At this moment, Xiao Youran looked like those exaggerated expressions on the internet that had been overused, giving a great sense of accomplishment and making one want to continue teasing her.
While Xiao Youran was catching her breath, Xu Xiuwen couldn't help but think about tonight's experiences.
To be honest, it was too outrageous.
In the middle of the night, first An Shishi came over, and they did some indescribable things.
Then Song Siyu, who also couldn't sleep, showed up.
Lastly, Xiao Youran sneaked in, dressed so provocatively.
It was completely out of the ordinary.
However, what Xu Xiuwen didn't expect was that things weren't over yet.
Just then, there was another knock on the door! At this point, Xu Xiuwen didn't even need to open the door to guess who it was.
It was definitely Cheng Lu.
It couldn't possibly be another girl from his marketing class, right?
He had been going out with a mask and hat for the past two days, so his female classmates wouldn't recognize him.
The sudden knock on the door surprised the three girls in the room.
But An Shishi and Song Siyu, having some experience now, remained relatively calm.
Xiao Youran, on the other hand, panicked.
She quickly sat up and anxiously said, "What do we do, what do we do?"
Xu Xiuwen also sat up, glanced at her, and smiled, "Haven't you always wanted me to break up with Cheng Lu and get back together with you? Isn't this the perfect opportunity?"
Xiao Youran pouted and said, "I want you to break up with her, but I want it to be a dignified breakup, not because of a misunderstanding. She will definitely think I did it on purpose."
Xu Xiuwen laughed, "You sneaking into my room in the middle of the night, isn't that on purpose?"
Xiao Youran huffed, "I don't want you to be misunderstood. If Cheng Lu sees this, she'll think we're still entangled and that you betrayed her."
Her words warmed Xu Xiuwen's heart.
Even at such a time, this girl was still thinking about him.
So, if he let go of Xiao Youran, Xu Xiuwen felt he would be struck by lightning.
In his heart, he knew they would get back together, but he first needed to convince Cheng Lu and then reconcile at an appropriate time.
He wanted to have both, not lose one while gaining the other.
Xu Xiuwen quickly said, "Just hide for now."
Xiao Youran nodded but immediately asked, "Where?"
Xu Xiuwen smiled bitterly and pointed at the curtain.
Xiao Youran understood and quickly got off the bed, heading towards the curtain.
As she reached the corner and lifted the curtain, she saw An Shishi and Song Siyu.
The two girls saw Xiao Youran too.
They gave an awkward smile.
An Shishi even waved and said, "Hi!"
Xiao Youran was stunned!
She never expected there were other people in the room! And they were her two roommates!
She didn't have time to think about why the two girls were there as An Shishi reacted quickly, pulling her behind the curtain.
The three girls stood side by side behind the curtain.
Although the curtain was thick, it looked strange with three people standing behind it.
If the light were on, it would be easy to see something behind it.
Fortunately, the light was off.
As Xiao Youran regained her composure, she finally asked, "What are you doing here?"
An Shishi quickly replied, "I'll explain later, just don't talk now."
Xiao Youran had no choice but to suppress her curiosity and wait to ask them later.
Then she realized something.
Since the two girls had been hiding behind the curtain, didn't that mean they heard and saw everything she did and said with Xu Xiuwen?
The thought of her kissing Xu Xiuwen in front of her two roommates made her blush deeply.
Xu Xiuwen, seeing that the three girls were hiding well, couldn't help but laugh and cry.
He shook his head, got up, and went to open the door.
As expected, Cheng Lu was standing outside the door.
Cheng Lu smiled at him and then walked into the room.
Xu Xiuwen closed the door and turned to Cheng Lu, asking, "Why are you here?"
Cheng Lu rolled her eyes at him and said, "Didn't you ask me to come?"
Xu Xiuwen chuckled awkwardly, "But didn't you say you weren't coming?"
Cheng Lu explained, "I didn't want to come. Who doesn't want a comfortable night's sleep? But I was worried someone might be upset."
Xu Xiuwen felt touched upon hearing this.
At this moment, Cheng Lu asked, "Why aren't you asleep?"
Xu Xiuwen replied, "I was asleep."
Cheng Lu said, "I saw the light on in your room through the door crack. Do you sleep with the light on?"
Xu Xiuwen's room had three lights: one in the bathroom, the main light above the bed, and a small light near the entrance.
He always kept the small light on by the door.
Xu Xiuwen explained, "I just got up to go to the bathroom."
"Really?" Cheng Lu questioned, not immediately believing him.
Xu Xiuwen got nervous, thinking she might have noticed something, and quickly said, "Really."
Not giving Cheng Lu a chance to continue questioning, he hastily changed the subject, "You must be tired after a long day. Aren't you sleepy?"
Cheng Lu pulled Xu Xiuwen to the bed and sat down, leaning against him. "I am tired."
Xu Xiuwen immediately said, "Then you should go back and rest."
Cheng Lu found this strange.
Normally, Xu Xiuwen acted like a lecherous wolf, taking every opportunity to get close to her, reluctant to let go.
Now he was telling her to go back?
Cheng Lu was silent for a few seconds before suddenly asking, "Don't you want to?"
Xu Xiuwen felt very awkward.
He had just finished "playing cards" with An Shishi and, after a busy day, was indeed a bit tired.
So, at this moment, he wasn't really in the mood.
But if he had to, he could manage.
If the room were empty, he wouldn't mind "playing cards" with Cheng Lu.
But there were three girls hiding in the room right now.
He couldn't possibly "play cards" with Cheng Lu in front of them.
That would be too mortifying!
Xu Xiuwen hurriedly said, "You've been out for a long time. If Shishi finds out, it will be bad."
Cheng Lu said, "Shishi went out for a late-night snack. She won't be back for a while."
Xu Xiuwen declined, "It's still not good. If she comes back early and sees you're not in the room, she'll definitely know you came to see me. You should go back quickly."
Cheng Lu fell silent and scrutinized Xu Xiuwen.
After a while, she finally spoke, "You're acting strange. Normally, you're all over me, but today you're pushing me away and asking me to leave?"
Xu Xiuwen gave a dry laugh, "What's strange about me? Aren't you overthinking it?"
The more Cheng Lu looked at him, the more she felt something was off.
She couldn't feel any passion from him.
She couldn't help but wonder: Have I lost my charm to him? Or is he really too tired and not interested?
Cheng Lu was full of questions.
Then, she suddenly noticed the trash can by the bed.
The bunches of tissues in it caught her attention.
Xu Xiuwen didn't have a cold, so why so many tissues?
What had he been doing to need so many?
Xu Xiuwen saw her not speaking and staring at something.
Following her gaze, he saw the trash can and the tissues in it.
He suddenly remembered the scene where An Shishi had used them.
At the time, he didn't have a chance to deal with them and had thrown them in the trash can.
Now Cheng Lu had found them.
The more Cheng Lu looked, the more suspicious she became.
Good upbringing stopped her from digging through the trash, but not from imagining things.
Xu Xiuwen hesitated for a moment and decided it was best to come clean.
He awkwardly laughed, interrupting Cheng Lu's thoughts.
Cheng Lu looked over at the sound, asking calmly, "Why are you laughing?"
Xu Xiuwen scratched his head, swallowed hard, and, feeling extremely awkward, finally said, "I think you've found out."
"Found out what?"
"These."
Xu Xiuwen pointed to the tissues in the trash can.
Though most guys had done this sort of thing, it was still embarrassing, especially to admit it in front of Cheng Lu—not to mention three other girls hiding in the room.
Xu Xiuwen felt extremely awkward.
He hesitated, fumbled for a while, and finally said in a low voice, "I thought you weren't coming. I've been holding it in for two days, so I had to take care of it myself."
After saying this, his face turned bright red.
Cheng Lu's eyes widened in disbelief.
After the initial shock, she found it both amusing and exasperating, saying, "Xu Xiuwen, I never thought you were this kind of person! Just two days and you couldn't hold back? Doing it secretly—I'm too embarrassed to even say it."
Xu Xiuwen, gritting his teeth, admitted, "You're right. I shouldn't have done that. It was wrong of me."
Cheng Lu was also facing this situation for the first time.
Xu Xiuwen admitting he did such a thing left her at a loss.
She couldn't just scold him, but she also couldn't pretend she hadn't heard anything.
"If other people found out that a big star like you did something like this, I bet a lot of them would be shocked," Cheng Lu said, exasperated.
Xu Xiuwen replied, "Stop scolding me. It's not entirely my fault, right?"
Cheng Lu's eyes widened, "You mean it's my fault too?"
Xu Xiuwen, resigning himself, said, "Of course you share some responsibility. If you had told me earlier that you were coming, I wouldn't have needed to do it myself."
Cheng Lu was amused by Xu Xiuwen's shamelessness.
She gave him a look and laughed, "Calling you a pervert isn't wrong at all. You're both lecherous and shameless."
"Fine, fine, I'm a pervert. Just stop scolding me and go back to rest," Xu Xiuwen said.
Cheng Lu had been suspicious initially, but now that the situation was clear, hearing his confession and seeing the evidence in the trash can, she had no doubts.
She nodded and said, "I have something to ask you. I'll leave after that."
"Ask away," Xu Xiuwen replied.
"Carrying Xiaoyouran back tonight, you were quite happy, weren't you?" Cheng Lu asked.
Xu Xiuwen frowned, "Why would I be happy about that?"
"Carrying your childhood sweetheart in such an intimate manner—weren't you happy?" Cheng Lu questioned.
Xu Xiuwen explained, "Her ankle was sprained. I couldn't just leave her there. Besides, what's there to be happy about? You're underestimating me."
Cheng Lu huffed, "Who knows what you're thinking?"
Xu Xiuwen suddenly leaned in and asked, "Are you jealous of her?"
Blushing, Cheng Lu denied, "Why would I be jealous of her?"
"You don't need to be jealous of her. After all, I'm your boyfriend now," Xu Xiuwen reassured.
Cheng Lu nodded, but there was still a hint of worry on her face.
Xiao Youran's behavior today had indeed made her a bit uneasy.
Looking into Xu Xiuwen's eyes, she asked seriously, "You'll stay by my side forever, right?"
"Yes, I will," Xu Xiuwen responded earnestly.
Cheng Lu felt a slight relief and smiled, "Then I'll go back now. You should rest early too. And try not to do that thing too often; I've heard it's not good for your health."
"Okay, I'll listen to you."
After saying this, Cheng Lu got up and walked to the door.
At the door, Xu Xiuwen gave her a kiss before opening the door to see her off.
Once he couldn't see Cheng Lu in the hallway anymore, Xu Xiuwen returned to the room and closed the door.
After closing the door, the three girls emerged from behind the curtains one by one, each with a different expression on her face.
Xiao Youran was the first to ask, "Siyu, didn't you say you couldn't sleep and went out for a walk? Why are you in Xiao Xu's room?"
"I..." Song Siyu was at a loss for words.
Xiao Youran then looked at An Shishi and asked, "And you, why are you here?"
An Shishi appeared more relaxed.
She chuckled and explained, "I wanted to go out for a late-night snack, but I was a bit scared to go alone, so I came to ask Xu Xiuwen if he wanted to join me."
"Then why did you hide?"
An Shishi explained, "I didn't want to hide either, but I was afraid it would cause a misunderstanding."
Hearing her explanation, Xiao Youran couldn't find any fault with it.
Xiao Youran turned to Song Siyu and asked, "Siyu, why did you hide from me?"
Song Siyu, now calm, said, "I came to find Xu Xiuwen because I had something to ask him."
"What could be so urgent that you had to ask in the middle of the night?"
Song Siyu looked at Xiao Youran and seriously explained, "I couldn't sleep until I got a clear answer."
"What did you ask him?"
"I asked him who he really likes and who he intends to choose. If he chooses Cheng Lu, he should stay away from you."
Xiao Youran became anxious upon hearing this, "Why would you say that to Xiao Xu? Even if he chooses Cheng Lu, I won't give up."
Song Siyu was also getting agitated, "Are you stupid? He's just a scumbag. If he won't break up with Cheng Lu, why are you still after him? You're so outstanding, so many guys in school like you, why are you so foolish?"
Xiao Youran was touched. She knew Song Siyu was concerned about her.
But she had her own resolve.
"Siyu, you don't need to persuade me anymore. I've only ever liked Xiao Xu. It was like that before, and it will be like that in the future. Xiao Xu will be mine. I'll take him back from Cheng Lu," Xiao Youran said.
Song Siyu was speechless.
She felt Xiao Youran was on the wrong path.
She immediately turned to Xu Xiuwen and asked, "Xu Xiuwen, do you dare to tell Youran what you just told me, to show her your true colors?"
"What did I say?"
"Don't play dumb! Aren't you brave enough to admit what you said?"
"Admit what? Be clear. How am I supposed to know what you're talking about?"
Song Siyu was frustrated, "You just said you want both Cheng Lu and Youran!"
Xu Xiuwen looked at her innocently, "I never said that."
Song Siyu was both angry and exasperated, "Xu Xiuwen, you're so shameless. You dare to say it but won't admit it."
Xu Xiuwen looked increasingly innocent, "I really didn't say that. Don't falsely accuse me!"
Xiao Youran glanced between Song Siyu and Xu Xiuwen, unable to discern who was telling the truth.
Song Siyu, in her frustration, suddenly thought of An Shishi. She quickly turned and asked, "Shishi, you heard Xu Xiuwen say those things too, right? He said he wants to have both and walk on two boats. You heard it too, didn't you?"