Page Ninety-Eight Night Raid
“I’ll sleep with Xiao Wei tonight!”
With no Old Lady around, Xiao Qinglan saw her chance. She cupped the round cheeks of her face and wriggled her body, saying disgustingly, “I’ll fill the void left by Qian Xia with love, to comfort Sister Wei’s lonely heart! Peck peck~”
She tried to kiss her mother’s face but was dodged.
“Ow! Why?”
“You should use that shriveled little brain of yours to think of the reason! Perhaps I should have Miss Fan Ni take you home for a few days to revert you back?”
She lunged at me like a facehugger.
“No! If I go back, I won’t be able to bury my face in Sister Wei’s chest and act cute anymore!”
She had already learned how to use the privileges of a child.
I threw her to Xiao Lei and turned to suggest to Mother, “Although Qian Xia needs to help Senior Sister at the Research Institute, there’s no rule saying you can’t go there. If you’re willing, you could ask for leave tomorrow and accompany her there?”
“What reason should I give for leave?”
“Come on, Grandma… Your mother-in-law… Uh, I mean your mother, is in ICU. Isn’t it reasonable to ask for leave now?”
“But I’ve already taken a long leave before.”
Xiao Qinglan casually said, “What difference does it make? Since Sister Wei isn’t here, the company can still run as usual.”
Mother tilted her head, looking downcast at the ground.
“Even if it’s the truth, it hurts a bit. I’ve been working hard, you know.”
“Hehe, this is just innocent child talk! Don’t mind it, Sister Wei…”
Naturally, Xiao Qinglan was hit on the head by Cherry Sauce.
“Sigh, then I’ll go to the Research Institute tomorrow.”
Mother finally agreed, but because Xiao Qinglan didn’t read the atmosphere, she was somewhat down. The latter, unaware, clung to Mother, and they ended up sleeping together.
But my room was now empty, and I only needed to lay a mat on the floor tonight.
“…Forget it, let’s go take a bath first.”
After washing up and lying down, it was almost midnight.
It’s so late. I’ve been so busy lately, I don’t have any personal time to rest… People need alone time.
—”With me around, you can never be alone, right?”—
Cherry Sauce is a special person. Aren’t we essentially the same?
Because the room has air conditioning, Yuzu only needs a blanket to spend the night. It curled its long body and nestled by the sliding window, the moonlight shining on its fur, turning it silver-white.
“Xiao Kai, good night.”
Noticing I was watching, it lifted its head and greeted me.
“Good night… But aren’t you nocturnal?”
“I haven’t slept much during the day, even if I’m nocturnal, I should be tired!”
Upon touching the pillow, the fatigue from the whole day surged, my eyelids heavy. Wrapping myself in the blanket, I prepared to enter dreamland.
……
—”It’s snowing.”—
Mumbling to herself, Cherry Sauce suddenly sent a message. I rolled over and rubbed my eyes, looking out the sliding window.
—”I thought it wouldn’t snow until November.”—
Tiny snowflakes drifted into the balcony, instantly melting into droplets. Droplets merged on the large tiles, forming puddles.
Tomorrow’s weather must be very cold, huh?
Thinking this, I closed my eyes again.
……
—”Hmm?”—
Along with Cherry Sauce’s interjection came a sensation from behind. I maintained my position facing the balcony, lying on my side.
The blanket behind me was pulled away, letting in some chill.
A warm person sneaked in and lay down, their hand slipping under the blanket to touch my waist, checking if I was asleep, gently squeezing. I couldn’t tell who it was, but my temperature rose, and my heartbeat quickened.
—”Ah! Doesn’t this sneaky girl seem cute?”—
Without revealing who it was, Cherry Sauce egged me on.
—”Why not seize this opportunity and be bold? Regardless of who she is, turn around and hug her!”—
After hugging my waist, she buried her face between my shoulder blades, even through the pajamas, I could feel her breath.
It was hot, she seemed unusually excited due to her actions.
Like Cherry Sauce said, such a girl was indeed cute, but directly hugging her, I lacked the courage.
Casually turning over, I secretly tried to identify the girl conducting the nighttime raid.
Most likely it was Xiao Lei.
Because she had a history of nighttime raids.
But when I turned around, I realized things weren’t that simple. She was completely covered by the blanket, and I couldn’t peek under it to check, only seeing a dark head… How could I recognize her hair whorl?
—”You can’t even recognize your girlfriend’s hair whorl? You scoundrel!”—
Who could recognize that!
Since I couldn’t identify the person under the blanket, why not confirm who was in bed?
Thinking this, I squinted and peeked at the bed, but the angle was poor, only seeing a foot sticking out, in a “big” letter posture, even kicking off the blanket.
I guessed wrong. Xiao Lei was likely on the bed, she had a set of sleep-induced kung fu, knocking me out one night.
And she worked at a manga café yesterday, under fatigue, her sleep quality was high, making it impossible for her to wake up and cause trouble…
Therefore, the person in my blanket could only be Lin Hua.
—”Yes, it’s Lin Hua.”—
Cherry Sauce confirmed my guess.
—”Grandma’s incident made her vulnerable. Don’t reject her, sometimes pretending ignorance is smart… but comforting her proactively would be better.”—
Proactive comfort?
—”This is a boyfriend’s responsibility.”—
I hesitated for a moment, my arm passing through her warm neck, pulling her into my embrace.
Bending my body, I kissed her forehead… due to being under the blanket, her forehead was slightly sweaty, salty.
“Kai Chan—”
It sounded like a dreamy call.
As if demanding, Lin Hua raised her head to lightly kiss between my collarbones, a kind of stifling flame flickering in my heart, blood flowing downward.
Lin Hua’s warm lips, her breath rising slowly, lightly kissing my Adam’s apple.
—”Huh? Where did you get an Adam’s apple? Didn’t you stop halfway through your voice change?”—
Cherry Sauce poured cold water on my passion.
Look at the atmosphere!
Lin Hua no longer hid it, her hand fixed my head, our eyes met, her mouth blocking mine… Ouch!
My lip skin hit my teeth!
This hurt!
This was our first clumsy kiss like lovers.
“Pfft—”
She laughed at her own mistake, her eyes red, whispering, “Sorry, I have no experience… This might disappoint Xiao Lei and Zi Jiang.”
I hadn’t expected her to feel guilty about running off.
She lowered her head, burying her face in my chest for a while, then suddenly looked up, speaking even softer than falling snow, “…Kai Chan, how about we sleep together?”
“I’m not ready yet.”
I was quite tired, but despite feeling drowsy, I couldn’t sleep. Lin Hua’s presence stimulated my heart too much.
“Sometimes, you don’t know your limits until you push yourself.”
“…I don’t think this applies here.”
“It’s the same thing.”
Lin Hua decisively pulled back the blanket and stood up, reaching out to pull at Xiao Lei’s leg…
“No need to add more, I can’t eat anymore!”
Unfortunately, the latter slept like a dead pig, unmoved.
“This fool…”
Lin Hua glanced at me, helplessly saying, “Want to come up and sleep together?”
——————
“Huh? Ow!!”
An impactful soprano filled my ears, jolting me awake from deep sleep, stars dancing before my eyes, the world silent except for a buzzing sound like a stream.
Awakened Yuzu jumped onto the bed, stepping on my chest, tilting its head, as if asking, “What happened?”
On my other side, Lin Hua also sat up, clutching her stomach, her face pale.
Xiao Lei’s leg extended into my blanket, crossing over me to kick Lin Hua’s soft belly—Zhao’s Sleep Dreaming Arhat Fist remained deadly.
Injured Lin Hua moved her lips, but my ears, still deaf from the earlier “ultrasonic shock,” couldn’t hear a word.
I looked at the culprit, asking, “W-What did you shout for?”
This idiot also tried to explain, but I still couldn’t hear… Damn, it seems I’m completely deaf.
—”She’s asking why you climbed into bed to sleep?”—
Cherry Sauce started translating.
“Huh?”
Straightening my foot off Lin Hua’s stomach, I pressed Xiao Lei’s shoulder, making her lie down beside me again. She nervously clutched the blanket, her face blushing, not at all like the boldness she showed when secretly taking pictures of me while I slept.
I asked, “What’s wrong? Didn’t you always tell me to come to bed?”
The idiot said something else, then Lin Hua spoke too.
At this moment, I felt the helplessness and hardship of someone who was deaf.
—”Lei said ‘Why didn’t you tell me you were climbing up?’ Lin Hua replied ‘You were too deeply asleep last night, I slapped your face and couldn’t wake you.'”—
Xiao Lei began to fidget regretfully. At this moment, the bedroom door opened, Mother entered rubbing her eyes in her pajamas.
Seeing us squeezed into the small bed, she looked surprised.
“What’s going on? I heard a scream… Oh, you three are developing quickly.”
Being able to hear again, my ears seemed to have recovered.
—”Mother said she hopes for a big healthy grandson and wants you to go to the Civil Affairs Bureau to get married soon.”—
So my ears have recovered, stop translating nonsense!
“Getting along better is good, but be careful about safety!”
Mother closed the door, looking rather relieved… Wait, what safety?
“Kai Chan, shouldn’t you make up for Lei’s sake?”
I didn’t quite understand Lin Hua’s words.
What do I owe this idiot?
“It’s what you did to her last night~”
Lin Hua awkwardly covered her face, blushing, Xiao Lei stared wide-eyed, sitting up, urgently asking, “What? What did I miss?”
“—Idiot.”
“Huh? Yes!”
Taking advantage of my grogginess, I looked at her seriously.
“Let’s Kiss!”
“Yes… Huh? What?”
“Let’s kiss!”
“—Okay! Please, please guide me!”
