Jun Zixuan stilled for a moment feeling the woman hugging him from behind until he heard the sounds of her muffled sobs did he come back to his senses. He could feel a wet sensation on his back.
He placed his hand on her palm and removed her grip from his arms before turning around. He could make out the tears streaming down her face under the moonlight.
He wiped those tears with his thumb and glanced at her questioningly, "Hey, what happened? Did someone bully you in the mansion?"
She shook her head but tears continued to roll down her cheeks.
''Shhhh'' He hugged her and pressed his hand on the back of her head pulling her closer to his chest.
''Then…were you bullied in university?"
Her cries gradually lessened, much to his relief, but she did not say anything, still keeping her face buried in his chest.
Jun Zixuan clicked his tongue, ''What a crybaby,'' He muttered under his breath, gaining himself a punch from her instantly.
She pushed him away and wiped her tears with the back of her head.
"I lent you my body. Can you not be so cruel?" The man raised an eyebrow at her.
''Th-That sounds so vulgar. Can you not speak such things?" She sighed and continued to rub her eyes.
''That's enough," He grabbed her hand and dragged her towards the bed before making her sit there.
"Here," He passed her the glass of water from the bedside table.
She held the glass from his hand before taking a few sips when he spoke up, "You don't mind drinking from the same glass with me, do you?"
She choked "Pfft…'' She spurted out the water from her mouth and coughed profusely.
Jun Zixuan shook his head helplessly before patting her back, "Why are you so clumsy?" He asked as he sat beside her.
''Because you say the wrong things at the wrong time," she said after calming down. Her voice sounded a bit hoarse as she spoke.
''Well, I was being honest," The man said nonchalantly.
"I'm good now," She said, removing his hand that was patting her back gently.
Jun Zixuan grabbed her jaw in one hand and turned her face towards him, "You look like a mess right now," He said, looking into her red, puffy eyes and messy hair.
She tried to get her face out of his grip but he did not let her do it.
Extending his hand towards her face, he tucked the loose strands of her hair behind her ear, letting his finger smoothening out the locks.
"All good now," He said, looking at her face in satisfaction.
"Thank you.''
"So? Is anything bothering you? It is rare for you to bawl like a…crybaby?"
She squinted, "Don't call me that.''
''Or? Are you punching me again?" He casually shrugged but his muscles once again flexed getting her attention.
She pursed her lips, letting her eyes feast on his delicious upper body before looking back at his face within a few seconds "It was just a nightmare," She softly said, not explaining any further.
Usually, she had developed the habit of sleeping with the lights on after her rebirth. But since she dozed off in the evening today, the lights in her room were all turned off while the curtains were also drawn close forbidding the moonlight from entering inside.
And because of how tired she was, she almost confused her nightmare with reality, hallucinating for a moment.
Looking at her stressed expressions, Jun Zixuan did not ask her anything about it.
He stood up from the bed.
"Where are you going?" She grabbed his hand.
The man turned around to look at her, "Climb on to my bed," He said, completely expressionless.
"What?"
"I said climb onto my bed,'' He repeated. Getting his hand out of her grip, he walked towards the other side before getting on the bed. Leaning his upper body back on the headrest, he glanced at her, "Like this.."
Her lips twitched. He meant it like that but why did his words sound so indecent?
Shaking her head, she climbed on the bed before moving a little closer to him.
He adjusted the pillows behind her back, "Not sleeping anymore?" He asked to which she shook her head.
"What about you?" She glanced at him.
"I don't feel like sleeping," said the man.
She remained quiet, looking out of the window.
"Mei…"
"Mm?" She tilted her head to the side to look at him.
He glanced at her face for a long time and opened his mouth to say something but what came out of his mouth was ''Nothing..''
She raised an eyebrow and nodded eventually.
"How was your day at University?'' He asked, noticing how lost she seemed.
She sighed, "Don't remind me of it," She could feel a headache coming her way at the thought of the results coming out by tomorrow, "They did surprise tests today.''
He chuckled, looking at her depressed expressions, "Are you failing? Or getting your marks in the negative?"
She laughed, ''I'll probably fail in Chinese."
He froze while she continued, "I can speak well but when it comes to those lengthy prose, poetry, and essays, they go parallel to me. Even I don't remember what kind of answers I wrote," She laughed.
Being a student under Business Major, she found Science comparatively a bit tough. Although she had to use a lot of brain cells, but she still did very well in all the subjects except for Chinese and English.
She could speak both the languages fluently as they were the native languages of Amaranthine but when it comes to written tests, that poetry, and confusing phrases, she was a big fat zero, especially in Chinese. She still had the confidence to pass in English, despite not getting the best marks.
While she was lost in her thoughts, she did notice Jun Zixuan's complicated gaze that was fixated on her all the while.
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