"I never would have guessed you had so much nerve."
"What? Are you saying you want to sleep in my room from now on?"
Bibi Dong regarded Lin Yan with amusement, as though she had already seen through his little schemes. Her expression was utterly disdainful.
Lin Yan smiled bitterly.
"You've got me all wrong!"
"Everything I said is true. Even if the head of the Ye Family with the Nine Heart Begonia came here, she might not be able to maintain such a wide-ranging Healing Aura all night."
"I've only ever cast this skill once at a time before. Keeping it active for so long really is beyond me."
Lin Yan spoke with heartfelt sincerity, and every word made sense.
Although Bibi Dong thought of him as a playboy, she could find no fault with his explanation.
Silence settled over the room.
Bibi Dong folded her arms across her chest, squeezing her ample breasts like water balloons as she surveyed Lin Yan with an exceedingly haughty air.
Lin Yan knew better than to make himself unwelcome. He kept his head lowered respectfully, never so much as glancing at her.
Neither spoke. The rustle of the curtains in the evening breeze seemed infinitely magnified, and Lin Yan could even hear his own heartbeat.
This has to work! This has to work!
Lin Yan prayed inwardly while using the Mind-Reading Technique to observe Bibi Dong's thoughts.
After accepting Ye Rou'er's advice earlier that day, Lin Yan had been worrying about how to find an opportunity to grow closer to Bibi Dong tonight. Her suggestion about staying by the bedroom door had conveniently spared him the trouble of finding excuses.
Now he only needed to wait for Bibi Dong to lower her boundaries for the first time. Then he would have a