Oh, nothing happened.

He Zhen had reached his limit. "Nothing happened between us. Come out and eat."

[He snapped at me!]

[He slept with me and then snapped at me!?!]

[Damn it, what a cruel man!]

[Wait, on second thought, wasn't I the one who scored?]

[I slept with a fictional character!?!]

[Mom, I've made it!-]

He Zhen finally lost his patience. He turned the doorknob, unable to take any more. "Listen, nothing happened between us."

Yao Tao looked at him, then at the oversized shirt she was wearing.

She looked He Zhen up and down. He practically radiated sleep deprivation, and her eyes were full of disbelief.

[Oh, nothing happened? Then why are your dark circles so bad?]

[Looks like I really did sleep with him!]

[Holy shit, why don't I remember anything!]

[Where's my memory of how he felt!]

[Why can't I remember how any of it felt!]

[What a massive loss! Aaaaah!]

[How could I forget something like this!?!]

[I could brag about this for a whole year! I slept with the second male lead who only has eyes for the heroine! Aaaaah!-]

[What kind of expression did he make!?!]

Listening to Yao Tao's increasingly outrageous fantasies, He Zhen realized he had never met a girl whose head was so thoroughly stuffed with unspeakable things!

"Stop imagining things. Nothing happened between us last night." He Zhen took a deep breath. If he listened to any more, he feared he would crawl into a hole from sheer embarrassment. "You got drunk and threw up. I asked Aunt Zhang to change your clothes."

"Oh." Yao Tao eyed He Zhen, whose denial only made him seem guiltier, and gave a noncommittal reply.

[Hah. Men. Even I'm willing to admit it. Why are you backing down?]

[Hmph! You did it, but you won't own up to it.]

He Zhen struggled to contain himself. "Think carefully. You don't feel uncomfortable anywhere, do you?"

Besides! Was he the sort of person who would take advantage of someone!?!

Yao Tao was always calling him darling, baby, and all sorts of other things in her head. So was her actual opinion of him that he was an idiot who thought with his dick!?!

[That's true.]

Yao Tao gave it some serious thought.

Just as He Zhen breathed a sigh of relief, thinking she finally understood, Yao Tao's eyes widened, and her inner voice filled with disbelief.

[Ah, so I just wanted to sleep with He Zhen, and I actually pulled it off!]

He Zhen: !

How had she arrived at such an absurd conclusion!

What on earth was in her head!!!

[Oh my god!]

[Oh, my little angel!]

[Was I so rough last night that you couldn't even sleep properly!?!]

[I'm such a terrible person!]

[If there's a next time, I'll be very gentle.]

He Zhen: ...

Right now, he just wanted to throw Yao Tao out.

"Let's eat first." He Zhen had nothing left to say. He was exhausted, body and soul.

[Aww, my shy baby is so cute!]

[Give me a kiss!]

He Zhen desperately wanted to plug his ears. Unfortunately, Yao Tao didn't use her mouth to speak.

Plugging his ears wouldn't stop him from hearing her.

"He Zhen, are you okay?" Yao Tao climbed out of bed. The shirt swallowed even her calves, and the shorts were so big they looked more like a skirt.

They were so loose that they felt a little uncomfortable.

But none of that mattered!

What mattered was that she really had slept with He Zhen!

[I slept with him! But I missed the whole thing!]

[Even if I don't remember, I should at least look after my baby's physical and mental health!]

[He's the first fictional character to come to life! Sob, sob.]

[Damn it, why did I black out!?!]

[I didn't get to see a single expression!]

He Zhen calmly brought out some warm hangover soup and a simple sandwich. "If you're dizzy, have some hangover soup. It's warm."

[Sob, sob, I'm such a terrible person. I slept with him, and he's still being so gentle!]

[Get up and slap yourself twice!]

[I'll support you with the money I get from selling Qin Zhen!]

He Zhen: ...

That sounded very familiar. He had already heard it last night, except Yao Tao had talked about stealing Li Zeyan's and Lu Chen's money.

So now that she was sober, she was going after Qin Zhen instead!?!

He Zhen ate his breakfast with a cold expression, not particularly interested in engaging with Yao Tao.

[Sob, sob, did sleeping with me scare my baby?!?]

[Was I especially rough yesterday?]

[Did I...]

"Cough, cough!!!" He Zhen choked.

Yao Tao immediately poured him a glass of water and gently patted his back, her eyes full of concern. "He Zhen, are you all right?"

He Zhen took the water and had a sip.

[Did I pin his back down really hard last night!?!]

[The way this feels!]

[He's so firm. Can we do it again?]

[I need a reenactment. If I miss this chance, we might not have a tomorrow!]

[Sob, sob!-]

[I'll regret it so much!]

The water he had just swallowed sprayed straight out of his mouth.

"Cough, cough, cough!" This time, he really had choked.

"Are you okay? Are you really all right?" Yao Tao tried to help him catch his breath, but He Zhen kept dodging her.

[It's over. I've traumatized my baby.]

[We're like two intersecting parallel lines.]

[The intersection was a lie.]

[The parallel part is real!]

[Damn it, how could I black out!]

[Without those memories, do I have to get by on my imagination!?!]

He Zhen coughed even harder. "No-"

"What is it?" Yao Tao said with difficulty. "I'm actually very gentle."

[I think I can still salvage this.]

"Listen to me. You were just drunk," He Zhen reiterated through gritted teeth.

[Why does he keep emphasizing that?]

[How strange.]

Yao Tao looked at He Zhen suspiciously.

[He's stressed it over and over, and I haven't argued. Why does he keep bringing it up?]

Yao Tao suddenly saw the light.

[He wants me to take responsibility!]

[Who would've guessed my baby was so innocent!]

[He's actually dropping hints!]

[Since he's hinting this hard...]

He Zhen felt utterly hopeless.

Truly, hopeless in the most literal sense.

Had Yao Tao been sent here specifically to torment him and him alone???

How was she so good at jumping to wild conclusions!?!

Yao Tao considered her words. "He Zhen, although the whole school knows you're in love with someone, I'll take responsibility for you."

[That should do it, right!?!]

[You have my permission not to love me!]

[After all, I only have a few hundred men in my heart, too.]

[We're even!]

He Zhen's mind gradually settled. "No need."

"?" Yao Tao looked at him in shock.

[He admitted it that quickly!?!]

[Oh my, I don't know exactly what I did last night, but it must have been (←unspeakable...)]

"Could you stop consuming so much trash?" He Zhen felt that deep breaths could no longer slow his racing blood.

He was that angry.

"Huh?" Yao Tao had no idea what he meant.

[He's starting to love me. He's even taking an interest in what shows I watch!]

He Zhen: Just let the world end.

A breeze blew, making the curtains flutter. Yao Tao turned her head and spotted her little-chick bra and panties.

She gave He Zhen a complicated look.

[When I found out you washed Fu Xin's underwear, my heart was heavy.]

[Now that I see you've washed mine, I have very mixed feelings, baby.]

He Zhen: ?

Wait, why would he wash Fu Xin's underwear?

No, that wasn't the point!

He hadn't washed those!

"No, Aunt Zhang washed those." Just as He Zhen finished speaking, the door opened.