Lin Feifei tiptoed into the room, quietly shutting the door, not wanting to make a sound. Only when she saw Tangyu sleeping soundly did she breathe a sigh of relief. Tangyu's sleeping posture was quite good, occupying only one-third of the bed, leaving most of the space free.
Approaching the bed, Lin Feifei still felt hesitant. Was she really going to share the bed with Tangyu?
After hesitating for quite a while, Lin Feifei bit her lip. "If I'm going to die, then so be it. It's not a big deal. I don't believe Tangyu would dare to do anything inappropriate."
Lin Feifei habitually started to undress but then stopped herself: "I can't take off my clothes, I'll just sleep in them." Having made up her mind, Lin Feifei carefully lifted the blanket, intending to slip underneath.
It was autumn and still a bit hot, so the blanket was very thin. As she lifted it, she almost pulled up the entire thing. Lin Feifei caught a glimpse and was shocked to see Tangyu completely naked, not wearing a single piece of clothing.
"Ah—" Stunned for a moment, Lin Feifei still let out a sharp scream.
This scream awakened Tangyu, who opened his eyes and looked over.
"You, you, you, how could you— how could you sleep without any clothes?" Lin Feifei, with her face burning, pointed at Tangyu.
Tangyu said, "Of course I take off my clothes to sleep. Don't you always take off your clothes when you sleep?"
"Uh—" Lin Feifei paused, thought about it, and indeed, people naturally undress to sleep, but— did he have to be so thoroughly undressed? Even if you felt the need to undress completely, that was your own business, but do you really need to sleep so bare in my bed?
Moreover, to share the same bed with her. Lin Feifei had some inexplicable worries in her heart, and now, she looked at Tangyu even more cautiously. Could it be that she had really misjudged him?
"Forget it, you can have the blanket. I'll take another one to sleep," Lin Feifei said.
Tangyu said, "Miss Lin, it won't work like that. If we sleep with separate blankets, it will hardly be effective. The layers of blankets will completely block my Pure Yang Qi from your Yin Ghost Qi, preventing them from mingling."
"Then you, hurry up and put your clothes on, otherwise I won't let you treat me," Lin Feifei said, her attitude now containing some doubt toward Tangyu's words.
Tangyu said, "Miss Lin, it seems you still doubt me. If it's my habit of sleeping like this that makes you suspicious, then I really think it's unnecessary. Sleeping naked is not only a habit of mine but also a very good method of self-protection. Sleeping naked actually has significant benefits for one's physical and mental health. At night, when people sleep, it is the time to expel toxins and waste from the body, and being naked helps expel these toxins and wastes more effectively."
After hearing Tangyu's explanation and seeing his serious face, Lin Feifei finally calmed down, though she still harbored some doubts: "Is there really such a thing?"
Tangyu nodded and said, "Of course, this is common medical knowledge that any qualified doctor would know. If you don't believe it, you can check it yourself; you'll find it's easy to verify."
Looking at Tangyu, Lin Feifei believed him. Since he said so, it must be true. It seemed she might indeed have been overthinking it.
"Okay, then I'm sorry, it was a misunderstanding on my part," Lin Feifei said.
"Miss Lin, do you go to bed without taking off your clothes?" Tangyu asked.
Lin Feifei looked at Tangyu; she didn't want to undress to sleep, but how could she admit such a thing?
Tangyu's face grew serious, "Miss Lin, I understand you still have some reservations and concerns. However, I feel it's necessary to explain in advance. Otherwise, if we don't achieve the intended therapeutic effect, it wouldn't be entirely my fault. Clothes also act as a barrier preventing the merging of our energies. Moreover, wearing clothes, you might find it difficult to fall asleep. If you can't sleep, you won't be able to enter the necessary state for merging our energies, and without that, the treatment won't be very effective. In fact, the best result would be achieved if we don't even use blankets. Of course—I know you couldn't accept that, and to be honest, I probably couldn't resist that temptation. But just using a blanket, although not the best, is good enough. You need to think carefully about the pros and cons, Miss Lin. If you really don't trust me, you can just say so."
"No, it's not that I don't trust you, it's just—" Lin Feifei shook her head, at a loss for words. Deep down, she felt Tangyu could be trusted. Yet, she was still somewhat apprehensive.
"If you're shy and afraid I might see, you can turn off the light," Tangyu said.
This suggestion visibly affected Lin Feifei; she nodded and turned off the light. The room was instantly plunged into darkness. Lin Feifei looked around, saw nothing, and finally felt relieved. The action was swift.
What Lin Feifei didn't know was that in the darkness, a pair of eyes were intently watching her.
"Not very big, but with a great figure, not at all inferior to Xia Xiaoyu. It's just a pity she didn't take that off," thought someone to themselves.
Lin Feifei quickly crawled under the blanket, keeping as far away from Tangyu as possible. Her emotions, however, were hard to calm down.
In the darkness, Tangyu's lips curved into a mischievous arc, "Sleeping with a girl for the first time, this feels pretty good. This blanket really smells nice. No wonder Master warned that I might encounter too many romantic adventures after leaving home. The old man really had foresight. Just sleeping like this feels so good, if we were to hug and sleep, and then—if I think any more, it wouldn't be pure. Let's just sleep. Using such means to get a woman isn't my style."
The night was very quiet.
Her tumultuous and exhausted heart unknowingly drifted into sleep.
That night was fragrant and sweet, and she even had some strange dreams—
The next morning, Lin Feifei woke up early, a habit formed from schooling. She opened her eyes, blinked, and suddenly felt as if something was missing. She turned and realized that Tangyu was no longer in the bed.
Lin Feifei slightly paused, wondering why Tangyu had gotten up so early. She checked her body and found nothing amiss. Yet, she felt a strange sensation. It seemed her worries had been indeed unnecessary, as the night had passed without incident. At this moment, her heart felt much lighter, as if all the burdens pressed upon it had evaporated.
"It seems Tangyu's treatment method really is effective. I feel much better. But—why did I have such strange dreams last night? Why did I dream about someone kissing me, and even—? Could it be because of what I participated in? Ridiculous, Lin Feifei, what are you thinking about, it was just a dream, not reality," she thought.
Lin Feifei shook her head, although some not-suitable-for-children images involuntarily appeared in her mind. If that was a dream, it felt a little too real.