Jiang Xueli’s heart pounded wildly, but at this moment, she could barely hear it.
She simply followed Lin Zhengran’s lead, yet there was also a trace of her own initiative as their lips pressed together.
A faint sound, like sipping a drink through a straw, echoed in the quiet room.
So… this is what kissing feels like?
It was
kind of
like eating cotton candy… but also not. It wasn’t comparable to anything else—just a sensation that couldn’t be described.
She wanted to keep kissing Zhengran forever.
How magical…
Her breathing became uneven.
Soft, whimpering sounds slipped from her throat.
She felt Lin Zhengran’s hand slide down her back, fingers slowly unfastening a certain clasp.
Jiang Xueli’s eyes fluttered open slightly, her usual lively gaze now glistening with moisture.
Lin Zhengran paused. “What’s wrong?”
She hesitated, then whispered, “Nothing…”
But feeling his hands starting to misbehave, she grew flustered and murmured, “Idiot Zhengran…”
Lin Zhengran chuckled and leaned in again, continuing to kiss her. Jiang Xueli responded shyly, her hand resting lightly against his chest.
Then, slowly, her other hand slid down—brushing against his firm abdominal muscles.
And then…
She blushed even harder, suddenly remembering the
view
she had seen earlier when she first entered the room.
It… seemed a bit different now.
Just as she was about to move closer—
A
very
familiar voice came from the room next door.
“Hurry up, hurry up! Why is this jacket so hard to take off?!”
A man’s voice.
“What’s the rush? Seriously?” A woman’s voice—also familiar.
“Well,
you’re
the one who made me eat all that softshell turtle, lamb kidney, and chicken gizzard earlier. Now I feel
hot
all over. My forehead is literally burning.”
“Pfft.” The woman chuckled. “And you call yourself a teacher? Look how impatient you are. Besides,
you
were the one who said you liked eating kidneys, so I took you there. Now look at you.”
“Well, you
also
shouldn’t have ordered so much! I couldn’t waste it, so I had to finish it all, and now—”
“Oh,
I
ordered too much?” The woman scoffed. “Who was the one who said during our date the other day that they were
craving
kidneys? And who also said that while
The Dream of the Red Chamber’s
Jia Baoyu was born with a piece of enchanted jade in his mouth,
you
must have been born with a piece of lamb kidney, since you
clearly
need to eat them all the time?”
Their conversation was
crystal clear
.
At first, Jiang Xueli and Lin Zhengran didn’t think much of it.
But when it got to
that
part—
They
both
burst into laughter.
They turned to look at each other, grinning from ear to ear.
Lin Zhengran frowned playfully. “Why do their voices sound so familiar? Especially the woman’s… She sounds kinda like… our homeroom teacher?”
Jiang Xueli, still blushing, leaned in and whispered, “It’s not
like
—it
is
them. Our homeroom teacher and the Class 1 homeroom teacher. I saw them earlier downstairs. I guess they were just passing by and decided to stop here for a room.”
Lin Zhengran was shocked. Then, thoughtful.
“I remember hearing rumors at school that they were a couple, but I never really paid attention… So it’s actually true? And they just
happened
to book a room next to ours? What are the odds?”
Jiang Xueli glanced at the wall beside them and murmured, “But… why can we hear them so clearly? Is the soundproofing
that
bad?”
Lin Zhengran turned to inspect the wall.
“Well, poor soundproofing is normal for small-town hotels. Plus, their voices are pretty loud. But technically, their bed shouldn’t be against
this
wall. This side should be… the bathroom.”
Jiang Xueli’s face
flared
red.
“…Wait, you mean they’re in the bathroom…?”
Just as she spoke—
A loud
meowing
sound came from next door.
And it wasn’t small.
Jiang Xueli’s face
instantly
turned beet red.
She bit her lip in
absolute
mortification.
Because these were voices they
knew
.
Lin Zhengran, meanwhile, looked deeply uncomfortable.
It wasn’t that this sort of thing was unusual. Everyone did it.
But hearing his own
teachers
in the next room making
those
noises…?
Yeah.
No one
needed that mental image.
He could
already
picture their usual serious expressions from the classroom.
Jiang Xueli also sensed the mood shift.
And just then—
Her stomach let out a loud
growl
.
She froze.
Then she
refused
to make eye contact with Lin Zhengran.
Lin Zhengran, of course, heard it. “You’re hungry?”
Jiang Xueli’s voice was barely audible. The noises next door were still going, so she had to whisper.
“…Kind of.” She wanted to
disappear
. “B-but it’s not important! The main thing is that… that…”
She was practically
dying
inside. “It’s just… way too awkward.”
Lin Zhengran sighed, running a hand over her waist again, watching as her brows furrowed and her face burned even brighter.
“…Zhengran…” She covered her lips with her hand.
The truth was, Lin Zhengran hadn’t
planned
to take things any further.
But now?
Lili’s soft, teasing touches, her breathy whimpers, even the way she bit his finger earlier—she was
way
better at this than he expected.
Clearly, she had seen some… questionable content before.
But—
There was still a certain little fox waiting in another room for him.
And in a few hours, he had to pick up He Qing.
“Too much going on today,” he finally said. “Even if the teachers weren’t making those noises, two hours is
way
too rushed. If we can’t take our time and enjoy it, there’s no point.”
Jiang Xueli slowly looked up at him.
He wasn’t wrong.
“Yeah… You’re right,” she murmured. “And if you
did
do…
that
… and then immediately went to pick up He Qing, I’d just feel weird about it.”
She hesitated for a moment, then, for once,
took the initiative
.
“…How about this?”
She bit her lip. “Next week, when we go on our trip, we’ll all book separate rooms, right? I’ll come to yours at night. I’ll come early.”
Lin Zhengran raised an eyebrow.
Then, he smirked.
Jiang Xueli
instantly
felt her face heat up even more. “W-why are you smiling, Zhengran?! I
just meant
—”
“What’s there to explain? Unless you had a
different
meaning?”
Jiang Xueli clenched her lips together.
“…Fine. No explanation needed. I
meant
exactly what I said.”
But as they spoke, the sounds from next door continued.
Which made
this
conversation feel… extremely
weird
.
Lin Zhengran ruffled Jiang Xueli’s hair. She buried her
very warm
forehead against his chest.
Thirty minutes later—
Lin Zhengran stepped out of the room, fully dressed.
Time to go find a certain little fox.
Sure enough,
wherever
Lili watched movies, she would fall asleep—so long as it was with him.
Even with food.
Even with…
background noise
from next door.
She still curled up against him and dozed off.
But…
Lin Zhengran had to admit—
For the first time in years, Lili had actually
managed
to ignite a fire in him.
That… was unexpected.
Now, he stood outside Room 104.
Knocking lightly, he called out, “Wenwen? It’s me. Open up.”
Inside, the dimly lit room was silent.
Han Wenwen sat on the edge of the bed, legs hanging off the side.
Her fox-like eyes were downcast, full of longing.
She had been waiting.
And now, hearing his voice—
She
finally
lit up again.
She rushed to open the door.
As soon as she saw him—
She
threw
herself into his arms.
“Zhengran-gege, you
finally
came!”
And before he could say a word—
Han Wenwen hooked her arms around his neck—
And kissed him.