Jiang Nianyu was shocked awake and sat bolt upright in bed, so startled that she jumped out without even arranging her clothes.
"Zhao Dong, it's my mom! What should we do?!" she paced anxiously, like an ant on a hot pan.
Zhao Dong scratched his head, then said in a deep voice, "Nianyu, how about I go out and tell your mother the truth?"
Jiang Nianyu slapped her forehead and retorted, "No way! That's insane! Zhao Dong, my mom is very conservative. If she sees us like this, it's over for us! We absolutely can't let that happen!"
"Then what should we do?" Zhao Dong asked with a wry smile.
Just then, her mother Qian Mengru's voice came from outside. "Nianyu, I thought I heard voices in your room. Do you have a friend over?"
Jiang Nianyu hastily stammered, "No, Mom, you heard wrong..."
"Oh! Then it seems I did. Why aren't you out of bed yet? Someone from the Yun Family is coming to see you later today. You'd better get up and get ready."
