She slept deeply, so deeply that not even a single dream surfaced.
“Ugh, so bright… what time is it?”
“Let me check, it’s only 3:58. Go back to sleep for a bit.”
“Really? Wait, when did we go to bed last night?”
“It was last night? More like early this morning. You kept me up until 5 a.m…”
Su Mu’s voice was groggy, tinged with a hint of grievance.
The next moment, Luo Jialan suddenly sat upright on the bed with a snap.
It was already 4 p.m.
“Su Mu, wake up, Su Mu! Today’s Thursday. Don’t you have class?”
“Yeah, two classes in the morning, one in the afternoon…”
Su Mu snapped awake, sitting up abruptly as if from the brink of death.
With that sudden clarity, she finally noticed the persistent soreness between her lower back and thighs.
She was so exhausted she couldn’t even close her legs, too weak to shut her mouth.
No matter how many times she’d tried to ignore it, no matter how often she silently repeated ‘manliness’ in her heart, last night’s experience had deeply imprinted some undeniable truths into her consciousness.
Once in her brother’s position, now she was a drooling, greedy little sister.
She really was adorable, but as gentle as Luo Jialan sounded, when she got serious, she was utterly ruthless, practically loosening her sister’s molars with those big teeth.
Indeed, as the saying goes, if you persist long enough, even dripping water can carve through stone.
And it wasn’t just dripping water—it was a joyful little stream.
At first, Su Mu could barely hold her weakened body and tried to cooperate a little.
But Luo Jialan was a relentless force, just like in battle, growing stronger with each encounter.
First, she triggered double attack speed; second, double attack power; third, doubled all attributes.
Most importantly, her Desire Witch’s Ability kept surging with no sign of fading, unstoppable within their mouse’s nest, utterly defeating the little mouse.
The little mouse was reduced to a subordinate, humiliated in front of others, unable to rise again.
Yet, just before she lost the energy even to moan, Su Mu’s eyes rolled upward, landing on the distant horizon.
She saw the sky brighten.
She saw a blinding orb of light.
The sun had risen.
And now…
The sun had moved to the other side.
“I missed two classes!”
“I skipped work!”
In the next room, Ye Wanqing couldn’t help but chuckle.
‘Hehe, serves you right for making trouble in my ear last night. I turned off all your alarms—everyone slept in! Irina’s trick really worked.’
Honestly, even if the alarms went off, the two of them probably wouldn’t have responded anyway.
Su Mu sat up cross-legged from under the covers, still not dressed, her enticing pale skin unintentionally revealed through her soft pink hair, making Luo Jialan nearby momentarily forget her worries.
Although last night the little mouse had been melted down into mouse juice, Luo Jialan was still far from burning out.
And now, Su Mu looked far more alluring than before.
The blush on the young girl’s cheeks after tasting forbidden fruit was faint but unmistakable.
Her lips, reddening even more from the kisses, were as luscious and tempting as ripe cherries.
At this point, she had to restrain herself from looking any longer; after all, Su Mu had no energy left to go for round two.
“Well, since it’s come to this, might as well skip everything.”
Su Mu’s eyes still held lingering drowsiness and confusion.
Obviously, she hadn’t slept well.
The thought of being late for one class was anxiety-inducing, but a class already fully missed could only stir a slight ripple in her mind.
“Even though you say that, I still have to go to work. Sorry, I promise I’ll control myself better next time!”
Luo Jialan actually wanted to rest for a whole day, but she hadn’t had the chance to inform the Store Manager yet.
She was probably already causing quite a bit of trouble.
She had fought hard to get this flexible part-time job, which allowed her to juggle the few classes she had in the Philosophy Department while earning nearly three thousand a month—making her financially comfortable in most places other than the Hotpot Restaurant.
Though the Store Manager often found faults with her, she was really a good person.
Who would dare to hire child labor otherwise?
Though Luo Jialan was legally an adult on her ID, she still looked rather immature.
The kindest description was “well-proportioned,” without a single excess curve.
Even if she were a bit curvier, she wouldn’t be mistaken for a middle schooler—if only her body had developed further.
Watching Luo Jialan hurriedly throw on her clothes and slip out the door, Su Mu chuckled softly.
‘She had been so confident earlier, controlling the rhythm completely—how did she suddenly become so flustered? Look at you now.’
Su Mu pulled out her phone, instinctively scrolling through her messages, then paused as she noticed some disturbing texts.
Zhu Rui, the Class Advisor: “Su Mu, attendance was checked today. We noticed you didn’t show up for class. Is there a health issue again?”
“Su Mu, how are you now? If you’re fine, please reply.”
The messages had been sent at 10:35 a.m., but Su Mu had left them unanswered.
Heaven knows what terrible scenarios the Class Advisor had imagined by now.
And why suddenly check attendance, and why today of all days?
“Uh, sorry, Advisor Rui. I’m feeling a bit unwell today and have been lying in bed with little energy. I must have dozed off… I’m heading over now.”
Two seconds after sending her reply, Su Mu received an answer.
“No worries, no worries. Get plenty of rest. We can talk about the rest later. Your health is the priority.”
She could clearly hear the Class Advisor’s relief through the words.
‘She wouldn’t really think I’d had some kind of accident, right?’
Though lying to such a caring advisor made Su Mu feel guilty, she had no choice but to shamelessly keep up the deception.
How else could she say she’d been knocked out and soft as a rag in bed until 4 p.m.?
All thanks to that Luo Jialan!
“Okay, thank you. Sorry for always having poor health.”
“By the way, I heard your physical test results were pretty good? Keep up the exercise. Although it’s hard to overcome illness, at least maintaining your energy is good.”
Reading the advisor’s words, Su Mu could only blush.
She decided to leave behind a nice little misunderstanding.
Meanwhile, next door, Ye Wanqing was quietly listening while happily munching on chips and watching anime.
She kept recalling her dream experiences.
‘That witch named Irina was truly amazing. She seemed to know my thoughts, almost all-knowing, just like Tang Nai. No, she was way more interesting than Tang Nai.’
‘Although she was a witch, nothing bad happened when you got close to her. Though, maybe it was just a coincidence, but her name was the same as Little Mouse Mu’s online handle. Though there’s no way they’re connected.’
‘Back then, Little Mouse Mu probably couldn’t split her energy across three layers of dreams. There’s no way you can sleep while being pressed up close like that.’
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