The head of the bed was against the window, with a cabinet at the foot and a wall to the side. If she wanted to sleep inside, she would have to climb over me.
"…I, I haven't washed up yet."
I opened one eye. "I don't mind."
"Who's going to wash you! I can't sleep without washing up! Hmph!"
With that, Shen Xingyue retreated into the bathroom, and soon the sound of running water could be heard.
If she was going to do this, I wouldn't be able to sleep.
I activated my Xiang Qi technique and found Shen Xingyue's aura fluctuating violently. I wondered if it was from being scalded by the water, a stimulant?
I also checked Yaoyao's aura. It was strange. From bottom to top, the Xiang Qi technique wasn't very effective, but from top to bottom, it was very clear. Yaoyao was still in front of the computer, her aura almost still, like a candle in a windless environment. She must be concentrating intently on finding the chessboard.
I didn't know what was about to happen, nor how long it would take. However, judging by Yaoyao's personality, if she said she wouldn't disturb me, she wouldn't. Fearing she might be working too hard alone, I set an alarm for two hours later, unsure if two hours would be enough.
About ten minutes later, the sound of water from the bathroom stopped, and Shen Xingyue's voice immediately followed, "Where's my towel?"
I lifted the quilt and saw it. It was on me!
"It's here, do you want it?" I asked.
"How can I come out without it? Give it to me quickly!" Shen Xingyue said. This one, in particular, was blue, and I had thought it was for men.
I reluctantly crawled out of the warm quilt and walked to the door, handed the towel in, and then returned to the quilt. It was still more comfortable in my own warm quilt. It was a bit cold tonight. I didn't know why, but their Sabia office didn't have heating. Did they use air conditioning? That thing was too power-hungry for heating.
Of course, they were rich and didn't care.
Soon, Shen Xingyue came out with a towel wrapped around her head and a bath towel around her body. She didn't look at me, as if I didn't exist, and slowly walked to the door, closing the bedroom door. Since the curtains were drawn, the room instantly turned black—that was from her perspective. I had night vision, so after the complete absence of light, it turned into a purely black and white visual field, making it even clearer than in dim light.
Shen Xingyue didn't know I had this ability. She clicked the bedroom door shut and locked it from the inside. Then, she sat on the nearby chair without restraint, not bothering to check if the bath towel was tied securely. She fumbled for a pack of cigarettes on the table, lit one, and started smoking. She even raised her eyebrows and smiled in my direction, giving off a sense of having caught her prey.
Little did she know, an excellent hunter often appeared in the form of prey, just like me, feigning sleep in the darkness while actually staring intently at her.
Shen Xingyue crossed one leg and smoked leisurely. She was smoking slim cigarettes, and the glow of the cigarette tip wasn't enough to illuminate her entire body, only parts of her face. So, it was normal for her to assume I couldn't see her body. Perhaps it was because of the heat from her bath, she used the bath towel as a seat cushion and sat on it.
I suppressed a chuckle and watched the silent film performance before me without moving.
After finishing one cigarette, the flame disappeared, and Shen Xingyue, unable to see her surroundings, reached out her hands, groping like a blind man feeling an elephant. She walked towards me. I didn't know if this blind person wanted to touch the elephant's trunk, but fortunately, she wasn't in that direction. She reached the edge of the bed, touched my calf, quickly pulled her hand away, and then stepped over my leg to the inside of the bed, lying down slowly with very subtle movements.
Throughout the entire process, the mattress didn't vibrate at all. I didn't know if it was her strong control or the mattress's performance.
I turned my face towards her and continued to appreciate her performance.
However, after lying down for more than a minute, apart from swallowing more than ten times, she did nothing else.
Later, perhaps feeling cold, she grabbed the corner of my quilt and began to slowly pull it towards herself. I cooperated by pretending to turn over, loosening the quilt, and she pulled half of it over. After Shen Xingyue covered herself with the quilt, my viewing experience ended. I had no choice but to close my eyes again, preparing to sleep properly.
I estimated that Shen Xingyue wouldn't bother me. She definitely wouldn't dare. Lying here was already the limit of her courage.
But, as I was drifting off to sleep again, I realized I had underestimated Shen Xingyue's boldness…