I really like your sand sculpture group friends

Hmm... I'm a little thirsty.

Wearing a white bunny pajama, Bai Shishi reluctantly crawled out of her warm bed. She groped around by the bedside for a while before finally turning on the bedside lamp with a "snap".

Under the soft light, she picked up the water glass on the table, only to find it empty.

"There's no water left," she muttered softly, her voice heavy with sleepiness.

Bai Shishi sighed and resignedly swayed to the door.

As soon as she opened the door, the air, colder than the room itself, rushed in without the obstruction of the door, making her shiver.

"It's so cold," she exclaimed softly, then added, somewhat puzzled, "Why didn't Mom turn off the air conditioner in the living room...?"

She muttered something, turned around, picked up her phone, and, using the flashlight, went to the living room and found the light switch.

The moment the lights came on, she subconsciously squinted, and after a while, her eyes adjusted. Just as she turned to look for the water dispenser, her gaze suddenly froze.

She seemed to have... caught a glimpse of something on the sofa just now?

She turned around abruptly, took a closer look, and quickly turned off the light she had just turned on, placing her water glass on the table next to her.

In the darkness, her heart pounded.

Afraid that the bright light would wake the person sleeping on the sofa, she only dared to use the faint light from her phone screen, like a cautious kitten, holding her breath, tiptoeing slowly towards the sofa.

After finally managing to get onto the sofa, Bai Shishi brought her face close to his head, her nostrils twitching slightly. A familiar scent wafted into her nose. Bai Shishi, who often took a nap under a small blanket, was certain that this was Xiao Yi's scent... just kidding.

This smells exactly like my own shampoo and shower gel.

Bai Shishi was still a little uncertain. With trembling hands, she carefully shone the light from her phone screen onto his face.

In the dim light of the phone screen, she saw that familiar face once again.

It really is first grade!

But... why does he smell like her own shampoo and shower gel? And why is he sleeping on her sofa in the middle of the night?

Could it be... that she's dreaming?

There's a saying, "What you think about during the day, you dream about at night."

Hmm, it must be because she misses Xiao Yi so much that she had that dream. Bai Shishi thought about it seriously and found the explanation incredibly reasonable.

But then she remembered that she had just seen someone sleeping on the sofa next to her.

She nervously moved the light from her phone screen slowly towards it, and as the light swept across, a striking silver-white color instantly caught her eye.

It's Sister Nuoya.

That's right... During the day, Xiao Yi did say that Nuo Ya was next to him.

So, it's... quite normal that Sister Noah also appears in her dream, right?

Bai Shishi thought to herself with a guilty conscience, automatically ignoring the slight illogicality.

However, she quickly put this small doubt to the back of her mind.

Never mind! It's just a dream anyway! Yeah, it must be a dream.

And it's rare to dream that I was sleeping in a place within easy reach when I was in first grade...

A bold idea quietly took root in her mind and then quickly became unstoppable.

Should we... get a little closer? In the darkness, her scarlet eyes seemed to light up.

The thought made her blush instantly, and even her ears started to burn.

She glanced instinctively at Yan Nuoya, who was fast asleep on the sofa next to her, and her heart started beating even faster after confirming that Yan Nuoya was not moving.

Anyway, it's just a dream... so it doesn't matter what I do, right? She patted her pounding chest, trying to calm her nervous emotions.

Anyway, no one will know. As long as she does it secretly and quietly, then no one will be aware of it.

Like a thief, she slowly and cautiously tried to squeeze next to Mo Xiangwen and lie down.

Even though she was already petite, she tried even harder to curl up, like a hermit crab trying to hide in a seashell, inching her way toward the empty edge of the sofa.

But after all, it's just a sofa, not a place for sleeping, let alone for two people to sleep on at once.

There was very little room to lie down, so she had to be extremely careful not to wake Mo Xiangwen.

As soon as she touched the sofa, the cool touch of the leather, cooled by the air conditioning, made her shiver involuntarily.

She held her breath, focusing all her attention on not making a sound.

Just when she thought she was about to find a good spot and position to lie down, her palm slipped, and her arm instinctively braced itself to the side to maintain balance—

Her fingers unexpectedly touched a warm patch of skin. Bai Shishi was so frightened that she recoiled as if struck by lightning, her whole body freezing in place, her heart pounding so hard it felt like it was going to jump out of her throat.

She didn't dare to breathe, her scarlet eyes wide open, staring intently at Mo Xiangwen's face in the dim light, afraid that he would open his eyes at any moment and look at her with confusion and surprise as she was half-hanging on his sofa in this strange position.

In the darkness, she could only hear the frantic pounding of her own heart.

Thump, thump.

Fortunately, Mo Xiangwen seemed to have only moved unconsciously, uttering a very soft, indistinct murmur in his throat, before falling back into a deep sleep, his breathing remaining even and long.

Bai Shishi's heart, which had been in her throat, slowly returned to its place, but a fine layer of cold sweat broke out on her back.

The warmth of that brief touch was still vivid in her mind, as if it lingered on her fingers, making her cheeks flush.

After that fright, she never dared to risk squeezing onto the sofa again.

She left the sofa dejectedly, sat on the carpet with her knees drawn up to her chest, and looked at the person who was so close yet so far away with a sense of dejection, letting out one small sigh after another in her heart.

She was truly unwilling to accept this. Bai Shishi bit her lip lightly, trying hard to think of any other way.

But after thinking it over and over, I couldn't come up with a better solution.

Unless you carry him to the bed, the problem of not having enough space on the sofa will naturally be solved.

Her bed was big enough to fit them all.

But with her strength, it was impossible for her to carry Xiao Yi... or Noah, into the room to rest, like in the anime.

Since we can't sleep together, well... this is a rare opportunity. Since it's all in the dream anyway, how about... we sneak a kiss?

The moment the thought crossed Bai Shishi's mind, she felt her cheeks flush and her breath become hot, and her ears felt slightly itchy.

It's okay, it's okay.

Shishi, this is a dream... Yes, this is a dream.

Dreaming, yes, dreaming.

She kept trying to convince herself, attempting to suppress the pounding of her heart that felt like it was about to burst out of her chest.

Just for a moment... It's okay, Shishi, he won't wake up.

Anyway, Xiao Yi often said, "A few minutes doesn't count as a pigeon."

Well... a little kiss doesn't really count as a real kiss, right?

She swallowed nervously, finally managing to mentally prepare herself.

She closed her eyes, her long eyelashes trembling slightly with nervousness.

Slowly, very slowly, I moved closer to that sleeping face...

Just a second before her lips were about to touch his cheek—

"Shishi?"

A voice, heavy with sleepiness and slightly hoarse, suddenly broke the silence of the darkness.

P.S.: Let's look at the moon for a while first, then touch it.

Chapter 182 Doubts at Dawn

"Shishi?"

The soft call was like a pebble thrown into a calm lake, startling Bai Shishi so much that she leaned back and almost lost her balance.

She instinctively wanted to explain, but found that the voice did not come from Mo Xiangwen in front of her, but from her side.

She tried to compose herself and stiffly turned her head away.

Sure enough, Yan Nuoya had already sat up at some point, rubbing her sore eyes, looking in her direction in the darkness, and hesitantly asked again, "Is that Shishi? Or... Xiang Wen, are you awake?"

Bai Shishi remained silent, her heart pounding violently in her chest. It felt like an eternity had passed, long enough that Yan Nuoya seemed to have gradually adapted to the darkness and could vaguely make out her outline.

"Shishi, shouldn't you be sleeping?" Yan Nuoya asked in a low voice.

She was already a light sleeper in unfamiliar surroundings, and she was just awakened by some subtle noises made by Bai Shishi.

It's okay, it's okay, Bai Shishi silently comforted herself.

Judging from Noah's reaction, she probably didn't notice that I almost...

"Yes, it's me, Sister Nuoya," Bai Shishi answered softly, like a child caught doing something wrong, slowly moving to Yan Nuoya's sofa.

"I got up to get some water because I was thirsty, and I saw someone sleeping on the sofa," she explained softly, a hint of panic in her voice, "so I went over to take a look and found it was you and Xiao Yi."

After saying that, as if afraid that Yan Nuoya would continue to ask questions, she quickly took the initiative and asked, "But why did Sister Nuoya and Xiao Yi suddenly appear at my house?"

Yan Nuoya had just woken up and was still a little dizzy. Hearing her question, it took her a while to process it before she slowly said, "We... came over tonight. As for the reason..."

She paused, the last shred of her reason preventing her from saying on the spot, "You'll have to wait until Xiang Wen wakes up and ask him."

"Oh, I see..." Bai Shishi secretly breathed a sigh of relief, and then quickly pressed her advantage by asking, "Sister Nuoya, why don't you come into the room and sleep with me? My bed is very big, it can comfortably fit two people."

Yan Nuoya shook her head, her voice still languid from just waking up: "I'll just sleep on the sofa. Shishi, you should go back to sleep. It's late, we can talk about it tomorrow."

Seeing that Yan Nuoya's attention no longer seemed to be on her earlier actions, Bai Shishi felt as if she had been granted a pardon. She nodded repeatedly like a chicken pecking at rice, got up, hurriedly filled a glass of water, and then fled back to her room as if escaping.

She closed the door, leaned against it, and her heart was still pounding.

After a while, she finally climbed into bed, but she couldn't fall asleep no matter how much she tossed and turned.

Why did Xiao Yi and Nuo Ya suddenly come over in the middle of the night? Did Mom open the door for them?

Countless questions swirled in her mind.

She didn't know how much time had passed before exhaustion finally overcame her thoughts, and she drifted off to sleep again.

Early the next morning.

Mo Xiangwen woke up with a strange feeling of being watched.

He slowly opened his eyes, and what came into view was not an unfamiliar ceiling, but two familiar faces close at hand.

A sweet and lovely pair of ruby-like eyes filled with curiosity.

A delicate and beautiful face, with eyes that held a hint of sleepiness and a characteristic coolness.

He stood there stunned for a long time before his sleepy brain slowly began to function, and he remembered where he was.

The two of them just squatted quietly by the sofa, staring at each other without either of them saying a word.

"What's going on with you guys?" Mo Xiangwen finally broke the silence, his voice hoarse from just waking up, and laughed, "You've been squatting here so early in the morning, are you planning to give me a surprise?"

Upon hearing the word "surprise," Bai Shishi pouted and muttered softly, "Xiao Yi is the one who... clearly came over, but didn't even tell me beforehand."

Her tone carried a hint of complaint, and she glanced at Yan Nuoya beside her, adding, "Nuoya is the same; no matter what I ask, she always says, 'I'll ask you when you wake up.'"

Hearing Bai Shishi's "accusation," it seemed that he sensed the slight resentment in her words.

Yan Nuoya, who was squatting to the side, just smiled slightly, did not argue, got up and returned to the sofa next to her without saying a word, and picked up her phone to start scrolling.

Although she had roughly deduced the whole story from the few words Mo Xiangwen and the counselor exchanged, it was still just a deduction, and the matter itself seemed to need to be kept secret from Shishi, so she decided to leave the difficult task of explaining it to him.

Seeing Yan Nuoya's silent smile, Bai Shishi puffed out her cheeks in dissatisfaction and turned back to continue questioning Mo Xiangwen. But as soon as she saw his face, her little resentment vanished instantly, replaced by a silly smile.

Of course, questions still need to be asked.

"Why did Xiao Yi suddenly come to my house?" Bai Shishi asked, tilting her head. "I didn't see her when we had dinner last night."

She paused, then suddenly remembered something and said thoughtfully, "No wonder he didn't show up in the group chat or play games all night last night!"

Mo Xiangwen smiled somewhat embarrassedly.

“Since Shishi said she wanted to come visit me,” he explained casually, glossing over the key details as naturally as possible, “I’ll come pick you up with Nuoya.”

He didn't really want to lie to Bai Shishi about how to keep it from her, so for now he could only try his best to gloss over it.

As he spoke, he reached out and gently pinched her fair cheek: "I've already asked the teacher, and she agreed. Pack your bags, and come back with me today, okay?"

With that pinch, many of the questions Bai Shishi originally wanted to ask vanished without a trace.