Unexpectedly Going Viral

"Mm... My chest feels so tight..."

Lin Yu frowned in his sleep that morning. His chest felt tight, making it a little hard to breathe, and something seemed to be wrapped around his neck.

He slowly opened his eyes and was just about to get up when he found he couldn't move.

He glanced to the side and nearly jumped. At some point, Firefly had come over and was holding him in a death grip.

Both her arms were wrapped around his neck, one leg was draped over him, and nearly half her body was lying on top of him.

No wonder my chest felt tight. I thought it was sleep paralysis.

But looking at Firefly's sleeping face up close made Lin Yu blush.

Her exquisitely sculpted face was adorable, and the even breathing that came through her slightly parted lips showed she was still fast asleep. Her clothing had slipped a little off one shoulder, revealing its snowy skin, and he could even faintly see what showed through her neckline...

Sigh, this is a bit too stimulating first thing in the morning. Honestly, he could barely handle it.

He was at an age when his blood ran hot. Who could resist that kind of temptation?

He had wanted to free himself, but Firefly was too strong for him to break loose, and he was afraid using too much force would wake her.

Sigh... I can only wait for Firefly to wake up now.

As he was thinking that, he heard a soft hum.

"Mm..."

Why is she waking up now?! Hearing her and feeling her stir on top of him, Lin Yu panicked and hurriedly closed his eyes, pretending to be asleep.

Just after Lin Yu closed his eyes, Firefly woke up. Her brain hadn't fully started working yet, and after giving Lin Yu a bleary glance, she mistook him for a blanket and went back to sleep.

No sooner had she closed her eyes than she sensed something was wrong. The blanket didn't feel quite right.

She didn't remember it being this hard. Then she seemed to realize something and jolted awake.

Only then did she see clearly that she was holding Lin Yu, not a blanket.

Once she realized what had happened, Firefly felt both embarrassed and annoyed. She had somehow ended up sleeping on top of someone else.

She glanced at Lin Yu, whom she had been hugging like a blanket, and breathed a sigh of relief. Luckily, he hadn't woken up. If he had seen her, he probably would have scolded her.

As Firefly saw it, her actions had inconvenienced him, and he would surely have something to say about it.

She loosened her arms from around his neck and sat up, then turned to look at Lin Yu, whose eyes were tightly shut.

She had never studied him from so close before. His black hair fell naturally over his forehead, and her gaze traveled down from there: his eyes, nose, lips...

When she saw his lips, memories of last night came flooding back, and her face turned bright red again.

Without another thought, she hurriedly and carefully ran out of the tent.

Once the tent had fallen quiet, Lin Yu finally opened his eyes.

"Phew... That scared me to death."

Luckily she didn't notice, or I'd have died of embarrassment.

Lin Yu stayed in the tent for another ten-odd minutes before stepping outside. As soon as he emerged, he heard a very enthusiastic voice.

"Hey! Brother Lin, you're awake!"

The one greeting him was Yang Chenyu. His girlfriend, Su Qingxiao, and Firefly were beside him, and the three of them were chatting.

Looks like I was the last one up.

After greeting them, Lin Yu quickly fled to wash up, as if he had done something guilty.

Firefly, meanwhile, simply drank her water and paid him no attention.

Watching the pair behave so strangely, Su Qingxiao felt certain something had happened between them!

They had been perfectly fine yesterday, but today they were like strangers.

In the spirit of inquiry, since she didn't know what had happened, she decided to ask the people involved.

Without further ado, she leaned over and whispered in Firefly's ear.

"Did something happen between you and Lin Yu?"

Hearing that, Firefly stared at Su Qingxiao in disbelief, her mouth slightly open.

Can she read minds?

But looking at the person she could call her teacher, she thought it should be all right. After all, Su Qingxiao had played a part in what she had done yesterday.

Having made up her mind, Firefly leaned close to Su Qingxiao and told her in a whisper.

Left on the sidelines, Yang Chenyu was a little unhappy. He felt left out.

But intimidated by his girlfriend's tyrannical power, he didn't dare say so outright, so he trotted over to them.

He rubbed his hands together and put on a fawning smile. "What are you two talking about? Mind if I join in?"

Seeing this, Su Qingxiao gave him no chance and promptly told him to leave.

"It's none of your business! Don't pry into beautiful women's affairs!"

"Oh..."

Seeing that his girlfriend wouldn't allow it, Yang Chenyu could only leave dejectedly and sit alone off to one side.

After sending him away, Su Qingxiao listened intently to Firefly's story.

When Firefly finished, Su Qingxiao covered her mouth and giggled. She had wondered what had happened, but it was only that.

She took one of Firefly's hands in hers and explained earnestly.

"That's perfectly normal. It was your first time, after all, so of course you'd be embarrassed."

"Is that so? Is it really normal?"

"Yeah, perfectly normal. Even I reacted the same way you did my first time. You'll get used to it after doing it a few more times."

"I'll get used to it after doing it a few more times..."

After hearing Su Qingxiao's explanation, Firefly understood. But she didn't know if Lin Yu would agree, since she had done it while he was asleep, which was somewhat unethical.

Before long, Lin Yu came back from washing up. After the two of them calmed down, the earlier awkwardness was gone.

After sitting down and chatting with the others for a bit, he prepared to go home. Today wasn't a day off, so he had to work that afternoon.

With Yang Chenyu's help, he managed to pack up the tent. Before leaving, Lin Yu and Yang Chenyu added each other as friends and agreed to go camping together again.

Firefly and Su Qingxiao also exchanged contact information. That made Su Qingxiao the first friend Firefly had made in this world besides Lin Yu, and he was very pleased about it.

Looking at her new chat contact besides Lin Yu, Firefly's lips curled up slightly.

"Thank you."

Seeing this, Su Qingxiao stepped forward, took Firefly's hand, and said,

"There's no need to thank me. Remember to chat with me more often from now on."

"Mm, I will."

With that, Lin Yu and Firefly waved goodbye to the couple and left the campsite.

When they reached the tent rental counter, Lin Yu was a little surprised.

There are so many people today, more than twice as many as yesterday.

As he returned the tent to the staff, he noticed the young man was the one who had rented it to him yesterday.

The young man also showed a rare look of surprise when he saw Lin Yu, though his expression quickly returned to normal.

"Oh, you two haven't left yet."

Lin Yu found that remark strange. Why did it feel as though the young man found it hard to believe he was still here?

When the young man saw Lin Yu looking at him oddly, he realized that what he had said might have caused a misunderstanding.

"Sorry, I phrased that badly. But after what happened yesterday, I thought you two had already left."

"What happened yesterday...?"

Seeing his bewilderment, it was the young man's turn to be confused.

"Don't you know?"

Lin Yu shook his head to show that he didn't.

The young man pointed at Firefly behind him and said,

"Your girlfriend's gone viral. You didn't know?"

Firefly, who had been standing quietly behind Lin Yu like a well-behaved child, jumped when she was suddenly singled out.

She looked at Lin Yu in alarm, her voice trembling slightly.

"I... Did I do something wrong?"

Lin Yu stroked Firefly's head and reassured her.

"It's okay. You didn't do anything wrong."

After calming her down, Lin Yu asked what had happened, and the young man said he would understand if he checked the trending searches online.

Skeptical, Lin Yu opened Note. When he saw the trending searches, his jaw dropped.

[Shocking! A huge swarm of fireflies and a mysterious woman appeared at a Jiangcheng campsite!!!]

[Shocking! This woman can actually control fireflies. Just who is she?!!!]

Looking at the headlines, Lin Yu felt his head grow twice as big.

How could he have forgotten that they weren't the only ones there last night? There had been other people too.

After watching the video posted online, Lin Yu breathed a sigh of relief.

Luckily, the person's face wasn't visible in the video. Otherwise, they would have been in trouble.

Seeing how nervous Lin Yu seemed, Firefly couldn't help worrying. Could she have caused trouble?

She was just about to ask when Lin Yu took her along and left.

The young man was about to say something, but seeing that the two had already gone far away, he gave up.

"Forget it. I'll tell them next time I get the chance."

Suddenly being led away by Lin Yu made Firefly even more worried, and she asked timidly,

"...Lin Yu, did something happen?"

Lin Yu merely looked back, smiled helplessly, and said,

"Firefly, it looks like you've gone viral..."