Outside the villa.
The white BMW, parked at the spot when who knows when, had its door opened.
A man around thirty, with a complicated expression, slowly got out.
He took a hard drag on his cigarette, then flicked it on the ground and stomped it out.
Bending over, he took a bottle of Maotai from the car.
He unscrewed the cap.
Gulp gulp gulp...
He took several hefty swigs straight from the bottle.
Cough cough cough...
After a fierce bout of coughing, the man brought his hand to his mouth and blew on his breath.
Seemingly feeling it was not enough.
He downed two more gulps.
Afterward, he slowly walked towards the villa.
The door opened.
The man's gaze fell on the pair of white sneakers at the doorway.
The expression on his face grew even more complex.
A moment later.
The man tiptoed to the second floor and stood briefly outside the bedroom.
Knock knock knock.
"Honey, are you asleep?"
Inside the bedroom.