Chapter 358] First Update, Asking for Monthly Pass
Wen Qianyi doesn't have the habit of being particular about her bedding, but given her personality, she's always more alert in unfamiliar environments. Even when everyone's drunk together, she's still the first to wake up the next morning.
The hangover makes her head ache a bit, and she's a bit confused too. After opening her eyes for a moment and then closing them again to relax for a few seconds, she finally remembers where she is.
Hmm, this isn't home, nor a hotel; it's at the client's house, Shinohara Mirai's place. It's not good to sleep in too late in someone else's home...
Thinking of this, she makes herself wake up a bit, planning to get up after a while.
But at this moment, Wen Qianyi feels something's not right. What's under my foot? It doesn't feel like a blanket or pillow; why is it hard and raised?
She still keeps her eyes closed and rubs her foot against it to try and figure out what it is. Strange, she still can't tell what it is. And as she becomes clearer, she realizes her hands seem to be holding onto something as well, but it's not soft like a blanket or pillow.
Strange, am I still dreaming?
She forces her drowsy eyes to open again to check her surroundings. Earlier, she seemed to glimpse herself on a bed, and thought it was Shinohara Mirai's house. Now she focuses her attention on what she's holding and what's under her leg.
Wait... why does it seem like there's a person?
This time, Wen Qianyi really wonders if she's dreaming. How could she be sleeping while hugging someone?
This realization jolts her from her sleep, making her much more awake. She moves her leg and hugs tighter with her arms. There's no mistaking it; there's really a person!
Shocked, Wen Qianyi doesn't scream. After all, she's in Beihai Country, where anything can happen. Maybe Shinohara Mirai planned a prank with a blow-up doll or something. But this strong suspicion makes her reach over to remove the blanket covering her.
The blanket is large, covering four people on the big bed. She has to brush it aside a couple of times before uncovering about half of it. By this time, the situation on the bed is fully revealed before her eyes.
How could this happen?!
Wen Qianyi feels a splitting headache. She can hardly imagine the scene before her. Just as she'd suspected, her arms are indeed hugging someone, and that someone is a man—a familiar man—Li Yan! Her leg is draped over one of his legs as they lie facing each other, embracing.
This is too crazy!
As she's still processing this, she notices a glimpse of bare, fair skin next to Li Yan—a girl's back and pink bra strap... Isn't that Shinohara Mirai? At the moment, she's facing away from Li Yan, revealing a small curved butt. Beyond her, there's another person, her close friend Matsushima Kui. Their posture is somewhat like hers and Li Yan's, their hands entangled as if in an embrace, though their legs aren't draped over each other.
What the hell is going on here?!
Incredulous, Wen Qianyi curses inwardly, her mind beginning to recall fragments of the night before—the drunken stupor, the moments before sleep. Ah, everyone played cards, and each loss meant drinking, each round losing meant shedding another clothing item, and eventually... eventually...
She can only remember Li Yan losing so much he was down to his underwear, and everyone ending up the same. The final outcome, though, she can't recall. It's a blur, only vaguely remembering everyone playing and drinking...
7954! 7954! (A drunken error)
The final memories are hazy, and everyone seems to have gotten drunk. Now, lying together under a shared blanket, Wen Qianyi can't help but be shocked. Her sleepiness and drunkenness have cleared quite a bit, and she's almost completely awake.
What to do? Did anyone do anything inappropriate?
When she says everyone, she's mainly referring to Li Yan, because he's the only one here with "tools of the trade," considering Shinohara Mirai and Matsushima Kui can't assault her traditionally. Li Yan is different.
Wen Qianyi quickly removes her leg from Li Yan's and checks herself for any changes.
It seems... there's no change. There are no signs of having been violated.
Her senses dulled by the hangover, she has to inspect herself carefully, still wary. She plans to check in the bathroom but doesn't want to alarm Li Yan and the others, so she checks herself on the bed first.
Thankfully... thankfully... nothing has been snuck away...
Physically unharmed, the deeply worried Wen Qianyi feels much better and is relieved. How absurd... Last night was too absurd, everyone losing control. Fortunately, no significant issues arose...
After silently celebrating, she begins observing the others. By eavesdropping and taking a good look, she finds their breathing steady, showing no signs of waking. This alleviates her anxiety. With no one awake, it would be less awkward for her. She's very concerned about another question now—though nothing happened with Li Yan, how chaotic did everyone get last night? Why did four people end up sleeping on the same bed?
The easiest to observe directly is Li Yan, whom she's practically embracing. Although she's moved one leg and arm, another arm is still under his head, and he also has an arm under hers, while another cradles her ribcage. This posture feels embarrassing and helpless to her, a pose more fitting for a couple's intimate embrace. Unexpectedly, before anything happened with Li Yan, they've ended up in this close position, sleeping together all night!
Given the circumstances, moving one leg and arm earlier wasn't an issue, but getting up entirely would inevitably disturb Li Yan. She slightly raises her head and looks past Li Yan to see Shinohara Mirai and Matsushima Kui. They are asleep, seemingly oblivious to everything.
She starts to doubt, did Li Yan do anything to them that night? With two naked half-bodies of young women interested in him, could he have resisted?
No matter whether he did or not, holding me like this isn't right! Wen Qianyi thinks to herself but realizes she might also be holding him voluntarily. Her face flushed hot, she wonders how this happened—did she mistake him for a pillow or blanket last night? Oh... so embarrassing!
...
When Wen Qianyi woke up, experiencing panic, madness, confusion, and helplessness, another person also woke up.
Of course, this person is Li Yan.
Li Yan is even more alert than Wen Qianyi. He senses any slightest disturbance in the room, and with Wen Qianyi moving in his arms for so long, he surely notices.
Pretending to sleep while awake isn't comfortable; his eyelids are heavy, craving more sleep, yet wanting to know what's going on with Wen Qianyi, he's forced to stay alert. When she pulls the blanket away, he needs only a sliver of open eyes to glimpse the mature body in his arms...
This stimulation wakes Li Yan even further. But the more awake he is, the tougher it is to pretend sleep, especially when Wen Qianyi observes him closely. He worries he might open his eyes or lean in for a kiss.
At this moment, he also understands Wen Qianyi is agonizing over how everyone will face the situation later...
How to face it? Find a chance to move his hand, let her get up first, avert the awkwardness?
While advantageous, it's not what Li Yan wants. He chose to sleep together to draw closer to Wen Qianyi purposely. Sometimes playing ignorant is not as good as being forthright...
He pretends to move; Wen Qianyi quickly closes her eyes.
Li Yan's hand moves, reaching out to scratch his head as if scratching an itch, then rests back down, but this time not on her waist, instead on her bulging chest...
Outrageous! While asleep, he's taking advantage of me? And with such precision with one grasp? Hmph! Seems he's well-practiced, relishing in this all night?
Although Wen Qianyi also understands it might be an unconscious move in sleep or coincidence, being unaware while asleep is one thing, but awake, being attacked on the chest is intolerable. She immediately slaps his hand away.
"Ah—!"
When his hand is slapped away, Li Yan suddenly screams out.
This startles Wen Qianyi too—a light tap, yet he yells?
At this moment, Li Yan continues to shout, then grabs her shoulder, shaking her vigorously.
"Hey, what are you doing? Wake up!" Wen Qianyi is forced to rebuke angrily.
Shinohara Mirai and Matsushima Kui are also awakened, swiftly sitting up, sleepily looking around in bewilderment, "What happened?"
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