Chapter 322 - Mine (1/2)

A light ruffling sound broke Liam out of his sleep, his eyes blinking open slowly against the sunlight streaming through his bedroom window. When the noise persisted, he turned his head to see Ying Sheng gathering her clothes from last night off of the floor. He realized that they must've fallen asleep together in his bed after everything that happened last night.

His face immediately warmed at the thought. He could hardly believe that they had actually taken that next step with each other, but he was glad for that. He felt closer to her, having actually been physically joined with her. It almost seemed like he had felt her very soul.

”What are you doing?” He mumbled sleepily as he rubbed at his eyes and sat up in his bed, the sheets sliding down his b.a.r.e c.h.e.s.t.

Ying Sheng turned to him with a surprised smile.

”Oh, sorry, I didn't mean to wake you. I forgot to tell you because I wasn't sure if I was even going to go or not, but a few girls in my capstone class are meeting up in the library this morning to work on our business plans together. I just figured… maybe it would help motivate me to work,” Ying Sheng murmured with a light shrug.

A proud smile crossed Liam's face as he nodded, wanting to encourage her to go. He was so happy to see her being more motivated lately, like life had been breathed into her finally. It had been hard seeing her drag herself around, devoid of inspiration.

”That sounds great. I hope you get a lot of work done,” he encouraged her.

Ying Sheng smiled at him gratefully as she bundled her clothes up against her c.h.e.s.t.

”Thank you. They'll probably be shocked to see me show up because I've never attended their hangouts before,” Ying Sheng laughed sheepishly.

Liam smiled at her in an understanding manner, knowing where she was coming from. He was just glad that she was kicking herself into gear. The end of her last semester was approaching quickly, and he knew that she had a lot of work left to do. She needed to be as focused as possible.

”I bet they'll be happy to see you. I'm sure everyone is crunching in that class,” he told her, glad that he was no longer in school. He preferred to get paid for all of the hard work that he did.

”We definitely have a lot of work left to do,” Ying Sheng replied.

Liam nodded his head to the door, suspecting that she was procrastinating a little. He didn't want her to get sidetracked by him. She was already taking a good step forward by just deciding to go.

”I don't want to keep you, despite wishing you were still in bed with me,” he chuckled, wishing that they could lay there a little longer together.