Mute Beauty

Chapter 33: Accompanying Her

When Yu Ting woke up, the rain outside had already stopped. The curtains had been partially drawn, and the sunlight filtering in after the rain cast a warm glow, landing perfectly on her waist.

She opened her eyes to the bright light, squinting a bit before fully adjusting. Pushing herself up, she noticed that the bed beside her was already empty.

Turning her head, she saw her phone on the wireless charging pad on the bedside table, fully charged and automatically turned off.

Feeling no significant discomfort, Yu Ting considered her good alcohol tolerance; she had drunk just enough the night before to avoid a hangover the next day. Naturally, she rarely got drunk enough to lose her senses or act irrationally.

Last night...

In fact, just moments ago, Yu Ting had been dreaming, the memories fragmented and unclear, blurring the lines between dream and reality.

Ran Ling's soft and tender lips matched her personality perfectly. Their kiss was as inexperienced as Yu Ting had anticipated, her responses clumsy and both shy and eager... As Yu Ting kissed her, she saw Ran Ling furrow her brow, her eyes glistening with a mist of emotion. That expression seemed both pleading and yearning.

They held hands and hurried back to the room, forgetting what had happened along the way. All Yu Ting remembered was lying on the bed, flipping over and pressing Ran Ling down to kiss her for a long time... This memory faded with her awakening, becoming increasingly vague, and Yu Ting deduced it was merely a dream.

Throughout the latter part of the night, dreams like this continued to swirl in her mind.

—She had kissed Ran Ling. Initially, she had not expected it to happen, but the desire suddenly surged with such intensity that it felt out of control. Was it the influence of alcohol? Or was it Ran Ling's effect?

Ran Ling was not in the room. Where had she gone? Although she was clearly absent, the faint jasmine fragrance lingered in the air, making Yu Ting feel as if she were in her territory.

Everything here was meticulously arranged by Ran Ling; if it were the animal kingdom, this would be her domain.

Glancing at the clock, Yu Ting noted it was already past 10:30 AM. She rarely slept so soundly and late.

After getting up and heading to the bathroom, she noticed many of Ran Ling's bottles and jars on the sink. This was a subtle confirmation that they truly lived together. Squinting at them, Yu Ting's mind involuntarily conjured up images of Ran Ling. She changed out of her loose bathrobe into a floral casual shirt, feeling refreshed as she went downstairs to find her.

She didn't see Ran Ling on the first floor. Aunt Song heard her footsteps and poked her head out from the storage room. "Little Yu, you're awake? Are you hungry? It's almost noon. I'll make you breakfast; just wait a moment, I'm helping out with something..."

"No rush, I'm not hungry." Yu Ting asked, "Where's Sister Ling?"

"Oh, Little Ling should be in the yard, tending to the flowers. You should be able to see her once you step outside."

Yu Ting smiled. "Thanks, Aunt Song."

The weather was beautiful after the rain, with clear skies. The yard was right behind the villa. It was large, at least a few hundred square meters, complete with a swimming pool, garden, and tea house. Such a villa was rare in the center of Yun City, worth almost a hundred million.

The back door was open. As soon as Yu Ting stepped out, she clearly sensed the difference between indoors and outdoors. After the rain, the air was fresh and cool, carrying the scent of damp earth mixed with various floral aromas. The comfort that nature brought was always the most suitable for humans. In the past, Yu Ting had only liked to give roses when gifting flowers. Before this, she hadn't held flowers in such high regard.