As the train conductor left, the barbecue came to a complete end.
He Jie dragged the unconscious Qu Hang back to his own compartment, while Professor Ma and the others dispersed.
Lin Xi walked barefoot on the carpet in the dining car aisle, her silver hair glinting under the night light, hugging a fluffy down pillow with a faint pine scent of train disinfectant on the pillowcase.
Yu Yue was bending over to organize the condiment jar in the dining cabinet, her waistline outlining a gentle curve.
Suddenly feeling her hem being gently tugged, she turned around and met a pair of light gray eyes. Lin Xi looked up, the tips of her ears peeking through her hair tinged pink, like a young cat bringing a gift.
"This is for you." Lin Xi stuffed the pillow into her arms, the creased pillowcase still bearing the warmth of body heat.
Her fingertips stealthily hooked onto Yu Yue's apron tie, lashes casting an anxious shadow below her eyes, "You said... a bedtime story."
