Sunday night.
A night without Brother Nan to cuddle with wasn't much different from sleeping in the dormitory. It lacked the sounds of snoring, teeth-grinding, and sleep-talking, and missed the scent of three boorish guys. It also missed the company of Lord Dumpling. However, given the current situation, even if I return to school tomorrow, Tuanzi, who emerges in the evenings to attend to Her Highness, would likely not follow me back to the dorm. She would definitely go with Brother Nan.
Zhou Li fell asleep amidst sighs.
「In the middle of the night.」
The feeling of being watched was gone, but now I hear rustling noises beside me. It's like when I was a child sleeping in the countryside, with mice crawling over the cabinet, scavenging for food.
Zhou Li woke up groggily. He opened his eyes to the living room's deep, ink-black darkness. He groped for his phone on the sofa's backrest and switched on its light—
