I rejected your confession, but you took my best friend home?

Chapter 244 How about we watch a movie?

"Um...that...you..."

Liao Haomiao sat in a chair, looking at Zhu Tao sitting on the bed, stammering as if he wanted to say something.

But he stammered for a long time, unable to utter a complete sentence, as if someone had grabbed his throat.

His mind was racing, trying to think of what to say so as not to be misunderstood.

Although they had been on a date a couple of days ago, it was always in public places; they rarely had the chance to be alone together in a room like this.

He had to prove to Zhu Tao that he was harmless and wouldn't do anything to her...

But now it seems like anything I say is a bit ambiguous...

"Do you want to take a shower first? If you're worried, I'll go out first while you shower."

Liao Haomiao finally mustered up the courage to say something, his voice was very soft, but the room was very quiet, so Zhu Tao heard it clearly.

"It's...it's okay, you don't need to go out..."

Zhu Tao got out of bed, grabbed her pajamas and toiletries, and went to the bathroom.

She closed and locked the door, and soon the sound of a shower came from inside.

Liao Haomiao suddenly felt like ants were crawling all over his body...

"Phew—it's nothing serious, just act like usual..."

Liao Haomiao stood up and paced back and forth in the room, seemingly restless.

He tried to calm himself down and stop thinking, but his eyes kept involuntarily drifting towards the bathroom...

"Zhou Heng and Yin Mengran have been living together for a long time. Is it like this for them too? What were they feeling at the time?"

Liao Haomiao began to think: what would Zhou Heng and Yin Mengran do?

After thinking for a while, Liao Haomiao felt that if it were Zhou Heng, he would definitely not be as badly affected as he was. He would not be so easily influenced.

"calm."

Liao Haomiao sat down and began casually looking at his phone, trying to clear his mind of all his chaotic thoughts.

Thinking about it carefully, I don't think I need to be nervous at all. If anyone should be nervous, it should be Zhu Tao. I should just be natural.

After a while, the sound of water in the bathroom stopped, and then, after the hairdryer stopped, the bathroom door opened.

Liao Haomiao didn't look up, but kept listening to the footsteps, looking at his phone while chewing on his fingers...

"I'm... all set, you can go now."

Zhu Tao's voice came softly, reaching Liao Haomiao's ears and making him shudder.

"Ah...okay...I'll go right away."

Liao Haomiao didn't look up, but simply nodded and responded softly.

Then, she stood up, went to the bathroom, and prepared to take a shower.

He needs a cold shower to cool down.

Zhu Tao sat on the bed, seemingly lost in thought, looking quite uneasy...

She was actually quite sleepy and wanted to go to bed, but she was a little embarrassed to lie down.

After hesitating for a while, Zhu Tao still lifted the quilt and lay down, but only occupied a narrow strip of the bed, and even the quilt only covered the edge.

Then I closed my eyes, thinking that I should fall asleep quickly so that it wouldn't be so embarrassing.

She was very sleepy, but for some reason, as soon as she closed her eyes, her mind started wandering...

The more I thought about it, the clearer my mind became, and all the drowsiness disappeared...

It wasn't until Liao Haomiao finished showering and came out of the bathroom that he saw Zhu Tao already lying in bed.

But... the space left for him is way too big; if she just rolls over, she'll fall off...

"cough..."

Liao Haomiao coughed lightly, and seeing that Zhu Tao didn't react, he assumed she had fallen asleep.

Liao Haomiao relaxed considerably, tiptoed to the bedside, and slowly lifted the covers...

"Ok?"

Liao Haomiao was stunned for a moment. Just as he lifted the blanket, Zhu Tao seemed to have moved slightly.

Is it my own illusion?

Then, he slowly got into bed, lay down, and covered himself with the blanket. Like Zhu Tao, he only occupied one side of the bed, leaving a lot of space between them...

Liao Haomiao turned off the lights, plunging the room into silence and darkness. He lay there for about ten minutes...

Because there was too much space between them, the blanket wasn't covering them properly, and cold air would get in. Neither of them could sleep; they both felt a bit cold...

But if they wanted to cover themselves up more completely, they would have to get closer, which was something they were both very shy about.

Both of them clearly felt the same way, but they didn't know how to act on it.

They kept thinking they should move at any moment, but they lay there motionless as time ticked by...

"Tsk..."

Liao Haomiao figured he couldn't let Zhu Tao get cold, so he decided to be more decisive. He quickly shifted his body and lay down in the middle.

The two were much closer together, and the blanket could be properly tucked in.

Just then, Zhu Tao also moved...

She seemed to have been waiting for Liao Haomiao, and seeing him take a step, she thought she should take the initiative too...

She rolled over, now lying flat on her back, and tentatively reached one hand towards Liao Haomiao...

After carefully feeling around, she touched Liao Haomiao's hand.

Before Liao Haomiao could react, Zhu Tao grabbed his hand...

Liao Haomiao opened his eyes, turned to look at Zhu Tao, and whispered:

"You're not asleep? I thought you were asleep..."

"not yet..."

Zhu Tao responded softly; both of them spoke in hushed tones, as the room was so quiet that even the slightest sound could be heard...

"Me too... I'm having trouble sleeping."

They'd both been lying in bed for over half an hour, but still couldn't muster any sleepiness...

Their hands were clasped tightly; even without speaking, they could sense each other's meaning.

After a while, Liao Haomiao slowly spoke up: "Well... since we can't sleep anyway, how about we watch a movie?"

"Hmm... okay."

Liao Haomiao turned on the projector in front of him, intending to watch a movie with Zhu Tao, hoping it would at least improve the atmosphere between them...

"【Hmm~】"

"!!"

Liao Haomiao and Zhu Tao's eyes widened instantly, staring at each other in astonishment, as if they were stunned...

"What...sound..."

"It seems to be... coming from next door..."

"The thing about living next door... Zhou Heng and Yin Mengran... that just now seemed to be..."

Zhu Tao realized what was happening and immediately covered her head with the blanket, hiding herself away.

Liao Haomiao also realized what was happening, gave a wry smile, and said softly:

"Let's turn the TV volume up a bit..."

"Um..."