Oh no! My yandere school beauty is so clingy!

The air seemed to freeze, leaving only the slightly disordered breathing of the other two, amplified infinitely in the silent darkness...

Lin Anran froze in Shen Yu's arms, her mind blank, only feeling the burning sensation on her cheeks, ears, neck, and even the rest of her body.

And my heart was pounding so hard it felt like it was about to burst out of my chest.

What did she blurt out?!

Shen Yu froze as well, her teeth already loosened, and her lips parted from the unusually hot skin.

But he didn't back away immediately, keeping his head slightly bowed, and in the darkness, his breath seemed to catch in his throat for a moment.

He could clearly feel the uncontrollable trembling of the person in his arms and the soaring temperature on her skin.

He originally just wanted to "retaliate," basically just to tease her...

He thought she would avoid him, laugh, scold him, or at least be a little embarrassed... but he never expected her to react like this.

He slowly straightened up, creating some distance between them, but his arms remained around her.

Although he couldn't see clearly in the darkness, he could feel her hot breath hitting his chest.

After an unknown amount of time, long enough that Lin Anran was about to faint from lack of oxygen and shame, Shen Yu finally regained his voice.

He cleared his slightly dry throat, his voice lower and deeper than usual, and asked tentatively:

"Well..."

"you..."

"You...like this?"

The moment the question left her lips, Lin Anran's body trembled violently, and the fingers gripping the fabric of his shirt tightened even more...

After struggling for a long time in a suffocating silence, Lin Anran finally nodded very slowly.

"Um..."

The voice was soft and gentle, yet it clearly reached Shen Yu's ears.

Although Lin Anran was embarrassed, she had to admit that, mainly because this was something she had just discovered...

Previously, all she wanted to do was bite Shen Yu; that feeling fascinated her, and leaving her mark on Shen Yu greatly satisfied her possessiveness.

But to her utter surprise, being pinned down by Shen Yu, held tightly in his arms, and bearing his mark, brought her a feeling of complete satisfaction...

What I felt in my shoulder wasn't pain at all...

For her, it was pure pleasure.

If the pleasure of biting Shen Yu is 70%, then the pleasure of being bitten by him is as high as 95%.

The two words she blurted out...

It was completely unconscious, purely instinctive.

Upon hearing her affirmation, Shen Yu's throat bobbed up and down, making a soft swallowing sound.

He sensed that after Lin Anran said "hmm," her body seemed to emanate a more uneasy feeling.

Sure enough, after only a few seconds of silence, she asked timidly in a low voice:

"Do you...think I'm weird?"

"No way!"

Shen Yu spoke almost without thinking, his tone a resolute denial.

He tightened his arms, pulling her even closer into his embrace.

"I..."

"I just wanted to... find out what you like, and how you like it..."

He took a deep breath and continued, "Then I can... then I can know how to make you happy."

It wasn't just perfunctory talk, polite formalities, or casual deception.

This is his most genuine thought at this moment.

Her tears, her dependence, her unreserved affection, and her seemingly obsessive yet incredibly passionate actions all deeply moved him.

He began to want to understand her, to understand everything that made her smile, that made her feel satisfied and happy.

Upon hearing Shen Yu's words, Lin Anran's unease vanished instantly...

As expected, Shen Yu wouldn't dislike her; he would...accept everything about her...

This touched her heart more than any sweet words.

She felt like someone who had been groping in the dark for a long time.

Finally, someone took her hand and said, "Tell me what you like, and I'll take you to where there is light..."

She buried her face even deeper into his chest, this time not out of shame, but out of overflowing emotion and affection.

She shifted in his arms, her lips close to his chest, through the thin fabric of her nightgown.

Then, in a very gentle tone, she softly said:

"...Love you."

Shen Yuzheng's hand, which was gently stroking her hair, paused slightly the moment she finished speaking...

He lowered his head; although he couldn't see her expression in the darkness, he could imagine what she looked like at that moment...

It took Shen Yu a while to recover from the slight shock of being struck by tenderness.

"Um..."

"I love you too."

He spoke slowly, even with a hint of awkwardness, but every word was clear, without the slightest hesitation or perfunctoriness.

Lin Anran tilted her head back, and although it was dark, she still accurately located Shen Yu's lips, and then kissed him.

A kiss that lasted only briefly, yet carried her love.

Then, Shen Yu pursed her lips and whispered:

"Shall we go to sleep?"

Lin Anran nodded in his arms, responding with immense satisfaction:

"it is good."

After receiving her response, Shen Yu didn't say anything more, but simply adjusted to a more comfortable and closer embrace so that they could both fall asleep peacefully.

Lin Anran obediently snuggled up to him.

In the darkness, my racing heartbeat slowly calmed down.

The two embraced quietly, their breathing gradually synchronizing.

Before long, Lin Anran's body completely relaxed, her posture of leaning against him became incredibly natural, and her breathing became even and long.

After confirming that she seemed to have fallen asleep, Shen Yu slowly closed his eyes and drifted into a peaceful sleep...

That night, there were no nightmares, no loneliness.

Even after Lin Anran fell asleep, she still whispered Shen Yu's name...