A warm breeze caressed Shang Yunmiao's hair, causing the girl's soft, cloud-like hair to brush against Chen Bing's cheeks again and again.

Needless to say, everyone can understand that this was Chen Bing's intention.

After enjoying this for about ten minutes, Chen Bing put down the hairdryer and gently combed her hair with her fingers, following the direction in which it fell.

His movements as he combed her hair were gentle, and his other large hand, used to straighten her head, was warm and comforting. After all, he had been blow-drying Shang Yunmiao's hair since she was a child, so Chen Bing knew better than anyone how to blow-dry and comb it to make her feel comfortable. In fact, no one knew this better than him.

Therefore, under his targeted and skillful techniques, Shang Yunmiao soon relaxed and leaned against his chest, and took Chen Bing's phone to watch videos.

It's been over a year since Xiao Shang cut her hair short.

Her hair, which used to be short and barely reached her shoulders, is now considered long.

Picking up a strand of hair, Chen Bing measured its length. But soon, his attention was drawn to something else beautiful.

Perhaps because it was too comfortable, Xiao Shang, who had been sitting quite upright, was now in a somewhat unrestrained state.

At some point, her small feet, which were wearing slippers, were pulled up and, together with her curled-up legs, she made a posture similar to sitting like a duck.

In addition, the girl's upper body was leaning against him, so the two actions combined caused her skirt, which should have covered her knees, to now reach mid-thigh.

Thanks to nature for its gifts.

With a critical eye, Chen Bing quietly examined the half.

"Chen Bing..."

"Let me see what's wrong?"

"Huh? I, I didn't say I wouldn't show it to you."

Oh, little Shang has become sensible?

Before Chen Bing could feel relieved for even a few seconds, he realized that he might not have been talking about the same thing with Xiao Shang.

So, withdrawing her critical gaze from the girl's lap, Chen Bing turned to look into her eyes.

"What's wrong?" he asked, sounding somewhat guilty.

"Look at this, it was just posted in the class group." Xiao Shang said this in a very simple and innocent way.

After taking her phone from Shang Yunmiao, Chen Bing saw a message posted by the teacher and class committee in the class group chat.

[Holiday Postponement Notice! Due to the severe epidemic situation in various regions, the start of the school year, originally scheduled for August 31 this year, has been postponed. The specific start date will be announced later.]

...

After reading the message, Chen Bing immediately checked today's date.

"It's already the 27th today. The school released this message a bit late. I guess some people have already returned to school ahead of time."

"Oh, what about them?"

"What can we do? Stay in the dorms. We'll probably have to take online classes this semester." As she spoke, Chen Bing put down her phone and gently pinched Xiao Shang's cheek.

Upon hearing this, Shang Yunmiao changed her posture. She pulled her left leg back and brought it together with her right leg, then sat down sideways and wrapped her arms around Chen Bing.

"Fortunately, there are fewer classes in the senior year, so we can focus on reviewing."

"Yeah, but I guess I'll have to stay home."

"Can't we go to the library anymore?"

“Of course.” Chen Bing tightened her embrace around Shang Yunmiao and explained, “Schools have postponed their reopening, so they definitely won’t be allowed to come and go freely. In a while, when the epidemic situation gets more severe, we probably won’t even be able to leave home.”

"Ah... I see." Shang Yunmiao frowned slightly as she looked at Chen Bing's face, and asked with serious concern, "What should we do then? If I'm studying at home, I can't help but want to get close to you."

This is indeed a problem, but there's no good solution; it all depends on self-discipline.

“Indeed, that’s what I was thinking too. In that case, I propose that, in order to raise awareness of risk prevention, enhance the ability to deal with emergencies, and strive to consolidate the fruitful results achieved so far, how about we all sleep in my room tonight and have a proper rehearsal?”

"No way, I have to get up early to study tomorrow." After chuckling, Shang Yunmiao kissed Chen Bing on the cheek, then, not daring to stay in this dangerous place, stood up and said, "Then I'm going back to my room to sleep. Goodbye, Chen Bing, goodnight."

"Okay, goodnight." Chen Bing waved helplessly, watching Xiao Shang's petite figure turn and leave. She really wanted to sleep with her.

Alas, the falling flowers are willing, but the flowing water is heartless.

After both Xiao Chenbing and Da Chenbing calmed down, Chenbing got up, turned off the living room light, and went back to her bedroom to sleep.

At 7:30 the next day, Chen Bing woke up and went to use the toilet in her room. Halfway through, Xiao Shang suddenly poked his head in.

Upon seeing Chen Bing sitting on the toilet, Shang Yunmiao blushed and left the room without even apologizing. Not only that, she preemptively accused Chen Bing from outside, asking, "Chen Bing, why didn't you close the door when you went to the toilet?"

"I'm not afraid of being seen, why would I close the door?" After replying nonchalantly, Chen Bing rinsed her hands and walked briskly out of the bathroom.

"So what's wrong, you little pervert who just barged into someone else's room?"

Chen Bing pinched Xiao Shang's cheek with his hands that smelled of hand sanitizer, then pushed her against the wall and questioned her.

"I... I'm not a pervert, and Chen Bing, you often come into my room without asking... No, no, let's not talk about this." Knowing she was in the wrong in Chen Bing's eyes, Shang Yunmiao shook her head and changed the subject, then continued, "The screen next to the doorbell just lit up. A lady knocked on the door and said that starting today, I have to go downstairs every day to get a nucleic acid test. Also, starting tomorrow, I can't leave the community. She told me that if I need any essential medicines or daily necessities, I should go out and buy them now."

"So fast? The school just issued a notice yesterday saying that students were not allowed to return to school. It seems that there is a problem in the nearby district."

After a moment of reflection, Chen Bing released Xiao Shang, whom he had been questioning, and said, "Let's go eat first, and after we eat, we'll go downstairs to the supermarket to buy some things and get our nucleic acid tests done while we're at it."

Shang Yunmiao, who had no opinions of her own, nodded repeatedly in agreement next to Chen Bing. After a quick meal, the two packed their things and left home.

As soon as they went downstairs, the two noticed that the outside world had indeed changed a lot overnight. Not only had there been an additional queue for nucleic acid testing, but there were also several volunteers in red uniforms at the entrances and exits of the community, registering those entering and leaving.

The fact that they weren't wearing protective suits means the situation is currently okay.

First, they queued up with Xiao Shang to get their nucleic acid tests done. Then, the two registered their names and phone numbers at the entrance of the residential area before leaving.