Just take it as giving her a final glimmer of hope, and similarly, a final glimmer of hope for them.
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By the time Sheng Shi and Gu Lanshan returned to the Royal Villa, it was already three in the morning.
Tonight, it was Sheng Shi's fifth cousin, Yang Lanfeng, who was on duty at the hospital, so Sheng Shi stayed home to accompany Gu Lanshan to sleep.
The night was very quiet. The two of them did not speak, yet neither could fall asleep; they simply lay on the bed together, with their clothes on, closely fitting against each other, lying silently.
