You smell so good

"No need." Xie Yuan shook his head, looking down at his phone.

Mu Ze left the bedroom and returned shortly afterward.

On the bed, Xie Yuan had his eyes closed and seemed to be asleep. His lashes cast shadows under the bright light, standing out on his quiet face.

Mu Ze gently closed the door and softened his movements. Holding a thermos, he walked toward Xie Yuan.

After just a few steps, Xie Yuan opened his eyes, meeting Mu Ze's gaze.

Mu Ze said softly, "There's warm water inside. You can drink it if you get thirsty tonight."

Only after Xie Yuan agreed did he set the thermos on the bedside table.

Before leaving, he asked, "Teacher Xie, should I turn off the light?"

The bedroom light wasn't particularly harsh, but someone sensitive to light would still dislike it.

"Mm."

Mu Ze turned off the light, leaving only a dim little night-light in the bedroom. It was a little closer to Xie Yuan's side.

Before going to sleep, Mu Ze glanced toward Xie Yuan. Seeing that his eyes were already closed, he lay back down on his own bed.

Despite a full day of filming, Mu Ze wasn't very sleepy, especially with the person he liked in the next bed. He kept feeling as though Xie Yuan's scent lingered around his nose.

That made him even less sleepy.

After an unknown amount of time, the sound of someone turning over suddenly came from the next bed.

Mu Ze thought Xie Yuan was simply turning over in his sleep and paid it no mind.

Two or three minutes later, Xie Yuan turned over again.

After this went on for roughly ten-odd minutes, Mu Ze asked, "Teacher Xie, do you have trouble sleeping in an unfamiliar bed?"

"No." Xie Yuan turned over again, his voice clear.

"I just can't sleep."

Xie Yuan was troubled too. He hadn't expected his insomnia to follow him after he awakened his memories of his past life.

Before Mu Ze could ask anything, Xie Yuan said, "Mu Ze, do you mind sharing a bed with someone?"

Mu Ze shook his head. "I don't mind."

A few seconds later, Xie Yuan lay down beside Mu Ze.

The moment Xie Yuan lay down, Mu Ze's body went rigid.

After a long while, Mu Ze suppressed the ache in his heart. "Teacher Xie, can't you sleep because you don't have someone sleeping beside you?"

Xie Yuan gave Mu Ze an odd look. "No, I've never slept with anyone else."

Mu Ze let out a breath of relief, and a source of warmth pressed against his shoulder.

He turned his head. Xie Yuan's eyes were closed, his shoulder pressed against Mu Ze's arm, his head leaning slightly toward him.

Mu Ze instinctively lightened his breathing.

Under the dim night-light, Xie Yuan's long lashes left faint shadows on his fair skin.

So sweet.

He sighed inwardly. Xie Yuan suddenly rolled over and rested his head against Mu Ze's chest.

He draped an arm over him and slung one leg across his waist.

"Smells so good."

Xie Yuan murmured the words. Mu Ze's entire body went rigid, his voice a little huskier than it had been during the day. "It's probably the body wash. If you like it, I'll give you a few bottles."

Mu Ze had already heard him say he smelled good several times that day.

After waiting a while without receiving an answer, Mu Ze lowered his eyes and found that he had already fallen asleep.

He was even making little purring sounds like a kitten.

So cute.

Without realizing it, Mu Ze's gaze drifted to Xie Yuan's waist.

His pajama top had ridden up a little with his movements, exposing a small stretch of his waist.

Most of the blood-red mole Mu Ze had kept thinking about happened to be exposed.

Mu Ze unconsciously raised his right hand and moved it toward the waist of the person in his arms.

As his large hand touched the pajamas, Mu Ze snapped back to his senses. He stared at his hand, a hint of chagrin appearing on his face.

His hand naturally picked up the thin blanket beside them and pulled it over Xie Yuan's waist, covering the waist he had been stealing looks at.

He withdrew his hand and placed it at his side, rubbing his fingers together a few times as though lingering over something.

With a beauty in his arms, Mu Ze had thought he would be unable to sleep. But listening to Xie Yuan's soft breathing, he gradually grew sleepy too and fell asleep at some point.

The two of them were asleep, but the livestream was still running, and some people who enjoyed staying up late were still watching.

Seeing the two sleeping together, the viewers sent comments scrolling rapidly across the screen.

[Wow, two guests are already sleeping together on the first night of the dating show.]

[Young Master Xie is so in love. He climbed into Mu Ze's bed himself.]

[Is this something I can watch without paying for a membership?]

[Love it, give me more. This has really changed everything I knew about dating shows.]

[Say, if they're sleeping together on the first night, will they... on the second night? Hehehe, you know what I mean.]

[I want to see it! I want to see it!]

[Looking at this, Mu Ze and Young Master Xie can make their relationship official.]

[I've got to say, these two move fast. Once they picked someone, they went straight for it.]

Bored, Su Wanyue's fans came to Xie Yuan's livestream to gather information. Seeing the two sleeping in each other's arms, for whatever reason, they completely lost it.

[Shameless. Sleeping with someone after knowing him for just one day. So desperate he'll take anyone. How could he be a decent person? Stay together forever and don't come out to ruin anyone else's life.]

[Exactly what you'd expect from brain-dead fans. You really live up to the name. Does your idol know how dedicated you are?]

[Get lost. Don't make me slap you.]

[Young Master Xie and Mu Ze are both single. How does them trying to date bother you? Or is stealing someone else's fiancé like your idol did the only shameless thing you approve of?]

More of Su Wanyue's fans arrived one after another, only to be driven away by insults.

When that tactic failed, Su Wanyue's fans posted about this on various platforms, immediately drawing crowds to the livestream to watch the spectacle.

The next day, Xie Yuan and Mu Ze successfully made the trending searches.

#Shocking! Dating show guests did this on the show#

#The fastest-developing romance among dating show guests in the world#

#Guests slept together on the first night of a dating show#

#Happy news coming soon for the Xie family's young master#

#How an ordinary person married into wealth overnight#

All sorts of trending searches about the two kept appearing.

Xie Yuan was woken by his ringtone.

A voice sounded beside his ear. "Teacher Xie, your phone is ringing."

Xie Yuan groggily reached out. "Okay."

Looking at him reaching out groggily, Mu Ze's eyes filled with amusement. "Teacher Xie, could you let go of me first?"

Xie Yuan raised his head slightly without even opening his eyes. "No. You smell so good."

Helpless, Mu Ze could only let the phone keep ringing.

By the time the phone rang again, Xie Yuan was mostly awake.

He yawned, climbed off Mu Ze, and took his phone back to his own bed, where he lay down.

With the person in his arms gone, Mu Ze felt a little disappointed.

"Hello?"

Xie Yuan answered without checking who was calling.

"Xie Yuan, you're famous. Did you know?"

Xie Ran's calm voice came from the other end.

Yet Xie Yuan heard something else in her tone. "I thought you already knew I was famous, Sis."

"Heh." Xie Ran sneered. "You're even proud of yourself."

"Tell me, what's your relationship with that Mu Ze?"

"People online say you slept together. Is that true?"

Without waiting for Xie Yuan to answer, the voice on the phone continued, "Our Xie Family may be open-minded, but that doesn't mean we'll accept just anyone."

"Besides, even if he's a man, you need to learn to protect yourself. What is this, sleeping together before you've even made your relationship official?"

Xie Yuan held the phone a little farther away. "Sis, did you watch the livestream?"

"I've been busy lately. I haven't had time to watch it. My assistant told me. Otherwise, I wouldn't have known you were so capable."

"Sleeping with someone after knowing him for one day."

A look of contentment appeared on Xie Yuan's face. "He smells so good."