn't help but frown.
"Xiaoqiao..." he gently tapped her face, "Wake up."
With his other hand, he took a towel from the rack beside him and wrapped it around her body.
"Mmm..." Gu Nanqiao drowsily opened her eyes, still half-asleep, her voice languid, "You're back..."
