After dinner, Cai Wei returned to her own room, closed the door, took out her pen and paper, and sat at her table, seriously beginning to draw.
The old Type 38 pistol, including its wooden handle, consisted of nineteen parts of various sizes and thicknesses. Each part had to be diagramed realistically, with the sizes and thicknesses labeled correctly for her to be finished.
Having sketched all nineteen parts, she filled three whole papers. By the time she finished, it was already the third watch of the night. Stretching her weary arms and neck, she yawned, feeling her whole body exhausted. She got up from her chair and walked towards her couch.
As she got up, she was startled to see the crown prince of Great Jin Kingdom, Nangong Yi, lying slantwise on her couch.
At that moment, he was supporting his forehead with one hand, lounging on her couch, smiling and watching her. She wasn't sure how long he had been there watching.