A Farewell After Being Reborn

Sage was used to sleeping alone, so she wasn't comfortable sleeping beside lan. Plus, it was too late for lan to retire to the study.

Hence, she resorted to the age-old method of counting sheep to get herself to sleep. When she reached the 800th sheep, she was overcome with drowsiness and slowly drifted off to sleep.

Lost in the haze of sleep, she felt herself surrounded by warmth. The oppressive cold from the air conditioner penetrated every corner of the room. However, the warmth enveloping her was immensely comforting, causing her to lean back unconsciously.

However, she soon noticed that she was leaning against something stiff and hard. Before she could figure out what it was, she suddenly felt a warm sensation on the nape of her neck. It felt like something was gently sucking on her.

Sage tried to move, but she was trapped. She struggled with all her might for a moment and then sat up. Looking around, she realized nothing was holding her down.

The room was shrouded in darkness, save for the soft glow of the rabbit-shaped crystal lamp. She was in the middle of the bed, and lan was lying next to her.

lan stirred as if he had been roused by her movements. He opened his eyes and asked hoarsely, "What's wrong?"

before realizing something was amiss. She eyed lan suspiciously

to sleep, she distinctly remembered covering herself with

"Perhaps you were cold and crawled in yourself."

he looked annoyed at

she was asleep. It made sense that she would gravitate toward warmth since she was cold. Sage decided not to dwell on it. She cranked up the heat and

covers

you doing?" she

answering her, probably because he was

someone woke up on the wrong side of the bed," she brooded. Sage couldn't be bothered with

found when she woke up the next day. He must not have returned after he left the

up. There, she noticed another red mark on the back of her neck, which looked similar to