Dedicated to studying, yet forced into a chaotic situation.

Chapter 139 Why can't I keep you company while you sleep!

"Do you want to come up and sleep with me?"

His tone was light and cheerful, as if he were telling him to go to the library together in the afternoon, without a trace of romance.

Xu Chaomu looked up at her; beneath the girl's long eyelashes, her eyes were pure and bright.

He avoided her gaze: "This isn't a good idea."

Shi Sui leaned her head over and whispered, "It's okay. When I was little, I slept with my two older brothers in a bed that was even smaller than this hospital bed."

“This isn’t about the size of the bed.” Xu Chaomu’s Adam’s apple bobbed, and his voice was hoarse. “Now that you’re all grown up, it’s different.”

Shi Sui spoke quickly: "How is it different? I'm worried you won't sleep well."

Xu Chaomu's heart pounded erratically, her palms sweated slightly, and she tightened her lips to suppress the restlessness in her heart.

When she spoke to him, she always spoke with such conviction that she gradually broke down his rationality.

Shi Sui couldn't stay quiet and wait for him to speak.

Suddenly, Xu Chaomu heard the rustling sound of the blanket rubbing together, and he froze.

A little hand crossed the line.

Shi Sui touched the folding bed: "This is really hard, I can't sleep well at all."

"Shi Sui." Xu Chaomu's heart was pounding. He grabbed her hand. "Don't move."

"I don't move around. I don't move around when I sleep."

Shi Sui counted to five in her mind, behaved herself for five seconds, grabbed his hand with her other hand, and said, "Really, I won't fall off the edge of the bed even if I sleep on it."

His slightly cool fingers instantly warmed up, and a warm current spread through his heart.

The burning sensation made my heart tighten.

Xu Chaomu took two deep breaths and realized that her actions were even more assertive than her words.

He slowly closed his eyes: "Shi Sui, don't casually tell boys you want to sleep together."

“I’m not casual,” Shi Sui said earnestly. “You’re different; you’re my good friend.”

Suddenly, a shadow enveloped her, and Shi Sui's breath caught in her throat for a moment. She then saw Xu Chaomu prop himself up, looking down at her with dark eyes.

"We're not boyfriend and girlfriend yet, this isn't appropriate."

His voice was no longer clear and pure; it was slightly hoarse and exceptionally alluring.

"I'm sorry." Shi Sui quickly withdrew her hand and immediately buried her face in the blanket.

The voice coming from under the covers was somewhat muffled: "I'm sorry, I forgot you have someone you like. I crossed the line. I'm so sorry."

He apologized profusely.

Xu Chaomu moved her lips slightly, but only looked at her silently for half a minute before looking away and lying back on the folding bed.

A soft sigh.

God knows how he managed to hold back.

Shi Sui covered her face with the blanket and closed her eyes.

She had previously had some doubts about Xu Chaomu's feelings for her, but now those doubts have completely vanished.

That's great, it's genuine pure friendship.

After a while, Shi Sui quietly peeked out from under the covers and whispered, "Xu Chaomu, can I give you my pillow?"

Before he could say anything, the pillow was already shoved in front of his face.

Shi Sui: "Take it, take it, and get some sleep."

Xu Chaomu didn't refuse, and gave a soft "hmm," then put the pillow behind her head and turned to look at her: "You should sleep well too, goodnight."

Shi Sui immediately closed her eyes and began reciting ancient poems in her mind.

After memorizing for a while, I started to let my mind wander, and I secretly opened my eyes a crack.

But they discovered that Xu Chaomu didn't seem to be asleep either, and her eyes were still open.

After hesitating for a moment, I cautiously waved my hand in front of his eyes.

"what are you doing?"

He suddenly spoke, startling Shi Sui, who whispered to him, "I thought you were sleeping with your eyes open. I've heard that some people do that."

"...Go to sleep." He closed his eyes.

"I have trouble sleeping," Shi Sui asked. "Xu Chaomu, you're so good at information technology, do you have a way to erase the traces of surveillance?"

"I can erase the traces, so what? Are you doubting—"

"No, no, no," Shi Sui hurriedly replied.

He paused again, then said, "I want to ask you for help. I want to bury the person... No, I was just playing a prank. I want you to help me delete the surveillance footage, is that okay?"

"can."

He smiled faintly.

……

*

The sun shone on the snow, and the next day was a beautiful day.

Shi Sui opened her eyes and subconsciously looked to the side, only to find that there was no one on the folding bed.

There was a bowl of porridge and some kind of pancake with an unknown filling on the bedside table.

The young nurse came in to check on you, smiled, and said, "Your boyfriend is so good to you. He went out early this morning to buy you breakfast and even asked me where the best breakfast was."

“He’s not my boyfriend,” Shi Sui asked. “Nurse, do you know where he went?”

"They've gone to complete the discharge procedures and will be back in a bit." The nurse smiled. "I know you can't date in high school, but it's okay, this isn't school."

After checking and applying the medicine, Shi Sui picked up her phone.

When I open WeChat, it freezes for half a second, and then flashes with notifications of new messages.

She doesn't have many friends on WeChat; most of them are classmates, and she also has a class group chat.

Chi Yan completely lost the 'aloofness' she had when they first met. Her messages were flooded with his, and she even started using cartoon emojis. It was quite a contrast.

Shi Sui glanced at the list and found that the main questions were where she had been and why she hadn't come to the meeting yet.

Then I remembered that this morning's study tour was a snow trek through the primeval forest, exploring the Changbai Mountain ecosystem with a guide, and visiting the Natural History Museum...

The meeting time is 8:00 am.

Shi Sui glanced at the time and realized that it was only five minutes until eight o'clock, so the students must be taking attendance and gathering.

I checked the map navigation, and it's too late to get there by taxi from the hospital.

Then she wouldn't go. Skipping class was nothing new to her; it was a regular occurrence for her before.

Shi Sui patted the hospital bed and sent it: [I fell last night and ended up in the hospital.]

She was just about to continue sending messages like "I'm not injured, I'll be discharged today," when a phone call came in.

"Which hospital? I'm coming right now." His voice was a little hoarse, filled with intense worry.

Having just woken up, Shi Sui's voice was a little slurred: "Chi Yan, I'm fine, I'll be discharged from the hospital soon."

"You sound weak and listless. Are you alright? Where are you? I'll come pick you up."

Shi Sui picked up the warm soy milk from the bedside table, took a sip to moisten her throat, and then told him loudly, "I'm really fine. I'll go back to the hotel after I've finished the discharge procedures."

"Then I'll wait for you at the hotel."

"Isn't there a study tour today? Aren't you going?"

"What's the point of going there?"

Shi Sui fell silent for a moment, vaguely recalling what she had talked about with the system last night. Before she could figure it out, her thoughts were interrupted.

"Do you want to go?" Chi Yan asked her. "Where is the hospital? I'll call a bus to pick you up."

Shi Sui remembered that she had discussed with the system before going to bed last night that they planned to bury Gu Chenyi today.

Which is more important? Of course, we should give up the study tour.

"No, thank you," Shi Sui said. "I want to stay at the hotel and rest today."

"Oh, then I'll stay with you at the hotel."

He replied so quickly and so matter-of-factly that Shi Sui was taken aback for a moment before immediately refusing, "I want to stay at the hotel and rest by myself."

No rest, let's get to work! She's going to bury someone!

When it was Chi Yan's turn to be stunned, her mind was filled with the endless loop of 'she doesn't want me to accompany her,' and she let out a soft 'ah' filled with grievance.

Shi Sui immediately realized that her words had been hurtful, and said incoherently, "I just want to sleep in the hotel today, and you can't keep me company anyway."

Chi Yan: Why can't I sleep with you! How can you be so impure when you should be innocent! Did someone teach her something?