But it seemed she had underestimated the safe distance. Eighteen centimeters might be the maximum for a handsome guy, but when it came to Sun Dasheng, it felt far less secure.

Yang Xintian bit her lip. "Uncle Sun, are you part donkey or something?"

Sun Dasheng, standing behind her, wrapped a hand around her slender waist. "Why don't you find out for yourself?"

"No! Zi Xuan is still here," she protested, her face turning bright red. Doing it here... that's just too shameful!

"It's okay, she's asleep. We'll just be quiet," he reassured her.

"Quiet? Really? I don't believe you!"

Sun Dasheng was at a loss with this girl. "Fine," he relented. "I won't move. You can take control. How about that?"

Yang Xintian glanced down at her small hands. Can one hand really handle it? That seems a little difficult, doesn't it?

As it turned out, it was indeed a bit of a handful. But if one hand wasn't enough, there was always the other. Hmm, two hands were just right.

Afterward, Yang Xintian curled up in Sun Dasheng's arms like a kitten and peacefully fell asleep.

***

「The next day.」

Yang Xintian felt a cool sensation on her face. She startled awake, her heart crying out in alarm.

I overslept! she thought, panicking. I promised to wake Uncle Sun early today! But she had been so exhausted last night that she'd completely overslept, the promise tossed to the back of her mind. If Zi Xuan wakes up and sees me sleeping in Uncle Sun's arms, I won't be able to explain myself even if I had a hundred mouths!

She stealthily reached out behind her, only to hear a cheerful female voice. "Tian Tian, you're awake."

She whipped around. Instead of the man she expected, she saw the lovely Xiang Zixuan.

"Zi Xuan... I... uh..." she stammered.

"What is it?" Xiang Zixuan asked curiously. "Were my hands too cold? Did I wake you?" she added apologetically.

"No, no, that's not it." Yang Xintian flipped over with a swift movement, then winced as the motion seemed to pull at a sore spot.

"What's wrong?" Xiang Zixuan asked with concern.

"Hehe... It's nothing. I'm just a little hungry," Yang Xintian said, managing to cover it up smoothly. "By the way," she then asked, seemingly nonchalant, "did you... see anything when you woke up this morning?" Her eyes, however, were fixed on her friend.

Xiang Zixuan didn't know why she was asking this. "I only woke up a little before you. When I did, I just saw you lying next to me. What were you worried I saw?"

"No, it's not what I was worried you saw! Oh, forget it..." Yang Xintian improvised quickly. "You had a nightmare last night. I was just worried you might have seen something... unclean when you woke up."

"I had a nightmare?" Xiang Zixuan was successfully distracted.

"You did," Yang Xintian nodded. "You were talking in your sleep for a long time. It kept me up pretty late."

"Oh, I'm so sorry," Xiang Zixuan said, looking mortified. "You didn't get a good night's sleep because of me."

"It's okay," Yang Xintian quickly hugged her friend to comfort her. "There was a reason for it, so how could I blame you? Look at me, I shouldn't have even brought it up." She lightly tapped her own mouth.

"Tian Tian, don't do that," Xiang Zixuan said, reaching out to stop her.

Just then, the door opened.

"You're both up? Hurry and wash your hands. Breakfast is ready."

Seeing someone enter, Xiang Zixuan's first instinct was to dive under the covers. Then, she recognized the voice. It was Uncle Sun. Still not daring to peek out, she whispered to Yang Xintian, "Tian Tian, why is Uncle Sun here?"

Yang Xintian gave her a helpless look. "Zi Xuan, have you forgotten everything from last night? That can't be right, you didn't drink. Is your brain okay? Do you have amnesia?"

Faced with her friend's barrage of questions, Xiang Zixuan remembered everything. She was the one who had clung to Uncle Sun, begging him not to leave. Her face instantly turned beet red. It wasn't really amnesia. She had just been so heartbroken when she fell asleep that the memory had become hazy. It wasn't a serious lapse, though. With just a few reminders from Yang Xintian, it all came flooding back.

Seeing her friend hiding silently under the quilt, Yang Xintian didn't press the matter further; that would be rude. She just smiled and patted the blanket. "Alright, it was only Uncle Sun. Why are you so shy? Besides, he's already left. Hurry up and get dressed. Didn't he say breakfast is ready?"

"Oh..." Xiang Zixuan peeked out from a corner of the blanket and looked toward the door. Just as Yang Xintian said, he was gone.

Only then did she scramble out of bed to get dressed. But as she did, she noticed something under the covers. Reaching in, her hand touched something smooth. When she pulled it out, she burst out laughing. "Tian Tian, you sleep in the nude? You don't even wear panties?"

Yang Xintian suddenly felt a chill below. She quickly covered her blushing face and snatched the panties from her friend's hand.

That damned scoundrel! she cursed internally. Taking my panties off is one thing, but to just toss them aside like that... So improper!

But aloud, she just chuckled. "Hehe... it's a habit. I forgot you were here last night. I'll be more careful next time."

Xiang Zixuan hugged her understandingly. "It's okay, you don't have to be so formal with me. And don't worry, I won't tell anyone. Everyone has their little quirks. It's no big deal."

Xiang Zixuan appeared very magnanimous. However, her gaze drifted to her friend's chest. But she was already wearing a bra... A flash of disappointment flickered in her eyes.

Busy putting on her underwear, Yang Xintian didn't notice her friend's subtle reaction. Once dressed, she hopped off the bed.

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