Oh no! I've only been a freshman and I've already been targeted by a mean upperclassman.

I finished eating an apple.

The most awkward, and also the most crucial, question has now arisen.

go to bed.

This is an executive king room.

The bed is very large, measuring 2 meters by 2.2 meters, more than enough for three people to sleep in.

The problem is, there's only one.

Li Chen stood by the bed, looking at the large bed covered with white high-thread-count cotton sheets, feeling as if he were looking at an execution ground.

"that……"

He walked around the room.

Open the wardrobe.

empty.

There were only a few clothes hangers and spare pillows, but no extra blankets.

"What are you looking for?"

Yan Xi leaned against the headboard, holding her phone, seemingly replying to messages.

"Find the blanket."

Li Chen pointed to the chaise lounge sofa next to him.

"I'll sleep on the sofa; it's quite spacious."

Although it's only 1.5 meters long, it should be able to get through the night if it curls up.

After all, sleeping in the same bed with Yan Xi was a huge challenge for this innocent young man.

What if I have some strange dreams at night, or lose control and do something monstrous...

Then his lifelong reputation would be ruined.

Yan Xi put down her phone.

His expression instantly turned cold.

The indoor temperature seemed to drop a few degrees.

"Li Chen".

She called him by his full name.

The sound wasn't loud, but it was incredibly intimidating.

"Are you disgusted by me, or do you think I have a contagious disease?"

"No!" Li Chen quickly waved his hand, "I'm afraid... afraid of crowding you."

"A 2.2-meter bed, and you're squeezing me in?"

Yan Xi gave a cold laugh.

She reached out and slapped the empty half of the bed beside her.

"Come up."

The tone was commanding.

Undeniable.

Li Chen swallowed hard.

"Xixi, this... isn't this a bit inappropriate? After all, we haven't..."

"You haven't registered your marriage yet?" Yan Xi interrupted him, her eyes sharp. "Why weren't you so well-behaved when you were calling me 'husband' just now?"

Li Chen was speechless.

"You have three seconds."

Yan Xi held up three fingers.

"three."

"two."

Li Chen gritted his teeth and made a firm decision.

Go to sleep!

Who's afraid of who!

He lifted a corner of the blanket and stiffly lay down inside.

His body was as taut as an iron plate.

Try to stay close to the edge of the bed, with enough space in the middle to fit two more people.

"Turn off the lights."

Yan Xi gave orders.

Li Chen reached out and turned off the main control switch by the bedside.

The room was plunged into darkness in an instant.

Only the faint city lights filtering in from outside the window cast dappled shadows on the ceiling.

When vision is blocked, other senses instantly become sharp.

Li Chen could clearly smell the pleasant scent of Yan Xi's shower gel, mixed with her natural body fragrance, which went straight into his nose.

You can also feel the continuous warmth coming from the side under the blanket.

That was someone else's body temperature.

Li Chen lay upright with his hands folded over his abdomen, in a posture as perfect as if he were lying in a coffin.

He didn't even dare to breathe loudly.

He was afraid that if he breathed too heavily, he would disturb the queen beside him.

Time passed by, second by second.

I heard even, long breaths beside me.

Are you asleep?

He fell asleep already?

Li Chen found it somewhat unbelievable.

How could she fall asleep so quickly while sleeping in the same bed with a grown man?

Is this because she's carefree, or because she trusts him too much?

Or rather... in his eyes, was he really that harmless?

Li Chen felt a mix of frustration and relief.

He slowly turned his head to the side.

By the moonlight streaming in through the window, he could see Yan Xi's sleeping face clearly.

His usual sharp aura had completely disappeared.

At this moment, she was as quiet as a porcelain doll.

Long eyelashes cast a small shadow beneath her eyelids, trembling gently with her breath.

Her rosy lips were slightly pouting, which made her look less harsh and more adorably childlike.

A few strands of hair clung to her cheeks.

Li Chen was mesmerized.

My heart was pounding heavily in my chest.

An unprecedented surge of emotion overwhelmed him like a tidal wave.

This is the girl he likes.

The person I want to spend my life with.

Li Chen swallowed hard, his Adam's apple bobbing up and down.

Those two rosy lips, as if possessing magic, exuded a fatal allure under the moonlight.

If I kiss her... she probably won't wake up, right?

Once this thought pops up, it grows wildly like weeds, impossible to suppress.

Li Chen felt like a thief committing a crime.

But he couldn't control his hands, and even less could he control his heart.

As if possessed, he slowly moved closer.

The movements were as light as could be.

Nearly.

closer.

Their breaths mingled together.

Li Chen held his breath.

He closed his eyes and quickly pecked those two soft lips.

soft.

heat.

It has a light strawberry-scented toothpaste scent.

The moment I touched it, it felt as if an electric current shot through my lips and pierced my entire body.

That feeling was a million times more stimulating than when she teased me at the bathroom door earlier.

Li Chen abruptly shrank back.

Like a startled rabbit, it quickly rolled back to its own little patch of land.

My heart was pounding wildly against my ribs in my chest, making a deafening roar.

Boom, boom, boom.

He clutched his chest tightly, afraid that the sound of his heartbeat would wake the person next to him.

So exciting.

This is practically playing with fire.

Li Chen didn't dare to breathe, lying stiffly on the bed with his eyes wide open like copper bells.

He didn't see it.

After he turned around.

Beside him, the eyelashes of his previously tightly closed phoenix eyes trembled slightly.

In the darkness, Yan Xi did not open her eyes.

But a triumphant smile silently curved the corners of her lips.

That smile was gentler than the moonlight, and more moving than the ambiguous atmosphere that filled the room.

……

This night was destined to be a sleepless one.

His beloved girl lay beside him, her fragrance lingering in his nostrils, and his mind was still replaying the bold stolen kiss he had just shared.

It would be a miracle if Li Chen could fall asleep.

He counted thousands of sheep, memorized hundreds of lines of code, and eventually even began reciting the Tao Te Ching.

He only managed to doze off for a while when the sky began to lighten.

I felt like I had just closed my eyes when I was woken up by the sound of the curtains being pulled open.

The blinding sunlight streamed in.

Li Chen instinctively reached out to cover his eyes, letting out a painful groan.

"woke up?"

A cool, clear voice rang out from above.

Li Chen suddenly opened his eyes.

Yan Xi was already dressed and standing by the bed, looking down at him.

Today she changed into a beige turtleneck sweater, paired with light-colored jeans, which gave her a more relaxed and homey look.

But that look in his eyes...

It has a hint of mockery no matter how you look at it.

Li Chen's heart skipped a beat.

I hope they didn't find out about my sneaky kiss last night.

His face instantly turned red to his ears, his eyes darted around, and he didn't dare to meet Yan Xi's gaze at all.

"Good morning...good morning."

Li Chen sat up, scratching his messy hair to hide his inner turmoil.

Yan Xi did not expose him.

She bent down and brought her face close to Li Chen's.

I examined it carefully.

"Tsk."

She shook her head and tapped the dark circles under his eyes with her fingertip.

"Fierce God, were you out thieving last night?"

"Such huge dark circles under the eyes."

Li Chen's heart almost stopped beating.

Stealing?

In a sense, he really did become a womanizer.

"No... I didn't have trouble sleeping in the new bed," Li Chen stammered as he explained.

"Yeah?"

Yan Xi gave him a half-smile.

"I thought you were too excited and couldn't sleep all night."

After she finished speaking, she straightened up and glanced at the watch on her wrist.

"You have ten minutes to wash up."

"You have a morning class at eight o'clock, don't be late."

Li Chen felt as if he had been granted a pardon, and he threw off the covers and rushed into the bathroom.

Looking at myself in the mirror, with messy hair, dark circles under my eyes, and a face full of excessive indulgence.

Li Chen covered his face in despair.

It’s over.

This image is so tarnished that even jumping into the Yellow River wouldn't wash it away.

When the two finished packing and went downstairs to check out, the head waitress at the front desk gave them a rather intriguing look.

Especially seeing Li Chen's listless appearance, and then looking at Yan Xi's radiant state.

That "I understand" expression made Li Chen wish he could disappear into a crack in the ground.

On the way back to school, the atmosphere in the car was a little awkward.

Yan Xi focused on driving.

Li Chen sat in the passenger seat and took a nap.

Although his eyes were closed, he could sense that Yan Xi seemed to be in a very good mood.

He even hummed a few lines of a song along with the car stereo.

That was a tune he had never heard before.

Light and cheerful.

It's like celebrating some kind of victory.