Volume 2 Chapter 47
by Need_More_SleepVolume 2 + Chapter 47: Thoughts On A Rainy Night
“Wait. With rain and wind this heavy, even with an umbrella you’d be soaked through. Why not stay here for the night and head back to school once the weather clears tomorrow?” Ning Caiwei stopped the two of them as they were about to leave in a hurry.
“But… wouldn’t that trouble you, Caiwei?”
“What are you saying, Qianxue? Trouble? We’re friends. If you keep being so polite, I’m going to get upset!”
“Well… my house has plenty of rooms, but only two beds, my single bed and my parents’ double bed. Hmm… how about this, I’ll share my parents’ bed with Qianxue, and Wang Qian can take my room.”
“That won’t work!” Before Ouyang Qianxue could even speak, Wang Qian immediately objected.
“Why not?”
“Well…” Faced with the question, Wang Qian was momentarily at a loss for words. After all, she couldn’t exactly say that Qianxue was actually a boy.
“I’m used to sleeping alone. How about you two share a room?” Ouyang Qianxue quickly stepped in to defuse the situation, understanding that Wang Qian was trying to protect his secret.
“No way!” ×2
The two spoke in perfect unison.
“Share a room with her? Who knows what kind of uncouth habits she has, she might be farting, grinding her teeth, or snoring all night!”
“You’re the one who farts, grinds your teeth, and snores! And why do you think Qianxue doesn’t want to sleep with you? It must be because you have some weird smell and she can’t stand it!” Wang Qian shot back without hesitation.
“Enough arguing. How about this, I’ll just sleep on the couch in the living room,” Qianxue said, already picking up bedding and preparing to head out.
“How could that be okay? With this heavy rain, the temperature will definitely drop in the middle of the night. If you sleep on the couch, you’ll catch a cold by morning!” Ning Caiwei hurriedly stopped him.
“Exactly. Exams are right around the corner, you need to take care of yourself.”
“So Qianxue should sleep with me. If you get cold, I can even use my body to keep you warm, hey! Why are you dragging me?!” Before Ning Caiwei could finish, Wang Qian pulled her aside.
“Qianxue!”
“Yes?”
“Y-You… you’d better sleep with me!” Wang Qian said, her voice trembling slightly.
“What?!” Ouyang Qianxue stared at her in disbelief.
“I said, you’re sleeping with me,” Wang Qian whispered into his ear. “Only this way can we make sure your secret doesn’t get exposed. But if you’re sharing a bed with me, behave yourself.”
“Y-Yes, of course!”
“Why should that be allowed?!” Ning Caiwei protested from the side. “Why is it fine for you to sleep with Qianxue, but not me?”
“That’s because Qianxue… actually has a sleepwalking condition!”
“Sleepwalking?”
“How could I forget something this important? When Qianxue shares a dorm with me, she sleepwalks quite often. I have to keep an eye on her to make sure she doesn’t hurt herself wandering around at night.”
“I can do that too!” Ning Caiwei insisted.
“Qianxue is trained. With your frail build, could you really restrain her? Only someone like me, who’s practiced karate for years, can stop her if she sleepwalks.”
“…Is that true, Qianxue?” Ning Caiwei asked, still doubtful.
“It’s true. That’s actually why we were assigned to the same dorm when we first enrolled,” Ouyang Qianxue replied without hesitation.
“I see… then I’ll go sleep in my own room. Qianxue, if you need anything, just come find me.” With that, Ning Caiwei returned to her room, her expression tinged with disappointment.
After washing up, the three went back to their respective rooms. Now, Ouyang Qianxue and Wang Qian sat awkwardly on opposite sides of the bed.
“Let me make this clear, this is purely for the mission, to cover for you. Don’t get any strange ideas,” Wang Qian said, her cheeks faintly flushed.
“I understand… but isn’t this still a bit inappropriate? Maybe I should just sleep on the couch after all.” Ouyang Qianxue picked up a pillow and prepared to leave.
“Wait!” Wang Qian grabbed him. “We’ve already come this far, if you suddenly go to sleep on the couch, it’ll only make people suspicious.”
“But…”
“No ‘but.’ You’re a man, aren’t you? Be decisive.” With that, Wang Qian huffed and slipped under the covers. Left with no choice, Ouyang Qianxue turned off the lamp and carefully climbed into bed.
“Hey, why are you moving around?”
“Sorry… it’s too dark, I can’t see.”
“Y-You… Don’t you dare try anything, Qianxue! If you take advantage of me, I’ll tell my aunt!”
“I wouldn’t!”
And thus, the scene from the beginning came to be.
“But speaking of which, Qianxue, you transferred here in the second half of the first year, and it’s already been almost half a year. The three-year agreement with my aunt… it’s not that long, but not that short either. Don’t you plan to do something meaningful during this time? You’re outstanding in every way, don’t you want to carve out a future for yourself?”
“Right now, my mind is only on my mother and my younger sister. I don’t have the heart to think about anything else.”
“I see… then before you fall asleep, let me remind you of one thing, you’re only pretending to be Ouyang Qianxue, you are not truly Ouyang Qianxue. Don’t ever grow too used to this identity.”
“…What do you mean by that?”
“I’m just worried you might get addicted to crossdressing, that’s all,” Wang Qian replied casually. But because Ouyang Qianxue was facing away from her, he didn’t see the complicated expression on her face.
“…Sigh.” Ouyang Qianxue let out a quiet breath and looked out the window. The storm outside still raged fiercely.
At this moment, aside from his concern for his family, there was one more thought weighing on his mind,
(What is that person doing right now?)
(Bai Yuxuan… will I ever be able to make him open up to me?)
Clap.
At that moment, Bai Yuxuan closed a stack of documents and set them aside. Because the family evaluation period required multiple written and oral assessments, she often studied late into the night while also reviewing materials on corporate management, ensuring that both her final exams and her family evaluations would be flawless.
“It’s been a while since I handled student council documents…” she murmured. Picking up a file, she began reading. By coincidence, it was the list of club leadership transitions, and her eyes were immediately drawn to one name appearing three times under the arts clubs: Ouyang Qianxue.
Though she had already heard classmates mention it over the past couple of days, she still lingered on it, reading more closely.
“President of three clubs… and these three, no less.” Bai Yuxuan spoke softly to herself. As the student council president, she understood exactly what it meant to hold leadership over those three major clubs, at this point, Ouyang Qianxue could be said to command the entire club system of Sakura Academy.
“Clubs and the student council are always entangled in countless matters… and now, you and I stand at the head of each side. Ouyang Qianxue, I thought I had finally distanced myself from you… so why have you come back into my world once again?”
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