Travel · Hangzhou Arc (Fourteen): Will Stargazing with the Professor Lead to a Night Raid by Little Ai?

On the terrace of Morning's room on the third floor.

Morning, dressed in simple light blue pajamas, hugged her knees and found a good spot to admire the twinkling stars in the sky.

With a click, she heard the door open behind her. She turned to look at the person who entered, and a gentle smile immediately appeared on her delicate face.

"Senior, you've arrived!" Morning's tone was slightly excited.

"So you've finally kept your word?" Xiao Ling teased with a light laugh.

"I haven't had a good opportunity for the past few days, but I'm finally able to invite you today," Morning said with a smile. "Please sit next to me, senior."

Xiao Ling nodded, and then sat down next to Morning without hesitation.

"Finally, we can see the stars!" Morning said cheerfully. "It rained for the first few days after we arrived, so we couldn't see any stars."

"It's a typhoon day after all, the weather is really bad." Xiao Ling shrugged. "How are you feeling now? It's a great stargazing spot for you, isn't it?"

"Hmm... it is indeed a nice place to stargaze," Morning nodded, "But it doesn't seem to have as many stars as I expected."

"However, there are a few stars that are quite bright. Do you know their names, senior?"

Xiao Ling looked up at the sky following Morning's finger, and saw three stars shining brightly in the night sky at the end of the finger's direction.

"Ah~ those three stars." He pointed out the three brightest stars in the sky to Morning, then explained, "They are ' Niulang Star,' ' Zhinü Star, ' and ' Deneb,' collectively known as the Summer Triangle."

"As for why they're called the Summer Triangle, firstly because they only appear on summer nights in the Northern Hemisphere, and secondly because the positions of the three of them form a triangle."

"If you don't believe me, you can try connecting them with your fingers yourself."

Morning nodded obediently, and then began to connect the stars one by one as Xiao Ling instructed.

"It really is a triangle..." Morning exclaimed happily, "Senior is amazing!"

"Nature is truly amazing..." Xiao Ling smiled helplessly. "Speaking of which, there's actually a love story between these three stars that's been passed down through the ages. Would you like to hear it?"

"I want to hear!" Morning nodded quickly twice, her eyes full of curiosity.

"Then I'll begin," Xiao Ling chuckled. "It is said that a long, long time ago, there was a fairy named the Zhinü..."

So he told Morning Ning the whole love story of the Niulang and the Zhinü.

"So that's how it is... What a regrettable story..." Morning said regretfully, "In that case, these three stars really can't function without any of them."

"Every star has its own story," Xiao Ling said with a smile. "Would you like to have a stargazing discussion with me? Just the two of us."

This long-awaited invitation made Morning's heart skip a beat, making up for the one beat she missed when they first met.

"I'd love to!" Morning blushed, but her tone was filled with joy. "I'll listen carefully until you finish speaking, senior!"

"That would be my honor." Xiao Ling snapped her fingers. "Have you decided which star to start with, Morning?"

"Hmm... let's start with this one!" Morning said, pointing to a star in the sky. "Please, senior!"

"This one, this one is Venus. Although it looks very small to the naked eye, it's actually about the same size as Blue Star. However, the temperature on it can reach over 400 degrees Celsius, and the main component of its atmosphere is carbon dioxide. Although it looks similar to Blue Star, it's actually a complete hell..."

"Oh, I see. What about this one?"

"This is Jupiter. It and Saturn are both gas giants in our Solar System. It's said that Jupiter weighs as much as more than three hundred Blue Star..."

"Asleep..." Xiao Ling looked at Morning, who was fast asleep with her head resting on his shoulder, and couldn't help but chuckle.

He gently picked up Morning and carried her back to the room. After carefully placing her on the bed, he tucked her in.

"Goodnight," he whispered, then turned off the bedside lamp and quietly left Morning's room.

After leaving the room, he stretched as if a great weight had been lifted from his shoulders, and drowsiness immediately washed over him.

"Ugh... Time to sleep, I'm so sleepy..."

Xiao Ling strode into the room, quickly threw herself onto the soft bed, and prepared to drift off to sleep.

He was drifting off to sleep when he inadvertently turned over and his eyes met a pair of starry eyes that shone brightly even in the night.

"Little Ai, why are you making so much noise...!"

After being discovered, Little Ai stopped pretending and immediately hugged Hajiling and bit her lip hard.

The two, who were originally lying on their sides, suddenly switched positions, ending up in a rather ambiguous position.

That's when he noticed, why is Little Ai wearing Hajipiao's clothes?

"Why are you dressed like Rover? What are you trying to do?" Xiao Ling suddenly had a bad feeling.

"I'd like to ask A-Yu instead," Aemeath said with ill intent, "Was the fruit platter delicious last night?"

"That must be delicious—but how did you know that?"

"A-Yu, Yu, Xixi won you over with just one effort. I had to get you drunk after so many attempts to win you over," Aemeath, her eyes narrowing and her voice laced with jealousy. "You're so unfair!"

"When feelings run deep, who can say for sure about these things..." Xiao Ling weakly defended herself.

"That's certainly a very deep emotional moment," Aemeath said irritably. "It's alright, the night is still long, we have plenty of time to slowly express our feelings."

Is this kind of emotional exchange between you serious?

"Mind your own business!"

"So, it comes down to the same question from the beginning: why are you wearing Hajipiao's clothes?" Xiao Ling asked as her final question.

"You mean this? Since you're looking for excitement, let's go all the way!" Aemeath chuckled playfully.

Seeing the peach blossom gradually appear in Little Ai's eyes, even someone as wooden as Hajiling knew in her heart that she was probably doomed tonight.

"A-Yu, I don't want it anymore, please let me go QAQ."

"You're saying no now? Weren't you pretty arrogant when you made those promises?"

"It's okay, the night is still long, we have plenty of time to connect and express our feelings."

"Waaaaah QAQ..."