I'm in Mota, and they all want me to confess my feelings!

Perhaps because so much had happened during that time, after escaping that tense and exciting environment, what followed was utter emptiness and drowsiness.

The images in the dream are now blurry and difficult to capture.

All he remembered was a dilapidated and desolate world—a chaotic ocean swallowing everything, cracked earth devoid of life, and as far as the eye could see, there was only despairing grayness, like the final note after the curtain falls on the world, where all things would eventually return to death.

Until a clear, melodious sound, like a spring, entered his dream, gently lifting his slumbering consciousness.

The desolate scene in the dream receded rapidly like a tide.

He opened his eyes.

"Cat's eye? Cat's eye?"

The gentle call, like a whisper, pierced through the embers of the dream.

Duanmu Yan slowly opened his heavy eyelids, and in his hazy vision came the figure of Koleta—the bright moonlight flowed on her delicate profile, giving the scene an unreal, dreamlike quality, as beautiful as a dream that had fallen to earth.

"...Second Miss?"

His mind was still clouded by sleepiness, and his reactions were slow.

A few seconds later, his hazy consciousness suddenly cleared: Koleta was lying above him, sharing this small space with him—no, it was clearly a sofa.

what happened?

Why is the second young lady above me?

Am I still dreaming?

"Are you awake?"

Koleta still wore her usual elegant smile, but tonight that smile seemed to contain a subtle, indescribable emotion that was different from usual.

"How did you-"

Duanmu Yan blurted out unconsciously, but before he could finish speaking, the girl gently pressed her slender index finger against his lips.

"Shh—keep your voice down." She lowered her voice, with a hint of reproach in it. "Yuno is still sleeping inside, don't wake her up."

As she spoke, she subconsciously listened to the sounds in the bedroom. Only after confirming that there was nothing amiss did her tense shoulders relax almost imperceptibly.

When she turned her gaze back to him and met his eyes again from her superior position, her feigned composure vanished the moment their eyes met—deep in her eyes, a hint of panic and shyness was revealed.

"So, Second Miss, how come you... are above me?" Duanmu Yan lowered her voice.

“Is there a problem with being with my boyfriend?” Koleta tilted her head slightly and replied matter-of-factly.

Boy friend?

Oh, I almost forgot...

There was this connection between himself and Koleta.

But in Duanmu Yan's mind, it was always a carefully designed performance to deal with the situation, and he never really took it to heart.

Even in their daily interactions, he always maintained a certain invisible boundary and never considered himself a lover.

“But… wasn’t that just an elaborately disguised performance?” Duanmu Yan looked up at the girl lying above him.

Their bodies were almost touching, and he could clearly feel her sitting on his lower abdomen. The warmth and weight came through the thin fabric, making the "performance" feel incredibly real.

"Oh, it was just an act?" A faint smile still lingered on Koleta's lips. "Perhaps initially, this relationship did indeed begin as a pretense for a mission. Do you remember when we first met? Back then, you were nothing more than a bank employee I had no connection with."

"But when I made that request that had nothing to do with you, you agreed without hesitation."

“I am truly grateful to you. Without your unwavering support and companionship, I might have paid an even more devastating price—as would my entire family.”

As she spoke, the girl's voice was as soft as the moonlit mist, carrying a touch of unreal beauty.

"Thankfully, you're here with me."

"Although the storm has passed, I have given you the special name 'Cat's Eye Stone.' But..."

She paused briefly, her jewel-like eyes shimmering with light, their crystal-clear brilliance resembling stars, like comets wandering in the boundless universe, having overcome the barriers of time to finally meet again at this moment.

"I never imagined that our relationship would end so quietly."

"I...don't want it to end like this."

Volume 1: Chapter 104 It Touched Me

And so, time stopped flowing.

The whole world seemed to come to a standstill, as the girl’s heartfelt confession echoed through the air.

Her eyes reflected the aurora borealis from beyond the world, dazzling and mesmerizing, like a delicate yet fragile dream.

The girl waited quietly—waiting for a shooting star to streak across the silent night sky and bring the response she had longed for.

So, what's the answer?

Duanmu Yan was somewhat dazed at this moment.

This confession—if it really was a confession—came so suddenly that he was completely at a loss for how to respond.

Why would the Second Miss suddenly say such a thing to me?

Could it be that she really... has fallen for me?

Or was this a prank she and Yuno played?

No, that's not right.

Given the Second Miss's personality, she would never cooperate with such a frivolous joke.

So, after eliminating all the impossibilities, the only remaining answer clearly emerges before us—

Second Miss, she's serious!

After clearly realizing this, Duanmu Yan's pupils widened slightly, and the drowsiness that had been overwhelming him vanished at that moment.

Now, it seems that only two paths remain before him.

First: Accept Koleta's feelings, so that this relationship, which began as a pretense, can be given real warmth and weight.

only……

After agreeing, how should they get along in the future?

Second: Reject the Coletta and be a Sigma man.

It's best to ignore this option.

So it seems that he only has one choice left.

"I--"

The moment the first word was uttered, faint footsteps came from the direction of the bedroom.

It was Yuno; she was awake.

Koleta reacted quickly, immediately bending down and gently resting her cheek against his chest. At the same time, she quickly pulled the blanket over herself completely, leaving only a stray tuft of hair sticking out, swaying gently with his somewhat disordered breathing.

Duanmu Yan also stood up and closed his eyes, pretending to be asleep.

Yuno staggered out of the bedroom, still seemingly on the verge of a dream. She didn't notice anything amiss on the sofa, but instinctively wandered to the table, grabbed a glass of water, and then, as if sleepwalking, wobbled back to the bedroom.

Only after a moment, when even and steady breathing could be heard again in the bedroom, did Koleta and Duanmu Yan, who had been on edge, both secretly breathe a sigh of relief.

although……

Even if Yuno were to see it, it wouldn't be a big deal.

It's just that the situation will become a bit awkward.

"--call."

After being cooped up in bed for a long time, Koleta finally poked her head out, greedily inhaling the fresh air, her slightly disheveled hair clinging to her flushed cheeks. She looked up and her eyes met Duanmu Yan's.

With Yuno's meddling, the enchanting atmosphere that had been painstakingly built up had vanished like a dream.

But Coleta didn't care.

The only thing she cared about from beginning to end was his answer.

The girl has already put her courage into action, so what's next...?

Now it was her cat's eye stone's turn to give him a response.

"..."

Silence spread in the air.

"..."

Her response was still a silent respite.

"..."

It was as if time itself had frozen in this silence.

Koleta bit her lower lip, her gaze gradually turning resentful: "Do you... intend to remain silent like this forever?"

Duanmu Yan turned her face away somewhat embarrassedly, her gaze drifting to the side: "Mainly... Second Miss, this was too sudden, I... don't know how to respond."

"Look at me." Without a word, Koleta gently turned his face back, forcing him to look into her eyes, gazing deeply into his eyes from a superior position. "Answer me—have you never felt even the slightest bit of special affection for me?"

"Uh……"

"Is there any?"

How could there not be?

The second young lady is truly the ideal girlfriend type.

Although Duanmu Yanli has many ideal types, such as the arrogant Yuno, the obedient Phoebe, and the head of the Da Lei family—well, I digress.

"...You guy."

Koleta cupped his face in her hands, biting her lip gently, her eyes swirling with emotions that ultimately transformed into a complex tenderness.

After a moment of silence, she seemed to have made up her mind.

In the brief moment before the silence was about to spread again, she closed her eyes, mustered the greatest courage of her life, and bent down.

The moonlight flowed like mercury, silently veiling this moment in a hazy mist.

—And her shadow became entangled with his.

Their intertwined breaths transformed into a nocturne, like the first snow melting on a lake, leaving only ripples spreading outwards.

The touch carried a cautious tenderness, yet concealed an unyielding stubbornness.

There was no fragrance as described in the novel, no distracting thoughts as imagined, yet his world suddenly came to a standstill at that moment.

It was clearly just a fleeting overlap, yet it seemed to be stretched into an eternal scale by time.

"So, what's your answer?"

The moonlight cast a veil over the girl's flushed cheeks. She turned her gaze aside, but her tone carried an unwavering determination.

No matter how assertive she appears, she is ultimately a young girl experiencing love for the first time.

Even after making such a bold move, the shyness that belongs to a young girl still appears.

"You have stolen the purity that belongs to a young girl. Since that's the case, then she has no right to refuse!" Her tone left no room for argument.

Duanmu Yan clicked his tongue and smiled helplessly: "But... this was your initiative, Second Miss."

"I don't care, you stole my first kiss anyway." She mimicked Yuno's capricious manner, letting out a soft humph. "Besides—"

She paused slightly, her face flushed, and gently moved down a few inches, bringing them even closer together.

"You're not honest at all. It's already... touching me."

"I'll assume that's your answer."

"However, today's situation is somewhat special."

She leaned down again, her soft lips landing like a dragonfly skimming the water.

As she gracefully rose and walked to the bedroom door, she suddenly stopped and whispered to him, "Er Yi San Ou Qiu Lu."

"When we get back to Laguna..." The girl deliberately drew out the last syllable, her voice carrying a warm glow in the night. "Let's continue what we didn't finish tonight."

The door closed softly, leaving only a faint fragrance and a bewildered Duanmu Yan, who, under the moonlight, savored the night that had come to an abrupt end.

"...Why did Abu bring back the stick he picked up earlier? I was wondering why something felt like it was poking me."