His voice was gentle, but it was like a clap of thunder, causing the "asleep" young girl to seem as if she might be startled awake, her eyelids and long lashes quivering.
Li Shi initially thought she would open her eyes, so he smiled and waited a while.
Unexpectedly, she demonstrated remarkable self-control.
He then decided to stand up and head to the bathroom.
Only when the sound of running water came from there did the young girl finally "wake up".
She took a deep breath, rubbed her flushed face with both hands, sat up, glanced towards the bathroom, and then turned to look at the bed next to her.
The young girl had spent at least eight or nine nights in this room over the past two weeks, so she was very familiar with the room - on the bedside table on the opposite side, there was a storage box containing Li Shi's intimate garments.