There's no rush, no need for too much concern, he felt, as long as the outcome was driven by emotions, free from external influences, and with both sides opening their hearts, the results would be acceptable to both.
All one needed to do was to let things take their course.
*
In the middle of the night, Xu Xiangyang suddenly opened his eyes.
The scene that met his eyes was the hazy night; he felt a dryness in his throat and, half-awake, sat up and took several gulps of cold water from the bottle next to him.
The sky blue tent material blocked out the light and the wind from outside, the interior was dim and quiet, the air stuffy.
He had not been sleeping well these past few days.
He had privately complained earlier that evening about his girlfriend getting overly excited, leading to sleepless nights and drowsiness the next day; but now it seemed... was he the one "overly excited"?