"Can you listen to people when they talk? I'm really angry now. Have some shame, staying in someone else's house so late at night."
"What are you mumbling about? If you don't come over, I'm really going to sleep."
"This is my bed, what are you sleeping on!"
"Hehe."
With Shen Nian here, Xia Yanchun definitely couldn't focus on her books. It was like this every time they weren't at school.
If she really didn't do better than Shen Nian in the mock exams, it would definitely be because he harassed her every day. He came over all the time, she couldn't study, she stagnated, and Shen Nian overtook her. If her proudest achievement, her grades, couldn't even keep Shen Nian in check, he would definitely get a big head.
And with things being so ambiguous between them now, who knows if he'd change his tune on results day.
Before, she had hoped Shen Nian's grades would improve. Now they were too good, and she kind of didn't want him to be that good anymore. At the very least, he shouldn't surpass her. Otherwise, she really wouldn't have a single advantage to hold over him.
Annoying.
But she quickly pushed these thoughts aside.
Academically, she had her own little pride. Wanting to get ahead of her wasn't that simple.
Missing a bit of studying wouldn't kill her. The main thing was, the weather was really quite cold. Xia Yanchun couldn't help but go turn off the room light.
The room instantly plunged into pitch black, only Shen Nian's phone still glowing. Xia Yanchun took a look and her vision went dark.
This weirdo was watching an online lecture.
Great, just great. Comes over to disrupt someone else's studying, then secretly watches lectures himself. Pisses Chun off.
Xia Yanchun hit him with a pillow. "Stop watching!"
"Seriously, bro? I get scolded for watching lectures too? This problem type has other solutions, I gotta check them out."
"What problem? Let me see too."
Xia Yanchun also scrambled onto the bed, climbed over Shen Nian, and lay down on the inside against the wall, leaning her head towards him.
"Start it from the beginning."
"Impressive, right? This solution is genius."
"Not bad..." Xia Yanchun, being someone who wanted to learn, quickly ran through the solution she just saw in her mind.
"Not watching anymore. Sleep." Shen Nian put his phone on the desk, pulled the quilt tighter, covering half of Xia Yanchun's face.
The blanket was really warm. As she lay down, Xia Yanchun immediately felt the heat radiating from Shen Nian's body, even through the air, warming her face.
She let out a little whimper, squirmed a bit, and a small hand emerged from under the quilt, raising a finger.
Before she could even say 'only ten minutes, okay?', Shen Nian swiftly tucked her hand back under the covers.
"You're really planning to sleep with me? Do you have any idea how much trouble we'd be in if we got caught?"
"Who's going to catch us? My sister?"
Xia Yanchun was speechless. Both sets of parents weren't around, and Shen Yue had to work. In a sense, she and Shen Nian really could do anything without anyone knowing.
But that still wasn't okay!
Two eighteen-year-olds of the opposite sex, how can they sleep together like this...
"Just warming you up." Seeing Xia Yanchun silent, Shen Nian moved closer, cradling her hand in his palm.
Even tucked under the covers, her hands were still icy. Shen Nian rubbed her foot with his—it was even colder than her hands.
Xia Yanchun sensitively curled her toes.
"This isn't good, Shen Nian..." Her voice was small, her expression unreadable in the dark.
"What's not good about it?"
"Just... not good."
"Then I don't care. The more you say it's not good, the more it proves I'm doing the right thing."
"Rogue."
"Pot calling the kettle black."
Shen Nian's arm simply encircled Xia Yanchun's small frame, pulling her close. His warm breath gently fell on her forehead.
"I think it's pretty nice for us to sleep together like this occasionally."
"Nice how?"
"Anyway, I think it's pretty nice."
Xia Yanchun puffed out her cheeks.
They were already lying together, and Shen Nian showed no intention of leaving. Xia Yanchun didn't know what else to say.
Should she indulge him?
Even sleeping together, should she indulge him?
Xia Yanchun didn't dare look up at Shen Nian, only burying half her face in his chest, hesitating for a long moment.
"We're sworn rivals..."
"So what if we are?"
"I still hate you, after all."
"Mm, I have to do the opposite of you."
"...Mm."
Xia Yanchun bubbled with emotion, her feet burrowing between Shen Nian's, rubbing against his seemingly endless heat.
Winter really calls for fluffy cotton quilts, more comfortable than air conditioning and thin blankets, provided you have someone to warm the bed.
Now she had the bed-warmer too, leaving only comfort.
Shen Nian also smelled nice, having just showered. Xia Yanchun took a tiny sniff.
Whether it was her imagination or not, Shen Nian felt Xia Yanchun was in a good mood. He held her tighter, his large hand on her back, shifting her up a little to meet her almond-shaped eyes.
In this situation, Xia Yanchun definitely wouldn't play any 'who blinks first' game with him. She immediately looked away, pouting, "What are you looking at? You blockhead."
Shen Nian smiled faintly without a word, facing her, his breathing slightly quickened as he slowly drew closer.
It was the first time being this close to Shen Nian, almost nose to nose. Xia Yanchun's heart pounded thump-thump, bubbling like boiling water.
"..."
Shen Nian's lips were hotter than she imagined, a bit rough. With just a light touch, Xia Yanchun pulled the quilt up, covering half her face, only her large, dark eyes visible.
It was just an accidental touch!!
Xia Yanchun's heart was about to leap out. She never thought Shen Nian's nerve was so, so big, actually wanting to kiss her!
"I really need to sleep now... Shen Nian."
"Let me kiss you one more time."
"Get lost! Who said you could kiss me? So gross, you definitely left saliva. You... are you done yet?!"
Xia Yanchun was both angry and shy. Her hand on Shen Nian's chest could feel his heartbeat. Even though she was excited too, she kept finding fault. One kiss wasn't enough; he wanted more.
No, no, it was just lips touching, it doesn't count as a kiss!
Sworn rivals can't kiss! A younger brother can't kiss his older sister!
She turned over, with her back to Shen Nian. "Don't you dare disturb me. If I fall asleep in class tomorrow, it's your fault."
"Then let's sleep. I'll bring you breakfast tomorrow." Shen Nian behaved now, not quite daring to keep holding her. One kiss was already very satisfying for him.
After certain physical reactions subsided considerably, he dared to place his hand on Chun Bao's abdomen, holding her comfortably. "Goodnight."
Xia Yanchun ignored him, facing the wall like a turtle, preferring to play with the plush fur of her stuffed animal rather than talk to this guy who wanted to nibble the grass right by his nest.
But his hand really felt nice though.
Peonies are blooming.
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