Whatever You Say 02

Gazing at Tang Manman’s eyes, shining brightly beneath the dim shade of the trees,

Lin Yu was caught completely off guard.

She had come from a thousand miles away to see him.

He had made up his mind to spend the next four years living alongside Tang Manman—and to stay together with her in the future as well.

Lin Yu hadn’t come merely to have fun!

He had already planned to win Tang Manman over during this summer vacation before university began.

But they had already done that on the very first day after he arrived.

Didn’t that make him seem a little too eager?

Lin Yu was still caught up in the traditional belief that, when it came to that sort of thing, the girl was the one who lost out.

He had completely failed to notice that the person sitting beside him was already practically drooling with anticipation!

After thinking it over,

Lin Yu decided to let things happen naturally.

The world didn’t have that many perfectly arranged plans.

Once they reached the hotel,

if they were tired,

they would sleep.

And if they weren’t tired,

they would do something that would make them tired, then go to sleep...

...

After traveling all the way to the hotel,

they completed the check-in process.

The two of them took the elevator up to their room.

After carefully putting away their luggage and the bouquet of magenta roses,

Lin Yu went into the bathroom and began scrubbing himself clean.

He had already forgotten how long it had been since he had washed himself so thoroughly.

In any case, he gave himself a long, vigorous scrub.

After brushing his teeth, Lin Yu even tossed a piece of chewing gum into his mouth, just to show off a little.

Only after cleaning every inch of himself did Lin Yu leave the bathroom,

wearing nothing but a pair of shorts, his upper body bare.

Inside the room,

Tang Manman sat demurely on the edge of the bed.

Her soft, fair hands rested in her lap, her fingers intertwined.

She looked somewhat nervous.

Under the bright lights,

a faint blush lay across her face. Clearly, her thoughts had been anything but calm while Lin Yu was showering.

Hearing the bathroom door open,

Tang Manman instinctively turned to look.

The moment she saw him,

her already flushed face suddenly grew even redder.

She didn’t know why,

but showers seemed to give boys some sort of special bonus.

After showering,

Lin Yu’s features seemed more defined, and the air between his brows had become even clearer and more handsome.

He looked as if he had been completely renewed.

Tang Manman was caught off guard by just how handsome Lin Yu looked.

In her panic, she instinctively looked away from his face, her gaze slowly drifting downward.

This time, what entered Tang Manman’s view was a strong, well-built body with clearly defined lines.

Prominent pectoral muscles, eye-catching abs...

...

While Tang Manman stared at Lin Yu in a daze,

an indescribable sensation traveled up her spine and rushed straight to her mind.

It made her feel hot and dizzy,

as though she had come down with a high fever.

“I-I’m going to take a shower.”

Tang Manman lowered her head and hurried into the bathroom.

Lin Yu noticed how unnatural she was acting.

He stretched out on the bed with one leg crossed over the other.

As he lay there waiting boredly for Tang Manman to finish showering, Lin Yu suddenly felt mischievous and decided to tease her a little.

He pulled the covers over himself.

Then he turned off the lights in the room,

leaving only the small bedside lamp and the bathroom light on.

Snuggled beneath the warm covers,

Lin Yu began pretending to be asleep.

Lin Yu wanted to see what kind of adorable expression Tang Manman would make when she came out of the shower and found that he had already fallen asleep.

A mischievous smile tugged at the corner of his lips.

Lin Yu closed his eyes.

In the quiet room,

the soft, steady sound of running water was like a gentle lullaby.

With his eyes shut,

the exhaustion from running around all day, along with the fatigue and release that came after all the tension and anticipation, rose from deep within him.

His consciousness gradually blurred.

Before he knew it,

Lin Yu had actually fallen asleep.

It was only when a string of aggrieved little calls sounded beside him that Lin Yu reluctantly cracked his eyes open and looked toward the person next to him.

By his side,

Tang Manman was kneeling on the bed.

In the dim light, just bright enough to make out her features,

her pretty, flushed face was filled with grievance.

Like a little girl who had been let down, she pushed at the shoulders of the heartless man beside her, urging him to get up and do what he was supposed to do.

Heartless man...

Ah, no.

Lin Yu.

At the sight of this deliciously tempting, soft and sweet little cake that had practically delivered itself to his doorstep,

his gaze sharpened.

Then his eyelids drooped shut again.

Lin Yu had never been good at staying awake when he was sleepy.

If he had not gone to sleep at all, he could manage a little better.

But if someone woke him when he was sleeping soundly, then come hell or high water, he would insist on going right back to sleep.

Not even an immortal could drag him out of bed.

So even with Tang Manman kneeling beside him, offering herself up like an all-you-can-eat feast,

he had no desire to indulge.

All he wanted now was to keep sleeping.

“Lin Yu~”

“Don’t go back to sleep.”

“You’re not allowed to sleep.”

“Get up already!”

Tang Manman’s face was red as she stubbornly pushed at Lin Yu’s shoulder.

What was wrong with this guy?

At a time like this, he still wanted to sleep?

Wasn’t that going too far?

He was being such a bully!

Tang Manman held a pent-up frustration in her heart.

Like a wind-up doll whose spring had been tightly wound, she kept pushing Lin Yu’s shoulder over and over.

No matter what, she refused to let him go back to sleep.

Lin Yu was exhausted, but Tang Manman was clearly determined not to stop until she had gotten him out of bed. He was both sleepy and irritated.

“Come on!”

“Quit messing with me!”

Lin Yu wriggled impatiently, shaking off Tang Manman’s hand. Though his mind was restless, his tone carried nothing but reluctant surrender as he said,

“Just do whatever you want.”

“Let me sleep a little less.”

The moment Lin Yu finished speaking, everything beside him went quiet.

Taking advantage of that rare silence, Lin Yu’s consciousness sank deeper. Within moments,

one foot had already stepped into dreamland.

Just as he was about to pull the other foot in from outside the door,

he suddenly felt something warm drawing near.

Lin Yu knew it was Tang Manman.

So he simply let her do whatever mischief she wanted.