Chapter 9: A Sweetness in the Heart

It seemed she had only asked Song Chengyi to take her in for one night... Would she have to move out tomorrow? What if her mother was still angry and refused to let her go home? As panic threatened to rise within her, Song Chengyi’s calm voice drifted over, “I have class tomorrow morning. You should go and buy any daily necessities you need.”

“There’s no need, I’ll leave tomorrow,” Luo Yixia replied instinctively. But as soon as the words were out, she wished she could slap herself. Where would she go? Wasn’t being with Song Chengyi exactly what she’d always wanted?

Song Chengyi spoke again, “Your mother is probably still upset. If you go back, who knows what might happen. Stay here for now.”

In her heart, Luo Yixia nodded eagerly, but remembering a lady should be reserved, she deliberately feigned reluctance and helplessness, nodding slightly, “Alright.”

She felt her acting was superb—worthy of an Oscar.

“It’s late. Stop playing with your phone and go to sleep,” Song Chengyi said, setting down his book.

“Okay.” Luo Yixia obediently turned off her phone and lay down.

She shifted onto her side, trying to keep as much distance from Song Chengyi as possible.

Truthfully, Luo Yixia longed to take advantage of his presence, but she couldn’t let him think she was too forward on their very first night together... If he got angry and threw her out, that would be terrible.

Song Chengyi lay down as well. “I’m turning off the light.”

“Mm.”

The room was plunged into darkness.

Gradually, Luo Yixia’s eyes adjusted. The streetlight outside filtered through the curtains, casting a faint glow inside. She thought to herself, right behind her, within arm’s reach, lay the man she had adored for so many years... She had never imagined she would be so close to him, never dreamed that one day he would become her husband—even if it happened under circumstances she would rather forget.

Yet, though the path had been less than ideal, she was deeply satisfied with the outcome.

In her excitement, Luo Yixia drifted into a sweet dream.

Meanwhile, Song Chengyi, lying beside her, opened his eyes.

He turned toward Luo Yixia, resting one hand beneath his head, quietly watching her back.

He listened intently to the steady rhythm of her breathing.

Propping himself up slightly, he reached for Luo Yixia’s phone, which lay on his side of the nightstand.

He glanced at the sleeping, oblivious Luo Yixia, then unlocked her phone.

A password was required. He frowned briefly, considering whether to use Luo Yixia’s finger to unlock it, but ultimately, on a whim, he entered his own birthday.

With a soft click, the phone opened.

Song Chengyi’s lips curled in a subtle smile, a surge of inexplicable delight washing over him.

Earlier, when Luo Yixia believed Song Chengyi hadn’t noticed, she had pressed the back button, and he’d seen the WeChat Moments interface.

He tapped into her Moments.

Scrolling briefly, he found her latest post.

“Congratulations on becoming my legal primary heir.”

Below that were countless teasing comments unrelated to the post, along with Luo Yixia’s witty retort.

The whole exchange left Song Chengyi in a surprisingly cheerful mood.

He exited the app, turned off her phone, and placed it back where it belonged.

His heart felt syrupy sweet—when had he fallen for her so completely?