Jiang Qiuyue sprang out of bed, hurriedly pulled the door open, and clapped a hand over He Tongtong's mouth.
"Don't disturb Li Xian. Let him sleep a little longer with his eyes closed."
She deliberately stressed the words "eyes closed," secretly pointing toward Li Xian's bed as she spoke.
Following Jiang Qiuyue's finger, He Tongtong saw the Green-Dress Woman sitting on the ladder steps, leaning forward. Only then did she realize she had messed things up.
The jade beneath Li Xian's hand grew even hotter. At the same time, he sensed the presence before him drawing closer and closer. He had to react to the noise somehow, or his pretense of sleep would be exposed-
So Li Xian clicked his tongue as though irritated at being woken, furrowed his brow, tugged at the blanket twice, then rolled over and covered his head.
Jiang Qiuyue took the opportunity to lower her voice. "He went to bed late last night-he probably won't wake up for a while."
He Tongtong cast a frightened glance at the Green-Dress Woman inside the room and replied:
"Then... then I'll come back later."
She gently pulled the door shut and scurried away.
Another ten minutes passed before the Green-Dressed Girl finally climbed lightly down the ladder, opened the door, and left.
The jade gradually cooled. Only after Li Xian heard Jiang Qiuyue say, "She's gone," did he open his eyes and emerge from under the covers.
He rotated his stiff neck a couple of times and asked:
"Who was that just now?"
"He Tongtong," Jiang Qiuyue answered. "She was shouting that something had happened, but I don't know what exactly."
"Let's go take a look."
Li Xian and Qian Chen climbed down from their beds one after the other and headed toward He Tongtong's dorm room.
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