Catching an Adulterer

Chapter 62

Early morning. As the sun gradually rose, its warm rays spilled through the glass window.

On the young woman's large, soft bed, two figures were currently lying fast asleep.

Gu Ran, dressed in his pajamas, was lying flat on his back on one side, behaving perfectly, while the usually aloof young woman now gave off an air of utter laziness.

A human-sized panda plushie had been tossed aside. The young woman was using the boy next to her as a body pillow, hugging him tightly.

As the sunlight filtered through the gap in the curtains, Gu Ran's highly disciplined biological clock kicked in, and he opened his eyes.

He instinctively tried to sit up, but suddenly realized something was wrong.

Blinking in confusion, he stared blankly at the ceiling.

This did not seem like his room!

Turning his head, he saw Ye Zhenzhen resting on his chest like a little kitten. The bewilderment in his eyes deepened.

Did he wake up too fast and hallucinate?

No, he needed to sleep a little longer.

He closed his eyes, calmed himself down for a long while, and then snapped them open again. The scene before him remained exactly the same. He immediately drew in a sharp breath.

This situation was completely out of bounds!

Most importantly, his teachers never taught him how to handle this!

Trying hard to recall what happened last night, the dead memories slowly came flooding back.

It seemed that after watching a movie, this girl was scared and refused to let him leave. She insisted on chatting for a bit, and as a result, they talked right into the next morning.

So, he and this girl fell asleep together?

In the same bed?

Thrilling!

Blinking his eyes, he had no idea how to break the deadlock of the scene before him.

After thinking for a long time, he decisively chose to close his eyes and pretend to be asleep, preparing to leave this incredibly awkward situation for his older sister to resolve.

After all, an older sister is like a mother. Isn't solving life's difficult problems for a younger brother a skill every motherly older sister should have?

...

An unknown amount of time passed. The lazy young woman opened her eyes and let out a soft hum, sounding incredibly delicate and vulnerable.

As her morning drowsiness slowly dissipated, she finally noticed Gu Ran lying beneath her. Her usually cold eyes were now filled with absolute confusion.

When did this guy get here?

Why was he sleeping in her bed, and why was she hugging him?

For a moment, the young woman's brain crashed, feeling like she did not have enough mental capacity to process this.

Wait a minute, this guy...

Ye Zhenzhen blinked a few times and instantly sobered up. A deep blush rapidly spread across her delicate, beautiful face.

Her lovely eyes darted around, and upon seeing a certain bulge under the blanket, her face turned so red it looked like it was about to bleed.

Biting her lower lip gently, she thought it over and over, and ultimately made the exact same choice as Gu Ran.

She silently closed her eyes and continued to pretend to be asleep. She felt that there was simply no good way to resolve the unspeakable awkwardness of this situation.

It was better to pretend she was not awake yet. She would wait for this guy to wake up first, and then she would strike back, taking the moral high ground to accuse him!

The young woman felt quite pleased with her own scheme, completely unaware that the boy next to her had made the exact same plan just over ten minutes ago.

With different thoughts but identical plans, the two of them lay in bed silently, eyes shut tight, and before they knew it, they both fell asleep again.

...

An unknown amount of time passed again. The sun had already risen to the middle of the sky, and its rays had become scorching, yet the young woman's bedroom still appeared dim.

A few slivers of sunlight sneaked in through the gap in the curtains but were confined to the foot of the drapes, unable to advance any further.

Despite this, the temperature in the room was slowly rising, and the scent of osmanthus lingering in the air grew even richer.

The sun was high in the sky. Both the young woman's and the boy's bedroom doors were shut tight. Ye Shulian, who was doing chores in the living room, turned her head to check on them from time to time.

With only a few days left until the New Year, her workplace had already given them time off so they could free up their schedules to clean the house and prepare for the Spring Festival.

After finishing cleaning the living room, she checked the time. It was already past eleven o'clock, so she walked over and knocked on Gu Ran's door.

For a long while, there was no movement inside. She assumed that Gu Ran had gotten up early to go for a run, just like he usually did, and figured he was probably outside playing on his phone, so she did not mind it much.

She turned and went to the next room, knocking on her daughter's door.

"Zhenzhen, get up and eat."

...

Knock, knock, knock!

Hearing the noise outside the door, the lazy young woman was the first to open her eyes. A misty haze filled her usually cold eyes, making them look watery.

She gently lifted her head from Gu Ran's chest, not yet fully comprehending the situation before her.

"Zhenzhen, are you up yet?"

Ye Shulian's voice rang out from outside the door. Ye Zhenzhen instinctively replied, "I am up..."

As soon as the words left her mouth, she noticed Gu Ran lying quietly beside her.

The latter had also opened his eyes at this moment. Meeting her misty gaze, the two of them began a staring contest.

The grogginess of just waking up vanished instantly. Ye Zhenzhen grabbed the blanket and wrapped it tightly around herself. Looking at Gu Ran with a flushed face, she bit her lip and whispered, "You... you..."

Gu Ran blinked a few times. Thinking that the girl who had held onto him and refused to let him leave last night was about to settle the score, he hurriedly scrambled his brain for a countermeasure.

However, the girl's next words caught him off guard.

"You... why are you still not leaving? What are you staying here for?!"

As she spoke, Ye Zhenzhen cast a glance at the door, terrified that Ye Shulian might push it open and see her and Gu Ran lying together. If that happened, they might as well prepare for their own funerals.

Even though they had a completely innocent sister-brother relationship, they were not related by blood after all. Lying in the same bed would make anyone think the wrong thing.

"Huh?"

Gu Ran was a bit bewildered, finding the shy girl's words quite unexpected.

"Are you waiting for a formal invitation?!"

Seeing that Gu Ran was still lying in bed without moving, Ye Zhenzhen could not help but stretch out her little foot and give him a kick.

"Oh, oh, I am leaving right now..."

Snapping back to reality, Gu Ran quickly scrambled out of bed. Hunched over and walking on tiptoes, he swiftly slipped out through the balcony door without the slightest bit of hesitation, looking exactly like a heartless scumbag.

Sitting on the bed, the young woman watched his clumsy escape and could not help but roll her beautiful eyes.

Once Gu Ran was gone, Ye Zhenzhen tidied herself up a bit, got out of bed, and opened the door.

"What is it, Mom?"

"The sun is practically burning your bottom already. Hurry up and get out of bed to eat."

After Ye Shulian said this, she noticed her daughter's red cheeks and immediately reached out a hand to feel her forehead.

"What is going on? Your face is so red again. Are you sick?"

Ye Zhenzhen was speechless.

Could she say that it was caused by waking up and finding an extra man in her bed?

"Wait here, I am going to find you some medicine. Take it in a bit and see how you feel. If it does not get better, I will take you to the hospital."

Ye Shulian turned and left without leaving any room for argument; the young woman could not even hold her back.

When a pill was placed into the palm of her hand, the corner of Ye Zhenzhen's mouth could not help but twitch.

"Mom... I will take it when I go back to my room."

"No, take it right now. I am going to watch you, otherwise you will just throw it away once you are back in your room."

How did her mom know? Was she exposed?!

"You have been like this since you were little. You always complain the pills are too bitter and refuse to take them. This time I am keeping a close eye on you, so do not even think about throwing it away."

Ye Shulian's rambling concern left the young woman at a loss for words. Looking at the pill in her hand, she wished she could shove it right into the mouth of that guy next door.

It was all his fault!