250 This Child is Enlightened
At ten o’clock in the evening, there were still six hours before the game started.
Wang Heng sat silently on the sofa, observing the four girls chatting and laughing not far away. Among them, Lu Qi, who had the strongest aura, was faintly the center.
Han Yixuan seemed to consciously lower her presence, only chiming in occasionally, and standing on the outermost edge.
Pei Ningle was chattering on the side, seemingly excited about so many people gathering in the room. Of course, from her small movements like tugging at the corner of her clothes and touching her cheek from time to time, Wang Heng could sense the girl’s nervousness.
Ye Xun was under the greatest pressure. Lu Qi stared at her and probed a series of questions indirectly, making the girl feel a little uncomfortable. But on the surface, all of Lu Qi’s questions were reasonable and carried a sisterly concern and warmth.
Finally, she asked the most crucial question.
“So you’re not a local of Rongdu either. It must be hard studying here alone, right?” Lu Qi said softly.
Ye Xun smiled, but the corners of her mouth were slightly stiff. “It’s okay. Actually, if I’m busy studying, I don’t have time for extra emotions…”
Lu Qi nodded and asked curiously, “Then how did you meet Little Le and Little Xuan? They aren’t high school students either.”
The key point came.
Ye Xun’s heartbeat accelerated. She glanced at Wang Heng on the sofa and said, “I met Senior Wang Heng first and asked him to tutor me in math. Later, I met Little Le through him.”
“So that’s how it is…” Saying this, Lu Qi didn’t cast even a momentary glance at where Wang Heng was, still staring at the girl in front of her.
At this time, Pei Ningle suddenly smiled and said, “Sister Lu, it’s still a long time before the game starts. Let’s go up and sleep for a while?”
The apartment wasn’t big, but it had a two-story layout. The upper floor had a bed and some musical instruments, which was Pei Ningle’s bedroom. It was just that this bedroom wasn’t enclosed, and one could look down at the living room below from a height.
The four girls climbed the stairs and came to the bed, immediately realizing a serious problem—this bed wasn’t too big. Sleeping three people was the limit, and it was thanks to Pei Ningle’s petite figure that they could squeeze in. Now adding Lu Qi, there was no way to sleep no matter what.
As the nominal girlfriend, Han Yixuan suddenly threw out a seemingly reasonable proposal: “Sister Lu, you sleep here with Little Le and Little Xun. I’ll go down and accompany Wang Heng.”
Lu Qi, Ye Xun, and Pei Ningle turned their heads to look at her in unison.
Han Yixuan had prepared herself mentally, but facing the gazes of these three, she still couldn’t help but feel a little timid. Especially Lu Qi, she obviously guessed that Han Yixuan was just a shield, but she hadn’t torn her face yet, so her gaze at this moment contained exceptionally rich meaning.
Pei Ningle suddenly slapped her forehead. “Right! I still have a spare mattress, and there’s space here. We can totally sleep on the floor!”
There was indeed a space between the bed and the stairs, just right.
Lu Qi immediately said, “I was the last to arrive, so I’ll sleep on the floor.”
Han Yixuan quickly said, “That’s not good, Sister Lu. You are the landlord. How can we let you sleep on the floor? Let me do it.”
Lu Qi stared at her and narrowed her eyes. That hidden meaningful gaze seemed to say—sleeping on the floor makes it more convenient to sneak downstairs to find him while others are asleep. You think I don’t know?
Han Yixuan remained calm on the surface, but felt a chill on her back—did this sister see through it? Or did she think the same thing?
At this time, Pei Ningle suddenly said, “Look, Wang Heng seems to have fallen asleep!”
Lu Qi and Han Yixuan turned around and walked to the railing on the upper floor with Ye Xun and Pei Ningle, looking down.
Wang Heng was lying on the sofa with his hands behind his head, eyes closed, making a slight snoring sound.
“We can sleep for less than six hours. Let’s hurry up too.” Han Yixuan whispered.
Pei Ningle nodded and quickly found the mattress and sheets, spreading them on the floor.
Then, Han Yixuan urged Pei Ningle and Ye Xun to lie on the bed. Turning her head, she saw that Lu Qi was already lying on the floor mattress, and had occupied the side closest to the stairs.
Han Yixuan gritted her teeth secretly and lay down on the floor mattress too, trying to hold Lu Qi’s hand.
But Lu Qi shook it off decisively and whispered, “Sorry, I don’t like being too intimate with others, including girls.”
Han Yixuan: “…Then sleeping together like this now, will Sister Lu feel uncomfortable?”
“It’s okay. Just leave a little distance in between. Go to sleep quickly. We have to get up to watch the game later.”
With that, Lu Qi closed her eyes.
Han Yixuan stared at that exquisite and cold face for a long, long time.
Lu Qi’s breathing became more and more steady and weak, seeming to have fallen into a dream.
On the bed on the other side, Pei Ningle was obviously fast asleep—this girl often ground her teeth when sleeping, and never admitted it after waking up, so the sound now was enough to prove she was asleep.
As for Ye Xun, listening to her breathing, one could tell she was still awake. It was unknown whether it was because the environment was too unfamiliar or there were too many people around.
After waiting for a long time, Han Yixuan tiptoed up, ready to sneak downstairs. In her opinion, Wang Heng wasn’t as heartless as Pei Ningle. Falling asleep so quickly was abnormal.
Maybe if she went down and rubbed Wang Heng’s… cheek, he would open his eyes immediately?
However, before she could stand up, Han Yixuan heard Lu Qi’s cough: “Cough, cough.”
Undoubtedly, Lu Qi was awake.
Han Yixuan lay down instantly, secretly cursing her carelessness…
**
Wang Heng was indeed pretending to sleep at first, but not long after, he really fell asleep.
Then at 3:45 a.m., the set phone alarm only rang for two seconds before waking him up.
Upon waking up, Wang Heng stopped the alarm, stood up, yawned and stretched. Then he walked up the stairs and looked at the four sleeping girls.
Han Yixuan and Lu Qi were lying on the floor mattress, but there was a large distance between them, so much so that they were both touching the edge of the sheet.
Pei Ningle stretched her body unscrupulously, almost diagonally, occupying Ye Xun’s leg space. Fortunately, she tucked one arm on herself, otherwise Ye Xun would really be pushed off the bed.
The most pitiful one was undoubtedly Ye Xun. The girl was curled up on her side like a cooked shrimp.
Wang Heng clapped his hands and said in a moderate volume, “The game is about to start. Are you guys watching or not?”
No response. Everyone seemed to be sleeping soundly.
Wang Heng cleared his throat and said again, “If you’re all asleep, I’ll watch it alone?”
At this time, someone finally opened their eyes.
Pei Ningle rubbed her eyes and got up, hurriedly saying, “Awake, awake! I’ll watch with you!”
The girl got off the bed, bypassed the floor mattress, and walked to Wang Heng. At this time, the other three were still fast asleep.
Wang Heng frowned in thought, considering whether to wake them up forcibly.
And at this time, Pei Ningle finally saw the situation clearly. Her big eyes widened instantly, and she whispered, “They are sleeping so soundly, let’s not disturb their rest, okay?”
Wang Heng looked at her and sighed inwardly—this child is enlightened!
