Morning light slipped through a gap in the curtains, casting a hazy strip of light on the carpet.
Fine dust drifted slowly through it. The room was quiet.
Chen Shi'an had woken early again.
When he sat up, Fat Cat, who had been weighing him down like Five Finger Mountain, rolled off him and opened its mouth in a yawn.
"Meow."
"Shh."
"Meow..."
Chen Shi'an turned to look at the bed beside his.
Li Wanyin was still fast asleep.
After seeing how restlessly the Class Monitor and Little Cicada slept, he found her sleeping form incredibly peaceful by comparison. She was still lying on her side facing him, her thick, long lashes trembling slightly with her even breathing. Whatever lovely dream she was having, her lips curved softly. All her guardedness and shyness had fallen away, leaving only pure relaxation.
A few strands of black hair lay scattered beside her face and across the snow-white pillow, making her skin look even more delicate, with a warm, jade-like glow in the faint morning light.
Her sleeping posture was quiet too. She curled beneath the covers, pressing against them slightly, while the quilt outlined the soft curves of her body. She seemed to sleep more lightly than the two younger girls. Even the tiny sound of Chen Shi'an getting up seemed to reach her. Her fine brows knitted and her eyelids fluttered, as though she was about to wake.
Fortunately, she wasn't disturbed awake after all.
Chen Shi'an watched her quietly for a while, then slipped out of bed and went to wash up.
Too impatient to stay put, Fat Cat jumped curiously beside her pillow to look at her, then sniffed her cheek. Still asleep, she reached out groggily and caught its tail. Cat hurriedly jumped off the bed and fled...