No, no, no!
Wen Mo waved his hand, not giving her a chance to retort, and refused her on the spot.
For some reason, Xia Lian has been insisting on sleeping together lately. He had already refused last time, but he didn't expect her to come again tonight.
"But……"
“No buts, absolutely not,” Wen Mo said firmly.
Xia Lian lowered her eyes, looking completely dejected, as if she had lost all her energy.
"knew……"
Her eyes were filled with disappointment, a few strands of hair slipped down her shoulder, and she walked reluctantly to the door, "Goodnight..."
Seeing her like this, Wen Mo pursed his lips, unsure of what to think, only feeling as if he were being strongly condemned.
Okay, you win.
"Stop, stop, stop, come back first." He sighed and beckoned to Xia Lian, "Sit next to me, and tell me what you want to say slowly."
As he spoke, he moved aside to make room for Xia Lian.
Xia Lian, who was about to close the door and go back to her room, immediately ran to the bedside upon hearing this, her expression seemingly filled with anticipation.
"Let's leave aside the afternoon nap after the air conditioner was fixed last time, consider it an accident," he said slowly, while observing her reaction. "But we really can't sleep together, you understand?"
Xia Lian hugged her pillow, listening intently, but it was unclear whether she was actually absorbing anything.
"But we are friends."
"I don't sleep with my friends."
"Then...we are cousins."
"Cousins don't sleep together! Only cousins who were little could sleep together."
Seemingly rendered speechless by the rebuttal, she lowered her head silently, lost in thought.
"See? You can't think of any reason to sleep together." Wen Mo shrugged. "Why are you suddenly thinking about sleeping with me all of a sudden? Did the pillow I bought you before not work?"
He asked, since his cousin had mentioned having nightmares, and now Wenmo wondered if the pillow wasn't working properly anymore.
Xia Lian shook her head, then reached out and grabbed his sleeve, looking at him with pitiful eyes, "I just want to stay a little longer..."
"..."
Seeing that Wenmo didn't answer, she continued softly, "In class... I haven't seen Wenmo for a long time..."
The girl's reason was surprisingly simple: since they couldn't see each other much during the day, they could make up for it at night—what a reasonable arrangement.
“This…” Wen Mo frowned; what she said did make some sense.
At the same time, he felt that this girl was a little too dependent on him, following him around no matter what he did.
"Wenmo".
"Um?"
Wen Mo, who was deep in thought, turned his head and found that Xia Lian's face was pressed against his, and the tips of their noses were almost touching.
"May I?"
She released Wenmo's sleeve, then grasped his broad, warm hand. Their palms pressed tightly together, feeling each other's warmth.
Wen Mo was startled and wanted to let go of her hand, but Xia Lian's head leaned up and pressed against his chest.
"...Isn't it a bit too close?"
He awkwardly turned his face away, feeling a little embarrassed to shake off Xia Lian's hand, and had no choice but to let her hold it.
"I feel very uneasy when Wenmo isn't around..."
She buried her head in Wenmo's arms, making muffled sounds, as if she were confiding or pleading.
From some point onward, the girl's gaze never left the boy she had just met; perhaps from the very beginning, the distance between them had been slowly closing.
Wenmer narrowed her eyes, her reasoning causing a mental whirlwind.
Yes, this girl came to this unfamiliar place all by herself, and I'm the only person she can rely on. It's normal for her to feel uneasy.
As if he had convinced himself, Wenmo looked at the girl in his arms, but in the end he still couldn't bear to say the words "no".
Seeing the other person's almost pleading look, he finally softened.
"……Occasionally."
"Hmm...?" Xia Lian raised her eyes and slowly sat up straight.
Wen Mo turned her face away, a slight blush creeping onto her cheeks. "If it's just occasionally... it's not impossible..."
Seemingly only hearing the last sentence, Xia Lian's eyes immediately brightened. "Is that okay?"
"Only occasionally! Most of the time you have to go back to your room to sleep."
Wen Mo was afraid she would misunderstand something, so he quickly waved his hand to explain that this was the biggest concession he had made, and at the same time, it wouldn't leave the next room completely empty.
"Thank you, Winmer."
Although her tone remained emotionless, Xia Lian was clearly happy, judging from the slight improvement in her eyes.
Wen Mo sighed, unsure whether his decision was right or wrong. He simply moved his pillow aside and patted the spot next to him.
"Go to sleep. You have a placement test tomorrow, so you need to get some rest."
Xia Lian didn't hesitate at all and lay down next to him, lying on her side with her head turned towards Wen Mo.
After the lights were turned off, the room was pitch black.
Wen Mo didn't dare to look at her and could only stare at the ceiling. Fortunately, he couldn't see her face clearly after the lights were turned off, otherwise he would have felt even more embarrassed.
This was different from their last nap. Last time, the two of them fell asleep in a daze, and Wen Mo didn't even react before taking a nap. When he woke up, he just thought it was an accident.
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