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It was eleven-thirty when Chi Huan finished washing his body.

After lying down.

He opened his eyes. The bedroom was dark, and he could not see his fingers in front of him.

He listened to the breathing beside him and inched a little closer to her.

There was a momentary pause in the steady breathing, and then Bollings stopped.

He knew that Chi Huan had not slept.

But she did not reject him