Peng! Peng! Peng!

Cheng Xi was abruptly woken up by someone knocking on her door, causing her to quickly spring up from her bed. She rubbed her hair to rouse herself and confusedly walked towards the door.

“Your phone’s about to die from ringing too much.” Her mother handed her phone over, her own face also still hazy with sleep.

“Oh.” Cheng Xi yawned, but quickly covered her mouth and frowned when she saw who was calling.

Since Cheng Xi had woken up earlier than usual this morning and ended up working for the entire day, she was exhausted by the time the restaurant closed. She obligingly ate a few bites of dinner before going to sleep; in that interval, she had somehow left her phone in the living room.

Her mother looked at her unhappily. “Who’s this Lu Chenzhou? He’s calling you so late and incessantly—you’d think his house is on fire or something.”

“A patient,” Cheng Xi dryly remarked with a laugh. Then...

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