For some reason.

When she glared at him like that, Chen Yuan felt the urge to immediately kneel down and lick her feet.

’What kind of psychic attack is this?’

Chen Yuan shook his head hard, trying to fling the strange thought from his mind.

"Then you decide what to watch. I’m bored out of my mind anyway."

An hour or two of quiet was actually quite pleasant, but stretch that time out any further, and it quickly became empty and dull.

"When you’re with your girlfriend, you’re supposed to watch a super sweet romance anime, of course! I love romance anime, but I’ve already seen most of them. Still, I wouldn’t mind rewatching one with you, Young Master."

"Yes, a romance anime!" Chen Yuan clapped his hands in approval. "My roommate recommended one to me last time. He said it was really healing and beautiful. I’ve been meaning to find a chance to watch it."

"Healing? You mean like *Tsuki ga Kirei*? Or *Clannad*?"

"I don’t know, let me think..." Chen Yuan rubbed his chin, typing with his other hand. "It’s called..."

"Is it *Puella Magi Madoka Magica*?" 𝕗𝐫𝐞𝕖𝕨𝐞𝗯𝚗𝕠𝘃𝐞𝚕.𝐜𝗼𝚖

"I remember now!"

The moment he spoke.

Huh?

Jiang Yao froze solid.

"Wh-What!?"

"Huh? Why can’t I find it?"

Jiang Yao forced a very stiff smile. ’Of course you can’t find it on a legitimate streaming site!’

"Found it. It’s not a legal stream, but it’ll have to do." Suddenly, Chen Yuan clicked open a webpage.

And then.

POP! POP! POP!

Pop-up ads went crazy.

The two of them huddled their heads in front of the laptop, watching one unbearable ad after another spring up, taking over almost half the screen.

Jiang Yao immediately averted her gaze and turned her head away.

"Yep, definitely a pirate site, haha. But it’s fine, I’ll just make it full screen." As he spoke, he clicked the full-screen button, and the screen went black. "Oho, it’s starting."

"Sun City—"

Chen Yuan: "..."

Jiang Yao: "..."

...

After quite a bit of trouble.

They finally found an anime site that wasn’t quite so overloaded with ads.

In the dimly lit room.

Chen Yuan leaned back against a pillow with Jiang Yao nestled against his shoulder. The faint light of the screen illuminated their faces... As a soothing piano melody began to play, the video slowly loaded.

"See? It really is a beautiful and healing anime. Just listening to the music is a treat~" Chen Yuan sighed in contentment.

"Is that so..."

Yaoyao was now truly convinced that Chen Yuan wasn’t just playing dumb.

It seemed he really had no idea what kind of anime *Yosuga no Sora* was.

The series originated as an adventure game released by SP Company, which became a sensation in the Neon Country. It was only adapted into an anime series in 2010.

Jiang Yao had seen it a long time ago, and it had left a very deep impression on her.

The show, which combined all sorts of elements, featured a female lead who became the "white moonlight" for a considerable number of people.

She possessed a kind of broken, morbid beauty.

Now, as the video loaded.

Jiang Yao couldn’t help but hug Chen Yuan’s arm tightly, her eyes fixed on the screen where the male protagonist crossed his legs... A train was traveling through a dim tunnel, the car completely empty.

The girl, so beautiful it took one’s breath away, was propped on her hand, gazing out the window.

Her face was reflected in the glass.

"Wow, she’s gorgeous... Prettier than any cosplayer I’ve ever seen," Chen Yuan remarked.

"Hmph~"

Jiang Yao pouted, feeling a little anxious.

’We probably won’t watch for long before the Young Master gets tired,’ she thought. ’We can just go to sleep then. Otherwise, when we get to the... crucial parts, it’ll be awkward for both of us.’

...

It was a sleepless night.

「Five in the morning.」

Chen Yuan, who had started to realize something was off after a few episodes, had stayed up with Jiang Yao all the way to the "romance" part of the series. They still hadn’t slept.

The two of them had watched those scenes with wide eyes and blushing faces.

No one spoke a word the entire time. A silent awkwardness filled the bedroom, completely enveloping them.

They stared at each other, their cheeks flushed a shameful crimson.

Chen Yuan was just about to speak when Jiang Yao beat him to it.

"Pervert!" She pouted her moist lips, her gaze darting away. "Making me watch this kind of show with you... you had bad intentions! Wasn’t this supposed to be beautiful and healing?"

"I... I didn’t know either," Chen Yuan quickly shut the laptop, not daring to glance at the screen again. He finally understood the look in Wei Zhen’s squinting eyes when he recommended it. "I thought it was a normal romance anime."

"I don’t believe you, I don’t believe you, I don’t believe you! You did it on purpose, Young Master! You big pervert..."

Her voice had become soft and coquettish, her face a rosy red. She was clearly aroused, and she playfully punched Chen Yuan’s arm.

Besides, the crucial thing was that Yaoyao herself had been feeling humiliated and indignant all evening.

Her panties were still under the pillow. Needless to say, what state they were in now...

"Forget it! We’re not watching anymore! Let’s just sleep, let’s sleep!"

Chen Yuan tossed the laptop aside, trying to dispel the strange atmosphere in the bedroom.

He pulled up the blanket, wrapping it around himself and Jiang Yao.

He held her.

"This time we’re really sleeping. It’s already five o’clock. If we don’t sleep now, the sun will be up."

"Mmm..."

Jiang Yao bit her lip and closed her shy eyes.

She could feel the Young Master’s hot breath on her delicate neck.

After a minute of silence.

Jiang Yao felt a small flicker of anticipation. And just as she’d hoped, the Young Master’s voice suddenly broke the silence.

"Yaoyao?"

"Mmm?"

"I’m sorry about tonight... for teasing you."

"You’re only just realizing?"

"I still can’t really sleep..."

"Oh."

The young couple both knew exactly what the other was thinking, yet they both beat around the bush.

"Um, you’re always the one helping me... Why don’t you teach me how to help you... relieve some stress?" Chen Yuan whispered in her ear.