Sleeping

Shen Rui'an was so sleepy he could barely keep his eyes open, nodding off as Su Tingbai led him back to the RV by the hand.

Su Tingbai swept his gaze over the stunned crowd, the corners of his mouth lifting by several pixels. He offered no explanation, merely saying mildly, "I'll take him back to sleep first."

Everyone seemed to crash for a moment, then stiffly nodded as they watched the two leave.

Once they had gone far enough, Huo Heng asked, "I don't really get it. Are those two dating or not?"

Xing Ying felt like he had half died while still alive. "They're not dating, but it's better than dating."

Little Zhu and A-Ming scratched their heads dumbly without saying anything. They felt that whatever the case, as long as the two did not fight, anything was fine!

The sisters Meng Meng and Ya-ya covered their mouths and snickered, already planning to make this tonight's tent gossip topic.

Shen Rui'an was about to take a shower when Su Tingbai found his clothes for him. "Ya-ya and the others just finished washing up, so don't worry about anyone coming to bother you later."

Reassured, Shen Rui'an took his clothes to the shower room. Su Tingbai closed all the RV windows, then, while Shen Rui'an was showering, went out to help put out the campfire and clean up the trash they had made earlier.

Xing Ying seized the chance to sidle over. "Come on, man, how far have things gotten between you and Shen Rui'an? You're already sleeping together?"

Su Tingbai paused. "He's afraid of the dark, so he just asked me to stay with him."

If Su Tingbai had not been smiling, Xing Ying might have believed him.

"Really?" He believed Shen Rui'an was afraid of the dark. The guy looked like a pampered young master who had been cherished in someone's palm.

Honestly, Xing Ying had come on this trip prepared for Shen Rui'an to make a fuss about going home in the middle of the night. Unexpectedly, aside from being a little picky now and then, Shen Rui'an was quite easy to get along with.

Then again, no matter how picky Shen Rui'an was or how bad his temper got, the moment Xing Ying saw that face, even the biggest anger would fade away.

"You aren't planning to take advantage of him, are you?" Huo Heng cut in.

Su Tingbai rolled his eyes at the two of them. "Get lost."

Was he that kind of person?

Ignoring them, Su Tingbai figured Shen Rui'an had probably finished showering by now. After washing his hands, he returned to the RV, bringing Baisui with him.

Seeing this, everyone else went off to find their own tents and prepare to rest.

When Shen Rui'an came out after showering and did not see Su Tingbai, he felt a little panicked. Then Baisui climbed in, followed closely by Su Tingbai.

"Where did you go just now? I didn't see you when I came out." He had said he would stay with him, so why had he suddenly disappeared?

Shen Rui'an was a little angry.

Su Tingbai immediately said, "I went out to help clean up a bit and brought Baisui over while I was at it."

Hearing the explanation, Shen Rui'an's anger faded. He complained, "Why didn't you tell me earlier? I got a little scared when I came out and couldn't find you."

"Sorry, that was my fault," Su Tingbai said with complete sincerity.

He had adapted well to Shen Rui'an's little temper. To most people, Shen Rui'an could seem somewhat spoiled, but he was good-looking, and even when he got angry, it was pleasing to the eye. Most importantly, though he was prone to anger, he would explain why.

Likewise, as long as Su Tingbai had a reason and explained it, Shen Rui'an could be coaxed into calming down. He was especially easy to coax.

Compared with sulking and making Su Tingbai guess what was wrong, Shen Rui'an's little temper did not count as losing his temper at all in Su Tingbai's eyes. It was more like acting cute.

Shen Rui'an stopped Baisui from pawing at him, tossed his dirty clothes into the laundry basket, and lowered his head to play with Baisui. Without looking back, he said, "There's still hot water. You should wash up too!"

Seeing that neither the man nor the dog was paying attention to him, Su Tingbai sighed helplessly. "Okay."

As he picked out clothes, he thought of the way Shen Rui'an had looked at him today. After hesitating for a moment, he took a white sleeveless T-shirt and a pair of loose, comfortable sweatpants before entering the bathroom.

After playing with Baisui for a while, Shen Rui'an had him sleep in the dog bed below. Then he yawned again, went upstairs, and entered the bedroom to sleep.

Shen Rui'an could not tell what kind of RV Su Tingbai's was. Anyway, it did not look much like the RVs he had seen in videos, and it was quite spacious. After climbing a small step and opening the door, there was a bedroom inside. The bed did not need to be unfolded and looked about two meters wide, with the bathroom beside it.

Shen Rui'an sat on the bed and idly watched videos for a while. Listening to Su Tingbai showering in the bathroom, he found the sound strangely hypnotic and drifted off to sleep in a daze.

Su Tingbai had worked up his courage before coming out, his muscles practically bulging, only to find that the person he wanted to see was already sleeping soundly on the bed without even covering himself.

For a moment, Su Tingbai did not know how he felt. He was a little disappointed and a little wistful. He walked over, tucked Shen Rui'an in, then gently lay down on the bed himself.

Compared to the large bed at the villa, this one was much narrower and the space was smaller. No matter what, an RV could not be as comfortable as a real house.

The space was a little cramped for Su Tingbai. With his build and Shen Rui'an beside him, it honestly felt rather crowded.

Su Tingbai pulled up the blanket and turned off the lights, but he could not sleep at all. The person beside him slept sweetly, while the RV shut out every sound from outside. Lying beside Shen Rui'an in such silence, it felt as though he could hear Shen Rui'an's slow, even breathing clearly.

Just as Shen Rui'an had said, his sleeping posture really was good.

Because the bed was not big enough, Su Tingbai did not dare move once he lay down, afraid of waking Shen Rui'an. He lay stiffly on the bed.

Perhaps the RV bed was not as comfortable as the one at home. Shen Rui'an turned over and nearly fell into Su Tingbai's arms.

Feeling the heat source draw close, Su Tingbai's breathing quickened slightly. Then Shen Rui'an did not move again.

Su Tingbai felt faintly disappointed, but also relieved.

Shen Rui'an muttered something and suddenly rolled into Su Tingbai's arms.

In his sleep, Shen Rui'an felt as if he were hugging a warm, hard pillow. With his eyes closed, he unconsciously adjusted his sleeping position, finally finding a suitable spot and falling comfortably asleep.

Shen Rui'an used Su Tingbai's arm as a pillow, curling up with his back to Su Tingbai in his arms. Su Tingbai's whole body tensed. Pushing him away did not feel right, but wrapping him in his arms did not feel right either.

Wide awake, Su Tingbai felt the warm jade in his arms and did not dare move. Seeing that Shen Rui'an had tugged the blanket down to his legs, leaving his back a little cold, Su Tingbai raised his hand. In the end, he still pulled the blanket up to cover Shen Rui'an.

In tugging up the blanket, he inevitably encircled the person in his arms. Once Shen Rui'an was properly covered, Su Tingbai hesitated for a while before finally following his heart and hugging him as he slept.

Having someone use his arm as a pillow was not very comfortable, but Su Tingbai felt as sweet as if he had drunk honey, ignoring the numb soreness in his arm.

Feeling the breathing of the person in his arms, Su Tingbai gradually fell deeply asleep as well.

While everyone else slept, the night owls whose nightlife had only just begun were scrolling through videos.

In the middle of the night, the algorithm began doing its work. Some people who liked pets suddenly came across videos of several little mutts.

Then, a familiar little mutt suddenly caught their eye. The night owls opened the account's homepage and saw that it only had a few followers and not many videos, most of them featuring the little mutt in the profile picture.

"This dog looks a lot like the one in Su Tingbai's livestream."

This discovery began spreading through a small circle.