It was late at night. I could hear the "hahaha" from the short videos playing on my phone, but I felt nothing. [I can't keep scrolling through Douyin. If I watch any longer, I'll never make it to the venue on time tomorrow... I've got another field assignment. What a pain... No more thinking about it. I need to get to sleep!] I forced myself to put my phone aside, closed my eyes, cleared my mind, and relaxed my limbs... "Click." Half-asleep, I thought I heard some kind of noise... I realized something was wrong when my supervisor scolded me for not arriving at work on time. "What's the matter with you? It's already this late and you're still not at work. Are you...?"
