Feeling slightly better, Chen Bing turned and left the bathroom. Just as she was about to go back to bed, she was suddenly startled to find another figure in the room.

Upon closer inspection, it turned out to be Shang Yunmiao.

By the soft light of the bedside lamp, Chen Bing saw her tiptoe to the bedside and then poke her blanket with her finger.

Because the pillow was still in the blankets, and the environment was dim, the other person probably thought I was still asleep.

Meanwhile, because of the constant rain, thunder, and wind outside, she might not have heard herself making any noise in the bathroom. For the same reason, she didn't hear the little girl open the door either.

A series of coincidences combined to create the current situation—Shang Yunmiao was facing away from him, tentatively touching the pillow in the quilt, while he witnessed the whole thing from behind.

After poking the blanket twice more, Shang Yunmiao saw that "Chen Bing" didn't move, so she gently patted it twice more.

"Chen Bing, are you asleep?"

"I'm not asleep yet."

"ah!"

Just then, a thunderclap sounded outside, drowning out most of Shang Yunmiao's voice and startling both of them.

After regaining her senses, Shang Yunmiao first turned to look at Chen Bing, then confusedly lifted the blanket on the bed. When she saw that the bulge inside was just a pillow, she breathed a sigh of relief.

She was terrified; she thought Chen Bing had turned into two, like in horror or science fiction movies.

"What do you want?"

After calmly sitting back on the bed, Chen Bing tilted her head and asked Shang Yunmiao about her purpose for coming.

"No, it's nothing... I just need to use the restroom and check if you're asleep, Chen Bing. I'm going back to sleep now..."

Shang Yunmiao had originally come up with the idea of ​​flirting with Chen Bing, or rather, having a close encounter, because she noticed Chen Bing wasn't in a good mood and hadn't had any intimate contact with her. However, after this turn of events, Shang Yunmiao's original intentions gradually faded.

Regardless of her previous thoughts, her courage had indeed waned. As the saying goes, "One effort is enough, but a second will be weaker, and a third will be exhausted." Right now, she just wanted to go back as soon as possible and didn't want to stay in this embarrassing place any longer.

But Chen Bing wasn't about to let her have her way. The little girl she'd just been thinking about had suddenly appeared in her room, and in such a thrilling way—a nighttime raid! She couldn't let her go so easily, no matter what.

Without any hesitation, the villain Chen Bing grabbed Xiao Shang's wrist and pushed her against the wall, determined to make her understand how dangerous it was to casually barge into his room...

Something seems off.

What if he went too far and Shang Yunmiao was afraid to come again? Thinking of this, Chen Bing loosened his grip on the girl and prepared to reason with her and appeal to her emotions to slowly inquire about her intentions for coming.

Unexpectedly, the little girl was like a rabbit; the moment he let go, she took off running without him even having time to react.

Well, the duck that was about to be eaten has flown away. What's the point of reasoning with them? They should have just used force from the start.

After sighing for a while, Chen Bing raised his palm and, like everyone else present, pervertedly sniffed it, savoring Shang Yunmiao's scent before lying back down on the bed to prepare for sleep.

It was almost 1 a.m., and if I didn't go to sleep soon, I really wouldn't be able to get up tomorrow.

Okay, go to sleep quickly, go to sleep quickly. When you wake up tomorrow morning, Shang Yunmiao will definitely not be able to escape.

I can't fall asleep... I can't sleep very well.

After turning over, Chen Bing tried to solve his insomnia by counting sheep. But then he remembered a scene from a popular urban romantic comedy, which said that counting sheep only works for Westerners because the English pronunciation of sheep is similar to the English pronunciation of sleep, so it has a psychological effect.

Similarly, Chinese people should count dumplings while sleeping to achieve the same effect.

With that in mind, Chen Bing started counting the dumplings. But as he counted, instead of feeling sleepy, he became increasingly hungry.

Damn it, am I even going to sleep tonight?

Feeling a bit hungry and resentful, Chen Bing threw off the covers, put on her slippers, and headed to the kitchen to have a late-night snack.

But as expected, another unexpected turn of events occurred. As soon as Chen Bing stepped out of her bedroom, she saw a figure slowly walking towards her from the depths of the corridor.

The other person looked short and small, and Chen Bing initially mistook her for Shang Yunmiao, who had returned. However, as the person drew closer, Chen Bing recognized her as Liu Xiaoxiao.

"What's wrong? Are you disappointed to see me?"

"without."

Chen Bing, who considered himself to have no change in expression, didn't understand why Liu Xiaoxiao asked that. After a moment of silence, he asked her in a low voice, "Why aren't you asleep yet, it's so late?"

Liu Xiaoxiao turned her face slightly to the side, as if she felt guilty, or perhaps not.

"I'm going to use the restroom."

Chen Bing nodded without saying much, reminded Liu Xiaoxiao to go back to sleep early, and then turned to go back to her bedroom.

Just before he took a step, Liu Xiaoxiao suddenly said, "What did you and Sister Miao just do? It couldn't be..."

Looking closely at Liu Xiaoxiao's small face, one could see that her brows, hidden in the dim light, were full of shyness and curiosity.

Chen Bing didn't immediately understand what she meant, but then realized that the other party had noticed that Shang Yunmiao had come to her room!

Shang Yunmiao, you big idiot! A night raid is fine, but how did you manage to get discovered?!

How stupid! I'll do it next time.

In an instant, Chen Bing couldn't help but tense up. To be honest, he and Xiao Shang hadn't done anything shady; at most, they'd just had some pre-sleep interaction.

Not to mention a little mouth, Chen Bing didn't even hold hands.

However, the fact remains that the two of them went to a room in the middle of the night and stayed there for two or three minutes, a fact that cannot be denied even if one were to jump into the Yellow River.

If my parents find out about this, they'll probably scold me to death.

Perhaps noticing the panic in Chen Bing's eyes, Liu Xiaoxiao continued to comfort him, saying, "I won't tell anyone."

Before Chen Bing could respond, Liu Xiaoxiao glanced around to make sure no one was there, and then said, "Would you like to come with me to the windowsill to chat? I'd like to enjoy the view outside."

Faced with the girl's questioning gaze, Chen Bing finally nodded in agreement.

Regardless of what Liu Xiaoxiao saw, the other party was at most a twelve-year-old kid, probably not much harder to coax than Shang Yunmiao. Although she said she wouldn't tell anyone, it was best to keep her fate in her own hands.

I'm sure I can just say a few words and get by.

With this arrogant thought in mind, Chen Bing and Liu Xiaoxiao walked side by side to a window on the second floor. Looking at the raging wind and rain outside the window, Chen Bing organized his thoughts.

Before he could even voice his thoughts, Liu Xiaoxiao uttered a sentence from her pretty little mouth that Chen Bing would never forget.

"What does it feel like to do that kind of thing? Is it comfortable?"