Su Yun tried to shrink herself and slip away quietly, but realized Qin Xue was holding tightly onto her waist with both arms—there was no escape at all.
So big... Cough cough, I didn’t mean it like that.
What now?
In this moment of crisis, Su Yun’s clever little brain kicked into gear.
Got it!
Once Qin Xue falls asleep, she’ll loosen her grip, right?
Thinking that, she curled up quietly in the girl’s arms and began to wait patiently.
But for some reason, five minutes passed, and Su Yun felt the hug growing even tighter.
Is she really asleep?
And not just that—she felt her own body starting to heat up. Vampires shouldn’t have warm bodies, right?
What the heck...
Qin Xue’s warm breath gently brushed against the back of Su Yun’s neck.
“Mmgh...” Maybe finding her sleeping position a little uncomfortable, Qin Xue lifted one leg over Su Yun, pressing her down underneath.
!
Hey, no—don’t...
Su Yun didn’t dare move, only grabbing at the outer edge of the blanket, trying to wriggle away.
But unfortunately, it was useless.
Qin Xue seemed to find the soft thing she was pressing against quite comfortable, so she moved her head in closer, resting it on Su Yun’s shoulder.
Now their faces were practically touching.
When hugging a pillow, people tend to press down on it now and then—it feels good that way.
Wah...
Su Yun felt her body trembling, even her lips were quivering—they were about to turn into wavy lines.
“Sister Xue...”
Crap. In this position, if Qin Xue wakes up, she’s totally going to kill her.
Nervous, Su Yun’s legs twitched involuntarily, causing the girl on top to shift slightly as well.
“Mm...” Qin Xue sensed that the thing in her arms felt a bit off, making it hard to stay asleep.
Why is this pillow so cool to the touch, even after hugging it for so long...
Slowly, she opened her eyes.
But in the next second, her gaze shifted from dazed to sharp, her piercing eyes looking as if she were about to kill (meow) the ‘pillow’ in front of her.
Qin Xue was on high alert.
When did another person get into her bed? How did they get in?
While thinking, she felt the thing in her arms shudder slightly.
“?”
“Uu...” At that moment, a soft, lovable voice came from in front of her.
Hearing it, Qin Xue finally realized what was going on.
“What are you doing?” she asked coldly.
Instantly, the ‘pillow’ started shaking even harder.
“I-I didn’t climb in... You hugged me... I thought maybe you hadn’t eaten lunch, so I brought some mixed noodles...” Su Yun’s voice was stuttering, like she was terrified.
Qin Xue paused, thinking back to the hazy moment earlier.
She did vaguely hear someone calling her name, but was too sleepy, so she just grabbed something and hugged it.
It felt soft and comfortable, so she kept holding it and ignored the voice.
“...”
Su Yun had been scared stiff, eyes squeezed shut, but the scolding she imagined didn’t come. On the contrary, the girl hugged her even tighter.
“I’m still sleepy. Wake me in five minutes.” Qin Xue’s lazy voice came from behind her.
Eh...
“Mhm.”
This time, Qin Xue didn’t use her legs to pin her, nor did she press her face close. She just held her like that.
Su Yun was a bit surprised.
After all, yesterday when Qin Xue was mad, she threw her out of the car without a second thought. Now she wasn’t kicking her out of bed and was still hugging her?
She didn’t think she was dirty?
......
Five minutes later.
“Sister Xue, it’s been five minutes. Time to eat,” she called out gently.
“...Alright.” Qin Xue didn’t linger in bed. She got up as soon as she heard the voice.
Freed, Su Yun immediately climbed off the bed.
She stood beside it, blushing deeply.
Qin Xue, leaning against the headboard, noticed the coat Su Yun was wearing.
She climbed into bed wearing that?
And why wasn’t she wearing the clothes I bought yesterday?
Qin Xue frowned, clearly a little unhappy, but seeing the takeout mixed noodles on the cabinet, she calmed down a bit.
“Don’t you usually work in the afternoon? Why’d you come at noon?”
“Qin Yuanyuan said you took the day off. I was worried you hadn’t eaten, so I brought food.”
“And yesterday... you didn’t look so good.” Su Yun looked at the girl sitting upright against the headboard.
Because she was sitting straight, the sight in front of her chest was quite... striking.
As a proper gentleman, Su Yun naturally lowered her head and didn’t dare take a second look.
Then she noticed that Qin Xue’s eyes were a little red, like she had cried for a long time.
“You were worried about me?”
“Mhm...”
Qin Xue glanced at the white-haired girl who was bowing her head, and felt something strange stir in her heart.
She didn’t ask anything else and got up to go wash up.
After freshening up, she returned to the room and sat at the bedside to eat the lunch Su Yun had brought.
Su Yun hadn’t expected someone like Qin Xue—a rich young lady—to sit at the edge of the bed eating so casually.
And it was just cheap mixed noodles.
“Um... what happened yesterday?” Su Yun asked cautiously, worried that Qin Xue might get upset and throw her out like before.
But she really cared—she’d been thinking about it all night before she could fall asleep.
“...”
“Nothing.” Seeing the worried look on Su Yun’s face, Qin Xue still didn’t explain.
“Oh... okay.”
Click—clack. Just then, the sound of a door opening and closing came from outside, followed by hurried footsteps.
“Big Sis, wake up, it’s time to eat!” Qin Yuanyuan came in carrying two lunchboxes, her face beaming with pure and adorable joy.
“Eh, you... Big Sis?” But when she saw there were two people in the bedroom, her little face scrunched up.
“Thanks, Yuanyuan, but I’m almost full,” said Qin Xue.
“Ehh... Uu.” Qin Yuanyuan’s lips trembled, looking like she was about to burst into tears.
She had rushed to line up for food right after class just to eat with her sister. If only her sister could praise her—she would be so happy. But now...
“Ugh... It’s all your fault, ‘ghost’! Hmph, now Sis won’t eat my food!” Qin Yuanyuan turned and pointed angrily at Su Yun.
“Ah? I’m sorry...” Seeing her expression, Su Yun suddenly felt like she had done something terribly wrong and apologized quickly.
“You, uu...” Qin Yuanyuan was just about to say something when she got bonked on the head.
Seeing Su Yun being blamed, Qin Xue couldn’t help but flick her sister.
“Sis, how could you take her side and hit me too?”
“She’s not a ghost, stop talking nonsense, stupid little sister.”
“You called me stupid... just for her...” Qin Yuanyuan looked even more wronged now.
“Thanks for bringing lunch. You’re such a good girl. I’ll buy you a whole box of candy tonight, how about that?” Qin Xue gently comforted her sister.
“Yay, yay!” At the mention of candy, Qin Yuanyuan perked up instantly—her earlier pained expression vanished without a trace.
Su Yun quietly watched the two sisters’ loving little spat.
She couldn’t help but feel... this Qin Yuanyuan was kind of dopey? If she were out in the world, wouldn’t she get tricked easily?
In the end, the extra portion of food Qin Yuanyuan brought ended up being eaten by Su Yun.
It was stir-fried eggplant and pork.
While eating, Su Yun could still feel a intense gaze on her from the side.
She was helpless.
......
That afternoon, Su Yun didn’t do much—she just watched Qin Yuanyuan stick close to Qin Xue the whole time, saying things like, “Don’t be sad, I’m here for you.”
Su Yun also said many comforting things, but Qin Xue just kept saying she was fine.
What happened?
She was very curious, but clearly Qin Xue didn’t want to say anything.
At 2 p.m., Su Yun had to go to class with Qin Yuanyuan.
Just before leaving, Qin Xue grabbed her with a serious expression.
“Do you know someone named ‘Su Yun’? In your class.”
“?!” Hearing her real name, Su Yun’s pupils widened slightly.
“No, I don’t.”
“So not someone from your class?” Qin Xue looked puzzled at Su Yun’s reaction.
Could she have checked the wrong class?
“Mm...”
“What class are you in?” She was just about to ask when she saw Su Yun already running off with her little sister.
If she had checked the wrong class, then that day in the advanced math lecture... she should’ve gone to the wrong classroom too.
What’s going on?
Su Xiaoyun, Su Yun…
(End of Chapter)