Sasaki Nozomi had slept soundly. When she opened her eyes, she felt as if she were still dreaming, staring blankly at the ornate ceiling and feeling the soft bed beneath her.
"I'm not dreaming, am I? If this is a dream, I hope I never wake up!"
Sasaki Nozomi murmured to herself. This dream was too sweet. She'd suddenly received fifty million yen last night, too. Remembering that, she immediately fished her phone out from beneath her pillow.
Her heart raced as she opened her banking app. A string of digits appeared on the screen.
Yen.
"Hahaha! Hahahahaha! This isn't a dream! I love you, Master!"
Sasaki Nozomi rolled around under the covers, wriggling and taking deep breaths.
"Are you done enjoying yourself? If you are, get out of bed."
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From beneath the covers, Sasaki Nozomi thought she heard her master's voice. Was it because she'd been thinking about him so much? But it was morning now, wasn't it?
She lifted one corner of the covers and poked her head out, looking toward the voice.
"Ah------!"
She let out a shrill scream and immediately pulled the covers over her head.
Lin Ao was sitting on the sofa beside her bed, drinking tea.
"Master!! Why are you here?!"
Sasaki Nozomi's muffled voice came from beneath the covers. Her face was bright red, and she pursed her lips. Remembering that her master had seen her so thoroughly embarrassing herself, she wriggled around under the covers again. She wished she could just disappear.
"Do you know what time it is? It's nine in the morning, and you're still lazing in bed? If you worked for me, I'd have scolded you until you cried. Your master here used to be really tough on women, you know?"
Lin Ao crossed his legs and leisurely