When Leon came out of the bathroom, he realized that Michelle was not at home. However, his breakfast—handmade noodles, soy milk, and fried eggs—had been laid out on the table.
Michelle had stolen a kiss from Leon, and he had dreamt that she had kissed him. Both of them felt embarrassed to face each other.
As an excuse, Michelle said that she was going shopping with Debra during the day and staying in the dorm room with Lydia in the evening.
Leon, who had been struggling to find his own excuse, felt relieved. He claimed to have a business appointment so he wouldn't be able to go back to their apartment either.
Neither of them suspected nor questioned the other. They simultaneously replied "Okay" and then dropped the conversation.
Leon sighed.
Wynn was about to leave for C City, but before he left, he teased Leon, "What's on your mind? You've been lost in your thoughts since you came back. What happened between the two of you last night? Perhaps you two shared the air-conditioned room and then..."
"Fuck off!" Even though it was just a dream, Leon clearly remembered the softness of her lips in his dream.
He swore at Wynn because he was ashamed and frustrated.
The tips of his ears turned red again.
Wynn knew Leon very well. Although Leon seemed sophisticated, he was, actually, quite pure sometimes. And the tips of his ears would turn red when he was being shy.
It was unusual for Leon to feel shy. This only occurred when he had serious feelings for a girl.
Surprised, Wynn thought, 'Oh my god! Something big must have happened last night. Even if they didn't have sex, they must have at least kissed each other.'
"Wow!" Wynn couldn't help but sigh, getting a dreamy look in his eyes. He fearlessly patted Leon on the shoulder and teased, "Your ears are red, Leon. You two kissed, didn't you? If you have feelings for her, you should admit it and then pursue her."
"Are you leaving or do I need to kick you out?" Leon asked through gritted teeth as he cast a threatening look at Wynn's crotch.
Wynn covered his crotch with his hands and replied with a flattering smile, "I'm leaving now."
He hastily made his exit.
Alone in the living room, Leon heard his own uneven breathing in the quiet.
He reached up and gingerly touched the shell of his ear. It did feel a little warm. The tips of his ears must have really turned red.
'Damn it.
It's more likely for people to forget their dreams upon waking up.
On the contrary, it's as if the details of mine are becoming clearer.'
Even when watching explicitly sexual movies, he could keep his calm. But now, because of a dream, his ears were red.
He couldn't believe it himself.
Leon took a deep calming breath. He took another and the redness of his ears gradually receded. But like a tide that ebbs and flows, there was no guarantee when it would appear again.
Michelle couldn't feel calm either.
It was her first time ever to kiss someone, and last night, she had done it secretly. When she was a child, the boys in kindergarten tried to coax her for kisses, but she refused them all. When one of them planted a kiss on her anyway, she cried so much that it attracted the attention of the teachers and parents. They taught that boy a lesson, and from then on, no one dared to kiss her again.
Now, she had stolen a kiss from Leon. Would he cry if he knew what she had done?
She thought fervently, 'No, no. Leon can't ever know.
I must keep it a secret.'
"Why are you shaking your head and nodding?" On the eighth floor of the HD Square, two girls walked hand in hand. Debra nudged Michelle with her elbow.
Trailing behind them were two bodyguards whose hands were full of shopping bags, most of which were Debra's.
Absentmindedly, Michelle replied, "It's a secret."
"A secret? What secret? Tell me," Debra urged with great interest.
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