The rain outside began to lighten.

It turned into a quiet and cold drizzle.

After Jiang Shuyi was done feeding Wen Yao porridge, Wen Yao obediently leaned into Jiang Shuyi's embrace.

Perhaps due to the body heat brought on by the heat period, she became tired, and before long, Wen Yao's shoulders began to rise and fall evenly.

The sleeping Omega's face was pressed tightly against Jiang Shuyi's shoulder, as if she were searching for something, rubbing her head against Jiang Shuyi's shoulder in her dreams.

一What a critical hit!

Jiang Shuyi took a deep breath and carefully exhaled.

Jiang Shuyi knew that Wen Yao was like this because of her heat.

But even so, she couldn't help but feel restless.

She reached out to touch Wen Yao's forehead and felt that her temperature seemed to be lowering.

Jiang Shuyi glanced at Wen Yao's face.

It was all Wen Yao's fault for putting her in such a situation that she couldn't do anything else but look at Wen Yao's face.

So a little touch should be fine, right?

". . ." Jiang Shuyi stubbornly justified herself in her heart.

Her hand, which had been resting on Wen Yao's forehead, couldn't help but move down, slowly sliding toward Wen Yao's delicate, fair nose...

After the nose, she couldn't resist pinching the small ear that she usually wouldn't dare to touch...

The Omega in her arms didn't wake up.

Jiang Shuyi swallowed and let her gaze drift lower.

Pink...

". . ." Wen Yao stirred slightly.

Jiang Shuyi's hand immediately shot up into the air, and her gaze nervously darted to another direction.

--

The sound of rain persisted, continuous and unyielding.

After an unknown amount of time, there was a knock on the door.

As Jiang Shuyi tried to get up, she noticed that Wen Yao seemed to have woken up as well.

She quietly looked at Jiang Shuyi, her eyes already showing a bit of clarity.

Jiang Shuyi instinctively supported herself with her left hand, but this time, Wen Yao didn't hold onto her hand.

Jiang Shuyi pouted a bit in dissatisfaction and walked to the door to open it.

It was a hotel staff member.

Their uniforms had been dried and returned.

Jiang Shuyi took the clothes for both of them and walked back into the room.

Wen Yao quietly raised her head to look at her, "What time is it now?"

"It's four o'clock." Jiang Shuyi suddenly felt a bit nervous.

Seeing her expression, Jiang Shuyi felt that Wen Yao must have fully woken up.

At the same time, she thought that Wen Yao must remember what had just happened.

Jiang Shuyi couldn't help but feel a bit uncomfortable.

"Look into others' eyes when you speak, Jiang Shuyi." Wen Yao said coldly.

It was almost like a reprimand.

"... Oh."

Jiang Shuyi immediately raised her head, afraid of upsetting Wen Yao, hiding the hand that Wen Yao had held.

"Wen Yao, I didn't mean to take advantage of you earlier." Jiang Shuyi puffed out her cheeks, quickly trying to defend herself.

She lowered her gaze, lying, "When I marked you, I really didn't have any selfish motives."

"Please don't be mad at me."

After hearing her words, Wen Yao lowered her gaze, not looking at Jiang Shuyi, "Is that so?"

Jiang Shuyi felt that her already cold voice had dropped another eight degrees.

"Jiang Shuyi," Wen Yao said with a cold expression, "Give me my clothes."

Jiang Shuyi inexplicably felt that Wen Yao's mood seemed to have worsened.

She stiffly handed the clothes that the hotel staff had brought back to Wen Yao.

"... They've been dried." Jiang Shuyi cautiously glanced at her.

After receiving the clothes and remaining silent for a few seconds, Wen Yao stood up unsteadily.

She said coldly, "Don't come near the bathroom."

"Oh, okay."

Jiang Shuyi stood obediently, like a little student at summer camp.

---

After changing into her clothes, Wen Yao walked out of the bathroom with a calm demeanor, casually tucking her hair behind her shoulders just like usual.

Wen Yao held the clothes that Jiang Shuyi had lent her, stating firmly, "I'll wash your clothes and return them to you."

"It's fine, it's just two pieces of clothing, you don't need to bother—" Jiang Shuyi tried to refuse.

After all, she usually just tossed these two pieces into the washing machine at home and let it do its thing.

". . ." Wen Yao raised her eyelashes, looking coldly at Jiang Shuyi.

Meeting her eyes, Jiang Shuyi quickly retracted her words and nodded, "Oh, then I'll trouble you."

"It's nothing." Wen Yao replied with a nod.

She glanced at the time on her phone, "I have to go, our classmates are gathering for roll call soon."

"... hm, okay."

Jiang Shuyi attempted to wrap her right arm around her left, feeling a bit uncomfortable.

---

After separating from Zhou Jingtang, Song Jinxi returned to the hotel.

She had just walked out of the elevator and reached her floor.

However, before she could reach her room, she saw Wen Yao walking out of her room from a distance.

". . ." Song Jinxi instinctively hid.

Wen Yao tightly held a set of clothes in her arms and walked toward another exit, seemingly intending to take the stairs.

Song Jinxi curiously looked in Wen Yao's direction and noticed that her ears were slightly red.

". . ."

Song Jinxi paused in the hallway, somewhat unable to process what she was seeing, glancing at her own room and then at the hallway where Wen Yao had left.

After a long time, she finally knocked on the door in front of her.

The door opened almost immediately, within two seconds.

Jiang Shuyi grabbed the doorknob and called out, "Wen—"

The Alpha's voice was high-pitched with a hint of anticipation, and her expression was almost about to bloom.

But when she realized that the person standing at the door was Song Jinxi, her expression immediately turned dull.

". . ." Really?

Song Jinxi silently looked at her for three seconds before raising the bag in her hand. "Here, the signature cheesecake."

"Oh, thank you." Jiang Shuyi glanced at the room, took the cake, and let Song Jinxi in.

Jiang Shuyi opened the paper bag and took out the cake to eat.

Since her bowl of noodles had turned mushy at noon, she hadn't eaten anything.

Song Jinxi took a bottle out of the paper bag and placed it in front of Jiang Shuyi, "Buy two, get one free milk tea."

"... Oh," Jiang Shuyi nodded, "Thanks."

Song Jinxi neatly folded the paper bag and tossed it aside, casually asking, "Where did you go to play today?"

"Just wandered around nearby, looked at the lake..."

Jiang Shuyi looked elsewhere, seemingly wanting to avoid the topic.

Song Jinxi raised an eyebrow but didn't press further.

---

On the third day, their class itinerary was to visit a nearby historical town.

After a brief stop and lunch, they would collectively take a bus back.

Once the bus stopped at the parking lot near the ancient town, the students began their free activities.

Jiang Shuyi walked up behind Wen Yao.

"How are you feeling, Wen Yao?" Jiang Shuyi approached her from behind.

Wen Yao quietly glanced at her and nodded silently in silence.

Jiang Shuyi sensed that Wen Yao was in a bad mood.

The two of them walked into the town, where there were all kinds of vendors selling things.

Jiang Shuyi bought a few boxes of local specialty snacks to take back for her parents.

But Wen Yao didn't buy anything.

"Aren't you going to buy something?"

"... I don't want to," Wen Yao said, lowering her gaze as she walked toward the parking lot, "I'm going back."

Jiang Shuyi helplessly put down the little trinket she was looking at and followed Wen Yao.

It could be said that Jiang Shuyi felt that Wen Yao had been in a bad mood since she left her room yesterday afternoon.

". . ."

Thinking back specifically.

It seemed that after she said, "When I marked you, I really didn't have any selfish motives." she clearly felt Wen Yao's expression grow much colder.

If Wen Yao was angry because of that statement, then there were only two possibilities: one was that she hoped Jiang Shuyi had selfish motives, and the other was that she saw through Jiang Shuyi's lie.

Of course, the first possibility of Wen Yao hoping Jiang Shuyi had selfish motives could be ruled out.

After all, she was that Wen Yao. Jiang Shuyi analyzed while crossing her arms.

So, was she blaming herself for being dishonest?

Jiang Shuyi thought for a moment and felt that it was indeed possible.

Jiang Shuyi suddenly realized.

Yes, someone as principled as Wen Yao surely wouldn't like others to lie.

Feeling that she had found the right answer, Jiang Shuyi grabbed Wen Yao's hand.

"Wen Yao, please don't be angry..."

"I was wrong, I shouldn't have lied to you."

Wen Yao paused upon hearing this.

She crossed her arms and looked sternly at Jiang Shuyi, "What lie did you tell?"

"I lied when I said I had no selfish motives." Jiang Shuyi found it difficult to admit the truth.

Wen Yao raised her head, her expression unchanged, "Go on."

"I had selfish motives," she said calmly, "because..."

"Your pheromones smell really good, and you... at that time, you were holding me, anyone would have a bit of selfishness, right?"

"... And you're so beautiful." Jiang Shuyi said somewhat shyly as she looked at Wen Yao.

Wen Yao tightened her arms around herself, ". . ."

She looked at Jiang Shuyi, her expression unmoved, "You lied for this reason?"

". . ." Jiang Shuyi was somewhat at a loss for words, "Even though you say 'this reason'..."

"But you're the most beautiful person I've ever seen."

Even your cold and aloof demeanor is attractive.

Jiang Shuyi blinked her eyes, looking at Wen Yao like a little puppy, "Please don't be angry, okay?"

Wen Yao paused for a few seconds while holding her arms, "I'm not angry."

"Next time, don't lie."

She reached out and touched Jiang Shuyi's head.

Jiang Shuyi nodded.

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