"This isn't right; this is my room." Rulu suddenly remembered something, stopped in his tracks, turned around, and said to C.C. on the bed, "C.C., get up! This is my room. If you want to sleep, go sleep somewhere else."

"Why be so stingy? I'm already very tired and don't want to move anymore. Why don't you go sleep in another room?" C.C. replied, pulling the blanket over her, clearly intending to take over Rulu's bed.

"Don't go too far! Do you really think I won't do anything about it?!" Rulu said angrily to C.C.

"Goodnight, Rulu. If I don't sleep well, I won't be able to do the mental repairs for you, and you'll be the one who suffers," C.C. said as she curled up in the blanket, revealing only half her face, looking at Rulu with a mischievous glint in her eyes.

"Uh... fine, you win!" Rulu was at a loss for words. After glaring at C.C. in frustration, he left the room and closed the door.

Since the other rooms weren't tidied up yet, Rulu took a blanket and went to sleep on the sofa in the living room. After tossing and turning all night, Rulu was already very tired, and soon fell into a deep sleep.

The next morning, Rulu woke up from his dreams. The first thing he saw was a somewhat unfamiliar female face sitting beside him, looking down at him, holding his face with both hands, and gazing at him with an unusual look.

"Ah!" Rulu was startled and jumped up from the sofa, colliding directly with the girl sitting there. With a thud, they both rolled off the sofa and landed on the floor beside it.

"What's wrong, Rulu? What happened?" A panicked female voice came from nearby. Accompanying this voice, Nana hurriedly walked out of her room and into the living room.

There lay two young people tangled together on the floor beside the sofa. Nana recognized the male figure as Rulu, but she did not know the green-haired girl in Rulu's pajamas.

"Who... who are you? What are you two doing?!" Nana exclaimed, her eyes wide as she looked at the green-haired girl in panic.

"Nana, you're here..." Rulu glanced at Nana and, realizing what had happened, hurriedly pushed the green-haired girl away from him and stood up from the floor.

"Nana, let me explain. It's like this..." Rulu said, looking at Nana in a flustered manner, wanting to clarify the situation. But for some reason, he, who was usually very quick-witted, couldn't get a single word out and could only stand there awkwardly.

"Who is this woman? Is she your maid, Rulu?" At that moment, C.C. also stood up from the floor, using both hands to hold onto Rulu's shoulders, standing beside him and looking at Nana with a strange expression.

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"Who are you again? What is your relationship with Rulu?" Nana frowned slightly, her eyes showing hostility, and her tone was very unfriendly. It was clear that she regarded C.C. as an enemy.

"You want to know what our relationship is? Let me think." C.C. placed her right index finger on her chin, raised her face, and said thoughtfully, "How to put it... it's probably the kind of relationship where we are bound for life?"

"Ah?!" Nana was taken aback and hurriedly said, "Then... then you are Rulu's girlfriend."

"Well... I'm not quite sure either. Why don't you just ask him directly?" C.C. said nonchalantly, passing the trouble back to Rulu.

"Is it true? Is she really your girlfriend, Rulu?" Nana turned her gaze back to Rulu, looking at him with an urgent expression that made Rulu feel immense pressure.

Rulu didn't know how to respond to Nana and scratched his head, mumbling, "Uh... she's an important person to me; I need her by my side. That's about it."

"It's true! Since you have a girlfriend now, why didn't you tell me before?" Nana shot Rulu a reproachful look, not knowing how to feel about it.

"Actually, the reasons behind this are quite complex, and it's not what you think, Nana. Please don't be angry," Rulu said, looking flustered as he tried to explain.

Nana looked very dejected and said softly, "Why should I be angry? What you choose to do is your own freedom. I have no right to interfere in your matters; after all, I'm just..." Before Nana could finish her sentence, she turned around and quickly returned to her room, closing the door behind her.

"What's wrong with her? She looks really sad," C.C. remarked thoughtfully, watching Nana's retreating figure.

"Isn't this all your fault? You've caused a mess this time," Rulu glared at C.C., looking fierce.

C.C. raised an eyebrow and said unhappily, "Why are you blaming me again? I was doing something serious! I was helping you with your mental repairs."

"That doesn't mean you had to do it while I was sleeping! You almost scared me to death."

"You don't understand. Doing mental repairs while you're asleep is the most effective. If you don't want it, that's fine; after all, you'll be the one to suffer in the end."

Rulu sighed deeply, unsure of how to communicate with C.C. Finally, he said, "Forget it. The situation has already happened, and talking about it won't help. Just go put on some clothes; running around in pajamas is ridiculous."

"But I have no clothes to change into."

"Such a hassle..." Rulu glanced at Nana's room door, wanting to borrow some clothes for C.C. to wear, but he worried that it might upset Nana, so he abandoned that idea. He returned to his room and took a gray jacket and blue pants for C.C. C.C. didn't refuse to wear Rulu's clothes and put them on right away.

After a while, Rulu went to Nana's room and explained that C.C. was a friend he had known a long time ago, even before he met Nana. They lost contact a long time ago and just reunited last night.

Rulu told Nana that C.C.'s family had all died in the war, leaving her homeless and wandering, and that she was being pursued by people from the Sanctuary. He wanted to take her in and let her stay here. As for what happened in the morning, it was entirely an accident, and he hoped Nana wouldn't mind.

After hearing Rulu's explanation, Nana quickly calmed down and even felt sorry for C.C. She agreed to let C.C. stay and personally made breakfast for the three of them, inviting C.C. to the dining table in the main hall to enjoy breakfast together.