Outside, the sky gradually faded from pitch-black to the pale white of dawn, while Su Yu sat against the doorframe all night.
The dew soaked his shoulders, yet he remained completely unaware of it, merely looking up at the tightly closed door from time to time with a complicated expression.
He didn't dare go inside, afraid that the inappropriate thoughts in his heart might spiral out of control.
Inside the room, Ning Rongrong frowned slightly in her sleep, her little mouth mumbling:
"Older brother... Rongrong really likes older brother..."
Her voice was soft and sweet, filled with a child's dependence.
Her little hand groped around beside her, and the empty space made her whimper unhappily twice.
She still couldn't find that familiar, warm chest.
"Older brother?"
Ning Rongrong opened her eyes groggily, rubbed her sore eyelids, and sat up in bed.
The blanket slipped from her shoulders, revealing her delicate collarbones, but she didn't notice at all.
She merely looked around the room in confusion. When she failed to see that familiar figure, a layer of tears immediately welled up in her eyes.
"Is older brother not here..."
She muttered softly, her voice carrying the hoarseness of someone who had just woken up and a hint of grievance.
Ning Rongrong threw off the blanket and instinctively moved to get out of bed and look for him.
Only after her feet touched the cool floor did the events of the previous night belatedly flash through her mind.
I was clearly bathing last night, so how did I suddenly end up back in bed?
When she lowered her head and saw her completely naked body, her little face flushed bright red in an instant, like a ripe apple.
Ning Rongrong hurriedly shrank back into bed, clumsily pulling the blanket over herself. Her