Koala Reads

"Lu Wenxi woke to the empty side of the bed. She threw back the covers, padded out of the room, still half-asleep, and yawned. Her eyes landed on Qing Mian, who was standing on a chair, poking at something."

""What are you doing?" Lu Wenxi asked."

"Qing Mian jumped, shoved whatever she was handling into the corner and hopped down. "Nothing, nothing—there was a cockroach. I climbed up to look.""