Early the next morning.
Su Chen got up early and made breakfast.
Of course, he didn't play favorites. He made a serving for both Mu Xi and Gu Yue.
Su Chen sat at the head of the table.
Mu Xi and Gu Yue sat on either side.
Mu Xi ate on her own, glancing at Su Chen from time to time as an inexplicable blush appeared on her face.
Gu Yue, meanwhile, wore a dark expression, and there were faint dark circles under her eyes. Clearly, she hadn't slept well last night.
"Gu Yue, are you okay? Didn't you sleep well last night?" Su Chen asked curiously.
His room had excellent soundproofing.
Unless Gu Yue had pressed herself against the ceiling to eavesdrop, but the chances of that were very slim.
"Hmph..."
Gu Yue gave a soft snort and rolled her eyes at Su Chen. Then she quickly wolfed down a couple of bites and headed straight out.
Of course, she hadn't heard anything last night. All she'd heard was a faint, muffled exclamation.
But precisely because she hadn't heard anything, her imagination had run wild.
With Gu Yue gone, it was Mu Xi's turn to feel awkward.
"You little brat, it's all your fault! And didn't you say the soundproofing was great?!" Mu Xi stomped hard on Su Chen's foot, her face growing even redder.
Aside from the final step, she and Su Chen had done everything else.
Last night, she'd even played little games with Su Chen...
Whenever she thought of what had happened last night, she hardly dared to dwell on it.
"What do you mean? You were the one who took the initiative, Sister Mu Xi..."
Su Chen had just started to protest when Mu Xi stomped hard on his foot again.
"Th-That's only because