In fact, he hadn't fallen completely asleep; his mind was filled with her image, stirring a tender ache within him, as if he needed to open his eyes and smoke a cigarette to ease it, yet he hadn't expected to actually see her face.
He initially thought he was dreaming, bewildered for a moment, before realizing it wasn't a dream.
Lanshan felt a little flustered by Sheng Shi's gaze, so she quickly stood up, but perhaps because she had been crouching for too long, her legs were numb and she couldn't stand steady, toppling onto the bed.
Sheng Shi had been watching Lanshan daydreaming until she fell into his arms; only then did he snap back to reality.
Lanshan's face instantly turned thoroughly red, and she tried to stand up from his embrace in a hurry, only to be stopped by his outstretched hand gripping her waist.
