After dinner, everyone went back to their dormitories to rest.
Thankfully, the door had been fixed; otherwise, I really wouldnât have known what to do tonight.
As soon as I locked the door and turned around, I bumped right into Uncleâs chest.
âUncle, didnât you return to the teachersâ dormitory?â I had just seen Uncle leaving with Teacher Zhang!
âThis is my room!â
âBut this is clearly my room!â Jian Dan pouted.
âEven you are mine, let alone the room!â
His words left Jian Dan without a rebuttal.
When I first arrived at the dorm, I always felt that the single bed was a bit small, so I was careful not to move too much while sleeping. But why does it feel like the bed has grown larger since Uncle barged in?
I snuggled into Uncleâs arms and fell asleep sweetlyâ¦
Chu Liyuan could feel Jian Jianâs even breathing and knew she had fallen asleep.
Watching Jian Jianâs sleeping face, Chu Liyuanâs lips curved into a smile.
What magic does this lass possess that has me so enchanted with her?
It seems that if I donât see her for a day, I feel uneasy all over.
Now, I canât even bear the thought of a day without Jian Jian by my side.
I canât even remember how I lived those thirty-plus years before I met Jian Jian.
A dreamless nightâ¦
This time Jian Dan learned her lesson; to avoid repeating yesterdayâs incident, she set an alarm on her phone before going to sleep.
Her phone joyfully sang its tune on Jian Danâs desk.
Jian Dan groped for her phone on the desk with her eyes closed, turning it off with a casual hand. But less than two minutes after turning it off, her eyes shot open again.
She looked closely at the phone, checking the 7:00 on its screen.
So she hadnât misread; it really was 7:00!
But she distinctly remembered setting it for 6:00 yesterday!
She sat up in bed abruptly, âUncle, get up quickly, weâre going to be late.â The assembly time set for yesterday was 7:30.
Jian Dan leaped out of bed and, seeing Uncle still loafing in bed, reached out to pull his arm, âUncle, hurry up! Itâs not good to keep everyone waiting.â
After pulling Uncle out of bed, Jian Dan rushed into the bathroom, brushing her teeth and washing her face as quickly as she could.
Then, picking up a comb beside her, she dragged it through her hair with a âah~ââperhaps she was a bit too forceful, as she let out a cry.
The moment Jian Danâs cry sounded, the bathroom door was simultaneously thrown open, revealing a worried Chu Liyuan outside.
âJian Jian, are you okay?â
âHehe, Uncle, Iâm fine!â Jian Dan said awkwardly, continuing to comb her hair.
No matter how hard Jian Dan tried, she couldnât untangle her hair; she had no idea how she managed to get her hair in such a mess while sleeping the night before.
And with Uncle right there, Jian Dan couldnât cry out in pain, so she just had to endure it, continuing to tear at her own scalp.
The more anxious she became, the less she could untangle her hair!
Just when Jian Dan was about to start sweating with frustration, âGive it to me!â Uncle came over to her side, reaching out his hand in front of her.
Jian Dan, puzzled, placed the comb in Uncleâs outstretched hand.
Uncle took the comb and began to brush her hair gently.
His touch was so light, it didnât hurt at all!
âUncle, I had no idea you knew how to comb a girlâs hair!â
âI donât! I just didnât want to see you pulling at your scalp so forcefully anymoreâitâs all red, and that hurts me!â
Jian Danâs lips curved into a smile, âUncleâs technique is quite professional!â
âProfessional or not, I donât know. I only know that I donât want my lass to be in pain!â
At that moment, Jian Dan realized that it wasnât about whether a boy could or couldnât do something; it was whether he wanted to do it for you.. With a willing heart, he could learn without a teacher!