Chapter 27: A NIGHT.
It was late at night, and Hua Rong was ready to sleep, but the thought of him outside, alone in the cold, made her uneasy.
She sighed, turning over in bed, but it didn't help. Annoyed at herself, she got up and glanced out the window. Xu Lingwei was lying on the wooden bed outside, his eyes fixed on the glowing screen of his phone, completely unfazed. Did he not feel the cold? The temperature dropped significantly at midnight—he was bound to freeze later.
Frustrated, she grabbed a couple of blankets and stepped outside. The night air was crisp, sending a shiver down her spine. Without a word, she tossed the blankets over him.
"Wrap yourself in it when you start feeling cold," she muttered.
Xu Lingwei caught the blankets and looked up at her with a smirk. "Hey, you're seriously leaving me out here all alone?"
"Yes, I am," she replied without hesitation, already turning on her heel.
"That's heartless, Hua Rong!" he called out, but she ignored him, closing the door behind her.
she climbed back into bed, pulling her blanket over her, but sleep wouldn't come. The image of him lying outside in the open, exposed to the cold, kept creeping into her mind. Ugh, why do I even care?
After tossing and turning for a while, she sighed in defeat and got up again. Grabbing another blanket, she dragged a chair outside and placed it at a safe distance from his bed.
Xu Lingwei lifted his head, watching her with mild amusement. "What are you doing now?"
she sat down, wrapping myself in the blanket. "You're an idiot," she muttered.