Though it was simply six words, Dong Xin Yan was stunned for quite a while, unable to digest them at all.
This was the master bedroom, and Gu Ningyi asked her to sleep here. Didn’t that imply they would sleep together?
No, no, no, how could that be possible?
How could Gu Ningyi possibly sleep with her?
Dong Xin Yan subconsciously swallowed, then softly asked, "I sleep here, and you?"
Gu Ningyi seemed to have anticipated her question. The curve of his lips deepened as he smiled at her again, his voice still languid, "Me? I naturally..."
Gu Ningyi deliberately paused, feeling Dong Xin Yan’s breath hitch. His dark eyes fixed on her, he suddenly leaned down, his handsome face drawing close to Dong Xin Yan’s small earlobe.
His scorching breath sprayed entirely on Dong Xin Yan’s ear, causing her to shiver slightly, before he slowly parted his lips and said, pausing between each word, "Sleep with you."
The proximity was too close. When he parted his lips, his lips touched Dong Xin Yan’s ear, causing her ears to turn uncontrollably red. She reflexively turned her face slightly, trying to create some distance, but was stunned by his words.
Gu Ningyi actually really planned to sleep with her!
For Gu Ningyi to sleep with her, it could be said as a deliberate humiliation, or perhaps due to physical desire. But sharing a bed is something that intimate people do together; who would willingly share a pillow with someone they despise?
Dong Xin Yan couldn’t understand, yet Gu Ningyi didn’t intend to enlighten her either. He left the remark, stood up straight away, didn’t look at her again, and with long strides, walked towards the large bed.
Dong Xin Yan stood where she was, watching Gu Ningyi walk to the bed, pull back the covers, lie down, and turn off the main light, leaving only a dim, warm yellow light from the bedside lamp.
The bedroom instantly became very quiet, so quiet she could hear her increasingly suppressed heartbeat.
Since she started the three-month transaction with Gu Ningyi, everything Gu Ningyi did was a challenge to her boundaries.
Clearly, the two of them disliked each other, deeply loathed each other, and now they were in such intimate proximity, prepared to share a bed.
Perhaps because Dong Xin Yan had remained motionless for a long time, Gu Ningyi, who had initially closed his eyes, slowly opened them again, his dark eyes deep and unfathomable. He glanced at her and coldly said, "If you don’t want to sleep, then get out!"
Dong Xin Yan’s back stiffened slightly, her hands hanging by her sides gradually clenched slowly and tightly. She turned her face slightly, looking toward the door, but only for a second before her gaze drooped in resignation.
Having chosen this path, she could only continue moving forward under Gu Ningyi’s instructions, even if a cliff lay ahead. If Gu Ningyi asked her to jump, she had to jump, with no retreat whatsoever.
Her sharp nails harshly dug into her palm. Dong Xin Yan steadied herself, lifted her foot, and walked step by step back to the bedside. She lifted the covers and lay down.
The bed was large. After Dong Xin Yan lay down, there was almost a person’s space between her and Gu Ningyi, yet she still felt extremely cramped. Moreover, the remnants of the earlier lovemaking still lingered in the air around her nose, pressing down on her until she felt she could hardly breathe.