Sang Tianen put his hands in his trouser pockets and frowned as he looked at Ma Dongdong, who was looking a little uneasy.

Ma Dongdong subconsciously touched his arm, which was clearly marked with fingerprints, and blinked his eyes and said, "Sister, what do you want to talk to me about?"

"Does that girl often treat you like this?" Sang Tianen asked straight to the point, looking a little serious.

Ma Dongdong was stunned for a moment. He didn't expect the other party to ask such a question. If it was someone else, he would feel strange and uncomfortable. After all, they were just strangers who had known each other for less than two hours.

But he had a fondness for the woman before him, and people are always extra tolerant of those they have a fondness for. So he gave a barely perceptible nod and said, "We met through a blind date. After meeting twice, I didn't think it was a good match, so I turned her down. She sometimes waited for me downstairs at our company, but later I got scared and asked someone to mediate. I originally thought she would give up, but she followed me all the way to Shuaiyu Island."

Sang Tianen took out his phone and found the number of a non-governmental organization. He said to Ma Dongdong, "Here is the contact information of a non-governmental organization. They are very good at handling situations like yours. If you need it, I can provide it to you. It's completely free."

Ma Dongdong looked a little hesitant: "I already didn't give her face just now, she should... shouldn't bother me anymore, right?"

"Sorry, I can't answer this question." Sang Tianen thought for a while and replied.

"Why do you want to help me?" Ma Dongdong asked puzzledly.

Sang Tianen did not answer immediately, but raised her eyes to look at the night sky. The bright moonlight enveloped her body like frost, as if to completely separate her from the world.

After a long pause, she said calmly, "I have a friend who suffered long-term violence from her father's girlfriend. She later founded this organization, hoping to help those who are threatened with violence and harassment to the best of her ability. I'm not helping you, but I'm fulfilling her wish."

"Your friend is such a good person." Ma Dongdong sighed, and then asked softly the next second, "I just heard you say 'fulfill a wish'. Your friend..."

"Dead."

Ma Dongdong finally accepted Sang Tianen's kindness. If Zuo Xia harassed him again in the future, he could find someone to help him. The two of them walked out of the corner.

The antique kerosene lamp in front of the house was swaying in the sea breeze. Yan Zheng was leaning against the wall and turned around immediately when he heard the noise.

His eyes lit up the moment he saw Sang Tianen. He quickly walked over, took her arm, and asked with a smile, "Are you done talking so soon?"

Sang Tianen also laughed, touched his head and said, "Why don't you go upstairs? Why are you just standing here like an idiot?"

"Waiting for you." Yan Zheng saw Ma Dongdong walk into the house, and couldn't help but hook his arm around Sang Tianen's neck, kissed her lips and whispered, "Let's go upstairs to sleep."

Sang Tianen paused, stared at him with lowered eyes and said, "Aren't you going to ask what I talked about with him?"

"No questions." Yan Zheng smiled and shook his head.

"You can ask."

"I don't want to ask."

Sang Tianen: “…”

After returning to the room, Yan Zheng went to take a shower first, while Sang Tianen took out a vacuum bag from the suitcase. Inside the bag was a thin quilt and bed sheet. She would usually bring it with her when she went on business trips or travels.

She packed up simply and moved all the things she needed for sleeping, such as eye masks and noise-canceling earplugs, to the balcony.

Yan Zheng quickly came out of the bathroom. While drying his hair, he looked at Sang Tianen, who was moving like an ant, with confusion and asked, "Are you going to sleep on the balcony?"

"Yes." Sang Tianen replied without turning his head.

"Why?" Yan Zheng stopped wiping his hair and looked at her in confusion. They were already husband and wife, but they still had to sleep in separate beds, which made him feel very awkward.

Sang Tianen explained to him that in her hometown, when staying at a friend's house, couples are not allowed to sleep in the same bed, otherwise it will be bad for the host family, and asked him not to think too much about it.

Yan Zheng chuckled after hearing this, as if he had heard a funny joke, and his eyes narrowed into a gentle line: "Why didn't I realize you were so superstitious before?"

Sang Tianen touched his nose and said a little embarrassedly: "You can't say it's superstitious. My friend kindly invited me to stay at her house, so I still have to follow the rules."

"Then have you ever thought that if your friend really has such customs, would she still arrange for us to live in the same room?" Yan Zheng asked softly.

This remark actually enlightened Sang Tianen. She slapped her head and said with sudden enlightenment: "That's really the truth."

"Stop imagining things and come and sleep with me." Yan Zheng glanced at her, picked up the hair dryer and started blowing his hair.

Sang Tianen thought about it and decided to send a message to ask her. Not long after he sent it, she sent a voice message back -

Why are you so fussy? You're a highly educated person, so why are you so superstitious? If you say that, my B&B is out of business. If I separate couples every time a friend comes to visit, do I even want to keep it open?

Sang Tianen was so frustrated by her scolding that he wanted to refute her but felt that she was right. He sighed twice, hung his head, and moved the things on the balcony back.

Yan Zheng wanted to laugh when he saw this, and thought his girlfriend was quite cute sometimes.

"Get up for a moment, let me put the bed sheet under you." Sang Tianen said loudly to him.

Yan Zheng turned off the hair dryer, looked at her in confusion and asked, "What's wrong? Aren't there sheets?"

"I can't sleep in something I'm used to. I want to sleep in something I brought myself." Sang Tianen explained, "I don't like sleeping in something that someone else has slept in."

"Are you a germaphobe?"

“A little.”

"Then why can you sit on a chair that someone else has sat on and use tableware that someone else has used?"

"I don't care about these things."

Yan Zheng fell silent. After a few seconds, he said quietly, "If I had been with other women before, would you not have touched me?"

Sang Tianen's movements froze, and he turned his head and said, "Baby, you can't say that. I'm talking about a quilt, not a person. You can't confuse the concepts."

"But what you just said made me think that's what you meant." Yan Zheng said somewhat unhappily.

Sang Tianen's scalp began to tingle. She knew that if she didn't explain this problem well, she would most likely return to being single again.

So she pulled the corners of her mouth and revealed a gentle smile. "Baby, I knew from the beginning that you had been in a relationship before, but I still chose to be with you. Doesn't that prove that I like you?"