Early morning.
The bedroom was already especially bright.
Xu Qing, who originally didn't have the habit of drawing the curtains, began to cover them halfway since Jiang He moved in. The half of the room where the bed was situated was shaded, allowing light in through the open space. This way, the sun wouldn't shine through the window onto the face, and the room wouldn't be dim.
Having gone to bed early the previous night, they had woken up early. Xu Qing was the first to awaken, while Jiang He showed no signs of stirring.
Opening his eyes to look at Jiang He's profile, Xu Qing didn't move. His hand, somehow slipping into her clothes during the night, rested on Jiang He's stomach. Jiang He, curled up in his embrace, had turned her body during her sleep, now with her back against him.
The female knight really didn't snore while sleeping.
Xu Qing leaned close to her neck and took a deep breath. Before he could savor it, he heard Jiang He ask, "Are you a little puppy?"