Chapter 195 - 163: Jealous Little Fox

Chapter 195: Chapter 163: Jealous Little Fox

The night... the night was far from over.

It was past one in the morning.

Jiang Xueli’s eyes narrowed into tiny slits. She couldn’t fall asleep in Lin Zhengran’s arms at all, her mind racing with wild thoughts. Her smooth, tender legs shifted slightly.

Lin Zhengran kept his eyes closed. "You’re still awake?"

Jiang Xueli trembled, panic in her voice. "Zhengran, you’re not asleep either?!"

"What do you think?" Lin Zhengran retorted, his eyes still shut. "Your feet keep moving around. You shift every few minutes. How am I supposed to sleep?"

Her legs immediately stilled. "That’s because... It’s all your fault for teasing me! And then you just stopped talking."

"It’s too late to argue about pointless things. What will it take for you to fall asleep?"

Jiang Xueli pressed her face against his neck. "At home, I always sleep with a pillow between my legs. If I don’t have something to hold onto, I can’t sleep..."

"So, you want me to lend you my leg as a pillow?"

"I didn’t say that!" she said, blushing. "You offered it yourself! And I don’t mean anything weird by it! It’s just... purely a habit! Can you understand?!"

"No need to explain. Here." Lin Zhengran extended a leg under the covers.

Jiang Xueli hadn’t expected him to be so straightforward. Blushing, she closed her eyes. Once she wrapped her legs around his, she suddenly giggled. "That’s perfect. Time to sleep now. Good night, Zhengran."

"Good night."

At two in the morning, Jiang Xueli panicked again. "Oh right, Zhengran! My clothes! I don’t have anything to wear tomorrow! How am I supposed to leave?"

This time, Lin Zhengran really couldn’t hold back and flicked her on the forehead.

Jiang Xueli wailed in pain.

"I can just have someone fetch your clothes from the girls’ dorm tomorrow, can’t I?" Lin Zhengran said. "Go to sleep. You have to shoot a music video tomorrow, and I have to go home in the afternoon."

"You’re going home in the afternoon? What for?"

"Nothing major. My mom said she wants me to meet someone. I’ll just be going back for the afternoon and returning to campus at night anyway, so don’t worry about it."

"Oh..."

This time, the night truly passed.

Early the next morning, before the sun had even woken on the horizon, Lin Zhengran woke up just after six. After all, his Energy was different from ordinary people; he only needed a little sleep to feel completely refreshed. He wouldn’t even have an issue staying awake for three to five consecutive nights. However, because Jiang Xueli had stayed up so late last night, she showed no signs of waking up anytime soon. Still, this girl was much better behaved in her sleep than a certain Little Fox. She stayed in the exact same position she had fallen asleep in. The only issue was... Lin Zhengran wanted to retrieve his leg.

He found that she was squeezing his leg tightly. After finally managing to pull it out, the silly girl started sleep-talking.

"Big idiot... I’m not a tsundere. I’m not a losing heroine... I’m a winner... Don’t you agree?"

Lin Zhengran tried to get out of bed, but Jiang Xueli held onto him tightly.

"Zhengran, don’t you agree? Hurry up and say I’m not a losing heroine. Say Lili isn’t a losing heroine... or else I’m going to cry."

Lin Zhengran had no choice but to answer. "Yes, you’re not a losing heroine. You’re a winner."

A smile touched Jiang Xueli’s lips as she continued to sleep soundly. "Zhengran... I like you..."

Lin Zhengran gently lifted her arm from where she was hugging his back and looked at her lying under the covers. He patted her head. "I’m going to get your clothes. Keep sleeping."

After getting out of bed, Lin Zhengran went to the bathroom to wash up. He had originally planned to go to the girls’ dorm himself and ask someone to bring the clothes down. However, when he saw his bare upper body in the mirror, he realized a crucial problem.

He didn’t have a shirt.

Jiang Xueli was currently wearing his shirt. He couldn’t exactly go shirtless to the bottom of the girls’ dorm building, right? If he did that, he would probably go viral across the entire campus by the next day. So, Lin Zhengran took out his phone, left with no choice but to ask a certain someone to bring the items over. He scrolled to He Qing and Han Wenwen’s WeChat contacts and, without overthinking, called Han Wenwen.

BUZZ BUZZ BUZZ.

The phone vibrated for a while before a certain sleeping Little Fox groggily answered the call in her dorm. "Hello? Who is it?"

Lin Zhengran closed the bathroom door while brushing his teeth. "Wenwen, it’s me."

His voice instantly chased away most of Han Wenwen’s drowsiness. Since winter mornings were slow to brighten, it was still a bit dark outside.

"Zhengran?"

Covering her phone, Han Wenwen glanced back at Xiao Heqing, who was asleep on the opposite bed. The Little Fox buried her head under the covers, checked the time, and whispered back, "Zhengran? Why are you calling me so early? Did you miss Wenwen?" Her tone instantly became seductive.

"I actually miss you girls all the time," Lin Zhengran said.

Han Wenwen blinked her foxy eyes. "Is that so? I had no idea. Then... should I get dressed and go downstairs right now? To secretly meet up with Zhengran?"

"Yeah," Lin Zhengran reminded her. "But before that, you need to do me a favor. Go to Lili’s dorm and grab a set of her clothes for me."

At first, Han Wenwen didn’t understand what he meant.

That was until Lin Zhengran added, "I took her out to spend the night yesterday. Her clothes got completely soaked while she was showering, so..."

BEEP. The call disconnected.

Looking at his phone, Lin Zhengran thought that this Little Fox really had some nerve. Among the girls, she was the only one brave enough to blatantly hang up on him. But no matter how bold Han Wenwen was, she couldn’t out-bold Lin Zhengran.

Three seconds later.

Dizzy with anger, Han Wenwen called back. "Zhengran, you’re shameless! Did you go get a hotel room with Lili last night?!" Her voice was a mix of petulance and rage.

Lin Zhengran tried to explain. "It’s not... um..." He corrected himself. "Actually, I guess it is. It’s a little hard to explain over the phone. Just bring the clothes over first, and I’ll tell you about it when I see you."

The Little Fox paused in intense jealousy before fiercely asking, "Where?"

"I’ll send it to you. How long will it take?"

Han Wenwen glanced at the address and saw that it was a hotel near the campus.

"Within half an hour. I’ll freshen up a bit. But after I deliver them, Zhengran, you have to explain everything to me from start to finish! How could you do this?!"

"I know."

"Bye-bye, Zhengran."

"Bye-bye."

The call disconnected again, and Lin Zhengran went back to brushing his teeth and washing up.

On the other end, Han Wenwen stared at the hotel address on her phone, her mind stuck on the thought of them getting a room... Jumping the gun was one thing, but wasn’t taking it this far a bit much?!

The Little Fox quietly slipped out of bed. Making sure not to disturb Qingqing, she grabbed her washbasin and toiletries to quickly brush her teeth and wash up, then went to find her clothes. After getting dressed, Han Wenwen went to Jiang Xueli’s dorm and knocked. She knew there were people staying in that room over the weekend. Waking up Jiang Xueli’s roommates, she grabbed a set of clothes from under her bed, packed them in a handbag, and hurried out of the dorm to find Lin Zhengran.

It really only took about half an hour.

Lin Zhengran’s phone rang again. The Little Fox asked for the room number, practically gnashing her teeth over the phone.

"Room 307," Lin Zhengran replied.

Han Wenwen then made her way up to the third floor to find him.

Lin Zhengran had opened the door in advance. The moment Han Wenwen saw him bare-chested, her brain practically short-circuited. She then spotted Jiang Xueli still fast asleep in the bed, making her foxy eyes go wide.

Lin Zhengran grabbed her and quickly pulled her into the bathroom. Closing the door, they were locked in the cramped space. Han Wenwen glared at him, reeking of jealousy. She could smell a strong scent of Jiang Xueli on him. Before Lin Zhengran could speak, she crouched on the floor, hugging the bag of clothes and puffing her cheeks in anger. "Just keep making me mad, Zhengran. Go ahead and anger your Little Fox to death. You’re going to make me so mad you’ll mess up my cycle."

Lin Zhengran squatted down as well, observing Han Wenwen’s slightly glossy, soft lips. Curiously, he asked, "You even put on lip balm before coming over?"

Han Wenwen huffed in frustration. "How could I not dress up a little to see Zhengran?" Staring at the floor, she demanded, "Hug me right now, or I’m going to ignore you for a whole minute. Hurry up~ hurry up and hug me."