Lian Xinying was awakened by hunger.
When she woke up, it was already dark.
She got out of bed in a daze and stumbled down the stairs, where the servant saw her and asked with a smile, "Are you hungry?"
Lian Xinying nodded vigorously, "So hungry!"
"You haven't eaten all day, you must be starved. I've already prepared the meal for you, I'll go warm it up." The servant said warmly and then bustled off into the kitchen.
Lian Xinying walked over and sat at the dining table, propping her cheeks with her hands, lost in thought.
She remembered staying in the mountains overnight, and then he came...
Took her home... She seemed not to remember how she got home, had she fallen asleep by then?
The servant brought out the warmed-up meal, and Lian Xinying immediately asked, "Where is he?"
"He went out at noon, hasn't returned yet."
"Oh, was it he who brought me back?"
"Yes! You were asleep at the time." The servant was now even more solicitous toward Lian Xinying.