If You Don't Sleep Properly, I'll Charge You

Elysia couldn't remember how long she'd been sitting on the bed, scrolling through her phone.

Little Li had gone in around 9:30, but it was almost 10 now!

What if something happened to her?

Elysia's heart suddenly tensed. Just as she was about to get up and head to the bathroom, she heard the sound of running water stop.

Then came the sound of a door opening.

Lin Li emerged, wrapped in a bathrobe, her body still damp. Her bare shoulder was exposed to Elysia's gaze.

Beneath the robe, a pair of fair, delicate thighs flickered in and out of view.

Gulp.

Elysia found it hard to look away, not until Lin Li walked up to her.

Lin Li didn't seem to notice Elysia staring at her. She picked up the hairdryer, plugged it in, and began blowing haphazardly at her wet hair.

There was no technique to it; she just liked blowing it this way.

As long as it felt comfortable, that was all that mattered.

Seeing this, Elysia frowned and stepped forward, snatching the hairdryer away.

"What are you doing?" Lin Li asked.

"Of course, I'll blow-dry it for you. Honestly, Little Li, you can't just blow-dry your hair like that."

"Is there a problem with that?"

"Of course, there is! It... it has very serious consequences!"

"What consequences?"

"..."

Elysia couldn't answer.

Lin Li didn't press the issue. She figured if Elysia wanted to blow-dry her hair, she might as well let her. It was nice not having to do it herself.

So, Lin Li fell silent and sat down on the bed.

Elysia's eyes sparkled with a smile as she began to blow-dry Lin Li's hair.

She had to admit, Elysia's technique was very professional, truly giving Lin Li the experience of a master stylist.

Even though master stylists were usually for styling, they definitely wouldn't be bad at blow-drying.

Because Lin Li's hair was long, it took Elysia a good five to six minutes to even get it mostly dry.

However, the hairstyle wasn't done yet, and Elysia decided to leave that for tomorrow.

"Little Li, lie down on the bed and wait for me obediently," Elysia said, then walked into the bathroom herself.

She didn't opt for a hot shower, instead taking a quick cold one before coming out.

Returning to the room, she found Lin Li already dressed, half-reclining on the sofa, looking at her.

But she immediately averted her gaze, looking elsewhere.

"..."

Elysia's lips curved upwards. She walked with soft steps to Lin Li, placing her hands on the sofa, looking down at Lin Li from above, and said softly, "Little Li, can you blow-dry mine for me too?"

"...Didn't you say I don't know how to blow-dry hair?" Lin Li asked, accidentally catching sight of the cleavage below Elysia's collarbone and blushing slightly.

"But I just did yours. Holding the hairdryer is so tiring. Little Li, you're not going to help me with this, are you...?"

Elysia, the pitiful one, had reappeared.

"I'll cry, you know?"

"Stop, stop, stop! I'll blow-dry it, okay?"

Lin Li had no choice. It seemed that receiving service came with a price.

It was just that she really didn't know how to blow-dry hair, nor did she understand styling. She just hoped Elysia wouldn't blame her after it was done...

She plugged the hairdryer into the socket, picked up Elysia's beautiful hair, and began drying it section by section.

Her technique was much gentler than how she blew her own hair, after all, this was someone else's hair.

Plus, Elysia's hair was pink, which was very pretty and felt great to the touch. Otherwise, she wouldn't have been so gentle.

Elysia was sitting on Lin Li's lap, her slender legs restlessly kicking back and forth in small movements. While it didn't add much difficulty for Lin Li, the constant fidgeting was quite torturous.

Elysia's hair was shorter than hers, but it took twice as long to blow-dry.

So, there really is a technique to blow-drying hair, Lin Li thought. She put down the hairdryer and flexed her now incredibly sore wrist.

Is it really this difficult for someone with low-level strength to hold a hairdryer for ten minutes? It seemed she really needed to increase her strength after getting that 100,000 commission reward, otherwise, she'd truly become a twig.

"I'm done. You can get down now," Lin Li said.

"Let me sit for a little longer. I feel so comfortable sitting on your lap,"

"...But you're so heavy."

Lin Li spoke without any restraint.

As expected, upon hearing this, Elysia's good mood instantly diminished by more than half.

She rolled her eyes, got off Lin Li, turned around, put her hands on her hips, and looked at the other person indignantly, saying:

"Has anyone ever told you not to call girls who are cute heavy? That's very rude!"

"But... you are heavier than me... my legs are already sore." Lin Li retorted, she was just telling the truth.

"Hmph, then you can't say I'm heavy, or I'll get angry!"

"Like this."

"(╯▔皿▔)╯"

"..."

Lin Li really wanted to laugh, but looking at Elysia's serious expression, she didn't dare to laugh out loud, only chuckling inwardly a few times.

"Hmph, considering it's your first time saying it, little Li, I won't hold it against you."

"Mhm, sorry, I'll be careful next time..."

"Wait, I haven't stated my conditions yet." Elysia interrupted, her beautiful eyes blinking, a hint of slyness flashing within them.

"Con... ditions? What?"

"It's... letting me sleep holding you today." Elysia said, as if it were a matter of course.

Lin Li looked at her with a strange expression.

"Okay, but..."

"How much?" Elysia got straight to the point.

"Huh? How did you know I was going to say that?" Lin Li was a little surprised.

"Hmph, how could I not know? Holding hands costs money today, housing costs money, touching your hair costs money... your greedy little heart is really easy to guess."

"..."

Lin Li fell silent for a moment, starting to doubt herself.

"Let me think."

While saying this, she was actually asking her System.

But the System couldn't set a price either, it just told Lin Li to name whatever she wanted, as long as it wasn't too outrageous.

However, Lin Li's concept of money was already quite outrageous.

"Have you thought about it? If you haven't, you can just owe me like before." Elysia said, seeing that the other party hadn't responded for a long time, and was getting impatient.

"Uh, okay, then I'll owe you for now." Lin Li really didn't know what price would be appropriate, and she felt too embarrassed to ask Elysia.

After all, what kind of landlord asks their tenant about rent?

Upon hearing this, Elysia's eyes twinkled with amusement. The warm yellow light illuminated her beautiful face, revealing a hint of allure.

Lin Li could only try not to look at her, especially at Elysia's chest... but sometimes she couldn't help it.

"Maybe you should put on some clothes first." Lin Li suggested.

"Why? I feel very comfortable."

"But... isn't it a bit too revealing..."

Lin Li was already lying in bed, covered by the blanket. She lifted a corner of the blanket to shield Elysia and herself.

"Hm?" Elysia was stunned for a moment upon hearing this, then the corners of her mouth gradually curved upwards. She also crawled into the covers, pressing her entire body close to Lin Li.

"Is little Li perhaps feeling shy? But aren't we both girls? Doing this is very normal."

"Normal... is it?" Lin Li didn't understand these things. She only knew that a couple could be together intimately like this, without caring what the other person was wearing.

"Mhm, of course it's normal."

Elysia was now certain that Lin Li knew nothing about relationships. She began to guide her, saying: "Not only that, but the more intimate two girls are, the better their relationship is. It works the other way around too."

"Do you still think of me as a stranger even now, little Li?"

"Uh... it's not that..." Lin Li felt her head spinning, as if her brain couldn't keep up.

Elysia seized the opportunity, hugged Lin Li, and buried her small face in her neck. Her hot breath caused a blush to spread across Lin Li's neck.

She reached out and turned off the room lights. The next moment, the entire space plunged into darkness.

"You, don't get so close..." Lin Li's voice was a little hoarse. She wanted to push Elysia away, but the soft, warm touch clinging to her seemed to make her body go limp, leaving her without any strength.

Coupled with her inherently low physical strength, she couldn't cause any disturbance at this moment.

Her only advantage was agility, but now that she was being held by Elysia, agility was of no use!

"But didn't little Li say I could hold her? Why can't I get close?"

Elysia said, becoming even more unrestrained. One of her slender legs was already draped over Lin Li's waist.

"Can, can I still go back on my word now... I don't want the money anymore, just let me go, okay..."

"……?"

Hearing that, Elysia's gaze sharpened.

"Little Li, it's not right to go back on your word. What's said is like spilled water," she said. "It's just letting me hug you, I won't do anything else."

"But… your legs…"

"……" Elysia retracted her legs. "What did Little Li just say? I didn't hear you clearly."

"……"

"Alright, Little Li, hurry up and sleep. Goodnight."

Hearing Elysia say that, Lin Li had no choice but to stop thinking about other things and closed her eyes.

But as soon as she closed her eyes, even if she didn't consciously feel Elysia's body temperature and softness, she couldn't ignore the hand Elysia had pressed under her chest.

Lin Li decided to wait a while. She'd pull her hand out when Elysia fell asleep, otherwise, she really couldn't sleep.

Ten minutes passed like this, and Lin Li gently touched Elysia's cheek.

Smooth and delicate, so perfect it seemed like it could be broken by a breath… Wait, why was she thinking about this?

Lin Li, realizing her thoughts, couldn't help but blush again and tried to slowly pull her hand out.

But she hadn't expected Elysia to be pressing down so tightly; her entire arm was almost completely pinned underneath.

"Little Li?"

Elysia's voice suddenly rang out, and Lin Li's movement froze.

"What are you… doing?"

"You're pinning my hand, I want to pull it out," Lin Li explained.

"Mmm… Can you not take it out? It's comfortable sleeping like this?"

"But I'm not comfortable."

"……"

Elysia's slightly drowsy blue eyes gradually became clear.

"How about we hug each other? Like, sleep on our sides together, so I won't be pressing on you. Okay?"

"I don't like that," Lin Li shook her head slightly.

"Mmm… That's really difficult then." Elysia pondered a solution, still pressing on the hand.

Because it was really comfortable like this, Lin Li's arm size was perfect for her, as if custom-made… Would saying that cause any misunderstanding?

"Just pull it out, then. You can hug me later."

"But it's only comfortable like this."

"But I'm not comfortable," Lin Li emphasized again.

However, Elysia seemed not to have heard her and continued to murmur to herself.

"Tch." Lin Li frowned and turned over slightly, hugging Elysia as she had suggested.

"Stop pressing, let's sleep like you said."

"Mhm mhm!" Elysia said happily, her eyes full of mischief.

She also turned to hug Lin Li, but her head was lower than Lin Li's. This way, when she lowered her head, her face would rest right against Lin Li's chest.

As one could imagine, compared to the previous situation, Lin Li immediately regretted her decision.

The strange sensation on her chest was far more intense than that of her hand.

Suddenly, a sharp pain shot through her collarbone.

"Holy crap!"

Lin Li yelled, struggling desperately and shoving Elysia away hard.

"Why did you bite me?" Lin Li asked, still shaken.

She touched her collarbone… it hurt, a lot, and she could even feel a neat row of teeth marks.

"Mmm… It was too dark just now, and I accidentally bumped into you," Elysia said a little sheepishly, her tone carrying a hint of guilt.

"You can bump into something and leave a row of teeth marks?" Lin Li looked at her strangely.

Although the room was pitch black, she could see Elysia's pinkish-blue eyes.

The look in her eyes told her that Elysia seemed to have genuinely bumped into her by accident.

"Mmm…"

Elysia lowered her head, like a child admitting fault.

"……"

Lin Li rubbed her collarbone, sighed, and pulled Elysia back.

"If you want a hug, hug me properly. Don't move around. If I catch you, I'll charge you double."

"Mmm!"

Elysia pressed herself tightly against Lin Li, feeling the other woman's body heat, her face flushing with embarrassment.

Really, how could I not help myself just now? I actually bit down... and so hard.

It's all Lin Li's fault for being so fragrant, otherwise I definitely wouldn't have done this.

She doesn't even wear perfume?

Elysia couldn't understand it.

In fact, Lin Li was thinking much the same thing.

She also thought Elysia had a pleasant scent, but she couldn't quite place it.

It was just pleasant, that was the only adjective she could think of.

With their thoughts unshared, the night passed without incident.