That night, the night owl did not appear. Bai Suye never had any expectations.
She sat by the window, quietly waiting for the sunrise. The morning light broke through the boundless sea and jumped up, and the golden sunlight instantly illuminated the entire city.
She closed her eyes, felt the sunshine bathing her, and felt only endless peace in her heart.
She thought she could finally have a good sleep.
No longer need to be influenced by anything or anyone, and no longer need to be confused by major issues...
She got up, took a shower in the bathroom, changed into pajamas, curled up on the bed, and fell asleep peacefully. This sleep was not insomniac, and she felt very at ease.
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In the afternoon, 5:30.
Bai Lang called her, but the call never went through. He had a bad feeling, and after a moment of hesitation, his face changed drastically, and he immediately opened the door and ran to the next room. He didn't even have time to put on his slippers.
I knocked on the door so loudly but there was no sound from the room.
"Sir, what are you doing?" The hotel waiter was attracted by the huge noise.
"Where is your room card? Let me have it!" Bai Lang asked hurriedly with a trembling voice.
The other party looked at him warily, "What is your relationship with the landlord?"
"The person living inside is my leader, my friend. I suspect something has happened to her, so open the door immediately!" When Bai Lang saw that the other party did not move, he roared angrily, "Hurry up! Open the door!"
"Sir, I'm sorry, we don't have this rule. Unless you can prove that the other person is really your friend."
"Proof of shit!" Bai Lang was so anxious that he had no mood to argue with the other party. He was good at fighting and restrained the other party in one go, pressing him against the wall. With his other hand, he searched for the card on his body.
"Bai Lang, what are you doing?" At this moment, the door of the room was suddenly opened from the inside. Bai Suye, wearing pajamas, stood at the door and looked at him suspiciously, "What's going on?"
The white wolf looked at her at the door and was stunned.
After a long while, he said, "Are you...are you okay?"
"Let him go first. You're going to break his hand." Bai Suye walked over and patted his hand. Bai Lang came back to his senses and quickly let him go, apologizing. Considering that they were guests and he was not injured, and seeing that the man was not someone to be trifled with, the waiter naturally did not dare to complain and left quickly.
Bai Suye went back to the room and talked to him, "Why did you learn such a hooligan trick?"
"Do I really have to act rudely to a man? But..." Bai Lang looked at her back and breathed a sigh of relief, "As long as you're okay."
"What do you think will happen to me?" She poured herself a glass of water and looked at the white wolf through the glass. "Do you think I will be so depressed that I will commit suicide?"
“…” Bai Lang couldn’t deny that he had indeed been thinking this at the time.
Bai Suye didn't know whether to laugh or cry, "In your eyes, am I so weak?"
"Not really." Bai Lang also felt that she was overthinking. She was not the kind of person who would back down at the last minute, and she certainly wasn't the kind of person who would commit suicide. "I just called you, but you didn't answer. I knocked on the door but no one responded..."
"I was sleeping, and I was sleeping soundly, so of course I didn't respond."
White Wolf looked at her and asked, "You didn't sleep again last night?"
"Do I look listless?"
"That's not the case. However, I'm afraid it will be a tough battle today, so you have to cheer up."
Bai Suye did not respond to Bai Lang's words, but just looked up at the wall clock. In the blink of an eye, it was almost 6 o'clock.
There are only two hours left until I see him again tonight...
Thinking of Night Owl, her heart shrank into a ball, and a thin layer of mist appeared in her eyes unconsciously.
"Minister?" Bai Lang could only see her raised profile, but he could still see through her emotions at a glance and called out to her with some concern.
Bai Suye came to her senses, took out her wallet and handed it to him.
White Wolf looked at her in confusion.
"Please help me check out of the hotel. You know the password. I'll change my clothes and put on some makeup."
Bai Lang responded and went out with the wallet. Bai Suye thought of something and turned back to say, "Wait a minute."
"Um?"
"There's a card in your wallet, don't use it."
White Wolf looked through her wallet and pulled out several of her cards, "Which one? This one?"
"Um."
White Wolf nodded and put the card back in. However, when he put the card back in, he paused for a moment and asked, "Is this card given to you by Night Owl?"
"how do you know?"
"Just look at the card number." White Wolf said, "The card number is your and Night Owl's birthday."
Bai Suye was stunned for a moment. Bai Lang looked at her reaction and said, "You didn't realize it yourself, did you?"
She didn't say anything, but just reached out and took the card back to her own hand. The string of numbers on the card made her eyes red unconsciously.
She smiled foolishly, and as she smiled, she started crying again.
Tears fell on that card...
Over the years, she didn't know how much of Night Owl's intentions she had missed...
"You've always had a good eye for numbers, so how come you couldn't see such a large row of numbers clearly?" Bai Lang said. He looked at her again and saw that she was crying. He felt a little helpless and quickly took a tissue and handed it to her.
Bai Suye said nothing, but just pressed his eyes hard with a tissue.
However, the tears were disobedient and soon wet the tissue.
Ten years ago, she was so angry with Night Owl that she didn't even look at the card. Later, she just thought it was a gift from the past that extended to the present, and didn't pay attention to the card number...
"Minister?" Bai Lang seldom saw her cry. In the past, no matter how miserable she was, she always looked like she could not be defeated or crushed.
So, at this moment, seeing her crying like this, I felt both reluctant and at a loss.
"Don't worry about me, just check out." Bai Suye held the card tightly, said only eight words, and turned to walk into the bathroom without looking at Bai Lang again. Close the door tightly.
In the mirror, tears wet my face.
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The white wolf did not enter her room again immediately.
He waited until he checked out of the room and smoked two cigarettes outside before pushing the door open.
She was no longer as emotionally broken as she was just now, but instead looked radiant and beautiful. She changed into a royal blue dress, put on light makeup, and wore dazzling jewelry. Tonight, she was enchanting and full of temptation.
She looked no different from Bai Suye in the past. No, she looked much prettier than usual.
If he hadn't seen it with his own eyes, Bai Lang probably wouldn't have believed that it was her who had just shed tears in front of him.
"Have you retreated?" She turned her head and looked at Bai Lang.
Her eyes are moving, sparkling and charming.
White Wolf nodded, "Retreat."
"Let's go then, it's almost time."
The white wolf nodded and bent his elbow towards her.