The nightlight behind her cast a faint glow, outlining Chai Qianning's blurry silhouette.
Her long hair was loose, with a few frizzy strands floating in the halo of light. In contrast to the dimly lit corners of the bedroom, Chai Qianning seemed to be surrounded by golden light, like a god descending to earth.
The god's expression was unclear, but Sheng Muxi could feel that Chai Qianning was staring intently at her.
The thought of what she was doing instantly dispelled most of her drowsiness. She paused for a moment, but then thought that the other person probably couldn't see anything. She bit her lip. Even if they could see something, they had already seen it all, so it didn't matter. She calmly continued to put on her clothes.
After the entire process was completed, she heard Chai Qianning let out a few soft laughs.
Sheng Muxi licked her lips: "What are you laughing at?"
"The way you changed clothes when you were sleepy was so clumsy, just like a child, but it was so cute." Chai Qianning reached out and pulled her into her arms.
Sheng Muxi stared at the wall, which appeared grayish-white and hazy due to the lighting, and leaned against her shoulder, her eyelashes fluttering gently: "What did you just say?"
"You're cute."
The person in his arms shook their head: "A little further ahead."
"Hmm... I'll change into my pajamas before I go to sleep."
"A little further ahead."
"A little further ahead..." Chai Qianning paused for a moment: "Why did you save someone's contact as 'Handsome Guy'?"
Sheng Muxi pondered for a moment, then reached for her phone.
Tap the screen, and blue light illuminates your entire face, making you squint.
I casually replied to "Handsome Gu": [Sorry, I don't have time tomorrow.]
Then he said to Chai Qianning, "This isn't the name I saved. This is his WeChat nickname."
Fearing the other party wouldn't believe her, she even clicked into "Handsome Gu's" homepage to verify.
“I didn’t save his contact name.” Sheng Muxi half-lifted her eyelashes, blinked lightly, then lowered her eyes again. At this moment, “Handsome Gu” replied to her: [What are you busy with tomorrow?]
Sheng Muxi didn't reply immediately, but instead opened Chai Qianning's profile. Chai Qianning, sitting next to her, saw the nickname Sheng Muxi had given her: Little Glutton.
This nickname surprised her; hadn't she been nicknamed "Master Chai" before?
"Little glutton? Why a little glutton? Because I can eat a lot?"
Chai Qianning couldn't help but recall the time she got up in the middle of the night to fry chicken cutlets at the guesthouse in the summer, and cried out that she was wronged: "I don't usually eat like that, am I just greedy?"
Chai Qianning's voice was soft and gentle, like a feather brushing against her cheek. Sheng Muxi curled her fingers, her voice slightly hoarse: "You can sleep a lot."
Chai Qianning: "..."
"So why aren't you asleep yet tonight?" Sheng Muxi turned her head to the side.
Chai Qianning shifted her body, lay down, and pulled the blanket up to her chin: "I'm going to sleep."
Seeing Sheng Muxi tapping something on her phone screen, Chai Qianning moved her head closer to her side.
Sheng Muxi held her phone down, screen facing her: "It's fixed, beautiful lady."
Sheng Muxi changed her nickname from "Little Glutton" to "Great Beauty".
"It's so tacky." Chai Qianning's voice was muffled, but with a hint of playfulness, as she spoke from under the covers: "But I like it."
Sheng Muxi turned off her phone and prepared to lie down.
Chai Qianning slightly lifted the blanket, revealing her face: "Did you reply to them?"
"What?" Sheng Muxi propped herself up on the bed with one hand, her body tilted, and her long hair fell down from both sides.
"What will that handsome guy ask you about tomorrow?"
".."
"I haven't decided how to reply yet."
"I've thought it through for you."
Chai Qianning opened her palm: "Mind if I reply for you?"
This was the first time Sheng Muxi had ever seen someone so proactive in this kind of matter.
Don't most people wish that their partner would ignore their suitors as much as possible?
Sheng Muxi handed her the phone and watched her type.
What will I be busy with tomorrow?
Chai Qianning replied: 【I have a date with my boyfriend tomorrow.】
The handsome Gu seemed a bit taken aback, as he didn't reply for a long time.
So Chai Qianning returned the phone to Sheng Muxi, who replied: 【Ah... I heard from someone that you don't have a boyfriend (embarrassed)】
A few seconds later, another message came through: 【Sorry to bother you.】
Sheng Muxi turned off her phone and threw it on the bedside table.
She glanced down at Chai Qianning and said, "You could have just told me what you wanted to reply."
"I'm not afraid of you, I'm too shy to type this."
"Not at all."
Chai Qianning's eyes curved into crescent moons, but a hint of cunning shone in her clear gaze: "I didn't say what we were meeting."
Sheng Muxi paused, slowly lowered her eyes, and reached out to lift the blanket up a bit, covering half of her face.
The person under the covers chuckled softly, raised a fingertip to hook her chin, peeked out from under the covers, and said in a drawn-out tone, "Remember, you have a date with your boyfriend tomorrow."
"Go to sleep." Sheng Muxi lay down and covered herself with the blanket up to her shoulders.
The night was as dark as ink, and the room was quiet for a while.
Sheng Muxi was originally very sleepy, but after spending time with Chai Qianning, she was no longer sleepy.
She turned over to look at Chai Qianning's profile.
Chai Qianning's breathing was steady and even, her eyes quietly closed. Her eyebrows, nose, and lips resembled a small mountain peak in the night, while the nightlight on the bedside table was like the moon hanging on the mountaintop, casting a soft glow on the tip of Chai Qianning's nose.
The other person fell asleep. Sheng Muxi rested her hand on her head, calmly watching her, and gradually drifted off to sleep.
Around 5 a.m., Sheng Muxi woke up once because she was thirsty.
She glanced at the disheveled sleeping posture of the person next to her, gently lifted the blanket, got out of bed, and went to the living room in the dark to pour herself a glass of water.
I went to bed early last night, around 8 p.m.
It's 5 a.m. now, and Sheng Muxi feels refreshed.
She leaned back against the edge of the table, holding a glass, looking at the condensation seeping through the floor-to-ceiling window, her fingers gently tracing the patterns on the transparent glass.
After a while, she had drunk enough and put down her cup.
She couldn't fall asleep when she went back to bed, but it was already past midnight and there seemed to be nothing else to do.
So she went back to her bedroom.
The only nightlight in the bedroom flickered weakly as she passed by. Sheng Muxi went over, turned off the nightlight, and found the charger to charge it.
The room was filled with the clear light of early morning, yet also had a hazy, misty feel.
When she turned to look at the bed, she found that no one was on it.
She rubbed her eyes, wondering if she was seeing things.
Then, a head suddenly rose up from the other side of the bed. Sheng Muxi's pupils widened as she sat on the bed.
Chai Qianning, wrapped in a quilt, crawled from the floor onto the bed like a silkworm, her eyes still closed.
Sheng Muxi's eyelids twitched, and he suppressed the urge to laugh. He went over and tugged at Chai Qianning.
As if sensing someone touching her, Chai Qianning half-opened her eyes and sleepily called out, "Why aren't you asleep yet?"
"You're awake." Sheng Muxi pulled her to the center of the bed, a little helpless: "Why did you sleep on the floor?"
"I accidentally rolled down there." Chai Qianning yawned. "I was so sleepy, so I slept on the ground for a while."
"It's cold on the ground, you're more likely to catch a cold."
"It's okay, there's a carpet, and I'm wrapped in a blanket."
Chai Qianning turned over and continued sleeping.
Once things quieted down again, Sheng Muxi had nothing to do, so she picked up her phone and started browsing the news.
A few minutes later, Chai Qianning turned around.
Sheng Muxi's fingers, which were holding the phone, paused for a moment. She lowered her eyes and asked, "Did I disturb you?"
"No." Chai Qianning looked at her: "Aren't you going to sleep?"
"I'm awake."
Chai Qianning squinted at the direction of the curtains, lowered her eyes, and stretched languidly with satisfaction. She hugged Sheng Muxi from the side, nuzzling her face against her neck: "It's still early."
"It's almost dawn." Sheng Muxi raised her hand and wrapped it around her back. "How about I go make you breakfast?"
"I can't eat breakfast so early." Chai Qianning lingered on her, inhaling her fragrance, and listlessly took a few strands of her hair and wrapped them around Sheng Muxi's fingers again and again.
Sheng Muxi lay down next to her.
The other person's fingers moved restlessly over her skin, and then moved into the blankets.
"What are you doing?" Sheng Muxi grabbed her wrist.
"Don't you feel bored with nothing to do right now?"
"Um?"
Chai Qianning lifted the hem of her pajamas with her fingertips.
As I felt the draft coming in through the moonlight, it seemed as if something had slipped inside as well.
Then Sheng Muxi heard someone next to her say with a grin, "Then let's do something so we won't be bored."
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After all that commotion, the two fell asleep again in the early hours of the morning and didn't get up until around 10 a.m. to have breakfast.
For the rest of the day, the two of them did nothing but eat out and watch movies.