"Sleeping together" was something agreed upon earlier, so Li Ang didn't say anything.
He sat down at the edge of the bed, and Zoe shrank further inside the bedding, making space for him.
She patted the bed lightly: "Lie down."
"...I'm thinking about what story to tell," Li Ang said.
Actually, he lied, because the black market inn was quite narrow, and the bed was small. Even though Zoe was petite, it would be cramped for the two of them to lie on the bed together.
Lying back-to-back was difficult; the only comfortable position would be to hold her in his arms.
Although he and the girls were getting closer every day, it hadn't yet reached the point where he could naturally hold her in his arms.
Zoe's small hand clutched the edge of the sheet and she said softly: "No need to tell a story."
"Hm?"
"Before, I listened to the stories you told because I thought I might always stay on Satus Island, relying on your stories to imagine the outside world.
