Before she could figure it out, a male voice filled with confusion came from behind her. "My goodness, what... what are you doing?"
"Me!"
Wen Tingxue was startled and instinctively shoved the items into the drawer. As a result, she didn't manage it well and it became a scattering of ... no.
With a clatter of falling objects, Wen Tingxue wished she could disappear into the ground.
Heavens.
What was she even doing!
Yu Wenli lowered his gaze, his eyes falling on the small bags scattered all over the floor. "..."
The young girl covered her ears like a deaf person, squatting down and trying to block the boy's gaze with her body.
"I, I'll say I was curious, would you believe me?"
Her soft voice, coupled with her big, dewy eyes, made the word "innocent" almost leap out from her.
Yu Wenli's eyes immediately deepened. "I believe you."
"Ah," the young girl replied awkwardly, lowering her head and not daring to look at him, just obediently picking up the things on the floor.
The warm light fell on her, dyeing her scattered black hair a shade of orange-yellow. Squatting there, so small, she looked like a kitten, both cute and obedient.
Yu Wenli's heart instantly softened to no end. "Let me help."
He stepped forward to help her, and the moment their fingertips touched, the young girl looked up in alarm, her clear black eyes reflecting his shadow.
Realizing what they were picking up, Wen Tingxue's head buzzed, and she quickly stood up.
But because she stood up too abruptly, her vision suddenly darkened, and she fell backward.
"Careful!"
The second the words left his mouth, a strong arm encircled her waist.
After a dizzying spin, she smelled the humid scent emanating from the bathroom, mixed with the fresh fragrance of shower gel and shampoo. It was pleasant.
"Are you alright? Did you twist your ankle?" the boy's worried voice reached her ears, deep and alluring.
It was like an invisible enchantment.
Gulp.
Listening to the chaotic heartbeat so close to her, Wen Tingxue couldn't help but swallow.
What should she do? The atmosphere was a bit too ambiguous.
Should she... should she do something? Or perhaps...
As she thought this, her chin was forcefully lifted, and the boy's handsome, stern features gradually filled her vision.
Because he had just showered, his black hair hadn't been dried yet and hung damply over his forehead, making his skin appear exceptionally fair, as if he had stepped out of a comic.
Wen Tingxue was very taken with his looks, especially in this ambiguous atmosphere. He maintained a cool, abstinent face, yet his eyes were churning with undisguised desire.
This fatal contrast was enough to strip her of her thoughts in an instant.
Breathing was audible, and she could almost count his eyelashes.
*Plop*
The moment their lips met, a drop of water from his hair landed on Wen Tingxue's arm. The cold touch instantly brought the young girl back to reality.
"I, I'm going to shower..."
She stammered, pushing him away, her cheeks flushed as she ran towards the bathroom, not even bothering to get her pajamas.
"..."
Yu Wenli remained in the position he was pushed from, shaking his head with a chuckle a few seconds later.
After cleaning up the scattered items on the floor, he picked up his laptop and opened his email.
Unsurprisingly, it was another day of rejection.
Yu Wenli stared at the screen with a slight frown. One or two rejections, he could understand.
Different aesthetic tastes, after all.
What he thought was good, others might not necessarily like.
But to be rejected for several consecutive days, without even a reason, made him suspect that someone was behind it.
*Ding*
A text message came in on his phone. Yu Wenli picked it up casually and found it was from Jiang Tu, with only one sentence:
[Stop wasting your effort. No one in the entertainment industry will collaborate with you as a singer, except me.]
"Heh."
Yu Wenli sneered and clicked delete.
Bathroom.
Thinking about sharing a bed later, Wen Tingxue felt both scared and excited.
Honestly, if it were him, she wouldn't mind if something happened.
But... this kind of thing, she really... didn't know what to do.
Besides, she had just pushed him away, which probably ruined the mood, right?
The young girl rubbed her hair, lost in thought.
A few seconds later, she threw caution to the wind and thought, whatever happens, happens, because she could accept anything.
But soon, her mind was filled with suggestive thoughts again.
This back-and-forth resulted in her taking a very long time to wash.
So long that she started to wonder if he had already fallen asleep?
Actually, it would be good if he slept... No, no, no! It's not good at all!
Wen Tingxue belatedly realized she hadn't brought her pajamas!!
Ahhh!
He absolutely couldn't be asleep!
Wen Tingxue immediately opened the door a crack, seeking help. "Um..."
The moment she spoke, she realized there was complete silence outside.
Wen Tingxue's heart sank. Had he really fallen asleep?
Then what should she do? Go out naked?
No.
Lest he think she was with him out of guilt.
Anyway, she could make it up to him slowly in the future.
With that thought, Wen Tingxue returned to the bedroom with her phone.
Yu Wenli was already asleep. Fearing she would wake him, the young girl tiptoed to the other side of the bed.
As soon as she moved, he opened his eyes and said, "Sleep here."
He patted the spot next to him and moved over.
Wen Tingxue looked at the spot where he had just slept. Was he... warming the bed for her?
She lifted the covers and got in. It was indeed warm.
"Thank you, boyfriend!" she leaned over and kissed his cheek.
Yu Wenli let out a low chuckle. "Boyfriends aren't that easily satisfied."
"?"
Before she could ask, the back of her head was held captive.
The next second, their lips met, and he began to conquer.
He gave her almost no room to breathe, as if trying to pour all the longing of the past half month into this kiss.
Wen Tingxue collapsed onto the bed, unable to resist, her eyes hazy as she let him have his way.
A moment before her reason completely vanished, Yu Wenli released her and said, "Sleep."
His voice, slightly breathless, was laden with so much desire.
Wen Tingxue slowly came back to her senses and found that the light had been turned off.
He had also moved further away from her, seemingly restraining himself.
A short while later, he rolled out of bed and went to the bathroom.
Wen Tingxue was drowsily getting sleepy.
By the time Yu Wenli returned, the young girl had already fallen fast asleep.
"Heartless."
He muttered with a low laugh, then held her and lay down.
Perhaps sensing his return, or perhaps simply afraid of the cold.
In any case, she snuggled into his embrace.
Her pajamas rolled up as she shifted, and Yu Wenli's hand brushed against her waist, prompting him to instinctively pull her clothes down.
At that moment, Wen Tingxue woke up. "Hmm?"
She mumbled a lazy single syllable, half-asleep.
Then, realizing something, she quickly moved towards the edge of the bed.
Lu Youran: [Could it be that my male god is... inadequate?]
Lu Youran: [Or are you not agreeing?]
Messages popped up one after another. Wen Tingxue couldn't ignore them even if she wanted to.
The key was that Yu Wenli was right beside her. If he saw this, she would be the one to suffer in the end!
Wen Tingxue: [If you ask one more question, I'll break off our friendship, believe it or not!]
Lu Youran: [... No, don't.]
Wen Tingxue: [Hmph, without nine thousand nine hundred and ninety-nine, don't even think about appeasing me.]
Lu Youran: [Then let's just break up.]
It was just a casual joke, and Wen Tingxue didn't take it seriously.
Just as she was about to turn off her phone to walk properly, a bank text message came in.
"I heard that Senior Song is having a tough time lately."