In the early morning, the first strand of sunlight slipped through a gap in the curtains and playfully leaped into the bedroom of the small apartment.
The air was filled with the fresh scent of dust, the distinctive smell of a morning in Nuoding City.
Lin Yuan opened his eyes early.
Then, he turned to look beside him.
Xiao Wu was hugging that enormous carrot body pillow, curled up like a shrimp and sleeping like the dead.
Her long eyelashes trembled faintly, and she occasionally mumbled indistinct dream talk. Her brows would sometimes furrow, as though she were still arguing with someone in her dream.
"This young girl..."
Lin Yuan shook his head helplessly. There was no need to guess; this guy had definitely stayed up late again last night.
And Lin Yuan had guessed right, because last night, Dugu Yan had mentioned the reward she received in the Chat Group.
Qian Renxue had fanned the flames, saying Dugu Yan should offer herself to him or something like that.
That had made Xiao Wu furious!
She had clearly been here first, so why should Dugu Yan offer herself to him?
If anyone was going to offer herself to him, it should be her!
Last night, Xiao Wu had argued with a crowd of scholars until very late before finally falling asleep.
Lin Yuan had long since learned from the system that the holders of the Diary Copy had all been pulled into a Group Chat.
"You're obviously a rabbit. Why do you live like a night owl?"
Lin Yuan reached out and unceremoniously pinched Xiao Wu's delicate little nose.
"Get up! The sun's already shining on your butt. It's time to get up and cultivate!"
"Mmm..."
With her breathing cut off, Xiao Wu grunted in dissatisfaction, slapped away Lin Yuan's