"What should we do? Keep looking?" Lin Ye asked.
Qian Renxue sighed inwardly. She was tired of searching too, and thought she might as well make Lin Ye sleep on the sofa later. "One room it is, then. We'll take this one."
"Certainly. Here are your room cards." The receptionist handed them over with both hands.
The two took their cards and headed toward the room.
But suddenly, the atmosphere became a little strange.
For some reason, both Lin Ye and Qian Renxue felt slightly nervous.
"We're not even going to do anything. I... why am I nervous?" Qian Renxue's face reddened slightly as she reminded him, "Hey, you sleep on the sofa later, and I sleep on the bed. Got it?"
"Sure, sure. I'll sleep on the sofa."
But after entering the room, they discovered that this hotel did not even have a sofa.
That made things awkward. The two stood there, stunned.
Qian Renxue complained, "What kind of lousy hotel doesn't even have a sofa?"
Lin Ye tentatively suggested, "How about... one of us sleeps on each side?"
"N-No! I refuse!" Qian Renxue decisively rejected the idea.
Putting aside whether she liked Lin Ye or not, even if she did, they were not boyfriend and girlfriend. How could they share a bed?
It was already bad enough for a lone man and woman to be alone in the same room.
"The bed's huge. You sleep on your side, I sleep on mine. It won't affect anything."
"No! You're not a child anymore. What if tonight you... you can't control yourself and try something funny with me!~" Qian Renxue said, blushing.
"Come on, am I that kind of person?" Lin Ye asked speechlessly.
"Who knows! A-Anyway, no means no!"
"Fine, fine. You take the bed. I'll make do on the floor for the night." Lin Ye helplessly shrugged.
"Then... then I'll go take a shower first."
Qian Renxue entered the bathroom while Lin Ye lay down on the floor.
The tiled floor was ice-cold, and with the low winter temperatures, sleeping on it was indeed very uncomfortable for Lin Ye.
But as he listened to the sound of water flowing from the bathroom while Qian Renxue showered, an image of her bathing automatically appeared in his mind, and his body inexplicably began to heat up.
"Seriously? When did I start having lewd thoughts too..."
Qian Renxue was also rather embarrassed inside the bathroom. Thinking that Lin Ye was just outside, separated by only a door, and could still hear the sounds made her feel shy.
Half an hour later.
Qian Renxue came out after bathing.
She had changed into a sexy golden lace nightgown. It was held up by only two thin straps, leaving her shoulders almost completely bare. A deep scar was clearly visible across her chest.
The skirt was extremely short, leaving her long, snow-white legs almost entirely exposed. A few droplets of water remained on them, making her look exceptionally alluring and sexy.
They said people looked thirty percent better after a shower.
Qian Renxue had always been stunningly beautiful, but at this moment, Lin Ye's eyes lit up.
He saw Qian Renxue every day, but this was the first time he had seen her fresh out of the shower, dressed in sleepwear.
Lin Ye's gaze could not help being drawn to Qian Renxue. He swallowed, then realized, I seem to have reached the age where girls start to interest me...
"Are dopamine and male hormones beginning to affect my body and assault my brain?"
Lin Ye could feel it. He had stirred.
Feeling Lin Ye's burning gaze, Qian Renxue became embarrassed too. "W-Why are you staring at me? Stop looking!"
"Nothing. I'm going to sleep." Lin Ye hurriedly withdrew his gaze and turned his head away.
"Hey, aren't you going to shower?"
"I'm sleeping on the floor anyway. What's the point of washing up? I'll sleep like this."
"Oh..."
Qian Renxue stepped into the warm bed, but when she looked at Lin Ye sleeping on the cold floor, she could not quite bear it. Besides, the bed really was large enough.
If each of them slept on one side, there would not be any physical contact.
Qian Renxue hesitated for a while, but eventually softened. "Forget it. You fought fiercely with Zhao Wuji tonight, so you must be tired. Come sleep on the bed."
"Oh? You're not afraid I won't be able to control myself and try something funny with you tonight?" Lin Ye asked in surprise.
Qian Renxue blushed slightly. "Hmph. You can't beat me anyway. Even if you had the heart, you wouldn't have the nerve!"
"Alright! Then I won't stand on ceremony!"
As Lin Ye spoke, he was about to take off his shoes and climb onto the bed.
Qian Renxue knelt at the edge of the bed and stopped him. "Wait, wait, wait! Go take a shower first!"
"Sure, no problem."
Lin Ye immediately rushed into the bathroom.
Ten minutes later, he came out after washing up.
He found that Qian Renxue had placed two pillows between them. With a stern expression, she said, "The pillows are the boundary. You are not allowed to cross over tonight, understand?"
"Don't worry. I definitely won't cross over!"
"And...!" Qian Renxue still wanted to say more.
Lin Ye directly cut her off and drew further conclusions. "Don't worry. As long as you don't touch me, I definitely won't touch you tonight!"
"And I won't sneak looks at you for no reason tonight either. Can you rest easy now?"
"Th-That's more like it. Sleep!" Qian Renxue wrapped herself tightly in the blanket and lay down.
"This girl."
Lin Ye smiled inwardly, lifted the blanket, and lay down in bed as well.
It was so warm!
After all, Qian Renxue had already warmed the bed for him.
"Smells nice."
The moment Lin Ye lay down, he felt that the entire bed smelled sweet. The blanket constantly carried the fragrant scent of a young girl.
The two lay quietly like that, and the atmosphere felt strange.
There was no conversation, yet their relationship quietly grew closer without either of them realizing it.
Before long, Qian Renxue fell asleep.
Lin Ye could not help turning his head to look at the sleeping girl.
Looking at Qian Renxue's peaceful profile in sleep, he suddenly felt that lying there quietly asleep, she seemed even more captivating than usual.
These eight months of traveling had made him realize that Qian Renxue seemed to have already claimed a place in his heart.
When he had blocked Zhao Wuji's punch for Qian Renxue, Lin Ye had understood that he seemed to have developed the desire to protect her.
Lin Ye shook his head with a smile, and shortly afterward, he too fell asleep.
Once asleep.
The two slept straight through until dawn.
By then, the pillow between them had long since vanished without a trace.
"Hmm?"
Lin Ye woke up first, groggily. Before even opening his eyes, he felt something soft pressed against his arm, while something also rested on top of his legs.
He opened his eyes and instantly became wide awake. "Damn!"
Right before him was Qian Renxue's exquisitely beautiful face, incredibly close. Even the slightest movement could make him directly kiss her.
She was lying on her side, pressed against Lin Ye.
Her left leg was draped over both of Lin Ye's legs.
Rather than feeling excited, Lin Ye felt that something was seriously wrong!
He hurriedly checked where he was lying. After confirming that he was still on his own half of the bed, he finally let out a long breath of relief. Whew! Good thing I didn't cross the line. If she throws a tantrum later, that won't be my fault!
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