Jiang Mo felt a bit embarrassed hearing the instruction to lock the bedroom door. Seriously, dad, who exactly are you trying to keep out?
After the others had left, she turned to look at the person on the bed and chided, "I told you to drink less. Look at you now, drunk."
Gu Ye was indeed feeling dizzy and muddled, but he hadn't passed out completely. He just felt overwhelmingly hot and drowsy.
Hearing Jiang Mo's words, he let out a silly chuckle. "I'm... I'm not drunk. I'm fine."
"Stop laughing, you look so silly," Jiang Mo pouted. "If you're not drunk, get up and walk a few steps."
Gu Ye struggled to sit up, but his body felt weak and uncooperative.
Seeing this, Jiang Mo quickly pressed him back down. "Alright, that's enough. Let me wipe your face, then you go to sleep."
After using a warm towel to clean his face, Gu Ye felt uncomfortable in his clothes and began fidgeting, trying to take them off.
Jiang Mo sighed. She helped him remove his shirt. When he reached for his pants, she unfastened the button, averted her eyes, and pulled them down before covering him with the blanket.
Much more comfortable without the clothes, Gu Ye grabbed Jiang Mo's hand. "Sleep together."
She swatted his hand away. "My dad is still right outside."
Then she retreated from the room and closed the door behind her.
Li Daming was scrolling through a short-video app in the living room. Seeing Jiang Mo come out, he stood up, scratched his back, and headed towards his room, instructing, "Don't forget to lock the door."
"Go to bed early, don't stay up too late, and remember to lock the door."
They say online that important things should be said three times.
Jiang Mo felt a tiny bit exasperated. "I know, Dad. You should go get some rest."
Back in her room, Jiang Mo lay in bed playing with her phone. She had the next day off, so going to bed early was absolutely not happening.
When she got up to use the bathroom in the middle of the night, she checked on Gu Ye on the way. He was sleeping soundly.
The unexpected situation occurred the next morning.
Still half-asleep, Jiang Mo rolled over and flung out an arm, her hand landing on something warm.
She patted it a couple of times. The texture didn't feel right. Opening her eyes, she was met with Gu Ye's profile.
Bolting upright, she sat up and patted Gu Ye's face. "Wake up. How did you get into my bed?"
"Mmm..." Gu Ye gradually woke up. He lay there staring blankly for a moment before realizing where he was.
Oh, right. He got drunk last night and didn't go home.
He glanced around the room, and a thrill of delight ran through him. Had he finally made it into Jiang Xiao Mo's bed? Were they sharing a room?
Did anything happen last night? He couldn't seem to recall.
He didn't move, his mind racing as he tentatively asked, "Did I... hurt you last night?"
"Ugh, what are you thinking? Dad was guarding against you like you were a wolf," Jiang Mo curled her toes under the blanket. "Weren't you sleeping in my brother's room? How did you end up in mine?"
"Was I?" Gu Ye felt a little awkward. Could it be that he couldn't resist and sneaked into her room in the middle of the night, but then failed to accomplish anything?
The actual situation was this: Li Daming had gotten up in the morning, done a quick check of his son's room, saw the guest sleeping soundly in bed, and contentedly went downstairs for his exercise and to buy breakfast.
It was right after he left that Gu Ye got up to use the bathroom. The thought crossed his mind, and then his body seemed to move on its own into Jiang Mo's bedroom, wanting to be close to her.
"Alright, you need to go back now," Jiang Mo urged.
And right at that moment, there was a noise outside the bedroom door. Someone had returned, and faint, cheerful humming could be heard.
Jiang Mo clutched the blanket tightly and looked at Gu Ye. "Oh no. I think my mom is back."
