Senior, don't be afraid, I'll protect you.

This is the first time I've slept through New Year's Day.

Luo Ye couldn't help but sigh, realizing that forgetting it was a holiday was quite an achievement. Staying up all night really was like cultivating immortality.

Sometimes, when I'm so tired that I'm not even aware of my surroundings, I can't distinguish between reality and dreams.

Back at the dormitory, the senior student was still asleep on the sofa. Because it was so cold, she was curled up like a kitten.

Luo Ye turned on the air conditioner, worried that the kitten would catch a cold.

Then, he went to the sofa, picked up his senior, and prepared to take her back to her bedroom.

I turned on the air conditioner in the bedroom, took off my senior's coat, and then covered her with the blanket.

Looking at the sleeping fairy-like senior, Luo Ye hesitated for a moment, then muttered to himself, "I'm too sleepy, I don't have time to go back to my room."

The next moment, he crawled into bed, hugged his senior's body, and quickly fell asleep.

Even though it's a short trip to the classroom, I feel the distance between the master bedroom and the second bedroom is too far.

I woke up in the afternoon.

The curtains were drawn, so the room looked a bit dark.

Su Baizhou opened her eyes and saw her junior schoolmate lying next to her.

And she slept very soundly.

She didn't care, but instead felt the warmth of the blankets and moved even closer to her junior.

In winter, having a boyfriend's blanket is simply addictive.

Of course, unless there's a special reason, she generally won't sleep with her junior classmates.

After all, she knows how charming she is.

Every time they shared a bed, it was torture for the younger student.

This time it was because I stayed up all night, so I was too tired.

Otherwise, the younger student would definitely try to grope her again.

However... thinking about it carefully, these behaviors, apart from being a little shy, don't seem to be a big deal.

She looked around the rest of the room.

When her junior classmates weren't around, she would stay up all night every weekend doing some computer-related part-time jobs in the dorm, and often she would sleep until the afternoon of the next day.

At that time, most of the other people were asleep, the dormitory was silent, and her phone was full of work messages, which made her feel extremely lonely.

Now, seeing her junior sleeping right in front of her, she no longer felt that way.

They even began to feel that this kind of life was more fulfilling and satisfying.

At this moment, Luo Ye slowly opened his eyes.

The happiest thing in the world is that as soon as he opened his eyes, he saw his senior's beautiful eyes staring at him.

Eyes facing each other.

The next moment, Su Baizhou quickly turned over and looked to the other side.

Luo Ye reached out and hugged his girlfriend's soft body. He closed his eyes, smelled her sweet scent, and asked softly, "Are you shy, senior?"

"No."

Holding her in a pair of large hands, Su Baizhou huddled under the covers.

Feeling the warmth of her junior's embrace behind her, she had never felt so comforted in winter.

As we all know, staying up all night will make you sleepy all day.

Even though they were already awake, they were still sleepy.

In addition, the feeling of holding his senior was so comfortable that Luo Ye quickly fell asleep again.

The same applies to white rice porridge.

They did nothing on New Year's Day this year; they slept almost the entire day.

There was no sense of ritual for the New Year's Eve celebration.

But this year's New Year's Day was the most memorable one for them.

After all, the two of them watched their pet kitten give birth to a bunch of kittens together.

This sense of accomplishment is something I've never felt in any of the past years.

It was nearly evening, around five o'clock.

Luo Ye's phone already had several missed calls.

His phone was on silent, but Su Baizhou's wasn't.

A phone call landed on the latter's cell phone, waking them both up.

Su Baizhou casually tossed her phone to Luo Ye, then turned over and tucked her head under the covers.

It doesn't really matter who called; it's fine if the junior answers.

After all, she knew almost everyone, including her junior classmates, and she also knew that they were dating.

Luo Ye had just opened his eyes, and he was still completely dazed.

Upon seeing the words "Teacher Gu" on his phone, he answered without hesitation, asking in confusion, "Brother Gu, I'm sleeping, what's up?"

"What? Sleeping? You traitor!!! What did you do to my brother?"

Upon hearing this, Su Baizhou's expression changed while she was in bed.

Why is it Gu Mingxuan calling?

Luo Ye looked at his phone and realized that it wasn't his own phone. No wonder the contact name wasn't "Brother Gu" but "Teacher Gu".

Oh no, oh no, we're going to be misunderstood.

The two looked at each other, both somewhat at a loss.

But Su Baizhou's bewildered look was a rare sight, so Luo Ye instinctively picked up his phone and took a picture.

Hearing the "kua cha" sound, Su Baizhou was stunned.

Then, she reached out and pinched Luo Ye's face, angrily saying, "What time is it for you to take pictures?"

"Senior, I suddenly realized that we don't actually need to rush."

Luo Ye thought for a moment and said, "You are my girlfriend. Think about it carefully. Brother Gu didn't misunderstand anything. Besides, he's not an outsider. Even if he did misunderstand, he wouldn't go around spreading rumors."

Makes sense.

Su Baizhou nodded.

Gu Mingxuan, who was on the phone, naturally heard these words as well.

"You two really don't hide anything from me when you discuss things."

"what? What?"

Two things... it was a girl's voice.

Luo Ye asked in surprise, "Brother Gu, is Sister Li Xia with you?"

"Hmm, isn't today New Year's Day? Here, New Year's Day is the Lunar New Year."

Even with Li Xia present, Gu Mingxuan is no longer as aloof as before. He seems to have gotten used to being able to act the same way he does at home in front of Li Xia.

"Did you call because of the holiday?"

"Correct."

Gu Mingxuan continued, "It's already next year. I want to see how you're doing, and whether I'm taking good care of my rebellious disciple..."

"What? You want Fanfan to take care of Luoye? Are you crazy? What were you thinking, Teacher Gu? You're going against the grain." Li Xia interrupted Gu Mingxuan.

"It's only natural for my apprentice to take care of my younger brother," Gu Mingxuan said righteously.

"You're rude!" Li Xia had already started swearing.

However, she is a cultured person, so even her insults use relatively refined language.

Listening to the conversation on her phone, Su Baizhou felt relieved.

It seems that Li Xia isn't very lonely over there, which puts her mind at ease.

However, Teacher Gu will be back this winter break, and I don't know what Li Xia will do on her own after that.

"Brother Gu, when are you coming back for winter break?"

"Let's try to finish before the New Year," Gu Mingxuan said in a low voice.

The others could tell, and Luo Ye, who was most familiar with Gu Mingxuan, could.

There was a hint of reluctance in the other person's voice.

Luo Ye found it incredible that Gu Ge could feel even the slightest bit of reluctance to part with him.

This means that even a cousin who is like a boss in a relationship can be won over.