Chapter 164 - A Good Dream

Faint chattering and giggling were heard in the shared bedrooms of the RS Moses group as the girl from earlier and some more crowded around Chuan Nayi. Unlike most girls here that were outcasts and those from strict shaman families, Chuan Nayi was a highly sociable and amicable woman. Now that she needed people to lend their ears, she had to make friends. Just nice, having Li Feng was a good card to play.

When Qiao Yun said that girls were quick to group together and help one another, it would be like this. Just a simple storytelling time was enough to entice the other girls into liking her. Chuan Nayi might be very pretty, but she was not a snob. Moreover, she didn't talk about girly stuff like makeup and beauty—she talked about prestige.

What Liu Xiaodan couldn't get was a drop of prestige. Chuan Nayi was a female director with a good reputation in school, and so she could attract the attention of B-list celebrities to star in her films. Unlike normal college girls, Chuan Nayi's films were about women in totality—not just falling in love, but also the empowerment, the hardsh.i.p.s, the courage, and the essence.

This, in itself, made her a little envied by some girls in school. She was only a junior director, but she could already meet and have celebrities in her films. She didn't have to fork out a lot of money because the celebrities were donating to her cause. Moreover, it was building a relationship with the future stars of the industry.

"Yeah, and then she invited us to her house. It was in the outskirts so there a lot of land, and she built an English garden just around the parking spaces..." Chuan Nayi was sharing her favorite memories with known actresses, and the other girls were enthusiastic about it.

The boys were quite silent because most of them were in the shower room, now that it was their hour to use it. The girls were already done so they were only waiting for lights out. When Li Feng came out, he was still drying his hair. He took a look at the crowd and felt a tinge of relief. At least they were not trying to get rid of the woman now. He circled around to get a long-cut to his bed, not wanting to disturb the girls.

He let some of them sit on the edge as he made use of the other edge. He wouldn't be lying down yet so he only took out a drawing tablet from the cabinet with a lock. Li Feng sat against the headboard and continued drawing while the girls talked. Even without music, it was easy for him to tune them out so he didn't care if they were getting noisy over and gushing for male actors.

However, it was different from the other boys who were irritated by their crowding. One even called them out. "Hey, you think this is a slumber party? Go back to your beds and sleep, dammit. So noisy."

"...I guess that's all for tonight. We should probably sleep… or try. The sheets are dry, and the bed is hard. It would a lot of getting used to." Chuan Nayi decided to disperse the crowd and urge the girls to sleep. She then turned to Li Feng who was still busy drawing. Seeing that he couldn't be bothered, she just lied down and pulled the blanket to her shoulder.

Just minutes after, the lights went out. Li Feng was shocked by the sudden flash of backlight on his face. He just turned the light down before saving his work and putting the tablet back. When he turned to see Chuan Nayi, she was wriggling as if looking for a comfortable spot. He then lay down and closed his eyes to force sleep.

Her eyes opened prem.a.t.u.r.ely, but she already saw a silhouette of something on top of her. Her vision adjusted to the dark surrounding, only to see an approaching face. The pale white skin was apparent, but the big round hazel eyes were shocked. It was as if whoever owned them didn't believe that he was staring at Chuan Nayi.

Instead of feeling afraid, Chuan Nayi only stared at the child's face in front of her. She then whispered, "Guangru. Where's your baba?"

"...Not-Mama is really here..." Guangru was actually sitting on Chuan Nayi's c.h.e.s.t area. He then moved off of her and lied down to her side opposite of that she shared with Li Feng. The woman rolled to her side and moved the blanket to get the child under it. The child was very confused. "Did something happen?"

"Do you have a new Mama?" Chuan Nayi heard from Ye Ling that there was no one else yet, but she wanted Guangru to say it. In case Guangru wanted the other woman, Chuan Nayi would be fighting a very difficult battle.

"Why, Not-Mama? Are you going to accept Guangru now?" The child crept closer and even hugged Chuan Nayi.

Chuan Nayi didn't answer, but her hand started to stroke Guangru's hair. That very silky, moist feeling… she wondered how Liu Xiaodan liked touching his hair. In the darkness, it was hard to keep herself awake. Her eyes grew heavy while stroking at the child. In the end, she fell asleep before getting an answer out.

However, in the darkness and before her consciousness slipped away, she heard Guangru's voice: "It's okay. I will accept Mama back, too, but… there are still things that Baba and I had to deal with first." The voice then changed into one that was a low howling. "So that someday, we will all go home."

…

Loud ringing sounds woke up the participants, and Chuan Nayi was jolted awake. She looked around and didn't see Guangru anymore. She got up and stretched while everyone was still struggling to get up. Li Feng yawned widely and rotated his shoulder before seeing Chuan Nayi reaching for her hair comb already. 

"Good morning, Li Feng." Chuan Nayi smiled at him before she brushed her hair without referring to a mirror.

"Did you have a good dream?" 

Li Feng used a hand to ruffle his bed hair while reaching for his toiletry basin. He lived in a dorm so he was used to using one. Chuan Nayi took hers as well, and they were first inside the toilet. Since the toilet was unis.e.x, there was no problem if they went together. After all, there were locks in the cubicles. There were no separate urinals for men so everyone had to share whatever was there for them.

"A dream? Maybe..." Chuan Nayi washed her cup and toothbrush before putting her toothpaste. She smiled at her reflection in the mirror and noticed that she was indeed glowing for someone desperate.

Choke. She then heard Li Feng choke on his toothpaste. She turned to him, and he screamed: "You're walking!"