Chapter 130: Awakening from the Dream (Part 2)

After leaving Zhao Tan's room, Cen Ye stood in front of Xu Xunsheng's door for a long while, but did not knock. The image that surfaced in her mind was that momentary expression on her face, and the way she lowered her head and quickly walked away. It was already midnight, and the corridor was silent; there weren't many contestants left. Cen Ye leaned against her own door, closed her eyes for a moment, and left.

That night, Xu Xunsheng hardly slept at all. It was almost dawn when she finally closed her eyes for an hour or two, but then she was awake, exhausted yet unable to sleep, feeling as if there was a bottomless lake inside her, threatening to pull her under. She dared not even touch it, for it seemed as if there were knives beneath the surface, ready to cut.