Return to the City: The Strongest King
Chapter 358 - 359: Almost Exposed

Chapter 358: Chapter 359: Almost Exposed

Song Xiaodong also darkened his face, he had gone to his sister’s room after ten, and then waited more than an hour before heading to Lin Su’er’s room, fearing his sister might wake up. But to his dismay, she did wake up.

Had he been with Miao Qingqing, Song Xiaodong wouldn’t have feared his sister discovering them, but with Lin Su’er, he was terrified of his sister finding out.

Lately, Song Xiaoru and Miao Qingqing’s relationship had been good, and in this family, Miao Qingqing had gradually started to consider herself as his girlfriend—a fact that Song Xiaoru had acknowledged.

Being a conservative woman, Song Xiaoru wouldn’t bother with past matters, but now that Song Xiaodong and Miao Qingqing were together, if Song Xiaodong was caught with another woman, she would definitely be furious.

Song Xiaodong feared nothing, not even the most dangerous situations; he could always face them with a smile. However, Song Xiaoru was his Achilles’ heel, and the thought of angering her scared him.

"Su’er, you must not admit I’m here, I’ll hide," Song Xiaodong whispered urgently and swiftly jumped up, gathered his clothes in a hurry and by the time he reached the window, he had already put them on. Then, with one swift motion, he opened the window and was outside.

Lin Su’er’s eyes nearly popped out at that moment—this was the twelfth floor and Song Xiaodong had exited through the window. How dangerous!

Without even bothering to dress, she rushed to the window and saw Song Xiaodong climb like a monkey, using hands and feet, and within moments, he had swung to his own room’s window and even waved at her before sliding back inside.

Lin Su’er sighed in relief but was immediately overwhelmed with fear. That was far too risky—if he had slipped, he would have been smashed to pieces.

"Su’er! What’s happening? Open the door quickly!" Song Xiaoru’s knocks sounded even more urgent, and so did her voice.

"Coming, coming," Lin Su’er ran to open the door.

Seeing Lin Su’er, Song Xiaoru paused and then said, "Su’er, do you still have the habit of sleeping naked?"

Lin Su’er looked down and immediately felt extremely embarrassed. Instinctively, she covered herself with both hands, her mouth agape, her face flushed red, at a loss for words.

Song Xiaoru furrowed her brows and said, "I’m a woman, what’s there to be embarrassed about? Liking to sleep naked is no big deal."

"Oh, oh... sorry Sister Xiaoru, I was just rushing to open the door and forgot to put on clothes," Lin Su’er hastily said, then quickly dashed back to bed, pulling the blanket over herself.

Song Xiaoru followed and sat on the edge of the bed, saying, "Su’er, what was all that noise about just now?"

"I..." Lin Su’er’s face turned red again as she stammered, "I... I had a nightmare."

"A nightmare? But your screams... didn’t sound like they were from a nightmare," Song Xiaoru stared at Lin Su’er.

"I... I..." Lin Su’er wasn’t good at lying and didn’t know what to say.

"Pfft..." Song Xiaoru suddenly laughed, saying, "Did you have a spicy dream?"

"Sister Xiaoru..." Lin Su’er was frightened at first but immediately got so embarrassed she almost wanted to burrow into the floor, stammering, "I... I don’t know."

Song Xiaoru chuckled softly and said, "It’s nothing much. Who hasn’t had a few dreams like this before? I just happened to hear your yelling, and well... ahem..." At this point, Song Xiaoru suddenly coughed twice.

"What... what’s wrong?" Lin Su’er asked guiltily.

"It’s just that your... scream was a bit loud. If you get married in the future, you’ll need to make sure your bedroom has good soundproofing, or else it might easily disturb the neighbors."

Lin Su’er felt even more embarrassed and pulled the blanket over her face, too ashamed to face Song Xiaoru.

Song Xiaoru smiled and said, "Sorry, I shouldn’t have made such a joke. I’m glad you’re all right. I was just passing by your door when I heard your scream and thought something had happened to you."

"I’m sorry for disturbing you, Sister Xiaoru," Lin Su’er said, lowering the blanket and speaking with a flushed face.

"It’s all right, I’ll go out now," Song Xiaoru said as she stood up. Just as she was about to step out, she suddenly exclaimed, "Huh."

"Su’er, why are Dongzi’s slippers in your room?" Song Xiaoru turned back to look at Lin Su’er.

Lin Su’er peeked and saw a pair of slippers by the bed. They were indeed Song Xiaodong’s; although he had taken his clothes earlier, he had forgotten the slippers.

"This..." Lin Su’er felt like Song Xiaodong was going to be the death of her, her mind racing as she softly said, "Sister Xiaoru, Dongzi came to my room just before bed."

"What did he come here for? Why did he leave his slippers here?" Song Xiaoru looked around suspiciously.

"Nothing much, he just came to say a few words and then left. He probably just forgot to put them on."

"Oh, that scared me. I thought he did something to you," Song Xiaoru said sternly, "Su’er, Dongzi is a nice guy, and I know you like him, but you can’t indulge his temperament, or else you’ll get hurt."

"No, no, Dongzi isn’t like that at all. He didn’t do anything to me, Sister Xiaoru, you don’t need to worry," Lin Su’er replied smoothly.

"That’s good then. Alright, I’ll take his slippers out, and you go back to sleep."

Song Xiaoru said this and picked up the slippers to leave. Lin Su’er finally breathed a sigh of relief, but then she heard the sound of the door from the next room. Her heart suddenly tightened again, clearly Song Xiaoru had gone to Song Xiaodong’s room, and she hadn’t communicated with Song Xiaodong about it. If Song Xiaoru asked about the slippers, it could easily give them away.

Just then, her phone chimed with a new message on WeChat. Lin Su’er quickly picked it up and saw a message from Song Xiaodong: "Don’t worry, I heard you guys talking."

Lin Su’er immediately breathed a sigh of relief, but then she became a bit puzzled. How had Song Xiaodong heard her talking with Song Xiaoru?

By this time, Song Xiaoru had reached Song Xiaodong’s room and sat on the edge of the bed, while Song Xiaodong was grinning at her and said, "Sister, why are you still up so late?"

Song Xiaoru frowned and said, "What were you doing, going to Su’er’s place in the middle of the night? And leaving your slippers there too?"

"Just chatting a bit, no big deal. What could I possibly do to her? If there was something to be done, I would have done it a long time ago," Song Xiaodong grinned, taking Song Xiaoru’s hand, and said, "Sister, are you sleeping here tonight?"