Reborn: I'll Never Fail My Childhood Sweetheart Again

Chapter 578 - 216: An Ominous Christmas Eve (Part 4)

It’s probably quite safe now.

Just this once!

Not again next time!

It won’t happen again in the future!

Thinking this, Su Zelin got up from the sofa.

"Alright then, let’s draw a boundary line, I won’t cross it!"

As he slipped under the covers with his clothes still on, Restless took a deep breath.

Whew, so warm!

Perhaps feeling a bit embarrassed, Qin Shiqing turned off the lamp.

In the darkness, neither of them spoke.

The girl turned her delicate body away from Su Zelin, unable to see the expression on her face.

In the still night, they could both clearly hear the sound of their hearts beating in their chests.

The scent of musk orchid drifted into his nose, and Restless, whose body had warmed up, suddenly felt a bit agitated.

This ominous night from his past life was a big test for him.

He shouldn’t let his mind wander.

Maybe think about something else unpleasant to divert his attention?

Like bloodshed.

Uh, that’s not a good idea.

Better think of something else.

Psychological experts say that derogatory words can make people feel uncomfortable.

So he might as well silently recite derogatory idioms.

Thus, Su Zelin started chanting in his heart, "Go astray, run counter to one’s goals..."

Forget it, better not think of anything.

I should sleep early!

What if I can’t fall asleep?

Then I’ll count sheep!

One sheep, two jellyfish...

Oh no, my head’s all confused.

Su Zelin was getting a bit frustrated.

Looking at the lovely figure almost within reach, Su Zelin’s right hand felt an urge to move, and Restless quickly used his left hand to grab it.

Both hands were fiercely fighting for control of the body, an eerie situation reminiscent of the horror movie "Evil Dead," in which the main character’s right hand gets possessed by a demon, leading to a fight between his hands until he has to chainsaw off his right hand to free himself from the demon.

Qin Shiqing, with her back to Restless, didn’t notice. After a while, she broke the silence, "Xiaolinzi, are you asleep?"

Su Zelin didn’t respond; he was currently locked in a stand-off with the demon that possessed him, with his two hands fighting fiercely, unable to find the time to chat with his childhood sweetheart.

After a while, not hearing any response from him, Qin Shiqing was puzzled.

Could he have really fallen asleep just like that?

What a pighead!

Unable to hold back, she turned around, and seeing Su Zelin’s hands fighting each other, she was taken aback, "Xiaolinzi, what are you doing..."

"I’ve been spinning my pen a lot with my right hand lately, got a bit of mild arthritis, just massaging myself."

Su Zelin smiled awkwardly to cover up.

"Oh, is that so?"

Qin Shiqing didn’t doubt him further.

Continuing like this won’t solve the problem, we’ll end up not sleeping at all tonight.

"I’m going to the bathroom!"

Su Zelin got up, bent over holding his stomach as he walked into the bathroom.

Half an hour later, Restless returned.

"Why did it take so long in the bathroom? I thought you fell in the toilet!"

Qin Shiqing covered her mouth with a laugh.

"I ate something bad at dinner, stomach’s a bit upset."

Restless replied offhandedly.

"Do you remember those few summer nights when you dragged me to the rooftop to sleep, saying you wanted to watch shooting stars, but every time we fell asleep before seeing even one? It’s funny thinking about it, shooting stars aren’t that easy to spot!"

Reminiscing about the past, the girl’s bright eyes seemed to twinkle like stars in the darkness.

"Yeah!"

Su Zelin nodded, "I remember, after that night you started pinching me, Qin Shiqing, why did you pick up such a bad habit?"

"Still have the nerve to mention it, ask yourself?"

Qin Shiqing frowned angrily.

"What did I do?"

Restless was baffled.

I saw you sleeping and kindly covered you with a blanket.

And you repaid kindness with animosity? You’ve got a point?

The girl huffed, "Anyway, you were wrong first!"

"Okay, okay, I’m wrong!"

When a woman says "Anyway," "I don’t care," or "Whatever," don’t try to reason with her, just accept your misfortune.

"Do you remember that time during summer vacation you went to my grandma’s house with me, and while playing outside, you caught a snake from somewhere and said you wanted to put it in my pants, scaring me to tears?"

"Did that really happen? I don’t remember, maybe you got it wrong?"

"How could I get something like that wrong, I can still remember that snake was long and slimy, constantly flicking its red tongue!"

"..."

Recalling childhood memories with Restless, Qin Shiqing had a smile on her lips.

Though she was often brought to tears by her mischievous childhood friend, those memories between the two of them were charmingly innocent and sweet.

After who knows how long, her eyelids grew heavy, and her voice grew softer as she yawned, "Xiaolinzi, this palace needs to sleep, you should sleep early too, good night!"

"Hmm, sleep well, good night!"

Soon, Qin Shiqing fell into a deep sleep, her long eyelashes fluttering as she breathed softly and evenly.

Once sure she was asleep, Su Zelin couldn’t help but reach out and gently stroke his childhood friend’s soft hair.

The feeling was really nice.

But, it won’t happen again.

...

The next morning.

Qin Shiqing woke up from her dreams.

Seeing what was happening, the girl’s face flushed red.

Stupid pighead!

Just about to angrily turn back and pinch him a few times, Qin Shiqing realized something.

It seemed, at some point, she had unknowingly crossed the boundary line.

Okay, this palace bears some responsibility, so I won’t pinch him this time...

Restless was still in deep sleep.

Last night Su Zelin tossed and turned, only managing to sleep close to dawn.

Qin Shiqing’s eyes drifted to his face.

She particularly liked to see her childhood sweetheart when he was asleep.

A serene and handsome young man.

This was when he was the most well-behaved.

If only Xiaolinzi could stay this way all the time.

Unfortunately, once awake, he would turn back into the pighead who angered people all the time.

Speaking of which, this guy never maintained his skin, and often went out in the sun, yet how is his skin so good, even finer and clearer than that of a girl!

Qin Shiqing was a bit envious, jealous, and resentful.

She reached out to pinch a few times, soft and fun to play with.

The girl didn’t dare to pinch too hard, afraid of waking Su Zelin.

After lightly pinching for a bit, her gaze fell on Restless’s lips.

Actually, guys’ lips can be quite nice too.

Women have cherry lips, men have garnet lips.

In Cao Zhi’s "Ode to the Nymph of the Luo River," it says, "Red lips shine outside, white teeth shine within."

Su Zelin’s lips were the perfect example of garnet lips, with perfectly defined lines, not too thick or thin, full and plump, radiating a healthy red glow.

Thinking of the time he pretended to be her boyfriend, a scene from their farewell, the girl’s heart began to race.

Xiaolinzi was sleeping so deeply.

If I steal a little... it probably won’t be discovered.

Not sure how much time passed, but Su Zelin opened his eyes.

After the snow, the sky cleared, and sunlight streamed in brightly from the window.

It’s morning!

Restless was elated.

Made it through last night!

It wasn’t easy!

No bloodshed!

No major disasters occurred!

This ominous day had ended!

I won’t wake up covered in red hair, ahahaha!

But I had a strange dream last night.

Hey, why does my mouth feel a bit wet?

Su Zelin wiped his mouth.

Did I drool in my sleep?

What’s going on? I don’t usually drool when I sleep.

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