Elvis started the fire again and replaced the stone pot containing the ginger water with a bigger stone pot. He dug a lot of snow and boiled it in the pot until the water became warm. Then, he started to wipe Gu Mengmeng's body for her.
She clearly looked like she was dead tired and no matter how Elvis moved her around, she did not show any intention to wake up.
Elvis was afraid that she would catch a cold again so his actions were speedy and nimble.
After Elvis wiped her clean, he immediately huddled into the blanket to hug Gu Mengmeng in his arms, using his own body temperature to keep her warm.
He could hear Gu Mengmeng's stable breath by his ear and also smell the dispirited mood after all the pleasure earlier. His desire that finally ceased all activities seemed like it was going to make a comeback so Elvis shut his eyes tight because he knew that Xiaomeng could not stand a second round of suffering again. She had to rest, rest well.