Lu Mengjie was already in bed, holding a book she had yet to finish by the time Bai Jingye entered the dark bedroom. The only source of light came from the lamp beside the bed so he had to press a switch on the wall just to turn on the lights.

"I'm going to stay the night at my study," he said, walking towards the cabinet to get the sleeping bag from inside.

"Let me guess, Han Yizhou, right?" She grinned.

"You won't have to use your brain for that question." He sighed and turned her way. "I apologize for what my mother did to you."

"It's fine, it's not like she's someone I can't handle." She shrugged. "But I do agree that Yizhou has gone far earlier."

Another sigh escaped Bai Jingye's lips. "Don't worry, next week mother will leave with me."

"Ah…" She did remember him telling her about going back to the mainland. "I guess it will be less trouble for me."

"Yes. Less trouble for you."

"To be honest, it still bothers me, you know. Why did someone like you end up in a shitty family like the Bai family?" He definitely didn't inherit any traits from his parents except for his height and attractive physical appearance.

"It can't be helped. I guess I just happened to win the race of sperms."

"..." Lu Mengjie's jaw dropped. She has never imagined Bai Jingye saying such words. He was a man of few words but every time he spoke, he never failed to either surprise her or annoy her.

"I should get going. Good night, Mengjie." Before he left he pressed the switch near the door and turned the lights off once again.

The woman on the bed continued on to read the book she was holding but a few moments later after Bai Jingye left the room to go to his study, she heard something from the balcony.

Her guards went up. What was that?

She got out of the bed and instead of heading towards the balcony she slowly took a step back to the door. No, she was not going to let her curiosity get the best of her at that moment. What if it was an assassin who was sent to finally kill her? She would rather take precautions than facing the danger head-on.

"Who's there?" She asked out loud.

Footsteps were heard next and a shadow of a person was seen approaching on the ground until he finally showed up.

The moment Lu Mengjie saw Han Yizhou standing by the balcony's entrance, she heaved out a sigh in relief. "Don't scare me like that." She rushed to his side, pulling him inside. "What are you doing here? What if someone caught you?"

He enclosed her within his embrace. "The only person who can catch me in this room is you."

She rolled her eyes at his words. She looked at him and pouted. "So, Mr. Han, what are you doing here?"

"I can't sleep. My bed needs you."

"..." This man…

"Can't you talk normally for once?" She asked, exasperatedly.

He blinked a few times in confusion. "What do you mean?"

"Simple. Stop flirting with me!"

He chuckled in amusement. Despite the dim light around them, he could see how shy she was towards him. She was not used to having a lover who was showering her with tenderness.

"But I'm not. I'm just being honest with you."

"Then stop being honest with me!" She huffed and puffed, a pout forming on her lips.

"But I remember you telling me that I always need to be honest with you," he refuted, contradicting her words.

She pressed her lips together. No matter what she said, the man always had something he could use to retort. She was used to having the last word but with him, it was different. She gave up and finally leaned her head against his chest. She couldn't deny the fact that she loved being in his hug. It was warm and comforting, it made her feel safe and secured.

"Are you going to stay the night here with me?"

"Yes. From this night until the next." He began stroking her back gently.

She smiled and closed her eyes. "I guess I will need to leave my balcony door open from here on." A yawn escaped her lips after.

He released her from his hug and began leading her to the bed. "It's late, you should get some rest now."

As she lay down on the bed, Han Yizhou went beside her. He pulled the blanket up until her shoulder before he gave her a soft peck on her lips.

"Will you still be here once I wake up?"

"Always, sweetheart. Always."

…

Early that morning, Lu Mengjie woke up at the sound of an alarm coming from Han Yizhou's phone. She groaned in annoyance and nudged him. "Yizhou… the alarm…"

The man woke up and quietly reached out to his phone, turning off the alarm.

She snuggled close to him after as she tried to go back to sleep. Instead of falling back to sleep, she felt light, feathery kisses on her soft jawline, being trailed to her neck.

Another groan escaped her lips. This man… did he just set an alarm for their morning intimate session? Unbelievable!

"Yizhou… I want to sleep!" She whined, this time she tried to push his face away from her neck but they were suddenly pinned down by him with one hand.

"Then sleep, hon. Don't mind me."

"..."

The next thing she felt was him slipping off the cloth from her thigh while planting his kisses on her arm.

She finally opened her drowsy eyes just to look at him. "Han fucking Yizhou, I want to sleep!" She growled.

The man's hair was messy but it somehow made him look even hotter. His million-dollar face was so alluring that her heart began racing the moment she met his eagle-sharp eyes. A sexy smirk appeared on his soft-looking lips as he replied, "I'm not stopping you from sleeping."

This thick-face gorgeous man… was he seriously saying that right now?!