C115 Waiting

Xie Wenqiang barely slept that night. He was constantly alert to any sounds from outside, and the biting cold didn't help either. The water in his hot water bottle turned cold in just a few hours, and despite being cocooned in a sleeping bag with multiple layers of cotton, he still felt the chill to his bones. It was the kind of cold that made him fear he might not wake up if he fell asleep