Looking at her dazed expression and goofy grin, Xue Rui was certain that no matter what had happened before, the girl was definitely happy now.
...
A night passed. Xue Rui groggily opened his eyes to find Lin Ruoxi lying in his arms, blinking up at him with wide eyes.
"You're awake," Lin Ruoxi said, leaning in to give Xue Rui a kiss.
Xue Rui's mind was still fuzzy. Last night had felt so surreal that he was starting to wonder if it had all been a dream.
But feeling the girl's smooth shoulders, he knew he had to face reality.
He reached out and tickled her. "Why are you lazing in bed too?"
She squirmed under his tickling, ducking her head beneath the blankets. Her muffled voice emerged, "Mmm, because there's nothing to do."
The girl had the red duvet pulled over her head like a bridal veil, revealing only a pair of large, limpid eyes. She looked at Xue Rui inquisitively and said softly, "Rui, do you... do you still want to?"
