Chapter 122: Sleep Together

In an instant, Ning Wanciu was stunned.

She hadn’t reacted at all to what had happened when she heard what sounded like the door being locked.

Almost subconsciously, Ning Wanciu wanted to go check if the door was really locked.

But unfortunately, An Yu, who had finished the tea, grabbed her sleeve again.

“Sobering tea, finished. Sleep time.”

An Yu’s voice was cool and clear; she was reminding Ning Wanciu that she had done as she was told, so the big pillow should fulfill her duty as a pillow.

“I…”

Ning Wanciu turned her head to look at An Yu, only to see her cute little face filled with seriousness.

No one could refuse such an An Yu.

Ning Wanciu came back to her senses, and at this moment, she finally realized something.

That was, Cheng Shimumeng wasn’t her savior but her disaster.

Cheng Shimumeng hadn’t come to save her but to block her escape route.

First, she delivered the sobering tea, leaving her no excuse to leave the room.

Then, she locked the room’s door, making it impossible for her to leave.

In this instant, Ning Wanciu finally understood that what Huai Xiang had said was indeed right.

Cheng Shimumeng… really was a…

“Sigh.”

She sighed somewhat speechlessly; she truly hadn’t expected things to turn out like this.

Beside her, An Yu was still holding onto Ning Wanciu, but gradually shifted from pulling her sleeve to holding her hand.

An Yu’s gaze also changed from initial anticipation to confusion.

“Ning Wanciu, you, unwilling to accompany me?”

Her big pillow, was going to refuse her…?

But, why?

Was there something she had done wrong?

As soon as these words were spoken, Ning Wanciu, who had been fairly calm, instantly became flustered.

She subconsciously looked at An Yu, opened her mouth as if wanting to explain.

She didn’t know if it was an illusion, but Ning Wanciu could even see a faint unease in An Yu’s eyes.

“Ning Wanciu, can’t, or unwilling?”

An Yu tilted her head, the confusion in her eyes growing thicker.

“I…”

Ning Wanciu hesitated a bit, but upon seeing An Yu’s beautiful eyes in that instant, she suddenly realized that she couldn’t bear to make a choice that might hurt An Yu.

So, there was no way around it.

Ning Wanciu gently parted her cherry lips, and even though she felt a bit shy, she endured it:

“I understand, An Yu. We’ll sleep together, but just for today, okay…”

An Yu blinked, staying silent for a moment before nodding:

“Mm, I understand.”

She understood, but she hadn’t agreed.

The reason was simple: sleeping was impossible without a pillow.

“Good…”

Seeing An Yu nod, Ning Wanciu subconsciously began to take deep breaths.

Although she was usually very close with An Yu, this time was different.

Actually lying on the same bed to sleep together—this was the first time.

She had to prepare herself; otherwise, she always felt like something would go wrong…

Ning Wanciu’s pretty face was tinged with a faint blush.

However, reality wouldn’t give her time to think.

“Ning Wanciu.” An Yu urged expressionlessly.

Perhaps due to the drunkenness, after the excitement faded, she now truly felt sleepy.

“Mm, mm!”

Ning Wanciu quickly blinked, no longer hesitating, and straightforwardly lifted the blanket to lie down.

After lying down, Ning Wanciu subconsciously closed her eyes tightly; just thinking that An Yu was right beside her made her inexplicably nervous.

“Hoo… hoo…”

With her eyes closed, Ning Wanciu had no idea what An Yu would do.

However, after she lay down, An Yu didn’t speak again; the room was so quiet that only faint breathing could be heard.

Moreover, that breathing seemed to be getting closer to her.

Ning Wanciu began to grow even more tense.

Beside her, An Yu silently watched Ning Wanciu, her small body inching closer bit by bit.

Because to sleep, she needed to pillow on the pillow; she and Ning Wanciu had to hug each other for it to be proper.

Although Ning Wanciu had her eyes closed, she could still feel the soft, warm body beside her slowly pressing closer.

“Mm…”

Ning Wanciu almost subconsciously let out a whimper, because An Yu had fully hugged her now.

This was exactly what she was afraid of—that it would turn out like this—which was why she didn’t dare sleep with An Yu.

Ning Wanciu kept her eyes tightly shut, her lashes trembling lightly, the blush spreading from the base of her ears.

But she didn’t move away; instead, she silently maintained her position.

She only hoped that nothing more excessive would happen.

However, unfortunately, An Yu clearly didn’t plan to end it like this.

She nestled in Ning Wanciu’s embrace, her little head gently rubbing against her; although it was very comfortable, there was still something unsatisfactory.

Because Ning Wanciu was stiffening her body, not looking at her, not hugging her.

“Ning Wanciu, hug.”

…

It was hard to finally lie down to sleep together; how could there be no hug?

Upon hearing this, Ning Wanciu’s entire body trembled; she almost subconsciously opened her eyes, as if to confirm something.

The An Yu before her eyes was completely curled up in her embrace but still not satisfied.

Perhaps due to the drunkenness, the usually simple An Yu had gained a bit of greed.

“Ning Wanciu?”

Rubbing in the big pillow’s embrace, seemingly puzzled why the other hadn’t hugged her, An Yu lifted her head expressionlessly.

Those beautiful eyes held a faint confusion.

“I… I understand!”

One led to two; since she had already agreed to sleep together with An Yu, she might as well satisfy the other requests too…

If she didn’t agree, An Yu wouldn’t sleep obediently anyway.

Yes, that’s how it was.

Ning Wanciu worked very hard to convince herself in her heart.

She met An Yu’s gaze, and upon seeing those eyes filled with pure innocence, her body subconsciously trembled.

Could she really hug An Yu to sleep?

“An Yu…”

“Mm.”

An Yu lifted her head; she was still waiting.

…

In the end, in the staring contest between the girls, it was still Ning Wanciu who lost.

“It’s nothing… Good night.”

Ning Wanciu reached out her hand, wrapping it around An Yu’s waist, granting her wish.

However, her face grew even redder; even with her eyes closed, it would be hard to truly fall asleep.

“Mm, good night, Ning Wanciu.”

Burying her face in Ning Wanciu’s body, An Yu revealed an extremely satisfied smile.

However, unfortunately, no one could see this smile.

On the other side, in the An family home, the black-haired girl sat calmly on the sofa, just like at noon.

The only difference was that now, the living room held only An Qing herself.

Whether it was the servants or the butler, An Yunfan or Jiang Qinghe.

They had all gone to rest.

Now, it was already night.

An Qing touched the hairpin in her hand, her red eyes somewhat vacant.

For a whole day, An Yu had disappeared for a whole day; clearly, today was her birthday.

Why was it like this? Where exactly had An Yu gone?