The cold rain knocked on the window of the rental house, making a series of dull tapping sounds.
Su Chen sat in front of the computer, the light of the screen reflected on his haggard face. He hadn't slept for three days in a row, and the table was piled with takeout boxes and empty instant noodle buckets. As a programmer for a small Internet company, this month's project deadline is the day after tomorrow, and one-third of his code is still unfinished.
