Asleep

It's been about thirty minutes, and Su Haoyu is still in the bathroom. Growing impatient, Lin Qing knocked on the door and called out, "Are you coming out?"

On the other side of the door, he could hear her calling his name, her voice slightly slurred and tinged with anger. He took a deep breath and tried to compose himself.

"Host, I don't think you should rush things," the System finally commented.

"You were the one saying my progress isn't good, and now you're backing out?" Lin Qing retorted with a hint of annoyance.

"But you're drunk," the System commented.

Lin Qing argued;

"No I'm not. Look! I am not unconscious, I am not laughing or throwing myself around, or hugging trees.

I am pretty coherent right now.

I can even solve questions ....

Ask me if you don't believe me...

So- ooo I'm not drunk"

While she was talking to system in her mind she tripped over on her own feet " Well just a bit tipsy, not drunk"

"I think you should cool down a bit, host."

"Whatever, so... how many romance points did I receive? Also, by the way, what's the top limit for romance points? Why do I collect them? Is there really a calculator that calculates romance, or is there really an ultimate romantic thing?" Lin Qing rambled to the System, and the System did its best to cater to her without revealing much information.

"Don't worry, host, you're not bad for a newbie. I think you'll finish your mission easily," the System replied. While Lin Qing conversed with the System, Su Haoyu emerged wearing a bathrobe. Lin Qing felt a pang of jealousy as she noticed his long, skinny and pale hairless legs under the bathrobe. They looked a bit shiny even.

His head was down, and his curly hair was wet and sticking to his face.

"I - I think we should talk about what happened when you sober up," she heard him saying.

Then, purposefully avoiding where she stood, he walked around the bed and made his way to the other side of the room.

Lin Qing decided not to tease him more today as System's advices so she nodded and "Uh huh," she murmured in response.

"Are ... are you planning to sleep here?" she then asked as if that conversation didn't happen.

Su Haoyu replied, "Look, it's not safe for you to sleep alone in a hotel room. I'll take the couch; you sleep on the bed."

Internally amused, Lin Qing chuckled, 'As if I would buy it. Why is he behaving like a nun kidnapped by a pervert?' Despite her thoughts, she didn't call him out. "In that case, I'll take a shower. Grab the blanket and pillow from the bed," she gestured as she headed to the shower.

Following her shower, Lin Qing felt incredibly tired and soon fell asleep. However, the other side of the room wasn't as tranquil as her spot.

Su Haoyu, accustomed to sleeping in the morning and waking up at noon, or even until it got dark, found it difficult to sleep. He tossed and turned on the couch, which, despite its length, was not comfortable for someone used to an ergonomic bed.

His mind replayed their kissing scene and his flight then he repeated her sentences throughout the night in his mind and find the faults from his answers.

When he got up to get a glass of water, he looked at the way she was sleeping as if she didn't care that he is just right there.

" She really is careless" he thought.

There was only a few meters that separates them and there she was sleeping defenselessly.

How can he fall asleep?

It was a long and torturous night for Su Haoyu.