It was night.
The moonlight was cold and clear.
As the evening breeze blew past, the wind was still warm.
Creak—
Jiang Ning pushed open the door, took off his upper garments, and went to bed.
Tomorrow, he would set off for home.
He had been away from Dongling City for over a month, and now he was eager to return.
A moment later.
Drowsiness slowly crept over him, and Jiang Ning gradually fell asleep.
Suddenly.
Jiang Ning's eyes snapped open.
He saw a figure climb through the window and land inside the room.
Wang Qingtan?
The thought flashed through Jiang Ning's mind.
A gust of wind swept in.
Wang Qingtan lightly leaped onto the bed and instantly slipped beneath the covers.
The next moment.
The two stared wide-eyed at each other.
"What are you doing?" Jiang Ning asked, all sleepiness gone from his mind.
Wang Qingtan looked at Jiang Ning. She knew that after climbing through the window and sneaking in under cover of darkness, there was no way she could have avoided being noticed.
Her eyes fluttered, and she did not seem nervous at all.
"Sleeping together!" she said as though it were only natural.
"You aren't afraid?" Jiang Ning asked.
"Afraid of what? Afraid you'll eat me?" Wang Qingtan countered with a smile.
Then.
Hiss—
Jiang Ning sharply sucked in a breath.
Looking at Wang Qingtan, he seemed not to have expected her to be this bold.
Wang Qingtan continued gazing at Jiang Ning with fluttering eyes, though her face had turned faintly red.
The next moment.
Jiang Ning turned over.
"I was wrong!!!"
"Being wrong won't help."
A moment later.
Clear birdsong drifted in from outside the window, while wave after wave of soft, winding moans floated out from within.
At that moment, the bright moon