Hana Ye instantly flailed in a fluster, her hair practically standing on end (ΩДΩ).
"I was joking, joking! How could you suddenly climb into bed?! Isn't this a little too fast? Have you been planning to sleep with Hana Ye all along?!"
Lin En glanced at her, then rolled over and closed his eyes.
"Sleep!"
Hana Ye immediately yelled.
"I didn't mean it! I didn't mean it! Get off! Get off the bed! You've squeezed Hana Ye all the way to the side!!"
Night soon fell. The window was tightly shut, and only the crystal lamp on the wall gave off a faint glow.
Lin En leaned against the pillow, one arm beneath his head, gazing at the desolate ceiling until the darkness gradually settled over everything.
Beside him.
Hana Ye lay on her side, one little hand hugging his chest. Her eyes were like the nonexistent stars in the sky as she stole glances at him.
Neither of them spoke.
At first, her heart had been beating very fast, but it slowly settled down, and she gradually began to feel safe. She had never imagined anything like this before, nor understood why girls got married when they grew up. Now, she seemed to understand a little.
Because when you curled up beside him, it really felt as though there was nothing left to fear.
"Lin En..."
She spoke as she lay beside him.
"What?"
Lin En answered with his eyes closed.
Hana Ye bit her little lip, feeling the heartbeat coming from his chest.
"Are you really a monster...?"
She remembered their first encounter, remembered the things he had told her, those frightening tentacles and inhuman limbs. Yet it all seemed like a dream. Sometimes he did take on a truly terrifying appearance, but...
Those cold tentacles