Chapter 37: The Young Lady’s New Morning

In the early morning, gentle sunlight filtered through the curtains, softly falling onto the bed in the bedroom.

On the snow-white sheets lay two girls, entwined in sleep; radiant golden hair interlaced with ink-black locks, impossible to separate.

After a moment, the golden-haired girl’s long eyelashes fluttered slightly as she slowly opened her eyes, revealing a pair of somewhat dazed emerald green eyes.

Ruan Zhixian loosened the small hand clutching Su Ling’s, rubbed her eyes, then slightly parted her lips and let out a soft yawn.

Mm~ maybe today I’ll just stay in bed a little longer……

After all, I promised last night to give this one a sense of security; I can’t let her wake up and not see me~

Feeling the warm touch and steady breathing beside her, Ruan Zhixian looked at the close-at-hand sleeping face of the black-haired girl, a faint, unconscious, and extremely gentle smile quietly appearing at the corner of her lips.

Who would have thought, after waiting for several days, I ended up confessing first………

But that means, we’re officially together now, right……

Then Su Ling is my…… girlfriend…

Thinking of the word ‘girlfriend,’ Ruan Zhixian, who had been single in both her past and present lives, couldn’t help but blush slightly.

Really, how did I end up saying something like that last night…

Ahhhhhh…… just recalling it now makes me want to find a hole to crawl into…

But well, luckily Su Ling really likes me…… so by the outcome, last night’s words weren’t too bad, right?

Ruan Zhixian gently tightened the arm wrapped around Su Ling’s waist, pressing her cheek closer to the soft black hair and rubbing it lightly. Speaking of which, last night really was a surprise……

She had been ready to accept Su Ling’s confession properly, but the words that came out were just ‘I’m sorry’……

***

Ruan Zhixian’s index finger lightly tapped the soft cheek of the black-haired girl, playfully poking.

Wow, Su Ling’s skin really feels amazing……

Quietly withdrawing her finger, Ruan Zhixian continued gazing at Su Ling’s obedient sleeping face, lost in thought.

Although I knew from the start that Su Ling liked me a lot, I never expected she’d like me this much…… Last night’s state was already close to yandere level, wasn’t it……

If she’s a yandere, then what type of yandere is Su Ling?

Dependence Type? Possessive Type? Stalker Type? Worship Type? Feels like a little of everything…

Whether in my past life or this one, with my otaku traits, Ruan Zhixian began pondering seriously.

Forget it, it doesn’t matter; since we promised to face everything together, even yandere stuff—we can handle it slowly, the two of us!

The optimistic Miss Ruan quickly stopped overthinking and pushed the problem aside.

More than that, last night’s crying Su Ling was really cute…… She cried until she was exhausted and fell asleep in my arms…….

Just then, Ruan Zhixian noticed the black-haired girl she had been staring at suddenly twitch her eyelids a few times.

“Ah, good morning! Su Ling!”

She greeted.

***

In the morning, Su Ling had just opened her eyes, still not fully awake, when she heard the energetic ‘Good morning.’

“Zh- Zhixian……”

What appeared before her eyes was a pair of emerald green eyes filled with a smile, so close they could almost touch.

Ruan Zhixian was lying on her side nearby, her golden hair spread out on the bed, her smile as bright as the morning sun.

“Zhixian…. why are you so close to me….”

“Wait, Zhixian! Was everything that happened last night really true?!”

Now fully awake, Su Ling blushed furiously over the close distance, then suddenly remembered something and anxiously asked the golden-haired girl in front of her.

“Yeah, it’s all true~”

Ruan Zhixian’s smile grew even brighter.

“That’s great! So I really apologized properly!”

“Zhixian, you really…… truly forgave me, right.…”

A cheer escaped from Su Ling’s mouth, and then she cautiously inquired of Ruan Zhixian.

“Of course, we agreed on it last night. I forgave you, and today it’s a clean slate~”

Ruan Zhixian’s gaze softened further.

“That’s wonderful!”

After another cheer, completely without worries, Su Ling boldly threw her arms around Ruan Zhixian, rubbing her black head against the golden-haired girl’s chest with a happy smile.

“Oh, Su Ling, that’s so lewd~”

Ruan Zhixian deliberately dragged out her tone, teasing the girl in her arms lightly.

“Ah! Uh, Zhixian, I……”

Hearing this, Su Ling immediately let go of her small hands and began stammering an explanation.

“Alright, alright, I know everything~”

Ruan Zhixian proudly patted the magnificent place that had just been rubbed, her expression lively and smug.

“I know Su Ling has always been craving my body; you confessed to that yourself last night~”

The black-haired girl’s face gradually heated up.

“But it’s okay, I also said it—I find even a lewd Su Ling very cute. I really like you~”

Ruan Zhixian extended a finger, pressing it gently against Su Ling’s reddened lips, making a ‘shh~’ gesture.

“Alright, since Su Ling’s up, I’ll go wash up and prepare breakfast~”

Ruan Zhixian blinked her right eye quickly, her long eyelashes fluttering like butterfly wings, then turned and got out of bed, heading toward the door.

“Ahhhhhhh!”

A moment later, Su Ling grabbed a goose feather pillow beside her and rolled around on the bed like a silkworm.

Wait! I remember last night I cried myself to sleep in Zhixian’s arms………

The rolling girl suddenly stopped, revealing her flushed ears and black hair splayed across the bed.

Then why am I waking up in bed, wearing clean clothes……

She looked at the comfortable, clean homewear on herself and fell into thought.

Could it be………

That Zhixian changed my clothes last night……?

“Ahhhhhhhhhh!”

Realizing this truth, the black-haired girl became even more shy, twisting around on the bed.

“Zhixian, what plans do you have today?”

At the dining table, Su Ling sipped the sweet millet porridge slowly and asked the golden-haired girl opposite her.

“Mm, I think I’ll just stay home again today, so you don’t worry, Su Ling.”

Ruan Zhixian swallowed a bite of pan-fried dumplings and replied.

“No, Zhixian.”

Su Ling put down her porridge bowl and said very seriously to Ruan Zhixian:

“I won’t restrict your freedom anymore. You can go wherever you want next.”

“Really?! I can go wherever I want?”

Upon hearing this, Ruan Zhixian immediately excitedly asked the girl.

“Mm, mm… as long as it’s what you want, Zhixian….”

While saying this, for some reason, a pang of sadness flickered in Su Ling’s heart.

Why does Zhixian get so happy just hearing that she can go out… even though we promised so well last night….

Could it be she really doesn’t want to be with me…

The black-haired girl lowered her head, feeling somewhat wronged.

“Then I want to go to work with Su Ling! I’ve wanted to see what you’re like at the Company for a long time!”

“Eh?!”

Su Ling suddenly lifted her head, and before her eyes was the golden-haired girl’s face, full of anticipation and without a trace of pretense in her smile.