Chapter 63: Who's Better at Improvising a Performance? (Part 2)

The two of them laid on their own beds. While He Fang was casually playing Landlord on her phone, Guanglin pretended to play it too, and occasionally flashed a silly smile.

Turns out, she liked to prop up the pillow behind her, and half laid on the bed while playing with her phone.

That serious little face of hers was so adorable no matter how you looked at it, even when she frowned at getting a bad hand.

"Have you seen enough?" He Fang raised her eyelids to glance at him.

Guanglin chuckled, "We're living together now."

"What about it?"

"Nothing, I'm just feeling happy."

She rolled her eyes at him, then set her phone down. "Go to sleep quickly, we still have plans for tomorrow."

"Yep, let's go to sleep together."

Guanglin shifted his body to lie flat, with his hands covering his stomach, preparing to sleep while in a posture so straight it seemed as if he was dead.

However, as soon as he closed his eyes, his brain conjured up an image of a large rabbit with red, beady eyes.

This wouldn't do, he thought. He opened his eyes and stared at the ceiling, trying his best to clear his mind of the image. Otherwise, he might end up having some strange dreams even if he managed to fall asleep.

Perhaps it was because he had just dozed off, but Guanglin didn't feel drowsy at all. He lay stiffly in bed, silently reciting the poems he had memorized in the past while trying not to turn his head to look at the person beside him.

The person on the other bed didn't sleep well either, tossing and turning every now and then, also seemingly suffering from insomnia.

As time passed, Qin Guanglin couldn't help but want to speak to her when he heard her movements. But then he thought that chatting would make it even harder to fall asleep, so he dismissed the idea.

"Student Qin?" He heard her call softly.

He was about to respond, but he held himself back. It's unwise to disrupt their plans for tomorrow. They could talk anytime, therefore it's better to turn in for the night earlier so that he'll be fresher tomorrow.

There was a sound from the other bed, and it seemed like He Fang was getting up. The sound of light footsteps followed afterward.

"Mr. Qin?"

This time, the voice was right beside Guanglin. "Are you asleep?"

His heart skipped a beat. Was this woman trying to secretly kiss him again? In the middle of the night, he tried to regulate his breathing, and closed his eyes while pretending to be asleep,

"Are you really asleep?" He Fang whispered softly. She waited for a moment before stealthily moving his hands away and quietly squeezing into his bed.

After nestling her head against Qin Guanglin's arm, she let out a sigh of relief. Now she should be able to sleep well.

Guanglin's heart pounded wildly, but his whole body was stiff and he didn't dare to move a muscle. The fragrance from her perfume was wafting over, and he started to wonder if he was actually in dreamland.

This isn't right, he didn't dream of such a scenario before.

Sneaking into his bed in the middle of the night...

The person beside him gradually breathed slowly and steadily, and it seemed like she had fallen asleep in such a short moment. Guanglin remained stiff, not daring to move, for fear of waking her up.

He suddenly thought of looking up Baidu* for a way to handle this kind of situation.... in which his favourite person was lying by his side, and it was making it harder for him to sleep.
*Baidu's like your Chinese version of Google.

It was after an unknown period of time, did he dared to move slightly, and pretended to turn around. He placed his other hand on her back and made a sigh of relief.

It was indeed comfortable.

Guanglin opened his eyes in the darkness and tried his best to catch a glimpse of the person beside him. The light was too dim to make out anything clearly, but he could feel the warm, moist breath on his arm; it felt gentle and soft.

Stubborn as she is, she even mentioned that she'd kick me, but isn't it that she still sneaked over right now?

It's indeed true that people who like each other think alike; Both of them share the same thoughts, it's just that they're too shy.

While he was having random thoughts, Guanglin wasn't sure if he was asleep or awake himself, but every now and then, he would open his eyes to look at her. Even though he could only see her silhouette, it still gave him a sense of comfort.

Whenever He Fang moved a little, he would immediately open his eyes and silently waited to see if there were any other movements from her, before closing his eyes once again to drift off to sleep.

This half-asleep, half-awake state continued until dawn. Whenever she moved a little, Guanglin habitually opened his eyes. When he spotted signs of her waking up, he quickly pretended to be asleep again.

When she felt that person gently moving a little, she hugged him even tighter, and silently waited for a moment. It was only when Guanglin couldn't resist opening his eyes to see if she was actually awake, did she raised her head, scooted over, and kissed him. She then carefully removed his hand from her back and quietly climbed out of bed.

Guanglin remained motionless while cooperating with her act. It wouldn't be good to expose her now, as it might embarrass her or make her angry. What if she stopped coming over to his place because of the awkwardness?

Just as Guanglin thought He Fang had returned to her own bed, she grabbed his hand again, gently pulled it to the edge of the bed, and brushed it against her leg before putting it back.

"Guess Mr. Pig Trotter's happy now." He Fang muttered and bent over once again to kiss him.

Guanglin was a bit bewildered; Did she realise that he was pretending to be asleep?

After a moment of emotional turmoil, he decided to simply open his eyes. There was no point in pretending anymore if he was already discovered.

"When did you wake up?!" He Fang exclaimed in surprise when she saw him open his eyes.

"..." Guanglin was bewildered again. He stared blankly for a moment before answering, "I was kissed awake by you just now."

So she didn't find out... Let's just continue to cooperate with that act of hers.

" Why did you do so?" He rubbed his eyes and asked while pretending to be in a daze.

"I just used the toilet just now... and I decided to reward you for sleeping honestly." He Fang randomly threw in a random reason. While warily watching him, she asked "Did you actually wake up just now?"

"If not, did you do anything else to me before I woke up?" Guanglin asked in a suspicious tone.

"Nope, how's that possible?" He Fang turned around as if nothing happened and returned to her own bed. "It's still early, let's continue sleeping first."

Guanglin outstretched his arm and rubbed it, while softly murmuring to himself, "Why's my arm so sore?"

"Don't sleep on your arm." He Fang watched him and continued, "If you rest on your arm while you sleep, it'll definitely be sore."

"Oh, so that's the reason." he nodded his head upon making that realisation.

This girl really knows how to put on an act huh.

"I dreamt of hugging you yesterday night." He pulled up his blanket up to his neck while watching her.

"He Fang also hid her body under her blanket and left her head uncovered, while replying, "You're just having some dirty-minded dreams."

"It's not dirty-minded in any way, we're just hugging and didn't do anything else." Guanglin tried his best to control his expressions, for fear that he would laugh if he didn't keep his feelings in check.

This girlfriend of mine is so cute. She's already done so, and yet she is afraid to fess up.

"Your dreams at night reflect your thoughts in the day. Don't think I don't know what you're thinking." He Fang acted as if nothing had happened.

"If that's so, can I scoot over to your side?"

"No way, don't you ever think of trying it."

"Alright then."

Guanglin couldn't help but smile, knowing she would come over by herself at night anyway...

"What're you smiling about?" He Fang eyed him suspiciously while wondering why is he smiling for no apparent reason.

"I'm thinking of a happy event."

"What happy event are you referring to?"

"Hmm... I'm almost about to finish winning 100 thousand coins."

*With reference to the previous chapter when He Fang said she would let him meet his parents if he won 10 thousand coins in the "Landlord" game.

"You amassed it so quickly?"

At this moment, the sky was just starting to brighten, and the sun had not yet risen.

Both of them were bordered by their beds, and they leaned to their sides to watch each other while chatting.

It's indeed the most wonderful event when you have your favourite person by your side.