You are all bad women! Don't come over!

Leaving Xia Qingrou's room with the meal tray, Shen Mochen touched his lips, which, apart from the sweet taste of the porridge, still retained a hint of citrus.

He really liked the taste on the tip of her tongue, like long-missed sunshine.

Back in the kitchen, after cleaning the tableware, Shen Mochen looked up at the bright moon in the sky and seemed a bit lost in thought.

Things seemed to be moving in an uncontrollable direction... he was even uncertain about his own future.

After catching a breeze in the backyard, Shen Mochen returned to the dormitory. Just then, Han Muxue happened to be coming out of Liu Chaoyan's room. As she passed through the living room, she gave Shen Mochen a cold glance before quickly turning away and lowering her head to go back to her room.

Shen Mochen felt Liu Chaoyan might have deliberately called Han Muxue to her room in order to keep Han Muxue and Shen Mochen apart.

Could it be she had figured something out? Her thought process was incredibly meticulous then.

Although he found it unlikely, Shen Mochen also felt that for this girl who always appeared elegantly nonchalant, perhaps nothing was impossible.

Back at his own room's door, Shen Mochen turned to look at the door across from his, hesitated for a moment, but eventually said nothing and entered his bedroom.

...

In the following days, Xia Qingrou gradually got back to her old self, only becoming even more intimate with Shen Mochen.

"Boss, another 200 bucks, please."

Two days later, wearing white silk alongside a loli skirt, Xia Qingrou dragged Shen Mochen on a bike ride to the small grove they´d been to before in the evening.

"Boss, another 200 bucks..."

Three days later, Xia Qingrou sneaked into Shen Mochen's room and revisited Shen Mochen's "business."

"Boss, 200..."

Another two days, after everyone had gone to sleep, Xia Qingrou quietly opened Shen Mochen's door, wearing a black silk hip skirt and a black silk eye mask.

"Are you sure you have social anxiety?"

After the deed, Shen Mochen fell into contemplation, why was she so adept at putting on that "attack speed boost" gear for her teammates!

"What's the matter, don't you like it?" Xia Qingrou nestled in Shen Mochen´s arms, whispering.

"I've seen through you by now, you're actually a hidden pervert, aren't you! You might be afraid of men usually, but you're thinking about naughty things all the time, right!"

Caught out, Xia Qingrou blushed and with an "Aoowu," bit Shen Mochen's neck.

"How about we just soundproof your room with foam padding? Then we wouldn't have to worry about…" Xia Qingrou kissed Shen Mochen's ear.

"You really are bold as brass, huh? Do you think the dorms have such bad soundproofing by accident?" Shen Mochen said flatly.

Xia Qingrou paused, then realizing her slip of the tongue, her face took on a resigned expression, "I was just saying..."

Then came the sound of an alarm.

Shen Mochen quickly administered some "healing" to Xia Qingrou, and she yanked off her mask, both of them hastily pulling up their pants before rushing out.

"What troublemaker monsters, popping up in the middle of the night and disturbing people's sleep!" In the car, Xia Qingrou indignantly said to Han Muxue, "Right, Xuexue!"

Habits are truly scary; now, even right after playing poker with Shen Mochen, Xia Qingrou could face everyone with a thick face.

Han Muxue didn't respond as if not hearing.

Xia Qingrou thought she was just feeling awkward and simply offered a smile without trying to prod her into talking any more.

Shen Mochen said, "This timing is still okay. It would be even worse if it happened when everyone was deep asleep in the middle of the night."

"You're the inexperienced one, I don't know how many times I've been through this..." Xia Qingrou hummed softly, hugging Shen Mochen's arm, "Hey, do you sleep deeply?"

"Huh? It's not too bad."

Xia Qingrou seemed to imply it wasn't good, "So you do sleep deeply?"

Shen Mochen was slightly taken aback, "Not really that..."

Xia Qingrou pinched him hard, and Shen Mochen then corrected himself, "Oh... it does seem a bit heavy!"

"Right? It's very dangerous, you know. What if the alarm goes off at night and you don't wake up? That would waste too much time! If we're unlucky and the fissure opens right above our dorm, you'll be in danger!" Xia Qingrou said.

"What are you trying to say..." Shen Mochen paused for a moment.

"So, from now on, I'll have to be the one to wake you up, dummy!" Qingrou tugged on Shen Mochen's ear.

Han Muxue's eyes moved slightly. She slowly turned her head, glanced at the two of them, and then slowly stared at the stars in a daze, her eyes as dark as ink.

The five of them all wore headlamps that provided light, and with the moon so bright, there wasn't much inconvenience even while battling at night.

It was the Moon Conjunction, and the frequency and intensity of the monsters were much higher than usual. But this battle still went off without any surprises or dangers.

The group returned triumphantly, washed up, and went back to their rooms to sleep.

"After the Moon Conjunction is over, I'm going to take a vacation. Including the days I'm owed, I have a total of thirteen days off, and I'm going to take all of them," Han Muxue said as she entered Liu Chaoyan's room, speaking coldly.

"Sure, I can tell you've been quite tired lately. Take a good rest for a while," Liu Chaoyan said gently as he caressed Han Muxue's head, gently saying, "You've worked hard."

"It's nothing, doesn't everyone do the same..." Han Muxue gently pushed Liu Chaoyan's hand away and immediately turned around.

"Xuexue," Liu Chaoyan watched Han Muxue's retreating figure, called out to her softly, and smiled slightly, "Can you stay tonight and teach me how to play that game?"

Bitting her lip, Han Muxue struggled to hold back the tears that threatened to spill, "Okay, I'll just go to the bathroom first."

With a smile, Liu Chaoyan said, "Hmm, I'll wait for you."

...

"Why have you come to my room and even been so considerate as to change my sheets? Feeling guilty, huh?"

After taking a shower, Shen Mochen saw Xia Qingrou changing his sheets in his room, her backside sticking up in the air, so he lightly smacked her bottom with his hand.

"Isn't that what you said? You're a heavy sleeper, so I have to be the one to wake you up!" Xia Qingrou said, laughing as she laid back on Shen Mochen's bed.

"Well, thank you for that," Shen Mochen said with a wry smile, holding the sheets he had taken off as he headed out the door.

Qingrou got up, thinking Shen Mochen was leaving, and said anxiously, "Hey, where are you going?"

Shen Mochen replied irritably, "To hang this outside to air it out. I really do thank you. Because of you, I now have to change my sheets every two to three days."

"Can't you air them out tomorrow?"

"I would like to hang them out during the day, but do you want everyone to see you wetting my bed again..."

Xia Qingrou's face flushed with embarrassment, and she quickly pushed Shen Mochen out the door, "Okay, okay, go on then!"

After Shen Mochen hung out the sheets and returned to the bedroom, he saw Han Muxue coming out of the bathroom.

She had clearly just taken a shower, but now she had washed her face again, her face covered in droplets of water.

Shen Mochen smiled at Han Muxue, who seemed not to notice and walked straight to Liu Chaoyan's room, with Shen Mochen following slowly behind.

"Hey," Han Muxue suddenly turned her head and spoke as she reached Liu Chaoyan's door.

"What's up?" Shen Mochen smiled.

"I'm going on vacation in a couple days, for about half a month," Han Muxue said.

"That's pretty long... Congratulations!" Shen Mochen said with a smile.

Han Muxue lowered her head, silent for a long time, not speaking or entering the room.

"...Are you still thinking about your ex-girlfriend now?" Han Muxue asked faintly, "Or do you like Xia Qingrou?"

"Right now, I only like Sister Xia," Shen Mochen answered seriously.

No matter what he thought, now there was only one answer.

Han Muxue nodded, "That's good."