Yu Longting gently laid me on the bed, the corner of his lips curved with malice, "Su Wan, congratulations, your IQ has come online."

"So obvious, does it even require IQ?" I retorted, with a playful twitch of my lips.

Yu Longting placed my hand on the collar of his clothes, his dark pupils overflowing with an obsessive hue.

Though he didn't utter a word, he had already told me.

This next step, he wanted me to take.

What a twisted sense of humor.

I turned my head away, refusing to look at him, "I'm so tired today, making that dress almost cost me half my life, can we not?"

"Making clothes is indeed tiring, it consumes one's effort." Yu Longting's fingers gently traced the contours of my face.

I nodded vigorously, seeing what seemed like hope, and whined pitifully, "My hands and feet are weak, I've got no strength left at all."

"Really?"

"Yes."

I hadn't even the chance to feel relieved.

When I came to my senses.

I accidentally fell into the pit~!

Yu Longting led my hand to remove his robe, "Su Wan, you're really adorable."

The adorably stupid kind, right!!

I almost wanted to cry in frustration.

Why does my IQ drop to zero in front of the ghost python...

Sleep also seemed out of the question now.

At that moment, a pair of hands encircled my waist from behind.

Pulling me into a cold embrace.

His hand gently caressed my abdomen, "Angry?"

I wanted to snap at him.

But what right did I have?

Anger is a word built on equality.

"You can only blame yourself for being too tempting," he said with a cool voice, passing the buck.

Me: "..."

This was the first time he comforted me over such a matter.

It used to feel more like revenge.

Now... why do I feel like he isn't seeking revenge...

It feels more like he's somewhat infatuated with me...

Pfft pfft pfft pfft~

How could I harbor such frivolous thoughts?

"Sleep, Su Wan," Yu Longting said again, his cool palm resting on my abdomen.

His words were hypnotic.

I fell into a deep sleep right away.

The next day, I woke up.

Besides my head feeling a little heavy,

surprisingly, there was no sign of soreness in my body.

Curious, I glanced to the side. The pillow beside me was empty.

Yu Longting had left again.

I frowned slightly, touching the wrinkled bedding next to me.

This guy sure knows how to disappear without a trace...

"Su Wan?" My mom's shocked voice came from the bedroom door.

I lifted my head, "Mom, have you woken up?"

"Woken up? I didn't sleep all night." My mom looked indeed weary. "I almost called the police! When did you return? I thought you had gone missing."

"I... It was too late when I got back, I thought you were asleep, so I just went to bed myself." Although I knew she could somewhat accept Yu Longting now, I still didn't dare to tell her that Yu Longting had brought me back.

My mom gave me an incredulous look, then tapped her index finger on my forehead, "You know, I used to depend on you, but now, look at you, so unreliable."

"I am reliable. Give me another chance to prove myself, will you?"

"Fine, I'll give you a chance, make sure you live up to it."

After breakfast, my mom and I took a bus directly to Spring Wind Town.

We carried very few belongings with us.

Two sets of clothes for each of us, plus that cheongsam.

Our toiletries were just a towel, a toothbrush, and a bar of soap.

In Spring Wind Town, in front of a three-story duplex restaurant,

I gave my mom a resolute look and then walked in alone to the cashier's counter.

The middle-aged woman at the cashier greeted me with a smile, "Are you here for a meal, young lady? How many people?"

"I'm not here to eat, I'm here for a job interview." It was my first job interview in my life, and I was a bit shy and nervous.