Xue Rui was so startled he almost leaped out from under the covers, but he stopped himself.
'Was that the sound of the door opening? Did Lin Ruoxi just come in?'
'Is she talking to me?'
He mulled it over and realized something was off. It sounded more like she was talking to herself.
Curious about what Lin Ruoxi was up to, Xue Rui decided to keep feigning sleep. He stealthily created a small gap in the covers so he could hear better.
"It's not good to sleep with your head covered," Lin Ruoxi mumbled to herself again.
Xue Rui noticed Lin Ruoxi was different from her usual self. Her pronunciation was perfectly steady, with no nervous tremor in her voice, and she wasn't stammering at all...
And her tone was like that of an elder deliberately lowering their voice to soothe a small child.
It was placid and very gentle.
Lin Ruoxi leaned over, gently lifted his blanket, and rearranged it over him, carefully tucking the edge in under his neck.
