The moment his lips were just about to meet hers, he stopped .

He seemed to be struggling desperately with something, and many emotions flickered across his eyes . A long time later, he eventually decided against tainting her . He tilted his face away to create some distance between his lips and hers and held his breath in silence for a moment before he finally straightened his posture . He then switched off the lights, leaving only the night lights on before he walked away .

Since she was asleep, he decided not to blow dry his hair out of fear that the sound of the hairdryer would wake her up .  

He lay down on the sofa and fiddled inattentively with his phone for a moment before his gaze unwittingly turned back to her sleeping figure .

Staring and staring, he suddenly felt the urge to return to the bathroom and take another cold shower . . .

This is really shortening my life . . .

I've never touched a woman before, so why can't I control myself?

He suddenly felt that his decision to trap her within his room for the night was a particularly unwise move on his part, even if it did stop her from going back to the school .  

Lin Jiage forced himself to look away . He was afraid that he'd really do something disrespectful to her at this rate . He sat on the sofa for a little while longer before he stood up and walked towards the balcony with his phone in hand .

Beyond the room, the world devoured by darkness was incredibly silent .

As he leaned against the marbled railings of the balcony, he stared at the night sky and sighed deeply .

He was no stranger to the long night, but it looked like this night would be far more torturous and longer than the others . . .

The next day, s.h.i.+ Yao woke up naturally .

Opening her eyes, she stared at her foreign surroundings in confusion . It was a long moment before she remembered that she was in Lin Jiage's bedroom .

A beat later, she realized that she was on Lin Jiage's bed .

She stared dazedly at the ceiling for ten seconds before she tore away the blanket and leaped off the bed in a panic .

D-didn't I fall asleep on the floor last night? H-how did I get on the bed?

s.h.i.+ Yao took a look at herself and confirmed that she was still wearing all her clothes . Then, she began scanning the bedroom .

The room was completely empty, with no signs of Lin Jiage to be seen .

There was a skirt placed next to the pillow she had slept on, and on the skirt were some basic morning toiletries . Those must have been prepared for her .

The bedroom door was ajar . Clearly, someone had already taken the key and opened it from the outside .

So . . . Lin Jiage is already gone?

After finally making sense of the situation, s.h.i.+ Yao grabbed the toiletries next to the pillow and entered the bathroom .

While she was brus.h.i.+ng her teeth, she stared at her reflection in the mirror and watched her eyes slowly widening .

Did Lin Jiage carry me to his bed last night?

s.h.i.+ Yao's face turned red, and her heartbeat began leaping out of rhythm .

After gargling, s.h.i.+ Yao didn't dare to continue remaining in Lin Jiage's bedroom . Taking her stuff, she quickly fled downstairs .

In the living room, she saw Lin Jiage sitting on the sofa .

In that moment, she couldn't help but wonder yet again whether he was the one who had carried her to the bed, and her face reddened once more . She awkwardly paused her footsteps and greeted him, "Morning . "

"Mor—" Before Lin Jiage could finish his greeting, a sneeze interrupted his sentence .

Surprised, s.h.i.+ Yao took a look at him and noticed that he was holding onto a box of tissues . There was a pile of discarded tissue papers on the table in front of him .

He . . . caught a cold?

Before s.h.i.+ Yao could say a word, Lin Jiage tossed away the tissue in his hand and stood up, "Let's go . The driver has been waiting outside for some time now . "

Right after saying those words, he sneezed once more— "Ah-choo!"

They left the Lin Family Residence similar to how they walked in last night, with Lin Jiage walking in the front and s.h.i.+ Yao trailing behind .

However, this short journey was accompanied by a few additional sneezes this time around .

The moment his lips were just about to meet hers, he stopped

He seemed to be struggling desperately with something, and many emotions flickered across his eyes . A long time later, he eventually decided against tainting her . He tilted his face away to create some distance between his lips and hers and held his breath in silence for a moment before he finally straightened his posture . He then switched off the lights, leaving only the night lights on before he walked away

Since she was asleep, he decided not to blow dry his hair out of fear that the sound of the hairdryer would wake her up .   .

He lay down on the sofa and fiddled inattentively with his phone for a moment before his gaze unwittingly turned back to her sleeping figure

Staring and staring, he suddenly felt the urge to return to the bathroom and take another cold shower

This is really shortening my life

I've never touched a woman before, so why can't I control myself? .

He suddenly felt that his decision to trap her within his room for the night was a particularly unwise move on his part, even if it did stop her from going back to the school .   .

Lin Jiage forced himself to look away . He was afraid that he'd really do something disrespectful to her at this rate . He sat on the sofa for a little while longer before he stood up and walked towards the balcony with his phone in hand

Beyond the room, the world devoured by darkness was incredibly silent

As he leaned against the marbled railings of the balcony, he stared at the night sky and sighed deeply

He was no stranger to the long night, but it looked like this night would be far more torturous and longer than the others

The next day, s.h.i.+ Yao woke up naturally

Opening her eyes, she stared at her foreign surroundings in confusion . It was a long moment before she remembered that she was in Lin Jiage's bedroom

A beat later, she realized that she was on Lin Jiage's bed

She stared dazedly at the ceiling for ten seconds before she tore away the blanket and leaped off the bed in a panic

D-didn't I fall asleep on the floor last night? H-how did I get on the bed? .

s.h.i.+ Yao took a look at herself and confirmed that she was still wearing all her clothes . Then, she began scanning the bedroom

The room was completely empty, with no signs of Lin Jiage to be seen

There was a skirt placed next to the pillow she had slept on, and on the skirt were some basic morning toiletries . Those must have been prepared for her

The bedroom door was ajar . Clearly, someone had already taken the key and opened it from the outside

So . Lin Jiage is already gone? .

After finally making sense of the situation, s.h.i.+ Yao grabbed the toiletries next to the pillow and entered the bathroom

While she was brus.h.i.+ng her teeth, she stared at her reflection in the mirror and watched her eyes slowly widening

Did Lin Jiage carry me to his bed last night? .

s.h.i.+ Yao's face turned red, and her heartbeat began leaping out of rhythm

After gargling, s.h.i.+ Yao didn't dare to continue remaining in Lin Jiage's bedroom . Taking her stuff, she quickly fled downstairs

In the living room, she saw Lin Jiage sitting on the sofa

In that moment, she couldn't help but wonder yet again whether he was the one who had carried her to the bed, and her face reddened once more . She awkwardly paused her footsteps and greeted him, "Morning . " .

"Mor—" Before Lin Jiage could finish his greeting, a sneeze interrupted his sentence

Surprised, s.h.i.+ Yao took a look at him and noticed that he was holding onto a box of tissues . There was a pile of discarded tissue papers on the table in front of him

He . caught a cold? .

Before s.h.i.+ Yao could say a word, Lin Jiage tossed away the tissue in his hand and stood up, "Let's go . The driver has been waiting outside for some time now . " .

Right after saying those words, he sneezed once more— "Ah-choo!" .

They left the Lin Family Residence similar to how they walked in last night, with Lin Jiage walking in the front and s.h.i.+ Yao trailing behind

However, this short journey was accompanied by a few additional sneezes this time around .