"I too can sleep on the floor," Raeleigh said but she still went to pull back the covers and settled into the bed. After lying down, she looked at Jepherson. There was another bed, and a couch, but he had chosen to sleep on the ground, so it was really not her fault and she wasn't about to guilt-trip herself.
Jepherson found it funny. He saw through Raeleigh's thoughts and said, "This way, I can be a little closer to you."
Raeleigh froze for a moment. Then, she turned around and looked at the roof, lost in thought.
It didn't take long before Raeleigh fell asleep.
Jepherson waited for her to fall asleep. Then, he got up from the ground and walked to Raeleigh's drawing. He carefully studied the drawing and raised his head and looked at the ceiling from time to time. This design was really suitable to be used here. He could imagine it. Every time night fell, it was as if the room was under the starry sky. It was really beautiful.
If he could combine them together and make the image of the night sky on the roof move along with the seasons, then he believed that it would be very lifelike and refreshing.
After all, always staring at the same thing would cause one to be bored and tired of it.
Jepherson held a pen and modified it on the drawing. At two o'clock in the morning, he finally felt satisfied. He got up, rolled up the blueprint, and put it away.
When Raeleigh woke up in the morning and looked around, she still felt very warm and cozy, so much so that she almost thought that she was still in a dream.
After sitting on the bed for a while, Raeleigh got up. When she got up, she found that there was nobody on the floor beside it. But then there was the sound of someone jogging in the room. Raeleigh stood up and looked around. Her eyes landed on a glass window. Raeleigh walked to the outside of the glass window and stood there, staring at it. Just then, the window slid open and out came Jepherson as he wiped his sweat.
The two met face-to-face.
Seeing Raeleigh, his lips curved up into a smile. "Did I wake you up?"
Raeleigh looked past Jepherson from the side to see what was behind him. Inside was an indoor gym, where there was a variety of sports equipment. Just then, Jepherson had been exercising inside.
Raeleigh raised her head. "No." "Do you want to have a try?" He wiped off his sweat, turned around, and motioned to the equipment behind him. She thought about it for a while and said, "No, thanks."
"Come in." Jepherson turned around and went back in, not giving her a chance to refuse him. He turned and walked towards the treadmill, calling for her to come over.
Raeleigh stood outside for a while. "I want to go back. When are you going to send me back? It's five o'clock already."
Five o'clock?
Raeleigh frowned.
Exactly what time had he woken up to exercise?
"Let's have breakfast at six. I'll send you back at seven. It's five o'clock now, so lets have a ten-minute run." Jepherson pulled Raeleigh towards him, and he then rushed her onto the treadmill. She jogged for ten minutes and she already felt exhausted.
"I can't anymore." Raeleigh looked at Jepherson. He gradually slowed the treadmill to a stop and immediately got off it. The first time was always like that, one would feel drained of energy.
Raeleigh stepped down as Jepherson supported her. He then wrapped her in an embrace and said with a chuckle, "Your stamina is too weak. You need to exercise. Don't just sit and study all day. Your body is the vessel of your life. Without it, your knowledge is useless."
Raeleigh raised her head and looked at Jepherson, trying to get out of his arms. Jepherson bent over and lifted her up supine in his arms.
"Jepherson, what are you doing? Put me down." Raeleigh's voice was loud for a change and he instantly wanted to attack her little mouth.
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