Morning sunlight filtered through the gaps in the curtains, scattering mottled patches across the bed.
Gu Yue had woken early—or rather, she had barely slept at all.
Lying on her side with her chin propped on one hand, she stared intently at the sleeping face mere inches from hers.
Tang Wulin slept soundly, his breathing steady and warm against the hollow of her neck, bringing a faint, tingling tickle. Worst of all, even in his sleep, he refused to behave. One arm clamped tightly around her waist, his entire body clung to hers like an octopus, and his head kept nuzzling against her chest.
"Honestly... completely defenseless."
A wicked smile curled Gu Yue's lips, and a mischievous gleam flashed through her purple eyes.
She extended a slender finger and gently traced circles on the tip of Tang Wulin's nose, then slowly moved downward, gliding over his Adam's apple before stopping at his collarbone.
"If you won't wake up, I'm going to do something naughty."
Gu Yue lowered her head, silver strands falling across Tang Wulin's face. She opened her mouth, revealing a cute little canine tooth, and made to bite his sharply defined jawline.
Just as her lips were about to touch Tang Wulin's skin—
Tang Wulin's lashes fluttered, and his drowsy eyes suddenly flew open.
Their eyes met.
The air seemed to freeze in that instant.
Looking at Gu Yue's face so close to his and the predatory look in her eyes, Tang Wulin instinctively shrank back. His voice was hoarse with sleep and tinged with alarm. "G-Gu Yue, what are you trying to do?"
Gu Yue's finger was still resting on his collarbone, and she froze.
Before she could wipe the wicked smile off her face, she had been caught red-handed.
"N-nothing."
Gu Yue hurriedly withdrew her hand,