Oh no! My yandere school beauty is so clingy!

Lin Anran buried her face in his chest and responded with a muffled sound:

"Um..."

"That feels much better... Your hands are so warm."

Shen Yu didn't say anything more, but focused more intently on the massage.

Lin Anran closed her eyes, focusing on enjoying the moment.

This time, her menstrual cramps seemed to be the mildest she could remember, and she believed it was definitely because of Shen Yu...

Shen Yu's hand never stopped, the force was just right, and the temperature remained warm.

Time flowed slowly in the darkness.

Lin Anran felt a persistent, dull ache deep in her lower abdomen, which kept pulling her back from the brink of falling asleep.

Her eyes were closed, her brows furrowed slightly as she struggled to stay awake and relieved of discomfort...

"Shen Yu..." She stirred in his arms, her voice filled with sleepiness and heartache.

"Stop rubbing... Go to sleep, your hands must be sore... I'm fine, really..."

As she spoke, she tried to grab his hand, hoping to make him stop and rest.

However, Shen Yu did not do as she wished. His palm remained firmly on her lower abdomen, and his movements did not even pause for a moment.

His voice rang out from above:

"I'm not tired, don't worry about me, close your eyes and rest."

Lin Anran knew she couldn't win against him.

Her heart ached and softened. She stopped talking, but snuggled closer into his arms, trying to ignore the lingering discomfort and fall asleep as soon as possible.

He could only rest when she was asleep.

But whenever sleepiness gets the better of me, that slight throbbing pain comes out to bother me.

She could only close her eyes, silently battling the discomfort in the warm darkness and Shen Yu's gentle massage...

Shen Yu, however, remained fully conscious.

He knew she wasn't fully asleep yet, and that the pain was still lingering in her.

So he dared not stop, even though his arms and wrists began to ache and swell from maintaining one posture and repetitive movements for a long time.

He simply adjusted the angle of his pressure subtly, allowing the kneading motion to continue...

He wasn't entirely sleepy, but he forced it down.

He dared not sleep, afraid that if he fell asleep and stopped, she would wake up in pain again, and he would have to endure it alone once more.

After an unknown amount of time, the night outside the window seemed to have undergone a very faint change.

Shen Yu felt the lower abdomen under his hand completely relax and soften.

Lin Anran loosened her grip on his waist, and her breathing became even.

She finally fell asleep...

Shen Yu continued his movements for another dozen or so laps before finally stopping.

He kept his palm pressed against her lower abdomen for a while before carefully withdrawing his hand.

He gently pulled his arm away from under her neck; it was already a little numb.

He slowly moved his stiff fingers and wrists, feeling a soreness.

Lin Anran was fast asleep. Shen Yu watched her for a while, then reached out and brushed away the stray hairs on her forehead with his fingertips.

Only after doing all this did he finally breathe a sigh of relief.

The feeling of fatigue came on belatedly, and the soreness in my arms and wrists became more pronounced.

But he still couldn't sleep; he was on edge, afraid she would wake up in pain again in her sleep...

He lay there quietly, his eyes open in the increasingly bright morning light, watching the peaceful sleeping face of the person in his arms and listening to her steady breathing.

Occasionally, she would unconsciously snuggle against him or let out a soft murmur.

At these moments, he would immediately hold his breath to make sure she had woken up...

Shen Yu was very tired; he could clearly feel his exhaustion, but he also felt very content.

He didn't feel there was anything wrong with taking care of Lin Anran; on the contrary, he felt that Lin Anran could find comfort and happiness under his care, and he was very satisfied.

This at least proves that he's still a barely acceptable boyfriend.

The light outside the window gradually changed from a pale dawn to a clear, bright blue.

Shen Yu remained in that position, staring at the ceiling, or more accurately, at the void, and did not sleep all night.

His eyes were a little dry, and his temples throbbed with pain from lack of sleep.

However, his mind was unusually clear due to his long period of focused guarding, and he was even somewhat excited.

The body in her arms stirred.

Lin Anran's long eyelashes trembled, and she slowly opened them.

After a moment of adjustment to the light, her eyes, still slightly conscious, finally focused and met Shen Yu's gaze, which was almost touching hers.

The moment she opened her eyes, Shen Yu concealed all the weariness and seriousness on her face, trying her best to look like she had just woken up.

He even blinked in agreement.

"Good morning~" Lin Anran's voice was soft and hoarse from just waking up, and the corners of her mouth naturally curved upwards, revealing a light smile.

"When...did you wake up?"

Looking at her smiling face, Shen Yu finally felt a huge weight lifted from his heart.

He also curved the corners of his mouth into a gentle smile:

"Just woke up. Did you sleep well? How's your stomach? Does it still hurt?"

Lin Anran gently shook her head:

"It doesn't hurt anymore, you're fine now~"

She was telling the truth; her menstrual cramps were like that—they came on suddenly and intensely, lasting for hours or even the middle of the night.

But once she gets through that most difficult period, the pain will subside quickly, like the receding tide, giving her a few hours to catch her breath.

As for when the pain will return next, she doesn't know, but at least for now, she feels relaxed and comfortable.

Shen Yu carefully observed her complexion, which was indeed much better than last night; the paleness had faded, and a healthy rosy glow had returned.

"It's good that the pain is gone. Lie down for a while longer, and I'll get up and make you some porridge so you can have something warm to drink."

As Shen Yu was about to get up, Lin Anran looked up at him, then blinked and asked with some confusion:

"Your eyes... seem a little red? Didn't you sleep well?"

Shen Yu's heart skipped a beat, but he remained calm on the surface, only raising his hand to rub his eyes.

"Ah...maybe so, I probably slept too late, it's okay."

After saying that, Shen Yu was about to get up...

"Shen Yu..."

However, at this moment, Lin Anran grabbed his wrist.

Shen Yu turned to look at her...

Lin Anran looked at him, and in his clear eyes, she seemed to understand something. She asked softly:

"Have you...never slept at all?"