Chu Tian lowered his gaze.
In his field of vision was the girl’s quiet, peaceful sleeping face.
The fresh fragrance from her bath mixed with her unique scent, drifted into his nose and unsettled his mind.
That faint, sweet aroma was the unique scent of Su Nian’s hair, blending with the soft, warm touch of her body as she proactively embraced him.
She had crawled right into his arms.
The very person who had vowed that he was not allowed to cross the line had ended up snuggling into his chest.
Her small head rested against his heart in an intimate and reliant posture.
Her slender arms were even wrapped around his waist.
‘Is she treating me like a human body pillow?’
‘Right… a body pillow!’
Chu Tian looked at the “boundary line” she had tossed aside—now just a crumpled ball of fabric—and the corners of his mouth curled up uncontrollably.
A perfect excuse formed in his mind.
He had indeed promised Su Nian that he wouldn’t cross the line…
But right now?
‘Su Nian crossed the line first!’
This thought, like a sudden pardon, shattered the shackles of his gentlemanly demeanor in an instant.
Chu Tian carefully adjusted his position, tightening his arms to draw the soft, delicate body in his embrace even closer and deeper into his chest.
The movement was merely a test.
However, this test only seemed to make the sleeping girl feel more comfortable and secure.
Su Nian moved unconsciously, her small face rubbing gently against his chest as she let out a satisfied, kitten-like murmur from her throat.
Chu Tian’s body froze instantly.
Every single syllable hit his nerve endings with precision.
Three days of anticipation, combined with the possessive instincts stemming from his demonization, instantly swept through all of Chu Tian’s senses.
That soft whimper was exceptionally clear in the silent night, serving as the final straw that broke his rationality.
Blood surged and roared in his veins, and his breathing suddenly became heavy and ragged.
Moonlight spilled onto the bed through the floor-to-ceiling windows, casting a hazy glow over the girl’s sleeping face.
Her lips were slightly parted, her breath light and even, and her long eyelashes cast delicate shadows beneath her eyelids.
Chu Tian gazed at her, the tenderness in his eyes gradually replaced by a deeper, more profound emotion.
He lowered his head.
Warm lips, carrying a touch of almost prayer-like reverence, lightly pressed against the girl’s smooth forehead.
Su Nian trembled slightly in her sleep but did not wake up.
Next was the tip of her perky nose.
Then her fluttering eyelashes.
Finally, those soft lips that had left him craving more.
“…”
In her dreams, Su Nian felt no discomfort.
Instead, it was like a parched land receiving sweet rain, or perhaps like dreaming of something delicious.
Her lips instinctively parted a fraction, welcoming this gentle kiss.
After that simple test, Chu Tian became even bolder.
His hands were no longer content to stay still.
His fingertips brushed against her cheek, sliding slowly down the elegant curve of her neck.
The silk fabric, cool and smooth, puckered slightly under his palm.
Su Nian didn’t wake up.
In fact, she subconsciously pressed her body even closer to him, as if seeking more warmth.
Her arms instinctively looped around his neck as she curled her entire being into his embrace.
Chu Tian looked down at the girl’s breathtaking face, still immersed in the world of dreams.
The moonlight through the window draped her in a hazy, sacred aura.
In her sleep, she had shed the sharp edges and saintly poise she wore during the day, leaving only a pure, heart-shaking charm and beauty.
Her long eyelashes cast a small, fan-shaped shadow over her eyelids.
Chu Tian’s heart was filled with an unprecedented emotion.
It was pity.
It was affection.
And even more… it was a frantic possessiveness, a desire to rub her entirely into his own flesh and blood.
He no longer hesitated.
With a roll, he completely loomed over the girl, shrouding her in his shadow.
The sudden sensation finally pulled Su Nian from her deep slumber.
“Wh…” She opened her eyes blearily.
In her vision was the man’s face, looking exceptionally handsome under the moonlight, and those eyes as deep as the night sea.
They were churning with an intense, burning emotion she couldn’t understand—one that felt as if it could melt her.
‘!’
Her brain snapped awake instantly.
‘I’m being pinned down by Chu Tian?’
‘I’m being pinned down by Chu Tian!!’
‘What happened to not crossing the line?!’
A sense of feminine modesty and shame instantly washed over her.
In her memory, she had never had such intimate, oppressive contact with any male.
Her logic was screaming, telling her she should immediately push the man off, give him a loud slap, and then wrap herself tightly in the blanket to defend her dignity as the Star-Moon Saintess.
However…
Her body was as soft as spring water, unable to muster a single ounce of strength.
And deep inside, far from feeling any “unwillingness,” there was a hidden sense of familiarity she didn’t even dare admit to herself.
It was as if being suppressed by this man in such a dominant posture was only natural.
For the past three days, she had tossed and turned, unable to sleep.
She claimed she was there to experience the constant-temperature magic circle, but her mind had uncontrollably replayed scenes of what might happen after moving in together—scenes that made her heart race and her face flush.
By thinking about it so much, that tension and anxiety had unknowingly morphed into a shameful… expectation.
To the point where now, facing Chu Tian pinning her down, the first thought that popped into her head wasn’t to kick him off the bed, but…
‘What is he going to do to me?’
‘Will he kiss me like he did in the Maze Garden?’
‘Or… will he do something more, something even more excessive…’
‘Oh my god.’
‘Su Nian, what on earth are you thinking?!’
‘How can you be so shameless!’
‘You are the popular idol everyone watches, the high-and-mighty Magic Tutor, the revered Star-Moon Saintess!’
She bit her lower lip hard, trying to use the pain to wake up her reason, but another memory uncontrollably surfaced in her mind.
That time she blurted out “Husband.”
Those shameful clothes she had seen, which made even her blush.
All of this proved… the relationship between them definitely wasn’t as simple as just holding hands and kissing.
Perhaps this level of intimacy was commonplace for them before she lost her memories.
As soon as that thought appeared, Su Nian felt like her cheeks were about to catch fire.
‘Should I… give in to him tonight?’
‘No, no!’
‘I already agreed to sleep in one bed, how can this man be so impatient!’
‘Rogue! Big bully!’
‘Can’t he… can’t he just wait a few more days?’
Logic and emotion fought a fierce battle in her mind, but her body was terrifyingly honest.
She didn’t make a single move to resist.
As if accepting her fate, she slowly closed her watery, sky-blue eyes.
Her long eyelashes trembled in the air like butterfly wings.
Her hands, which should have been pushing him away with force, only curled into weak, empty fists, resting lightly against his shoulders without any strength behind them.
To Chu Tian, this posture was no different from the most complete silent consent.
She looked entirely like she was letting him do as he pleased, waiting to be plucked.
The sight of the beautiful girl in such a state made it impossible for the already struggling Chu Tian to remain calm.
In the next moment.
Su Nian only felt a chill on her shoulder.
The straps of her nightgown were pulled down slightly from her arms.
This caused her chest, which had been covered by the gown, to feel the heavy, hot breath of the man pressing down on her.
‘Mph… you big bully, why are you undressing me…’
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