Yu Yanshen fully woke up only after a night had passed.
The instant he opened his eyes, his subconscious reaction was to look at his own hand.
Still there.
He closed his eyes again and eased himself into consciousness.
The next second, he suddenly opened his eyes and looked beside him.
Yao Qing was lying next to him, and just waking up, the transition from visual stimulation to a mental whirl made him subconsciously tighten his grip on her hand.
Yao Qing was sleeping soundly; it was just past six in the morning. Her sleep habits were such that sometimes she wouldn't even be asleep by six, usually getting up at eleven or twelve when she wasn't working.
Sharp pain made her instantly furrow her brows and subconsciously yank her hand back as he gripped it like that.
Yao Qing opened her eyes, still bleary with sleep.
She moved the hand that Yanshen had pinched painfully, and the dense, tingling pain involuntarily made her utter a sound, "...hiss"