Due to excessive mental energy consumption, Huo Yuhao's fatigue was written all over his face, clear for anyone to see.
After dinner, pushed by Huo Yun'er and reaching his limit, Huo Yuhao greeted the others and went upstairs first.
After a quick shower, Huo Yuhao, unusually, did not sit in meditation. Instead, he chose to have a good night's sleep to relax his mind.
It seemed he was truly exhausted today, as Huo Yuhao fell asleep the moment his head hit the pillow. Soon, the room was filled only with the sound of his steady breathing.
No one knew how much time had passed, but outside, the moon hung high in the sky. Inside, a soft click suddenly echoed through the quiet room.
Following this sound, Huo Yuhao's bedroom door was slowly pushed open, leaving only a small crack. Outside that crack, a pair of beautiful eyes glowing with a faint purple light carefully observed the inside.
After waiting for a while, as if confirming that Huo Yuhao was not waking up, the person mustered up the courage to sneak in. Quietly, they closed the door behind them.
As they say, the first step is always the hardest.
After this first move, the figure clearly breathed a sigh of relief and approached Huo Yuhao's bed. The dim light seemed to have no effect on her purple-glowing eyes. The moonlight from outside illuminated part of her face, outlining her delicate features.
It was Tang Ya.
She crouched down slightly, moving her face close to Huo Yuhao's. Using her Purple Demon Eyes for night vision, she quietly stared at the peaceful sleeping face of the young boy before her.
Because they were so close, her slightly heavy breaths fell on Huo Yuhao's face. However, Tang Ya seemed oblivious to this. After several minutes passed with no reaction from Huo Yuhao, she appeared to have made up her mind. Carefully, she leaned in and pressed her lips against Huo Yuhao's.
Doing something like this to her brother, who was three years younger than her, Tang Ya felt like her heart was going to leap out of her chest, and the heat on her face intensified.
After a long while, Tang Ya slowly lifted her head. Her throat moved as if swallowing sweet dew. After calming herself down, she softly whispered, as if to reassure herself, "Yuhao, are you awake?"
Perhaps it was because he was too tired, or maybe it was because he felt safe at home. Huo Yuhao showed no signs of waking up and gave no response at all. His slightly parted lips remained just as they were.
"If you don't speak, that means you agree..."
Tang Ya's breathing became more erratic. Her gaze slowly traveled down from Huo Yuhao's neck, lingering on his body before settling on the collar of his pajamas.
If I get caught, my life might be over.
Tang Ya, he's still so young... You really are a pervert.
Even though she was mentally scolding herself, Tang Ya made no move to stop. Her trembling hands slowly began to undo the buttons on Huo Yuhao's pajamas. It was difficult, but she couldn't help feeling grateful.
After all, buttons could be undone quietly. If he had been wearing something that had to be pulled over his head, it would have been much harder.
With a soft click, Tang Ya opened the door from inside the room. After glancing at the quiet hallway, she walked out of Huo Yuhao's room.
No one knew what she had done, but there was still a slight blush on her face from the excitement.
Just as her hand touched the doorknob to enter her own room, a sudden click of a door opening echoed behind her. Startled, Tang Ya's body stiffened as she instinctively turned around. She saw Gu Yue standing at her door, also looking at her.
In the dim light, Gu Yue's silver hair seemed to glow softly. Even though her purple eyes were calm and emotionless, Tang Ya couldn't shake the feeling that there was something deeply profound in her gaze.
After a brief moment of eye contact, seeing the panic in Tang Ya's eyes, Gu Yue blinked and said in a quiet voice, "I'm just going downstairs to get some water."
With that, she turned and walked toward the stairs, no longer paying attention to Tang Ya. After a moment of standing there in a daze, Tang Ya hurried into her room, her face burning red.
The next morning.
Huo Yuhao opened his eyes and sat up in bed, listening to the birds chirping outside. His confusion was written all over his face.
"...?"
He instinctively reached up to touch his slightly swollen lips but then paused. Feeling the sticky sensation on his neck and upper body, he pulled at his collar and looked down at his body, finding nothing out of the ordinary.
"Did I sweat in my sleep?"
Huo Yuhao mumbled to himself, still puzzled. He didn't dwell on it for long, though. After briefly sensing that his mental energy had fully recovered, his attention fell on the dark red orb within his spiritual space. As he stared at it, his brows furrowed slightly.
"Why does it feel like the Lust unlock progress has increased a bit?"
Am I going crazy?
Unable to figure it out, he picked up his clothes for the day and decided to take a shower before thinking more about it.
Just as he opened the door, Huo Yuhao saw Tang Ya walking out of her room. "Good morning, Sister Tang Ya."
"Ah!"
For some reason, when she saw him, Tang Ya jumped as if someone had stepped on her tail, her whole body trembling. After a moment, she awkwardly returned his greeting.
"Y-Yuhao, good morning."
"Is something wrong?"
"No, no, nothing."
Tang Ya scratched her head, her smile a little stiff.
"Your sister's just a bit groggy from just waking up."
Huo Yuhao found her reaction strange, but he didn't think too much of it. Tang Ya seemed to calm down quickly and casually asked, "Yuhao, how did you sleep last night?"
"Pretty well."
He had been about to ask if she had noticed anything strange last night, but then decided it wasn't a big deal. Even if he mentioned it, it wasn't something Tang Ya could help with, so he kept quiet.
"Good. Well, I'll head down now. Don't forget to come down for breakfast later."
"Oh, okay."
Huo Yuhao nodded. For some reason, watching Tang Ya walk downstairs, he couldn't shake the feeling that she was fleeing the scene.
As Huo Yuhao turned his gaze away, the door next to him opened, and Gu Yue stepped out, her silver hair slightly messy. Her purple eyes swept over him, finally landing on the clothes in his hands.
"Going to take a shower?"
"Yeah. By the way, did you notice anything strange last night?"
Gu Yue blinked twice at the question, then shook her head lightly.
"I went downstairs for a glass of water in the middle of the night but didn't notice anything unusual."
"..."
Huo Yuhao's expression twitched slightly, but he said nothing more. He turned and headed for the bathroom.
(End of Chapter)