After Xu Weilai took her pill, she placed her water glass back on the bedside table. Without even sparing a glance at Gu Yu, she laid back on the bed, covered herself with the blanket, and closed her eyes.
She was tired and sleepy. Although Gu Yu hadn't been as cruel towards her that night compared to the way he had been before, there was still no joy in relations without love.
Just as she was drifting off to sleep, she felt Gu Yu climb out of bed. The sound of his footsteps disappeared into the changing room, and he walked out a few minutes later, apparently after a change of clothes. What followed was the slam of the bedroom door.
He had left.
This was the first time in a long while that he had left in the middle of the night. Had she angered him again?
