A Young Woman's Heart

"Actually, it's a bit like a yukata, isn't it? I read it in a book. Hmm, let me help you."

"it is good……"

Li Wanyan rustled behind Mo Xueyao, tying a ribbon into a pretty and cute bow. She then gently tugged at it to make sure it wouldn't fall off before saying, "Alright, we can go up now."

"it is good……"

Mo Xueyao's body was somewhat stiff.

Because it is a complete vacuum inside.

One wrong move and...it's all over.

Her face was flushed, and her gait was more ladylike than usual, unexpectedly giving off a graceful, lotus-like quality.

"Wow~ You're all done washing? Why is Yaoyao's face so red?" Mo Xiao teased with a smile. "Her little face is so red, it makes me want to take a bite!"

"Sister, I'll let you bite me later," Mo Zhuyou said, a little jealous.

Li Wanyan, her usual expression gone, couldn't help but chuckle, covering her mouth as she said, "Pfft, alright, you guys go take a shower, it's getting late."

"Okay, let's go, sister~" Mo Zhuyou pulled Mo Xiaoxiao and walked downstairs.

Mo Xueyao walked to the sofa and plopped down on it.

Li Wanyan smiled and pointed to Mo Xueyao's legs: "You've seen everything."

"Eek!" Mo Xueyao quickly closed her legs and pressed down on the bathrobe covering her thighs with her small hands. "I didn't expect that the class monitor would be just like Hua Yinyin."

"What are you thinking about?" Li Wanyan gently flicked her forehead and sat down beside her. "Is the TV working?"

"It should be possible, but I don't know how many channels it will have..."

……

Chapter Twenty-Seven: Stars

The stars twinkled in the clear sky.

Perhaps because it had snowed for several days in a row, most of the dark clouds overhead dispersed, making the sky appear much clearer.

Although there was little light around, the sky didn't look pure black, but rather a deep, pure blue.

All the lights in the room were off, except for the faint glow emanating from the television.

The girls, having finished their showers, sat on the sofa, enjoying the peaceful evening.

The sofa cushions were made by themselves, so they don't sink in like genuine leather sofas.

The only sofa filled with other materials and capable of changing shape was occupied by Mo Zhuyou. She spread her legs wide and sank into the sofa without any precaution, as if she were being sucked into it.

It truly lives up to its name as a beanbag chair; it can turn anyone who sits on it into a complete couch potato.

It's said that things that are ambiguous are the most exciting, just like now, when Mo Xueyao sees Mo Zhuyou with her legs spread apart, she can't help but think that Mo Zhuyou is currently in a state of emptiness...

It was just too dark, and she happened to be outside the area directly illuminated by the dim light from the television, so she couldn't see anything clearly.

But it was precisely because of this that Mo Xueyao blushed with embarrassment.

"What's wrong, Yao Yao? Your face is so hot." Li Wanyan, sitting next to her, gently touched her cheek. "Do you have a fever? Or is the air conditioning too hot?"

"N-no, no... cough um." Mo Xueyao quickly waved her hand. "Speaking of which, I am indeed a little thirsty."

"It seems there's nothing to boil water." Li Wanyan looked around and picked up a can of cola from the coffee table. "Gao Yuan bought it for dinner. Yao Yao, do you want some? I only had a sip."

Mo Xueyao licked her dry lips, somewhat hesitant.

"Is it because I've already drunk from it?" Li Wanyan thought for a moment. "Then let's pour it into a glass. We do have some glasses here."

"Okay, sure." Mo Xueyao quickly nodded. This way, it wouldn't be an indirect kiss. Although she didn't know why, she felt a little bit of regret.

"Ahhh—I want cola too—sister~" Mo Zhuyou hugged Mo Xiaoxiao's leg and said coquettishly.

Mo Xiaoxiao smiled helplessly and handed her the Coke she hadn't drunk a drop of: "Here, take it and drink it."

"Hey, sister is the best~" Mo Zhuyou happily took the cola, unscrewed the cap, and took small sips.

Right now, the TV is showing a program that has become increasingly popular in recent years – "Approaching Science".

In an era where entertainment is scarce and acquiring knowledge is not so easy, this is simply the most beloved program for children with an endless thirst for exploration of the unknown.

Many of the scientific facts presented in "Approaching Science" have a touch of science fiction mystery to them.

What's playing now is actually a replay, telling the story of exploring an ancient tomb.

In this era, many television programs are rebroadcast many times, especially popular science programs like "Approaching Science," in order to reach as many audiences as possible and ensure that most people can watch them.

After all, this was unlike the later internet age, where you could just browse the internet and watch whatever you wanted anytime.

On the left side of the screen, the program's title appears intermittently: "Exploring Ancient Tombs (Part 1): The Great Discovery of Yangling."

It tells the story of some discoveries made in the tomb of Emperor Jing of Han, Liu Qi.

Although no ghosts or monsters appeared, the eerie music and the gloomy atmosphere of the tomb made the girls sitting in the heated room feel a chill down their spines.

But the narration is always so enticing, making you want to keep watching with a lot of questions in mind.

When Mo Xueyao saw the armless terracotta figures scattered on the ground, she even subconsciously lowered the volume of her cola drink.

At first glance, they really do look like a pile of undecayed corpses!

Due to their age, the faces of these armless terracotta figures have become very blurry, but it is precisely because of this blurriness that they are even more terrifying.

What's most frustrating is that each time a large number of questions are posed, only half are answered, leaving the other half for the audience to ponder, or rather, there are still no definitive answers.

This left Mo Xueyao feeling both unsatisfied and uncomfortable, as if she had read a novel without an ending.

After reading a story without an ending, people will subconsciously try to fill in the blanks with the ending in their minds.

The same applies when watching "Approaching Science".

However, the overall atmosphere is rather eerie and terrifying, so when adding the 'ending', one can't help but think of scary things.

Simply put, it's about scaring yourself.

"I feel like I'm going to have nightmares tonight..." Mo Zhuyou muttered, rubbing her temples. "I should have known better than to watch this. Damn it, it didn't even answer the question in the end!"

"Don't be afraid, don't be afraid~ Big sister's here." Mo Xiao smiled and pinched her younger sister's cheek. "What time is it now?"

"Hmm...it's one o'clock." Mo Xueyao yawned widely. Except for New Year's Eve, she had never slept at this time on weekdays.

Sometimes, even when it's past midnight on New Year's Eve, I'm so sleepy that I crawl into bed and go to sleep.

For her, one o'clock in the morning was quite a novelty—that being said, her body told her that she had to go to sleep immediately.

"It's time to sleep." Li Wanyan stood up. "You guys sleep on the bed, I'll sleep on the floor."

The upper half-floor is more like a small loft, with the bed placed next to the railing and a small open space on the other side.

There was a very low bed in this open space; to put it simply, it was just a bed board placed directly on the ground, which could barely be used as a bed.

This is what Li Wanyan meant by 'sleeping on the ground'.

"It's okay, my sister and I will sleep on the floor, you and Yaoyao can sleep on the bed~" the older sister smiled.

"Uh, it's okay, it's okay, I don't mind where I sleep, sleeping on the floor is fine too," Mo Xueyao quickly said.

"Okay, if we need a bed, my sister and I can sleep here anytime." Mo Xiao smiled and winked. "Maybe we'll move here in the future."

"Uh……"

“So—haha…” Mo Xiaoxiao yawned widely, “Stop arguing, go to sleep.”

"Sleepy." The younger sister rubbed her eyes, gently grabbed her older sister's wrist, and yawned as well.

Yawning seemed to be contagious, and everyone yawned several times in a row.

Mo Xueyao stopped being polite and lay straight on the bed, habitually wiping away the tears that flowed from her yawns with the quilt.

Li Wanyan then crawled in as well.

"Sister—you don't need to wear a bathrobe to sleep, right?"

"It feels weird not to wear it..."

"Oh dear, look, I'm not wearing any clothes anymore, take them off, take them off!" On the bed below, two girls were making a ruckus under the covers, and then two bathrobes were thrown out.

"Hehehe, that's better! Sleeping should be about letting your skin touch the bedding, that's the most comfortable way!" the younger sister exclaimed happily, hugging her older sister tightly.

"Okay, okay, Youyou, stop fooling around, be good and go to sleep."

Mo Xueyao, who was listening above, blushed and her sleepiness vanished. She could only try to fall asleep by staring at the starry sky above her.

As for Li Wanyan beside him, she was probably really tired. As soon as she lay down in bed, she fell asleep immediately, and it felt like it didn't even take three seconds.

This was the first time in Mo Xueyao's life that she had ever lay in bed looking at the starry sky above her.

For the first time, I truly felt that the stars in the sky seemed to be slowly rotating.

In a daze, she felt as if she were wandering in the starry sky of the universe, a place that was beautiful and dazzling, but also very lonely.

In the quiet universe, there are no external sounds; you can only hear the sound of blood flowing in your own veins.

Such a starry sky is incredibly hypnotic.

As Mo Xueyao felt herself slowly spinning along with the others, she drifted off to sleep.

But the boys were still awake.

Gao Yuan was lying in the gym below the courtyard, looking at the starry sky, when he suddenly sat up.

"Hey, the girls should all be asleep by now, right?"

"Gao Yuan, what are you planning to do?" Zhou Yong glanced at him sideways. "You're not planning to do something terrible, are you?"

"Cough cough... I, I don't want to do anything, I just want to go to the toilet." Gao Yuan coughed lightly and walked through the passage as if nothing had happened.

"Xiaoxue, this guy is definitely up to no good, let's go check it out!" Zhou Yong urged.

"..." Duanmu Ji yawned slightly and said in a low voice, "Idiot, the door upstairs is definitely locked."

There is a security door separating the downstairs from the upstairs.