The knock startled Sato Mai. Could it be Sister Akie?
Oh no. She'd come here to catch them in the act, but now she was about to get caught in the act herself.
Luckily, the voice outside wasn't Asaka Akie's. It was Ugou Mirai's, small and uneasy. "Brother Cheng, are you asleep?"
Fang Cheng: (_)
What was going on? Were they all treating his room like a public restroom, dropping by whenever they felt like it in the middle of the night?
Sato Mai immediately breathed a sigh of relief. No, wait. Even if it wasn't Sister Akie, it still wouldn't be good if someone else found out.
She already had the least going for her among all the older sisters, so she could only pretend to be innocent and take her time.
If they caught her sneaking into Brother Cheng's room tonight, they'd keep a close watch on her from then on.
She hurriedly whispered to Fang Cheng, "What do we do?"
Fang Cheng glanced at her, a mischievous grin spreading across his face. He pointed beneath the bed.
"Go hide under the bed for now."
"Oh, right!"
Sato Mai hurriedly grabbed her teddy bear, hopped off the bed, and crawled underneath.
Fang Cheng cleared away all traces of Sato Mai's scent before calling toward the door, "I'm still awake. Come in."
Under the bed, Asaka Akie, Takeda Masumi, and Sato Mai stared at one another.
Life was full of surprises.
Takeda Masumi was just about to speak when Sato Mai whispered, "I know. Sister Masumi must've gone to the bathroom and accidentally taken a wrong turn, right?"
Takeda Masumi: ...
Asaka Akie was about to speak, but Sato Mai turned to her and said, "Sister Akie must've been unable to sleep and come to chat with Brother