LOVE RIVALS

After lying down for a while, Ye Ling felt a source of heat behind her, which made her sweat profusely on this hot summer night. Besides the heat, she felt uneasy in her heart. She removed his arm from around her waist, but within seconds, it was back around her again, and then he pressed most of his body weight on her, making her feel heavy.

"I need to go to the bathroom," Ye Ling said.

The arm that was draped over her didn't move much, and she had to push it away before Shen Junlie finally let go of her and lay down flat. His voice was slurred with alcohol as he said, "Hurry back."

Ye Ling went to the bathroom and sat on the toilet lid, hugging her knees and lost in thought. In reality, nothing had changed. He came back drunk and still liked to hold her while he slept. But everything seemed different because she could no longer sleep peacefully in his arms.