41. This feeling is like soaking in ice water with two mint leaves floating on top.

In the morning, Gu Tao packed up his things, bundling everything up as it was on his arrival. He donned the storm jacket and sat down to watch television. There wasn't much to see in the early morning programs, mostly just annoying news and odd health shows. It seemed all the TV stations knew nobody watched TV at this time and, of course, they dared not broadcast adult films on public channels.

However, Xin Chen, who usually got up early, surprisingly didn't this time. Instead, it was Weiwei and Liuzi who came over early. When Weiwei saw Gu Tao, she looked quite melancholic, her frailty like pear blossoms battered by the rain, stirring feelings of tenderness and compassion.

"You've been crying?" Gu Tao looked up at Weiwei and asked softly, "Why the tears?"

"No..." Weiwei turned away, not looking at him, but her hand reached out offering a large food container: "I've prepared some food for you."