Chapter 5: With a Pillow, It’s Time to Sleep

Silence. A death-like silence.

Only An Yu, who treated everyone else as if they didn’t exist, continued enjoying her delicious sandwich.

But the others couldn’t remain as calm as her.

Ning Wanciu could neither move nor stay still. She could only hold An Yu, her body tense, not daring to react in the slightest.

The gazes her sisters shot her were like knives, full of suspicion.

They had never seen An Yu be so intimate with anyone, let alone their own good sister Ning Wanciu.

In the time they weren’t around, what exactly had happened between Ning Wanciu and An Yu to lead to this?

Truth be told, An Yu was really cute. If she didn’t usually keep a polite distance from everyone, they would have long wanted to pull her over to play.

But now, Ning Wanciu had achieved it—and far beyond the ordinary level. An Yu was even willing to be held in her arms.

Watching An Yu chew the sandwich like a little hamster, both of their eyes flashed with a hint of envy. To be honest, they wanted to hug her too.

But in reality, Ning Wanciu was equally baffled, because nothing had actually happened.

An Yu was simply enjoying herself—enjoying the comfort of Ning Wanciu’s embrace. She nibbled the sandwich bit by bit until the last bite.

“Phew……”

Letting out a satisfied sigh, An Yu felt sleepy.

“Ning Wanciu.”

Leaning in Ning Wanciu’s arms, An Yu slowly raised her head.

Hmm…… can’t see her face.

“W-What?”

Suddenly called by name, Ning Wanciu was clearly flustered and instinctively hugged An Yu a little tighter.

“Mmm… it’s good. Just like this. I’m going to sleep. Is that okay?”

Feeling the softness behind her, An Yu narrowed her eyes in pleasure. Like this morning, she twitched her delicate little nose and sniffed Ning Wanciu’s scent.

As expected, I like Ning Wanciu’s smell.

“Huh?”

Ning Wanciu let out a puzzled sound. Seeing An Yu sniffing around again, her cheeks instantly flushed.

But An Yu clearly didn’t care about such things. She could feel her eyelids trembling. The comfortable atmosphere made her drowsy.

The nap she couldn’t take on the desk this morning could now be made up.

However, in her hazy state, she seemed to see a tall black-haired girl staring at her and Ning Wanciu with dangerous eyes.

The already half-asleep An Yu tilted her head at her, expressing her confusion.

And the girl, upon realizing she’d been noticed by An Yu, quickly left.

What the… whatever…

“Ning Wanciu, good night.”

After saying good night to Ning Wanciu, An Yu closed her eyes.

A stranger. Sleep is more important.

[Host……]

Before falling asleep, An Yu seemed to hear the system’s helpless voice, but it didn’t matter. The system was always like that.

Soon, steady breathing came from An Yu in Ning Wanciu’s arms.

She had fallen asleep just like that.

Ning Wanciu tightened her hold on An Yu, feeling the girl in her arms go completely limp.

“She really… fell asleep……”

Ning Wanciu was at a loss. She and An Yu hadn’t spoken much—or rather, practically never.

Probably, aside from now, this morning was their closest interaction……

And now, An Yu was sleeping in her arms.

Even allowing herself to be handled freely, with absolutely no refusal.

“What exactly… is going on?” Looking at the obedient and cute girl in her arms, Ning Wanciu murmured.

“What exactly is going on?!”

Seeing An Yu asleep, the impatient Huai Xiang spoke first. She pointed at Ning Wanciu, then at An Yu, her pretty face full of shock.

“Wanciu, what happened between you two? Why is little An Yu so close to you!”

Cheng Shimumeng beside her was equally curious. Hearing Huai Xiang’s question, she nodded and stared intently at Ning Wanciu.

“I-I don’t know either…” Ning Wanciu blinked awkwardly. Even if you ask me, I don’t know what’s going on.

“Keeping secrets from us? No way. Confess honestly!”

“Yeah, yeah! Confess!”

The two clearly didn’t believe Ning Wanciu’s words. After all, this was An Yu. Though usually gentle and adorable, she was actually extremely hard to approach.

Yet now she had actively approached Ning Wanciu. Saying nothing happened? They wouldn’t believe it!

“In reality, nothing happened. An Yu might just be too tired and thought she was dreaming……?”

An Yu’s every action could only be guessed at. Ning Wanciu could only offer an explanation she didn’t even believe herself.

But… it wasn’t impossible?

Ning Wanciu subconsciously glanced at her arms.

An Yu was indeed sleeping, and sleeping very soundly.

“You think we’re ghosts? Even if she’s sleepwalking, why did she choose you? We’re sitting right here too!”

Huai Xiang pointed out the flaw in Ning Wanciu’s words. Even if she was sleepwalking, why Ning Wanciu?

In terms of seating, she was even closer!

“Mmm……”

Perhaps Huai Xiang’s voice was a bit loud. An Yu in Ning Wanciu’s arms let out a soft whimper, frowning slightly, looking uncomfortable.

Seeing this, Huai Xiang immediately covered her mouth. She was just curious—she didn’t want to wake the sleeping An Yu.

In her sleep, An Yu seemed to sense some unease. Her eyelashes fluttered, and she subconsciously moved her arm, as if searching for something.

Ning Wanciu quickly grabbed An Yu’s hand to stop her from moving. After all, the space was limited—if she fell, it would be bad.

Perhaps because Ning Wanciu held her, the unease on An Yu’s face gradually faded. She gently pulled the hand into her own embrace, making Ning Wanciu hug her with both arms.

Now An Yu was completely at ease. The corners of her mouth unconsciously curved up, looking utterly comfortable.

“Phew… seriously…”

Seeing An Yu stop struggling, Ning Wanciu let out a relieved breath. But when she looked up, she met two even more suspicious gazes.

“Ah……”

Now she really couldn’t explain. An Yu’s behavior didn’t look like that of someone unfamiliar with her at all.

But… she truly didn’t know why An Yu had suddenly become clingy!

Fortunately, they only looked at Ning Wanciu suspiciously. Seemingly to avoid disturbing the sleeping An Yu, they didn’t continue questioning.

But they absolutely wouldn’t let Ning Wanciu off the hook. Their burning curiosity wouldn’t die easily, and An Yu wouldn’t sleep forever.

Huai Xiang and Cheng Shimumeng exchanged a glance. They’d thoroughly interrogate Ning Wanciu later!

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Unlike the lively four, An Qing was alone.

She didn’t like being in a crowd. She wasn’t An Yu—she didn’t need others’ approval.

After waking up this morning, she always felt the servants at home looked at her strangely. She knew it must be because An Yu had done something before her.

As expected, An Yu was An Yu. She would never change.

An Qing pulled open the classroom door and immediately saw An Yu, sleeping soundly in Ning Wanciu’s arms.

In an instant, the bread she had bought from the supermarket was crushed to pieces in her hand.