Freud once said that the progress of human civilization is a process of suppressing our instincts.
The biggest difference between humans and animals is that humans are better able to restrain their desires.
Yet can we truly control them?
We know smoking is harmful to health, but we still smoke.
We know playing video games is a waste of time that weakens our willpower, but we still play.
We know junk food is unhealthy, yet we still eat it.
Examples like this are countless; to be human is to have desires.
When Xu Yanfei made another video call, Lin Yi hesitated for a long time before finally answering.
"Awoken?"
Seeing Xu Yanfei in the video with her hair slightly tousled, Lin Yi found it hard to look away. At that moment, there was an indescribable, lazy sensuality to her.
"Mhm."
Xu Yanfei still felt a little embarrassed. She had asked Lin Yi to keep her company for a while, only to fall asleep herself, and judging by the call's duration, Lin Yi had stayed with her quite a long time.
This was already the second time Lin Yi had seen her sleeping. The last time at the hotel, she had been delirious with fever and aware of nothing, but this time it was her own idea.
For a woman to want your company even while she sleeps—what did that mean?
Anyone who wasn't a fool could understand the implication.
"Are you hungry?"
"Not very."
Xu Yanfei shook her head. How could she not be hungry after going a whole day without food? But she just wanted to spend a little more time…
Chapter 141