"I like you!"

boom!

It was like a thunderclap, a lightning bolt striking.

Yu Mian was completely stunned.

Looking at Shen Junzhi sitting across from her on the sofa, calmly and confidently drawing a conclusion, she even wondered if she was still half asleep.

The Shen Junzhi we see now is dreaming.

What is he saying?!

He likes himself!?

Shen Junzhi likes her?!

Are you crazy?!

Normally, Yu Mian wouldn't have noticed any signs of this.

Moreover, Shen Junzhi is now the head of the laboratory, which is equivalent to her boss's boss. She must be crazy to fall in love with her boss at work.

My only love in this life is furry things.

Yu Mian was clearly quite frightened; her voice stammered as she thought of this:

"Dean, Dean, isn't there something wrong with this conclusion? We don't usually have much contact, you must have made a mistake! Why don't you think about it again carefully!"

Compared to Yu Mian's cautiousness, the Golden Lion Emperor Xingyan and the Black Panther Huo Shicheng were furious.

"Well, you, Shen Junzhi, I was wondering why you had to find an excuse to send us to the grasslands when we were perfectly fine with Mianmian around."

So that's what you were up to!

"You look like a big, handsome young man with thick eyebrows, yet you're always stealing other people's wives."

“I’m warning you, Shen Junzhi, stay away from Yu Mian, or don’t blame me for being impolite.”

The warning was issued.

The next second

The golden lion and the black panther simultaneously raised their paws and slammed them hard on the ground, threateningly roaring in unison.

Sitting across from them on the sofa, Shen Junzhi didn't even bother to glance at them.

If he weren't afraid of revealing the identities of Di Xingyan and Huo Shicheng, he would have already retorted.

What do you mean by "stealing their wives"?

Is Yu Mian their wife now?

Could it be that he really thinks Yu Mian is kind, that he only took care of them for a day or two, and that he especially likes fluffy things, so he considers himself Yu Mian's husband?

Pooh!

This person really knows how to pat themselves on the back.

Men who aren't very bright like to do this kind of thing.

Shen Junzhi didn't even bother to give an emoji.

His entire focus was now on Yu Mian, who was not far away. To be honest, it was impulsive of him to confess his feelings so directly.

But he also really wanted to know how Yu Mian would react when she found out about this, and whether she would...

The result left Shen Junzhi feeling very disheartened. Looking at Yu Mian, who seemed completely bewildered and hadn't quite recovered from her shock, he spoke again in a slow, deliberate voice:

"To be precise, it should be my body."

A wry smile appeared on Shen Junzhi's face at just the right moment. "I don't know why this is happening either."

"My body will desperately want to come to your side after I fall asleep."

"I wonder if this is my subconscious telling me that I like you and want to get closer to you, which is why I did this. Otherwise..."

Shen Junzhi frowned in distress. "I really can't understand why I did this."

"That's incredibly rude."

"call!!!"

As soon as Chen Jun finished speaking, Yu Mian breathed a sigh of relief.

Oh, I see.

She almost actually believed that Shen Junzhi liked her, but she didn't have any feelings for Shen Junzhi right now. If things didn't work out, she would have to find a way to keep her distance in the future.

“Um…” Yu Mian stammered as she tried to organize her thoughts to explain:

"Dean Shen, could it be that you've made a mistake somewhere?"

"Look, we don't usually have much contact. Why would you suddenly like me? There might be other reasons."

"It's best if we don't jump to conclusions for now."

Seeing Yu Mian's expression, as if she was afraid he would fall for her, Shen Junzhi's heart sank. He remained expressionless, looking as if he had been persuaded.

"Perhaps you are right."

"However, the human brain has a complex and sophisticated structure, and even with today's advanced technology, it is difficult to fully grasp and understand it."

“So I think,” Shen Junzhi’s gaze turned firm, tinged with a pleading look.

"May I beg you to try it for me?"

“Every time you fall asleep, your subconscious tries to come back to you; this time, even the handcuffs didn’t work.”

Shen Junzhi and Yu Mian's gazes both fell on the iron pillar at the head of his bed, which had been pried off along with his handcuffs.

Yu Mian's lips twitched.

Shen Junzhi had indeed done everything he could, so she simply couldn't blame him.

Moreover, if we don't find a way to deal with this now, and if Shen Junzhi's sleepwalking becomes more and more insane in the future, she will be the one who gets hurt sooner or later.

Yu Mian nodded and took the initiative to speak:

"So what should I do?"

Shen Junzhi answered firmly once again:

Can I hug you?

Just as Yu Mian's brows were about to furrow, he quickly explained:

"I wanted to test whether spending more time with you during the day would satisfy a subconscious desire and prevent it from coming out to find you at night."

"Hugging is the simplest way, and you can do it even between friends."

Shen Junzhi tried his best to appear harmless.

The intention is to emphasize the boundaries of embraces, but this applies to friendships.

Are he and Yu Mian no longer considered friends?

She won't accept a hug as a lover.

What about as friends?

That's how it is sometimes. Even though it's the same thing, just with different names and reasons, people seem to accept it more readily.

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