Yan Qing was exhausted, having slept badly that night—constantly in a state between dreaming and waking, feeling the absence of someone in his arms. Now woken by Ling Hua, he was naturally in a bad mood, scowling at her bright and radiant appearance that suggested she had slept well, which only irritated him further. He silently sat up without a word.
Sensitively perceiving Yan Qing's displeasure, Ling Hua asked, "Brother, are you not fully awake yet? Why don't you continue sleeping? We could leave later," seeing that Yan Qing said nothing, she tentatively proposed, "Or perhaps we should go first and you can join us later?"
After all, the Ling Residence wasn't too far from Marquis Duanjing's residence.
Yan Qing glanced up at her and asked, "Who are you all?"
