“Rat-a-tat-tat.” Debbie was startled by a sudden knock at the door. It was already well past her usual sleeping time and she wondered who could it be at this ungodly hour. She had just unzipped her down jacket. She had no choice but to zip it up again.

“Who is it?” she called out.

“Young girl, it’s me.” It sounded like the voice of the village head’s wife.

Her guess was right. When Debbie opened the door, she saw the village head’s wife and her handsome son standing outside.

The woman smiled pleasantly on seeing Debbie and asked, “Young girl, did I wake you?”

Debbie shook her head.

“No, it’s okay. I hadn’t slept yet. Is everything okay?” she answered, confused as to why these two were paying her a visit at night.

He immediately lifted up something from the ground and handed it

have brought it to you so that you don’t

moved. As far as she knew, there was not even a water heater in the village. How on earth did they manage to procure an electric warming fan for

son to carry the fan into Debbie’s room. Before Debbie knew how and what, the boy had already plugged the fan into a socket and the room was

much! But if I keep the fan in my room, what about

night without it,” Debbie protested, though she wasn’t entirely ungrateful. If she had guessed right, then this might have been the only electric

a genuine smile, the woman responded, “We’re used to this weather, young girl, but you’ve come from the big city. You can’t fall asleep at

hand and they left together, Leaving Debbie to her confused

room was

edge of the bed in her thoughts, Debbie even forgot to

village head’s wife

is quite handsome. But…I’m married. I have Carlos. If that’s why this whole special-treatment-thing is going on, I’m

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