She wasn't being honest with him, and with one gaze, he could tell it, "Yuxi, if you have a problem, you can always come over to me and talk to me! Mnnh? I would always listen and we will find a solution!" He was truly getting worried about what she could be up to if she was keeping things from him.
Anything she was hiding must not be a pleasant thing if she didn't want him to know!
"Uncle! What are you even talking about? I haven't done anything wrong, right? I just went downstairs into the kitchen, ate something, watched TV programs, and then came back here!" She was now regretting her choice of letting him sleep with her in the same bedroom! She always knew he was a deep sleeper, so, how did he suddenly get up so soon after she had left?
"Yuxi, I haven't said you have done anything wrong, I'm just saying, if you have a problem or anything disturbing you! Please talk to me, don't do anything silly... All right, let's go back to sleep..." He loudly sighed, and he could only give in, seeing how she was pouting and her eyes almost welling like an innocent puppy, of which he was certain she wasn't as innocent as she portrayed herself to be.
He dragged her back into the bed and they each covered their bodies with their own bed covers before closing her eyes! She knew she wasn't up to something good, so, there was no need to argue with her Uncle and then later found guilty.
"Yuxi..." With a softened voice, he called her as he faced her back, and she was facing the wall.
"Uncle, I'm sleepy, let's talk tomorrow, okay? Tomorrow is another day!" She softly responded, brushing him off, and Third Master Mu couldn't do anything.
Zhou Yuxi also didn't know what to say to him or what excuses she would give him. It was best to sleep first, and they would handle the situation as they deemed possible with its outcome.
"All right, get some rest then." He closed his eyes to sleep! He didn't want to nag her too much! What if she went back to her old self? He didn't want to have any issues sprouting between them when they were at peace with each other.
Their bedroom went quiet, but the dim orange wall lights were left on, illuminating the bedroom. Third Master Mu took time before falling asleep.
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"Aaaaahh... Aaaaahh...." They suddenly heard loud wails coming from the corridor. It was around 6:30 and they hadn't slept that long before those screams got into their bedroom!
"Yuxi, wake up... Wake up..." Third Master Mu hurriedly got up, awakening Zhou Yuxi, who was seriously snoring at that moment, unconscious of what was happening around them.
"Aah! Keep quiet..." Zhou Yuxi's hoarse voice resounded slapping that hand that was shaking her shoulders away! She was having a sweet dream.
"Yuxi, you need to wake up!" He shook her shoulders all over again trying to wake her up! Those screams weren't for nothing and the fire alarm had also gone off due to detection of smoke.
"Uncle—
"Wake up Yuxi..." How could he stay still while the alarm went off like that? It was a crisis already!
"Uncle! Can you let me sleep for a while? I just fell asleep, why do we have to wake up so early in the morning? We don't have any emergency right?" It was early in the morning, and that sweet sleep had just kicked in; why would someone try to wake her up now and be so rough?
He hopped off from the bed and picked her up with the duvet before picking up his bag and hung it on his shoulders before he rushed out.