Chu Wuyang lay down and turned off the light, plunging the room into darkness.

Jing Min quietly reclined on the opposite sofa, facing Chu Wuyang, who seemed oblivious to her. His figure appeared somewhat forlorn in the darkness.

Time passed slowly, and the air seemed to freeze. After a long while...

Chu Wuyang felt the bed next to her become heavier, slightly dented. Her body tensed instantly, and she instinctively tried to push it away.

Her movements were flustered, and her urgent voice rang out: "What are you doing?"

Jingmin hugged her tightly with little strength, his voice low and hoarse.

"Don't move, I'm so tired, just a little while, just a little while."

Chu Wuyang trembled slightly, stopped moving, and a complex mix of emotions welled up inside her.

She wanted to break free, but in that instant, she seemed to sense a hint of vulnerability in Jing Min.

"Let me go first?" This implies that he can lie down for a while.

"Um"

Jingmin readily agreed to let go.

After a moment of silence, and with Jingmin making no further movement, could he have fallen asleep?

Chu Wuyang turned around and saw that he seemed to have been lying on his side for quite a while without making any movement.

For some reason, she straightened up and put her finger under his nose to feel it.

"He's breathing, he's not dead," the sudden voice startled Chu Wuyang.

She suddenly stepped back and slammed onto the bed, angrily saying, "If you're not dead, why don't you make a sound?"

Jingmin opened his eyes, chuckled twice,

"What, are you afraid I'll die?"

Chu Wuyang curled her lip and retorted.

"I'm afraid you'll die next to me; I can't explain it, and I'm even more afraid of having nightmares."

Jing Min rolled over and lay flat on his back, his voice carrying a hint of comfortable melancholy.

"What's unclear? You're not going to kill me, are you?"

After he finished speaking, he asked again, with a hint of seriousness in his voice.

Will you kill me?

Chu Wuyang saw that he had his eyes closed, so she lay down a little further away from him.

"Wouldn't that make me a murderer? I don't want to waste my precious youth on you."

Sometimes, certain words are indeed spoken half-jokingly, reflecting both a realistic jest and a genuine feeling.

"Is being with me really that unpleasant?" So unpleasant that you'd describe it as a waste of time.

Chu Wuyang simply ignored this question, which was obviously asked without question.

The emotionless tone of the voice was a reminder to get rid of them.

"We're almost there, aren't you going back?"

Jing Min didn't dwell on his earlier question, but simply muttered to himself softly.

"Even if you kill me, I won't let you get away with it."

Some words may be spoken unintentionally and unheard by the listener, but often they become self-fulfilling prophecies.

Chu Wuyang, who was speaking softly, didn't pay attention and was only focused on getting rid of the person, so she repeated the sentence above.

Jingmin said, "Let me stay tonight, and I'll give you a reward."

Chu Wuyang was irritable. Just the day before yesterday he said he wouldn't act like a scoundrel, but today... he really spoke too soon.

She stopped talking when she saw people, and even in the dim light, you could tell from her face that she was frowning and unhappy.

He added, "I don't do anything, I just sleep like this."

Chu Wuyang saw these words as a provocation. Had he forgotten his own atrocities?

She said coldly, "Get out of here!"

"The reward is that you can go see Yang Jinchu,"

Seeing her insistence, Jing Min didn't waste any more words and simply revealed the answer. Chu Wuyang was slightly taken aback; it was truly a rare occurrence that he would agree.

Seeing that she had indeed quieted down, Jing Min felt a faint light from the window fall on his face, but it couldn't illuminate his dim eyes.

After a few seconds of silence, Chu Wuyang asked, "When?"

Jingmin didn't answer but asked instead, "You agreed?"

Chu Wuyang turned her head away and asked again without answering, "When?" Her tone was stubborn.

Jingmin: "It depends on your performance."

Chu Wuyang refused to listen, "Tomorrow!"

Jing Min didn't back down. "It depends on your performance. If you let me stay, we can discuss it further."

It means that if they don't agree, not only is there no time, but there's no chance at all.

Chu Wuyang stopped speaking, turned his back to her, and gestured for her to do as she pleased.

They didn't know how much time had passed, but the two lay in bed like this, one lying on his side with a cold, indifferent back, the other lying flat on his back, exhausted but unable to sleep.

"Are you asleep?" Jing Min asked in a deep voice.

The previously quiet bedroom was filled with even breathing after he asked the question.

A soft laugh,

Jingmin's voice was slow and gentle, "Shall I tell you a story?"

No echo...

Jingmin muttered to himself, "How about we talk about 'The Little Mermaid'?"

No echo...

Jing Min didn't think he was annoying at all. He sighed softly and slowly uttered two words, his tone quite helpless.

"tomorrow"

Chu Wuyang, who was facing away from him, opened her eyes, and her breathing stopped.

Another low chuckle,

Jingmin, looking smug, continued to make demands.

How about saying it in German?

Chu Wuyang seemed to have been holding back for a long time. She took a deep breath to calm herself and coldly refused.

"Won't"

Jingmin asked, "You don't speak German?"

Chu Wuyang frowned and clicked her tongue impatiently.

"You're such a grown-up, do you really need to listen to a bedtime story before bed?"

It was clearly a sarcastic remark, but Jing Min replied dismissively.

"Yes, I haven't been able to sleep lately, I need someone to tell me a story!"

Chu Wuyang took it as a joke and did not directly refuse.

"I don't know 'The Little Mermaid'"

Perhaps she was afraid he would misunderstand that she was lying to him, or perhaps she didn't want to miss tomorrow's opportunity.

She added with more patience in her tone.

"When I read a story, I look at the ending first. If I'm not satisfied with the ending, I don't continue reading. I think 'The Little Mermaid' is a tragedy driven by romantic idealism, so I never read it completely in the first place, and therefore I won't..."

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