In the dining room, Marilyn sipped oatmeal. Every time she looked up, she found Robert staring at her straightly. Robert's intense eyes made Marilyn blush.

" You seem to have something wrong." Marilyn quickly looked away. Robert picked up a tissue and helped Marilyn wipe off the oat sticking to the corner of her mouth. It was dark outside the window. The lights in the dining room looked a little cold, but Marilyn felt unprecedentedly warm. A bowl of ordinary oatmeal tasted so sweet to Marilyn. A few minutes later, Marilyn finished eating the oatmeal, and then Robert put away the cutlery.

" It's too late. Have a rest," Robert took Marilyn's hand and said."I' ll take you to the room." Everything was led by Robert, and Marilyn blushed all the way. Marilyn's mind was a mess. She thought, " He's gonna take me to the room. Which one? No, he hasn't started to pursue me and I haven't promised to be his girlfriend yet. How can it be so fast? But... But I'm into him indeed. Will he be sad if I refuse him?" Marilyn had already made up a long story in her mind. Robert didn't know what Marilyn was thinking. He turned on the lights in the guest room.

" Sleep in this room. I' ll be next door. You can call me whenever you need anything." Marilyn looked at the clean and tidy room in front of her. Obviously, it didn't look as if someone lived there for a long time. Marilyn thought, " It's not Robert's room..." Marilyn breathed a sigh of relief in her mind, but there was an unspeakable loss as well. Marilyn had passed the age of knowing nothing about love, and now she was ready to face her feelings. But at the same time, before giving everything, there would be some anxiety in her mind, which every woman would experience. Robert took Marilyn to the bedside and looked at her. Marilyn was even more shy when Robert stared at her. She turned around and said, " Can you stop staring at me like this?" The moment Marilyn finished speaking, she suddenly felt a big hand holding her from behind. Marilyn was shocked and wanted to struggle subconsciously.

" Let me hug you." Robert's gentle voice came from Marilyn's ear. " Don't drink like this anymore, OK?" The man's unique breath kissed Marilyn's tender earlobe, with a burst of itching that made her tremble. Marilyn nodded and responded gently.

" Sure." This sound was surprisingly cute. Marilyn felt that there was a strong feeling of love in Robert's voice. Robert held Marilyn in his arms without any other thinking. He really wanted to take good care of her and love her every day from now on. Being trapped by trusted a friend and being traded by her biological mother as goods, Marilyn didn't live a bright and beautiful life as others thought. Robert gently sniffed Marilyn's hair, took a deep breath, and let go of her soft body. He was afraid that if he continued to hold her in his arms, he would lose control.

" Good night." Robert kissed Marilyn's earlobe gently, turned around, and closed the door. Marilyn stood there and touched the back of her neck. It was a little wet. Not saliva but tears.

" What's wrong with him..." Marilyn murmured. Back in his room, Robert lay on the bed and couldn't fall asleep for a long time. Thinking of what had happened in the hotel, Robert felt angry again and thought he should' ve hit harder. Robert thought, " If I can do it again, I can definitely be more vicious. There' re still some other parts that I can hit!" Until two o' clock late at night, Robert was still not sleepy, but his phone rang suddenly. It was Marilyn who sent the message. There were only three simple words in the message.

[ Are you asleep?]