MZNRGN Translations

"......" She slept heavily, a dreamless night through. Cang Xuehe sat up in bed, rubbed her eyes, fumbled for her phone on the pillow, and habitually swiped to turn off the alarm. But she heard a strange woman's voice. "Why haven't you called me~" Having a sudden unfamiliar voice in the morning jolted Cang Xuehe into alertness. She turned to look at the phone on the pillow, it showed an ongoing call. The contact name was "Renovation Worker." "You've got the wrong number!" She instinctively replied and hung up. Wait... Something was off. Cang Xuehe looked around. The pink ambient light overhead tinted the pure white walls, and the bed was absurdly pink too, large enough to fit three or four people lying down. On the opposite wall hung a massive, expl!cit oil painting. Beside it was the frosted glass of the bathroom, where she could vaguely see someone showering. This didn't look like her home at all! Cang Xuehe was fully awake now...

This year's summer was even hotter than usual. The cicadas in the trees chirped incessantly, grating on one's nerves. Cang Xuehe, who had just finished meeting with a client, stepped out of the taxi. The stifling air felt like being trapped inside an airtight steamer, making her exhausted body feel even more drained. She ordered a latte at the coffee shop downstairs from her office and opened her phone while waiting. The latest WeChat messages came from a few gossip groups among her colleagues. She scrolled through them, but her colleagues were somehow discussing the new leader, and she was completely confused. So she sent a question mark in the group. Soon, a colleague @'d her, asking where she was and to bring up a coffee from downstairs. "Your drink is ready. Please take your time." The barista deftly packed several drinks, her smile the same as always. Stepping out of the coffee shop, Cang Xuehe let out a heavy sigh. Once again, she lamented how exhausting li...