The faint morning sunlight lazily streamed through the massive floor-to-ceiling window in the room, dyeing the entire space in a warm and soft orange hue. The tiny dust particles in the air drifted slowly and aimlessly through the sunlight, like a golden, silent flurry of fine snow.
Yet beneath this seemingly peaceful scene, Su Wanli’s thoughts were currently a stampede of wild horses.
…Huh? Meng Wange, what was that strange disease she just mentioned? A strange disease that makes you dizzy and unable to control your body? Something like that… is obviously just something she made up on the spot so she could lie on Meng Wange’s lap with a clear conscience, right! A disease like that doesn’t exist in reality at all, right!?
But Meng Wange looked as though she had truly caught this disease, completely pressing her upper body down and covering Su Wanli.
Of course, Meng Wange’s body was not heavy at all. She was slender and delicate-boned, and even if she put no strength into holding back and pressed all of her weight directly onto Su Wanli, she probably would not feel suffocated.
However…
—A mere lap pillow or whatever had already become completely irrelevant.
At this moment, Su Wanli’s nose was filled with Meng Wange’s unique scent, a blend of faint gardenia fragrance and the crisp freshness of soap, one that stirred the heart and soul.
That scent was like a gentle spider web, wrapping Su Wanli’s entire being within it, making her feel as though she were floating in a warm and tranquil ocean, all her panic and unease thoroughly…
…exploding!!!! Breasts—breasts! Meng Wange’s chest was about to press directly onto the tip of her nose! Or rather, it had already touched!
If she so much as slightly raised herself now, she would collide straight into those two soft curves on Meng Wange’s chest—not exactly magnificent, yet just the right size!?
M-Meng Wange! Stop being foolish! There is no such thing as a strange disease in this world! Get off me right now!
“…Hmm?”
After hearing this, Meng Wange showed not the slightest intention of changing her posture. Instead, she went further, pressing her body even more tightly against Su Wanli’s.
“Mm, M-Meng Wange…”
“Miss Su, what kind of strange talk is this?”
After that, before Su Wanli could speak again, Meng Wange responded in a lazy, faintly teasing tone, whispering into Su Wanli’s ear—
“If there is no such thing as a strange disease, then how did you just now suddenly collapse onto my lap? You even said, ‘Even if I’m so sleepy I fall out the window, I won’t lean against you for two seconds’…”
“That was just…”
“Could it be that you just made up an excuse on the spot, and what you actually wanted all along was to rest your head on my lap?”
Oh no—this was bad!? Meng Wange had caught her in the act!?
How could this be!? She had only indulged a little in the chance to get close to Meng Wange! In the past, Meng Wange would have tactfully refrained from pressing the matter! Why was she being so relentless this time?
Su Wanli unconsciously parted her lips, about to offer some excuse.
But the next second, Meng Wange straightened her body.
Yet this did not seem to mean she was loosening her hold. Instead, she slightly adjusted her angle, gently supporting the back of Su Wanli’s head with her left hand, while her right hand slipped under Su Wanli’s arm, firmly locking her body in place.
Having done all this, Meng Wange took a deep breath and pulled Su Wanli tightly into her embrace.
“Thump, thump, thump…”
At this moment, Su Wanli’s ear was pressed perfectly against the edge of Meng Wange’s left chest. She could clearly hear every heartbeat belonging to Meng Wange, coming from beneath the thin fabric.
“…Miss Su, do not hide any longer.”
A cool yet gentle voice slowly descended from above Su Wanli’s head—
“Actually, I have long since discovered that in your heart, you do not truly resist intimate contact with me, do you?”
Meng Wange let out a soft laugh. The joyful sound traveled through Meng Wange’s blood vessels, bones, and skin, reaching Su Wanli’s ears with absolute clarity—
“Miss Su, to be honest, I have wanted to hold you like this for a very, very long time.”
“Just like this, pulling your body tightly into my arms, letting your ear press against my chest so you can clearly hear my heartbeat…”
“Perhaps only then will you believe that every word I say is a sincere truth without the slightest doubt.”
Su Wanli silently swallowed, slightly raising her gaze to meet Meng Wange’s bright eyes.
As expected, an obvious fact like this could never be hidden from the eyes of this Aura of Main Heroine.
Even though she had pushed Meng Wange away countless times, and countless times shouted when Meng Wange approached her, but…
Just as Meng Wange had said, she had long since guessed that Su Wanli was not truly resisting Meng Wange’s touch.
Rather… she had actually been longing for this moment all along.
—To have unreserved skin-to-skin contact with Meng Wange, to feel each other’s body heat just like this, to take from the other the warmth she needed.
But was what Meng Wange had just said true? That she had wanted to hold Su Wanli like this for a very long time?
Right, that made sense. After all, from the clues in their previous interactions, Meng Wange was not a completely abstinent, traditional Ice Mountain Beauty. She too had her own desires, such as…
When Su Wanli unbuttoned the two buttons on her chest, Meng Wange’s gaze would naturally stick to her chest; when Su Wanli accidentally let out subtle gasps from Meng Wange’s touch, Meng Wange’s S-something value would also subtly rise…
So this time, what Meng Wange said must be her true feelings, right?
After all, Meng Wange’s heartbeat was so lively, so intense at this moment, as if it were about to leap out of her chest.
…It was almost exactly the same as her own heartbeat frequency right now…
“…So, Miss Su Wanli, did you feel it?”
Meng Wange’s fingertips gently and carefully threaded through Su Wanli’s waterfall-like black hair, as though grooming the fur of a young kitten, carrying a tender affection.