Gou Huai was feeling on top of the world when Big Sister Yu finally woke up.
Her eyes had closed at just after five in the morning, and she only opened them again just after five in the afternoon. She rolled over in the big bed, feeling as if she'd been flattened by a steamroller; every muscle fibre in her body was creaking and groaning.
It felt weird to her, her body ached and was exhausted, but her spirit was warm and lively, with a sense of aged illness clearing away, leaving her relaxed.
"Ah ah ah ah ah ah..."
She stretched and yawned, releasing a protracted sigh, or perhaps it was more of a venting.
She reached for the mineral water on the bedside table and gulped down several mouthfuls. Having regained a bit of vitality, she then groped for her cellphone from under the pillow and saw seven or eight missed calls and 99+ assorted messages.
Ignoring those messages, Pei Shuyu called Yuyan back.
"Yanyan..."