It's Mine

It was late at night.

Feeling a bit exhausted, Ye Shuang lay on his bed. He was quite tired.

His body felt as if it had been hollowed out.

"I guess I really should start soaking goji berries in a thermos," Ye Shuang thought to himself. Then, he thought about Yuyou, Aunt Xian, Alice, and that blonde woman. In his drowsiness, a strange feeling suddenly washed over him.

Could it be... that Alice had some sort of connection with that mysterious person? However, Ye Shuang quickly tossed this thought to the back of his mind. After all, the two of them didn't seem to have anything in common other than their hair color.

It wasn't like she could be Alice's biological mother.

Ye Shuang gave a self-deprecating smile and gradually drifted off to sleep. In his hazy state, he seemed to dream of that woman—she was tall, giving off a vibe similar to Lady Dimitrescu from Resident Evil.

Ye Shuang slowly approached her. Just as he tried to get a clear look at her face, she grabbed him by the throat, making him feel as if he were suffocating.

"?!"

Ye Shuang suddenly opened his eyes, only to find Chen Qin in his arms. She was currently sleeping with her arms wrapped around his neck.

When did she...

Ye Shuang: "..."

It seemed Chen Qin wasn't really asleep either. She opened her eyes, looked at Ye Shuang, and asked in a low voice, "Did I wake you?"

"Not really. Hmm... why did you come over? Where's Qiaoqiao?"

"She's fast asleep." Chen Qin shushed him and playfully blinked her eyes, giving off the vibe of a doting young wife who had sneaked over after coaxing her daughter to sleep.

Ye Shuang instead remarked, "Yuyou and the others still don't know about this."

"I know," Chen Qin whispered, resting her head on his chest. "It's fine... it doesn't matter if we keep hiding it."

"Let's find a time to officially tell them," Ye Shuang suddenly said, taking Chen Qin by surprise.

"Really?"

"Yeah, you can speak about it openly from now on." Ye Shuang smiled. "Although I feel like this is something I should have done from the start, it just feels a bit delayed."

Chen Qin shook her head, pressing her cheek against his chest. "It's not late at all."

Ye Shuang: "..."

He stayed quiet for a few seconds before suddenly speaking up, "About Yuyou..."

"As long as you like her, it's fine." Chen Qin didn't say anything more. Instead, she kissed Ye Shuang on the lips.

However, she didn't take things any further. Soon, she fell asleep, resting in his embrace.

Ye Shuang wrapped his arms around Chen Qin's waist, which was as soft and supple as a water snake. However, his eyes suddenly caught sight of the bedroom door handle slowly turning.

Hmm?

At that moment, the door slowly opened, and a young girl quietly slipped inside.

In the dark of the night, the faint moonlight shining through the window landed on her highly perked ahoge.

Ye Shuang narrowed his eyes slightly and instantly recognized that it was Bai Yuyou.

The girl walked with light steps, glancing outside the door as if communicating with someone through her eyes. From the pillow hugged in her arms, it was obvious that she had also sneaked over to sleep.

After receiving a thumbs-up from a certain self-proclaimed strategist, Bai Yuyou climbed onto the bed, and Keke conveniently closed the door behind her.

However, in the next second, the girl strangely noticed that Chen Qin was actually there too.

While Chen Qin was genuinely asleep, Ye Shuang had closed his eyes to pretend to sleep. He didn't know what Yuyou was trying to do. After all, she rarely sneaked over like this in the past, especially at night.

Bai Yuyou stared blankly at Chen Qin for a while. Seeing that both of them were fast asleep, she looked left and right before finally crawling into the slightly emptier corner on Ye Shuang's right side. Then, she lay down like a small animal—

Reaching out with her small hand, she slowly tugged at the corner of Ye Shuang's clothes. It seemed she intended to sleep just like that.

When everything completely quieted down, Ye Shuang slowly opened his eyes, only to find that Bai Yuyou had scooted closer at some point. Their cheeks were so close to each other... "..."

They could even clearly feel each other's breathing.

At this moment, Bai Yuyou suddenly whispered, "Ye Shuang, didn't you say... we couldn't sleep together?"

"Ye Shuang is a liar."

Under the faint moonlight, Bai Yuyou's crystal-clear eyes inexplicably made Ye Shuang feel a sense of guilt. But he quickly lowered his voice as well, "Sister Chen Qin sneaked over secretly, just like you."

Hearing this, Bai Yuyou seemed to stay quiet for a few seconds before nodding. Then, she said nothing more and closed her eyes as if ready to sleep.

Caught in the middle, Ye Shuang stared at the ceiling.

Do you guys...

Not have your own beds?

...

The night passed wordlessly.

When Ye Shuang opened his eyes, he found that both Bai Yuyou and Chen Qin were already gone. Although he didn't know when they had left, nothing happened last night, just like that time at the Chen family's house.

It was just that Yuyou felt a bit different now.

Was it because she had grown up?

Ye Shuang didn't understand. After washing up as usual, he went downstairs to make breakfast.

As soon as he stepped out of his room, the faint smell of butter wafted through the air. Obviously, someone was already cooking breakfast.

Ye Shuang took a look and realized that everyone was already up.

Chen Qin was setting the plates, while Bai Yuyou and Tang Keke were busy in the kitchen.

"Morning, Ye, come over and have breakfast. I'll drop Qiaoqiao off at school in a bit," Chen Qin said with a smile upon seeing Ye Shuang.

"Okay."

After Ye Shuang came downstairs, Yuyou also walked out carrying breakfast. "Ye Shuang, time to eat."

"What did you make for breakfast?"

"Toast with meat and vegetables."

After a while, everyone sat in their respective seats. Ye Shuang looked at Chen Qin and Bai Yuyou beside him. Recalling what he had said last night, he suddenly spoke up.

"Actually, Sister Chen Qin and I are together now."

This single sentence silenced Bai Yuyou and Tang Keke, who were just chatting about their exams.

Tang Keke, in particular, had an expression that screamed this is bad. On the other hand, Bai Yuyou didn't show much of a reaction. After all, her small face rarely displayed any emotion. Upon hearing the news, she simply took an extra glance at Chen Qin before continuing to eat her breakfast.

"Congratulations, Sister Chen Qin," Tang Keke had no choice but to say at this moment.

"Hehe." Chen Qin hadn't expected Ye Shuang to suddenly bring this up right now, but the feeling of it instantly filled her heart with sweetness.

Watching the reactions of Bai Yuyou and Tang Keke, Ye Shuang smiled and didn't say anything more.

When breakfast was over, the two girls headed out as usual—

Inside the elevator, Tang Keke grabbed Bai Yuyou's arm, observing the girl's expression. "Yuyou, are you okay?"

"What?" Bai Yuyou didn't understand what Keke meant.

"Sister Chen Qin is with my brother now! We, the heaven-sent heroines with a perfect hand, just lost to the childhood friend!" Tang Keke immediately exclaimed.

Bai Yuyou, however, remained unfazed and quiet.

It wasn't until Keke reached out and shook her that she lowered her eyes and softly said,

"It's okay. Ye Shuang is mine..."