Seeing her eager yet adorable expression, Zhou Yang couldn't help but laugh.
"Okay, I'll go with you, but..."
He changed the subject, pointing to the floor, "I'm not sleeping on the floor, my back hurts."
Xu Yao was stunned for a moment, then realized what he meant, and her face turned bright red, all the way to her ears.
Zhou Yang didn't want to sleep on the floor. Her guest room only had a short sofa, so Zhou Yang was going to...sleep in the same bed with her?!
Zhou Yang didn't give her much time to overthink, and stood up decisively, saying, "Wait, I'll go get the blankets."
Soon, Zhou Yang returned carrying an air-conditioning quilt, which was his own quilt.
"Here, you sleep in your blanket, I'll sleep in mine. If you need to go to the bathroom or get a drink of water at night, just call me!"
He grinned broadly and lay down next to Xu Yao, with about an arm's length between them.
"Um……"
Xu Yao agreed, sniffing.
The room fell into absolute silence, with only the sound of the rain pouring outside the window and... the sound of each other's breathing that could be clearly heard.
Xu Yao stood frozen, not daring to move an inch.
She could clearly feel the presence of the man beside her, his warm breath, his steady breathing...
The thunder no longer seemed so terrifying, and the darkness no longer seemed so suffocating.
A strange sense of security and excitement, unlike anything she had ever experienced before, spread through her body like an electric current.
Hearing Zhou Yang's even breathing so close to her, Xu Yao's heart pounded wildly in her ears again.
She turned her head to the side, secretly tracing the profile of Zhou Yang's face in the occasional flashes of lightning outside the window.
He... is really good...
If... if things could always stay like this... how wonderful that would be...
A strong urge to confess my feelings to him suddenly surged into my heart.
Confess your feelings?
These two words flashed through Xu Yao's mind like lightning, instantly igniting the blood in her entire body.
My heart was pounding so hard it felt like it was going to burst out of my chest!
Xu Yao slightly parted her cherry lips, as if she was about to pour out her overwhelming love in the next second.
However……
Looking at Zhou Yang, who was so close to her, with his well-defined features and sleeping soundly, the burning passion in Xu Yao's eyes slowly cooled, replaced by a trace of bitterness and inferiority.
What does she have left to love him with now?
A homeless, penniless girl who even needs his care...
And he, on the other hand, is young and promising, with an extraordinary background, and cooks so well.
Not to mention, he is kind, upright, and responsible, and he has stepped forward to help her in times of danger time and time again.
Such a man is like a star in the sky, dazzling and radiant.
She was nothing more than a speck of dust on the ground.
"I'm not... good enough for him..."
Xu Yao sighed softly in her heart, pressing the confession that almost slipped out back into the deepest recesses of her heart.
No, not yet.
At least, I need to wait until I'm truly independent, until I can stand by his side instead of hiding behind him for protection...
She carefully adjusted her posture, afraid of waking the man beside her.
Zhou Yang never expected that on this soft bed filled with the scent of a young girl, listening to the continuous rain outside the window, he would actually... fall asleep instantly?
Before he could even let his thoughts wander, his breathing gradually became long and even, his eyelids closed completely, and his consciousness plunged into darkness.
Xu Yao listened intently for a while, and only after confirming that Zhou Yang was truly asleep did she quietly breathe a sigh of relief.
But what followed was an even more unrestrained heartbeat and...daring thoughts.
"Boom—!"
Another clap of thunder boomed, and a pale light instantly tore through the night, briefly illuminating the room.
Under the light, Zhou Yang's profile appeared more three-dimensional and profound, with thick eyelashes casting faint shadows under his eyelids, and his thin lips slightly pursed, making him look much more handsome than during the day.
Xu Yao's heart was in complete turmoil.
The more I look at it, the more I like it.
The more I like it, the more I feel restless and itchy.
A crazy idea sprouted and spread in her mind, wrapping around her reason like vines.
Just for a moment...
Just a quick kiss...
He's asleep, he won't know...
Once the thought appears, it's impossible to shake it off.
Xu Yao bit her lower lip, her heart pounding as if it were about to jump out of her throat.
She gently propped herself up on her elbows and slowly, bit by bit, approached the face she had longed for.
As they drew closer, she could even feel his warm breath brushing against her cheek.
Her cheeks were burning hot, and her breathing became rapid.
Finally, under the cover of another flash of lightning, she mustered all the courage she had in her life, quickly lowered her head, and touched that warm cheek—
*Smack*
A kiss as soft as a feather was placed on it.
Instantly separate.
Xu Yao shrank back under the covers like a startled rabbit, covering most of her face with the blanket, leaving only her bright eyes showing as she nervously stared at Zhou Yang.
He...didn't wake up?
fine……
Overwhelmed by a mixture of shyness and secret joy, her heart pounded faster, and her cheeks flushed crimson.
She secretly and contentedly curved the corners of her mouth into a smile.
Yes, we kissed!
Filled with this sweet excitement and peace of mind, listening to the wind and rain outside the window and the even breathing beside her, Xu Yao gradually drifted off to sleep. That night, she slept exceptionally soundly and peacefully.
...
The next morning.
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