A beautiful day begins in the morning.
And a beautiful morning should begin by waking up to the sound of birdsong and the scent of flowers.
Bright sunlight streamed through the window into the room, falling onto the bed.
Breathing in the fresh air, Lin Ze slowly woke up.
“That was a truly comfortable sleep~”
Perhaps it was because he wasn't drained by Rize last night, or perhaps it was because he finally had a long, undisturbed sleep until morning.
In any case, Lin Ze now felt refreshed and invigorated, extremely comfortable.
And he was very curious where Touka bought this bed; not only was it soft and comfortable to sleep on,
but most importantly, it had a strong sense of being enveloped and embraced.
That immersive, warm, and soft feeling was truly wonderful.
If he hadn't been sleeping alone, Lin Ze would have really thought someone was holding him.
Thinking this, he prepared to get out of bed and wash up.
But the moment he moved, Lin Ze suddenly felt his body was very heavy, extremely heavy.
Turning his head, Kirishima Touka's exquisite, cool, and beautiful face appeared in his line of sight.
Touka?
Why was she here?
More precisely, why was she in his bed?
After seeing this scene, Lin Ze was slightly stunned, almost ceasing to think.
And it was his slight movement that woke Touka, who was sound asleep.
“What’s going on?”
Kirishima Touka groggily opened her eyes, her cool voice carrying a hint of displeasure.
She always had a temper when waking up, and now that she was disturbed, she was extremely annoyed.
Kirishima Touka's delicate eyebrows slightly furrowed, her exquisite, cool face showing a trace of discontent.
“Don’t move, I’m not fully awake yet…”
But her words stopped abruptly halfway through.
Looking at Lin Ze’s handsome face before her, Kirishima Touka was slightly taken aback, a hint of confusion flashing in her eyes.
As if she thought she was dreaming, she rubbed her eyes.
Finally, after confirming that she wasn't dreaming, Kirishima Touka instantly sobered up.
“Touka, don’t get agitated yet, listen to me, last night…”
Lin Ze was just about to explain that he was completely innocent.
But before he could finish his sentence, Kirishima Touka kicked him off the bed.
“You… why are you here?”
Kirishima Touka hugged the blanket, wrapping herself up, her beautiful eyes trembling slightly, looking very nervous.
Why was Lin Ze in her bed? Why were they sleeping together?
And, he couldn’t have done *that* to her, could he? She couldn’t have suffered *that* kind of harm, could she?
Thinking this, a hint of nervousness and panic flashed in Kirishima Touka’s beautiful eyes for a moment.
After all, she had absolutely no preparation for this, nor had she ever considered such things.
“Wait, this bed, you gave it to me last night. You slept on the sofa, remember?”
Seeing that the situation was a bit off, Lin Ze quickly explained.
“Sofa, bed?”
Hearing this, Kirishima Touka was slightly startled, and her sealed memories gradually awakened.
And she remembered, it was last night after she peed that she instinctively returned to the bed to sleep.
In other words, she was the one who actively went to sleep with Lin Ze; she was the one who slept with Lin Ze.
Thinking of this, a flush of crimson appeared on Kirishima Touka’s cool, exquisite face.
“You… you go out first, I need to change~”
Hearing this, and seeing Touka’s blushing face, Lin Ze immediately knew that she had regained her memory.
So he stood up, turned, and left the room, closing the door behind him.
“I… I actually slept in the same bed as Lin Ze~”
Kirishima Touka held her forehead, feeling only a burning sensation.
But luckily, nothing happened between them last night.
Otherwise, she would truly be so ashamed she’d want to dig a hole and crawl into it.
But it didn't matter, she could just say she was sleepwalking then.
Thinking this, Kirishima Touka gradually calmed down.
Recalling the warm, soft feeling from last night, it gave her a strange sense of security.
Kirishima Touka leaned against the wall, hugging her pillow, and softly said:
“Thinking back, Lin Ze’s touch last night was really comfortable~”
………………
In the living room, Lin Ze sat on the sofa, looking up at the ceiling.
At first, he really thought he had made a mistake, but luckily, he quickly realized what had happened.
This was probably Touka sleepwalking or going to the bathroom last night and then instinctively returning to the bed.
But at the time, he was sleeping too soundly, so he didn't react at all.
Of course, he also checked the condition of the bed at the first opportunity.
With his long experience in battles with Rize, he could confirm that truly nothing had happened last night.
The two of them really just hugged and slept; nothing else happened.
It was only after realizing this that Lin Ze breathed a sigh of relief, though he also felt a strange sense of regret.
Creak~
Just then, the door was pushed open, and Touka walked out from inside.
“What happened just now, that was my fault. I got too emotional.
“Last night, I must have been sleepwalking and returned to bed unconsciously.”
Kirishima Touka lowered her head slightly, a hint of apology in her beautiful eyes.
“It’s fine, I understand.”
Lin Ze nodded, he truly understood.
After all, it couldn’t be that Touka was starved for affection and specifically came over to ask for a hug, could it?
Just like that, the atmosphere became extremely awkward.
After that, the two of them tacitly used going to work as an excuse to pack their things and leave together.
However, since their paths were the same, they walked together for a while.
But Kirishima Touka remained silent the entire way, not saying a word.
This made Lin Ze feel a bit strange too, with a peculiar awkwardness.
Later, they reached a fork in the road where they had to go in different directions.
“I’m going that way.”
Lin Ze pointed to one direction at the fork in the road.
“Mm, I’m going that way~”
Kirishima Touka nodded, pointing in the other direction.
“Then I’ll see you this afternoon, Miss Touka~”
Lin Ze nodded, and just as he was about to leave, he suddenly felt a slight tug.
Turning his head, he could see Touka’s slender fingers pinching the corner of his clothes.
“Thank you for tutoring me yesterday…”
Kirishima Touka lowered her head slightly, her cool, exquisite little face full of shyness.
“Can you still come to my house to tutor me in the future?”
Hearing this, Lin Ze was slightly stunned.
So direct?
It was almost as if those two words were written directly on her face.
“My pleasure.”
After realizing, Lin Ze smiled slightly and nodded.
“Really?”
Hearing this, a hint of excitement and joy flashed in Kirishima Touka’s beautiful eyes.
Even in her heart, she unconsciously breathed a sigh of relief, feeling relieved.
Kirishima Touka slowly raised her head, a gentle smile on her lips.
“Then I’ll see you this afternoon, Lin Ze~”
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