Yue Linze went to bathe first, and after washing, he sat on the bed waiting, looking like a primary school student not wearing a school uniform. Tao Yu now found everything about him amusing, gave him a sidelong glance, and then went to bathe. When she returned, Yue Linze was already lying down.
Tao Yu dried her hair a bit and climbed onto the bed, lying down. When she accidentally touched Yue Linze’s arm, she realized his muscles were extremely tense. Tao Yu was stunned and asked, “What’s wrong with you?”
“…I don’t know. I feel a bit hot and nervous,” Yue Linze said in a panic after hearing her speak, then stiffened his body.
Tao Yu raised an eyebrow, reached out to feel his forehead to confirm he wasn’t running a fever, then her gaze traveled from his bobbing Adam’s apple to three inches below his abdomen, seeing the slightly rising mound. She silently averted her eyes.
“…No fever, let’s sleep,” Tao Yu pretended she saw nothing and lay down seriously, pulling the blanket up to her neck.
Yue Linze moved his lips, went to blow out the candle, and returned to lie down beside Tao Yu, lying as straight as she was.
The air was silent for a long time before Yue Linze couldn’t help but say, “I don’t feel well.”
“What’s wrong?” Tao Yu responded perfunctorily.
Yue Linze opened his mouth but said nothing.
Time passed slowly, and Tao Yu gradually felt sleepiness creeping up, her consciousness becoming blurry. She could only pinch her palm to stay awake. When the time seemed right, she moved slightly and, hearing no movement from the person beside her, cautiously called Yue Linze’s name.
Hearing no response, she carefully began to crawl over, intending to climb off him. Just as she had moved one leg over, before her other leg could move, Yue Linze suddenly grabbed her waist, pulling her down. Tao Yu, who was propping herself up, was suddenly pulled into his embrace.
Just as Tao Yu was bewildered, she heard Yue Linze say happily, “Caught you!”
“…You weren’t asleep?” Tao Yu’s face was buried in his undergarment, intimately touching his chest.
Yue Linze laughed, “I never fell asleep. We lay down too early today.”
“Why didn’t you respond when I called you earlier?” Tao Yu was somewhat speechless.
Yue Linze paused, his eyes curving more: “I found you being so careful amusing, so I pretended to be asleep to see what you were planning to do.”
Tao Yu: “…” This alternate personality was both naive and cunning, making him truly difficult to handle.
