"Could it be… you're a woman?"
Huo Yuhao's eyes shone with a light that seemed to pierce through everything.
At this moment, Wang Dong was so flustered she couldn't speak.
In her mind, only two words echoed.
It's over!
However, just as Wang Dong was about to explain, Huo Yuhao changed his tone.
"But, now that I think about it, it's impossible. A girl pretending to be a guy just to live in the boys' dorm? Does that make sense?"
Hearing this, Wang Dong was like someone grabbing a life-saving straw and immediately went along with Huo Yuhao's words.
"Yes, yes! Such a thing definitely wouldn't happen. I wanted you to knock because I'm a bit of a neat freak and don't like people seeing me undressed."
Huo Yuhao's eyes twinkled with amusement as he listened to Wang Dong's strained explanation, but he didn't plan to reveal her secret just yet.
After all, it wouldn't be as fun if he exposed her now.
Huo Yuhao adjusted his expression, placing his hand on Wang Dong's shoulder.
"So that's how it is. I didn't realize there was such a reason behind it. Looks like I jumped to the wrong conclusion."
Wang Dong breathed a sigh of relief when she saw that Huo Yuhao seemed to believe her.
She had almost thought that Huo Yuhao had discovered she was a girl! If that were the case, what if Huo Yuhao got a bit... handsy at night? She'd be defenseless as a girl!
However, the next second, Wang Dong was dumbfounded again.
"Right, can I sleep with you tonight? I don't have any bedding, and we're both guys, so it'll be fine to squeeze together."
"Don't worry, I'm clean. I don't smell."
Huo Yuhao's words made Wang Dong collapse. Her first instinct was to refuse.
I'm a girl! I can't sleep with you!!! "No! We can't sleep together!"
As soon as she said this, Wang Dong quickly covered her mouth. She'd been too excited; it was hard not to arouse suspicion.
So, she immediately changed her tune.
"What I mean is, why didn't you bring a mattress and blankets?"
"The beds provided by the academy are small. If the two of us slept on them, it might be crowded. Besides, I don't sleep well, and I kick in my sleep."
With this explanation, Wang Dong felt her refusal of Huo Yuhao became much more reasonable.
However, Huo Yuhao didn't think that way.
Could he really sleep soundly tonight without a girl to hold?
No way!
"I don't have any money! Without money, of course, I can't afford bedding and a blanket!"
"Let's just squeeze together tonight. Don't worry, I don't mind. You can't bear to let me sleep on the wooden planks, can you?"
"Besides, you're not going to refuse me, are you? Could it be that you're really..."
As he spoke, Huo Yuhao sized Wang Dong up and down, his gaze seeming to pierce right through her.
Wang Dong knew she couldn't refuse Huo Yuhao any longer.
In fact, to dispel his suspicions, she had to agree to sleep together tonight!
But...
Damn it!
She had never slept with a boy before. Was her first time going to be taken by Huo Yuhao tonight?
Wang Dong was both ashamed and annoyed.
After much hesitation, Wang Dong finally convinced herself.
"Alright, I agree to sleep with you, but I have three conditions!"
"First, you're not allowed to take off your clothes!"
"Second, you can't touch me!"
"Third, you have to face away from me!"
Seeing Wang Dong wanting to refuse but helplessly accepting, Huo Yuhao laughed heartily in his heart.
He felt like he was participating in some incredible training.
"Wang Dong, you wouldn't want me to discover your secret, would you?"
Huo Yuhao readily agreed to Wang Dong's suggestion. It was just a verbal agreement, after all. Once he was in bed later, tsk, tsk, tsk...
Everything was implied!
Night.
Huo Yuhao lay on his side, unmoving.
Behind him, Wang Dong's face was already flushed, and she was even starting to feel hot all over.
"Aaaah! I'm so stupid! Why did I agree to let Huo Yuhao get into bed!"
"Damn it, I really want to kick him out!"
But, Wang Dong finally gave up.
Because no matter how annoyed she was, her initial favorability was locked at 50%. This time, the system was a show-off!
Helpless, Wang Dong could only calm her mood and prepare to fall asleep.
And Huo Yuhao over there started causing trouble again.
The moonlight was reflected through the window, and the dormitory was unusually quiet at this moment.
And Huo Yuhao, spoke at this moment.
"Thank you, Wang Dong."
Wang Dong didn't dare to respond, unsure why Huo Yuhao had suddenly become emotional.
Huo Yuhao continued speaking.
"When I was very young, my parents died. I lived a difficult life alone. Everyone bullied me, calling me an orphan. No one even wanted to be my friend."
"Do you know? I gave everything to join Shrek, just to prove myself!"
"So, I often pretended to be someone else, to be bad, to become stronger, just so that others wouldn't bully me."
"Do you know? The first time I met you, I even thought you were the same as those people, looking down on me and bullying the weak."
"But tonight, what I didn't expect was that you actually agreed to let me sleep with you."
"Wang Dong, thank you. You're the first person to be so kind to me, and you're also my first friend, Huo Yuhao said.
Listening to Huo Yuhao's miserable past, Wang Dong's heart, as a girl, was completely stirred.
She even regretted that she shouldn't have been so mean to Huo Yuhao at the beginning.
And at this moment, Huo Yuhao gave a wicked smile, seized the opportunity, and directly burrowed into Wang Dong's embrace!
"Ah!!"
Wang Dong's expression was anxious, and she let out a scream.
She quickly used her hands to push Huo Yuhao, wanting to push him out of her embrace.
However, Huo Yuhao held on tightly.
"Huo Yuhao… you… let go quickly, if you don't, I'll be angry!"
"Turn around quickly, or I won't let you sleep in my bed tonight!"
Wang Dong's face flushed red with embarrassment; she had never been embraced so forcefully by a boy before.
"Wang Dong, please don't."
"I've never had parents; I don't know what it feels like to be held by them. I don't have any friends either, so I don't understand friendship."
"Please, just let me hold you for a moment."
Wang Dong, who had been struggling, softened upon hearing Huo Yuhao's words. She didn't know why, but her grip loosened.
However, the shyness of a young girl still plagued her heart.
"Then… then you promise me you absolutely won't move around."
"Otherwise, I won't let you hold me!"
Huo Yuhao gently sniffed the faint fragrance emanating from Wang Dong, his expression serious as he replied.
"Alright!"