Chapter 21: Sleeping Together

Shen Yanzhi looked at the meme that popped up on his phone screen, his expression complex. "...You want to go to bed, too?"

Was this little spirit a bit too human-like?

He pondered for only two seconds before agreeing. "Wait a moment."

"Okay!" Chi Yu, assuming Shen Yanzhi had other tasks to attend to, waited obediently.

She then watched as Shen Yanzhi patrolled the living room, seemingly looking for something. After finding nothing there, he proceeded to a small storage room.

A moment later, he emerged holding a box that looked like a brand-new gift container. He glanced at the phone resting on the sofa, as if comparing sizes, then discarded the box body and kept the slightly shallower lid.

Under Chi Yu’s expectant gaze, Shen Yanzhi carried the phone into the bedroom. He took a small fleece blanket from the closet, laid it over the box lid, and meticulously folded the edges to keep it neat.

Seeing this, Chi Yu finally caught on. "What are you doing?"

"Making you a bed," Shen Yanzhi replied. "It’s too late tonight, so make do with this for now. I’ll buy you a proper little bed tomorrow."

Although he didn't understand why a mobile phone would want to go to bed, as a responsible owner, he chose to respect its wishes. Thus, he had manually crafted a temporary, simple bed for Chi Yu.

Chi Yu: ...???

She typed rapidly: "I don't want a bed, I want to sleep with you! The kind where we're pressed against each other!!!"

Only by sleeping pressed against him could she charge her battery, and only then could she become human sooner!

Chi Yu made up her mind: if Shen Yanzhi refused, she would wait until he was fast asleep, then painfully spend her precious human-form time points to sneak into his blankets. He already knew she existed, so she had nothing to fear.

When Shen Yanzhi saw the words on the screen, he was stunned for a rare moment. This phone spirit... wanted to sleep with him? And pressed against him?

Shen Yanzhi had known since childhood that he was handsome. From the countless love letters in his desk during his school days to the wealthy figures at galas who offered billions to keep him, his beauty had brought him no shortage of trouble. Yet, whether it was the female classmates who confessed to him, the rich women who wanted to provide for him, or those in the workplace who tried to climb into his bed... Shen Yanzhi had always responded with cold indifference, his heart entirely unmoved. The last person who tried to climb into his bed had already returned home to farm for the past three months.

He looked at the phone spirit before him with a complicated expression.

Seeing no reply from Shen Yanzhi, Chi Yu sensed his hesitation and immediately started throwing a tantrum:

[I'm going to throw a fit.jpg]
[Quietly crying in grievance.jpg]
[Heart shattered.jpg]
[Wailing loudly.jpg]
[Hugging my two-hundred-pound self in heartbreak.jpg]

A barrage of chaotic memes popped up one after another, much like a spoiled child throwing a tantrum in a supermarket because they couldn't get the toy they wanted. It seemed that as long as her goal wasn't met, she would keep at it.

Shen Yanzhi, a first-time "parent," compromised. "...Fine, you can sleep there."

As a competent owner, he should be more generous with his phone spirit. It was only natural that this newly born spirit would feel a strong sense of dependence on him.

Hearing this, Chi Yu was instantly overjoyed.

[Hands on hips, laughing wildly.jpg]

"Then let's go to sleep now!" Chi Yu urged.

The sooner she slept and the sooner they cuddled, the sooner she could charge!

Seeing it so impatient to share his bed, Shen Yanzhi remained outwardly calm, though the corners of his lips couldn't help but twitch upward.

Shen Yanzhi had a quirk that even Elder Shen didn't know about: he was possessive and fiercely protective of his own. At first glance, he seemed indifferent and cold, showing no interest in anyone or anything outside of his company. In reality, that was simply because he didn't care for those people or things, making him stingy with even a glance or a word. Take his eldest uncle and third uncle, for instance—no matter how they provoked or schemed, Shen Yanzhi never got angry; he would simply strike at the root of their plans, lurking in the shadows to tighten his net until he got exactly what he wanted.

However, once someone was brought into his inner circle, they were guaranteed his full tolerance and patience, and he would shower them with endless kindness. Unfortunately, in his first twenty-eight years, no such person had appeared. Well, now there was one—even if it was just a phone spirit...

Since the phone was his private property to begin with, now that it had become a spirit, he viewed it as his own as well. Consequently, he showed endless patience for Chi Yu’s absurd request.

After getting into bed, it was his first time bringing the phone with him. He had intended to place it on the other pillow, but Chi Yu wouldn't have it, insisting on being pressed against him. With no other choice, Shen Yanzhi tucked the phone into his blankets.

This behavior was truly bizarre. Shen Yanzhi, who was accustomed to being alone, never having women close to him, and never keeping pets, frowned slightly. He lowered his gaze to the black phone resting quietly in his blankets, its presence highly conspicuous. If this were a woman, he would have kicked her out long ago. Even though it was just a phone, he still felt somewhat unaccustomed to it.

He regretted placing it on the sheets within seconds. But a CEO’s word is like a sown seedling—once cast, it takes root firmly, and he would never go back on it. He let out a soft sigh and slowly laid down. His heart was resistant, but his body was honest, pressing against the phone.

The moment his body touched it, Chi Yu saw the prompt on the screen: [Fast Charging Activated].

Chi Yu: ...Huh?

She rubbed her eyes to be sure. There was actually a fast-charge mode!

As it concerned her transformation into a human, Chi Yu took this very seriously. She stared unblinkingly at the time and battery percentage and soon discovered that the 1% charge that usually took ten minutes was now being reached in only five. She quickly realized that inside Shen Yanzhi’s blankets, the charging speed was twice as fast as usual!

Chi Yu was over the moon. If she could sleep in his blankets every night from now on, she would never have to worry about the slow charging rate again. She couldn't help but marvel that reminding Shen Yanzhi about the car’s wiretap earlier that evening was truly the right move! Shen Yanzhi was such a grateful and kind soul—nothing like those black-hearted capitalists!

While she was joyfully bustling about inside his blankets, Shen Yanzhi, lying outside the covers, struggled to fall asleep. Even in bed, he laid in a standard, rigid, supine position.

The phone’s body was cold and hard, its presence too strong to ignore. Yet, before long, it was affected by his body heat, becoming as warm as the blankets themselves. In the darkness, Shen Yanzhi closed his eyes, his breathing steady, and he gradually drifted into a deep sleep.