What else can be done

The more Lin Yu thought about it, the itchier his heart felt.

It was as if a feather were gently brushing against the very center of his heart.

Lin Yu shot a sideways glance at Tang Qinqin, who seemed to have already been lulled unconscious by the hot spring.

Once he was sure she was out, he stealthily ran a finger beneath Tang Manman, neither too lightly nor too heavily.

“Mmh~”

A soft, delicate moan escaped her as a nasal hum.

Tang Manman unconsciously lifted her chin, her lovely brows drawing together ever so slightly. Her eyes, shimmering with moisture, opened in confusion and reproach.

It was as though she were silently demanding to know why this big bully was picking on her.

Lin Yu gazed at her adorably aggrieved little face.

Having had his mischievous impulse satisfied, he bent down and placed a light kiss on her smooth forehead.

An apology for his teasing.

Tang Manman gazed lazily at Lin Yu.

The corners of her lips curved into a sweet, almost cloyingly saccharine smile.

She seemed quite satisfied with his apology, and contentedly closed her eyes again as she nestled into Lin Yu’s arms.

Lin Yu tightened his embrace around Tang Manman, a faint smile appearing on his lips.

He lifted his head.

The stars in the sky seemed especially numerous and brilliant that night.

The night was clear and bright, as though it had just been washed clean.

It was as if someone had taken the sky straight out of a washer-dryer and hung it overhead.

Not even half a cloud could be seen.

Tang Manman was warm and cozy in Lin Yu’s arms, a temperature far higher than her usual body heat radiating through her skin.

It dispelled the chill brought on by the falling night.

Leaning against the back of the chair, Lin Yu held the soft body in his arms tightly.

At that very moment, he suddenly felt something.

He was certain that, right then and there, he had truly touched happiness.

…

When the heat radiating from the hot spring could no longer hold back the cold of the night, Lin Yu rubbed the goosebumps on his shoulders, woke the two sisters, and led them back to their lodgings.

Tonight was destined to be a happy night.

Because Tang Qinqin had finally agreed to sleep by herself instead of clinging to her sister.

Lin Yu happily brought Tang Manman into the hotel room.

It was a business room with two beds.

Of course, the twin-room arrangement was merely a cover.

After taking a shower, Lin Yu naturally slipped into a certain someone’s warm bed.

He began to do whatever he pleased to the person who was so sleepy she could barely keep her eyes open…

…

Tang Manman announced that she was tired.

Tang Manman announced that she refused!

Tang Manman gave up and decided to simply lie there.

Tang Manman stopped resisting.

Tang Manman began cooperating.

Tang Manman demanded to be allowed to sleep.

Tang Manman’s demand was rejected.

Tang Manman felt that Lin Yu was bullying her far too much.

Tang flew into a rage. (If you won’t let me sleep, don’t expect to get any sleep either!)

Tang Manman launched a counterattack.

Tang Manman’s counterattack failed.

Tang Manman was utterly exhausted.

Tang Manman collapsed and immediately fell asleep.

A long night passed.

The morning sunlight pierced through the gap between the curtains, leaving a slanted strip of light across the floor.

Lin Yu climbed out of bed feeling refreshed, while the person beside him was still sleeping soundly.

He didn’t disturb her rest.

Feeling rather hungry, he quietly put on his clothes, slipped out of the room, and went to the hotel restaurant to enjoy the complimentary buffet breakfast.

He was enthusiastically devouring the food on the table when the phone beside him buzzed.

Lin Yu glanced at it and saw that a message had arrived in the group chat.

It was a group of three.

The only members were him, Tang Manman, and Tang Qinqin.

The person sending the message was Tang Qinqin.

She had tagged her older sister and asked whether she was awake yet.

While chewing on a tender, boneless chicken foot, Lin Yu picked up his phone and replied to Tang Qinqin, telling her that her sister was still asleep and that he was having breakfast in the restaurant. If she was hungry, she could come down and eat too.

After sending the message, Lin Yu put down his phone and devoted himself to dealing with the breakfast spread.

It wasn’t long before, while Lin Yu was burying his head in his food, he suddenly realized that someone had sat down across from him.

He looked up and saw that it was Tang Qinqin.

She looked somewhat disheveled, her normally smooth hair sticking out in every direction. She hadn’t taken the time to comb it properly, simply gathering the unruly strands into a low ponytail at the back of her head.

At that moment, she was glaring balefully at the fellow sitting opposite her, whose cheeks were puffed out like a hamster’s.

“Help yourself.”

“Don’t be shy.”

“It’s on me.”

With both cheeks bulging, Lin Yu grandly waved one hand and spoke with great generosity.

After all, the buffet breakfast had come free with the hotel suite.

No matter how much Tang Qinqin ate, it wouldn’t cost him a thing.

Tang Qinqin was no less of a glutton than Lin Yu. Yet after receiving his permission, she didn’t cheer and rush toward the sea of food.

Instead, she sat across from Lin Yu as serenely as an old monk in meditation.

Her beautiful eyes, identical to her sister’s, stared resentfully at Lin Yu.

“Why hasn’t my sister woken up yet?”

Tang Qinqin asked in a ghostly tone.

“What did you two do last night?”

Lin Yu silently nodded.

“What are you nodding for?!”

Tang Qinqin suddenly flew into a rage.

“It doesn’t mean anything.”

“It’s just that these chicken feet are pretty good.”

“Want to try one?”

For no particular reason, Lin Yu suddenly felt a little guilty. Using the morning tea as an excuse, he pushed a bamboo steamer of boneless chicken feet toward Tang Qinqin.

“Don’t change the subject!”

Tang Qinqin slapped the table.

“Oh, come on. We didn’t do anything last night.”

Lin Yu scratched his head and said casually:

“After we went back last night, we went to sleep pretty soon.”

“We were both exhausted from the day.”

“What else could we have done at night?”

Tang Qinqin eyed Lin Yu suspiciously.

Yesterday, she and her sister really had been too sleepy to keep their eyes open.

If it had been her...

She definitely wouldn’t have had the energy to do anything naughty afterward...

Wait!

Why am I imagining it as me?!

Tang Qinqin’s face suddenly flushed even redder.

She glared fiercely at the innocent-looking Lin Yu, then stood up with a huff and strode toward the serving area.

Watching Tang Qinqin’s huffy retreat, Lin Yu’s lips curled into a mocking smile.

Hmph.

No matter how much she acted like a precocious little adult...

A child was still just a child in the end!

A grown man and a grown woman alone together in the same room.

What else could they have been doing?

What else?