“No no no, there aren’t any vacant beds left…”
The moment Su Mu’s words fell, she immediately felt Luo Jialan’s mournful gaze, causing a chill to run through her heart.
Could she not understand what Luo Jialan meant?
One bed was more than enough for one person and a mouse.
Lando had been clamoring in the dream for a big bed—not for herself to sleep alone.
That bed was for the mouse.
But Su Mu wasn’t worried at all that Luo Jialan might have any ulterior motives toward her.
It was a little embarrassing to admit, but even in the dream, with all that tempting behavior, that girl didn’t dare lay a finger on her.
Could she really do it in reality?
Still, Su Mu admitted she felt a little shy facing Luo Jialan.
If Luo Jialan hadn’t controlled herself at the end, there probably wouldn’t even be a chance for them to linger here now.
No need to rent a new place; just move into the dojo directly and pour sweat into rigorous training.
Her degeneration level had skyrocketed past 100% without the Desire Witch’s influence, and unfortunately, the mouse had become the second Desire Witch—the Desire Witch’s daughter’s plaything!
“Two people squeezed together to sleep is really hot, and besides, we shouldn’t share beds…”
“Jibber-jabbering about what?”
Su Mu froze for half a second before realizing what was wrong, suddenly stumbling over her words.
Seeing this, Luo Jialan seized the opportunity to press on.
“And if we’re talking about heat, there’s no air conditioning in the dojo. In this weather, even without a quilt, it’s unbearably hot.”
No wonder she worked part-time at the Snow King.
If possible, Luo Jialan even wanted to stay overnight at the Snow King.
So magical girls could get hot too?
Listening to Luo Jialan, Su Mu looked up at the old energy-efficiency-level-3 air conditioner and silently sympathized with it.
Air conditioners make the electric meter spike the fastest.
If she could avoid turning it on, she really wouldn’t want to.
“So, how about we sleep together tonight?”
Su Mu turned her head away shyly, heart pounding wildly.
If she rejected over something this mild, what did all those things in the dream even mean?
‘You’re right, Lando, I regret it. I really regret it!’
“Little Mouse, where’s my takeout? You don’t mean to steal it, do you?”
At that moment, Ye Wanqing—the bane and savior both—burst in, headphones still hanging on her head, diffusing Su Mu’s dilemma.
The instant she saw Luo Jialan, her pupils contracted sharply.
“Uh, cough, Lando, you’re here too? You could’ve given a heads-up.”
At the same time, her mind spun rapidly.
‘Wait, I shouldn’t have told anyone else the address. Could it have been Little Mouse?’
Of course not Su Mu.
The one who told Luo Jialan was Tang Nai, who wouldn’t be surprised by this kind of thing at all.
Tang Nai knew exactly how close Luo Jialan and Su Mu had gotten lately, and she was delighted to see such interesting events unfolding.
Magical girls should be harmonious and loving toward each other.
Hearing this news come from Tang Nai annoyed Luo Jialan a bit, but she still rushed over immediately.
After Su Mu woke from the dream, she exchanged a few words with Lando through a crack.
And the first thing she heard from Lando was—
“Su Mu agreed!”
“? ? !”
“Go find her! Tomorrow night! We’re going to bed!”
And so this scene unfolded.
Before her, Luo Jialan was holding Su Mu’s hand, dressed in extremely scanty clothes (outdoor temperature 36°C), both with slightly flushed faces, exchanging some sort of secret conversation.
They really get along well… this definitely spells trouble!
‘Little Mouse, you betrayed the group. You actually got a girlfriend behind my back!’
Clenching her fist secretly, Ye Wanqing’s face remained smiling as she quietly pulled down her headphones and reached for the glasses in her pocket.
‘Little Mouse, you’ve fallen this deep without even realizing it… it’s time for this father figure to rescue you from the river of sorrowful love.’
“If it’s just the heat, I have a good solution.” Ye Wanqing smiled as she put on her glasses, magic power surging in her hand and forming a pitch-black cobblestone.
“This stone can absorb heat within a one-meter radius. As long as you carry it with you, you don’t have to worry about the temperature.”
‘How about that, Lando? Am I considerate or what?’
Seeing Ye Wanqing hand over the stone, Luo Jialan reached out to take it without hesitation, but the moment her hand touched the cold surface, she immediately sensed something was wrong.
‘Crap!’
In the blink of an eye, her grasp turned into a pushing palm, returning the stone to Ye Wanqing’s chest.
“Uh, no thanks. I’m a magical girl too; a little heat doesn’t bother me.”
“I know you’ll definitely need it. Just take it, so you won’t have to trouble yourself coming over here later. Besides, our place is just a tiny two-bedroom apartment, really cramped for three people.”
Hearing this, Luo Jialan hesitated briefly before accepting the cobblestone and then spoke up:
“Thanks. I know your place isn’t big, but actually… I just want to sleep with Su Mu.”
At these words, both Ye Wanqing and Su Mu froze.
So this was something you could just say out loud?
Luo Jialan rarely concealed her thoughts, her ultimate skill being sincerity.
If she liked something, she liked it; if she wanted something, she wanted it.
No beating around the bush.
Only when facing Su Mu would she sometimes awkwardly try to hide her impure intentions.
But now, what was there to hide?
She agreed yesterday.
She took the initiative yesterday!
Dates and confessions could come later.
What mattered most now was to get on the train before it left.
Su Mu had completely transformed into an ostrich, burying herself away.
Ye Wanqing, who had originally been confident, was rendered completely flustered by this straightforward declaration.
If Luo Jialan actually gets to have her tonight, would Ye Wanqing even be able to sleep?
Would she really have to endure hearing the door creak next door while reading ?
She might even have to resort to some extreme methods just to fall asleep.
‘Damn it! We all know Little Mouse, so why are you already sneaking her away?’
For a moment, a flicker of loss flashed through Ye Wanqing’s heart.
‘I should be the one closest to Su Mu. Why have I never seen that kind of shyness on her face?’
But she quickly shoved those messy thoughts out of her mind.
They were useless, all useless.
She didn’t need that feeling.
Love above friendship?
She didn’t buy it!
Just look at you two blushing this much holding hands.
How long will it take before you’re honest with each other?
‘Even if I got seen naked by Little Mouse after showering, I’d still boldly flaunt myself! Would you, Lando?’
What Ye Wanqing didn’t know was that the shy feelings that arise between girls in love come from not yet being ready for further intimacy.
And the reason she didn’t feel shy was because she never even considered that anything might happen between her and Su Mu—even though she had read a lot of fanfiction.
On that point alone, she had already lost too much!