She pressed her ear to his chest and listened to his clear and powerful heartbeat as she tried to make her reason sound credible.
"I was observing and recording data since I went there this morning. Later, Teacher Xu told me to take a short break, so I went to take a nap before continuing with the work later. But..."
Being busy with one thing for a long time would make one tired. It was normal to have a short rest to attain high efficiency later on.
She wrapped her arms around his slim waist and said in a muffled voice, "Then I had a nightmare. I tried to call you when I woke up, but your phone was turned off."
There was an almost undetectable trace of grievance in her voice.
Why did it have to be switched off at that time?
He did not know that the fear at that moment had been overwhelming as it surged and had easily overcome her.
