What happened back then

The moonlight shines into the room through the gaps in the curtains, forming mottled shadows on the ground. Two equally delicate faces look particularly peaceful and beautiful under the moonlight.

The girl's slender and soft body was nestled in the quilt. Li Qizhi looked at her and felt a strange sense of satisfaction in his heart.

This night, Cheng Suiran slept particularly peacefully and soundly. The fatigue of this period suddenly came to her heart, but after a while, she fell into a deep sleep.

Hearing the even and long breathing of the girl in his arms, Li Qizhi gently pushed her away, carefully covered her with a quilt, got up and walked into the bathroom to take a shower.

But what he didn't expect was that after he came out of the bathroom and was about to lie down on another bed, he heard Cheng Suiran's faint voice: "Li Qizhi, what are you doing?"

Li Qizhi paused, and his voice was slow and stiff: "When did you wake up?"

Cheng Suiran rubbed his sleepy eyes and said in a vague voice: "I woke up when I heard the sound of your bathing."

"..."

Li Qizhi was silent for a moment. After a long while, he took a deep breath and said warmly: "Go to sleep now."

Hearing this, she turned around wrapped in quilt, looked at him for a moment, her eyes full of expectation, and said with a smile: "Then why don't you come over."

The way she looked was simply unbearable.

Li Qizhi pursed his thin lips, walked to her side, lay down, and whispered softly: "Go to sleep."

Cheng Suiran suddenly showed a bright smile, took the initiative to approach him, put his pillow on his arm, looked up at him, his eyes were bright: "I can't sleep now, Li Qizhi, please tell me a story."

Hearing this, he felt dumbfounded and gently touched her black hair: "What do you want to hear?"

His generous palms rubbed the top of her head. Cheng Suiran nuzzled into his arms and closed her eyes sweetly: "It's okay, I'll just listen to what you have to say."

The night was quiet and peaceful. Seeing this, he closed his eyes and spoke slowly: "Of course, do you still remember the night I went to Mian County for rescue?"

"Mian County?"

Cheng Suiran opened his eyes, lay down, tilted his head and thought for a while: "Is it the time when I saved Xuexue?"

Li Qizhi said "hmm" in his voice and continued in a low voice: "That night, I encountered a second aftershock. When I was trapped in the ruins and lost consciousness, it was you who called me."

As he spoke, he paused for a moment, looked sideways at her, and smiled lightly: "Of course, do you still remember what you said that night?"

Cheng Suiran was stunned and shook his head: "I forgot."

She only remembered that she was worried that night. The news reported on TV was all about the disaster in Mian County. Fortunately, he was safe.

Li Qizhi gently touched her face and said softly: "Of course, you said you were waiting for me. Later I often thought that without your phone call, I might really wake up..."

"No nonsense."

Cheng Suiran reached out and gently covered his lips. She suddenly felt a sore nose. She suppressed her urge to shed tears and choked out: "Stop saying such unlucky words. I don't like hearing them."

Her voice was hoarse, and Li Qizhi heard the fragility contained in it. He held her in his arms, wrapped his arms around him, and comforted: "Don't be afraid, nothing will happen."

Cheng Suiran lay on his chest and nodded heavily.

"You can't say those words anymore..." she warned again.

Li Qizhi laughed and responded lovingly: "Well, I won't say anything anymore."

The stars twinkle in the night sky, and the bright moon shines brightly.

The person in his arms fell asleep at some point. He closed his eyes and slept quietly, with a slight smile on his lips, and soon fell into sleep.

The next morning, the sky turned white.

When Cheng Suiran woke up, she found that there was no trace of Li Qizhi beside her. They were squeezed into the same bed last night, but when she woke up in the morning, she had no idea when he left.

She was dressed in a daze, and after washing, there was a sudden knock on the door, accompanied by a sweet and magnetic male voice: "Of course, are you awake? I bought breakfast and came back."

Cheng Suiran was stunned for a few seconds before he reacted.

"Wake up, open the door right now!" she shouted, then quickly opened the door, threw herself into his arms, and hugged his waist coquettishly.

"I thought you had gone somewhere."

Li Qizhi led her to sit down at the dining table and handed her the chopsticks: "I bought crab roe buns, do you want to try them?"

His eyes were fixed on her softly, and Cheng Suiran's heartbeat suddenly accelerated. He lowered his head with red cheeks, obediently took the chopsticks, picked up a crab roe bun, and put it into his mouth.

The skin was thin and juicy, and the meat was fragrant and tender. She couldn't help but praise it: "It's good. Which store did you buy it from? I'll buy some for Weiyi too."

Li Qizhi smiled, poured her a cup of soy milk, and responded: "It's the road to Huainan."

Cheng Suiran nodded, looked up at his hesitant expression, and asked doubtfully, "What's wrong?"

Li Qizhi wiped the oil stains on her lips with a tissue, considered it for a moment, and whispered: "Of course, I have to go on a mission tomorrow, and this time it will take longer."

Cheng Suiran's hand holding the spoon trembled, and the soy milk in the spoon swayed and splashed on her clothes. She stared blankly at her hand, unable to recover for a long time.

"What's wrong?" He sighed softly, stretched out his hand, and wiped away the soy milk stain on her collar.

Cheng Suiran blinked his eyelashes and managed a smile: "It's okay, how long will you be leaving?"

"In half a year or a year, I don't know. This time I am going to a small town on the border. There are frequent disasters there, so the superiors will ask me to stay there for a while."

Cheng Suiran lowered her head, gritted her teeth, and kept telling herself not to cry. She took a deep breath and said slowly: "Then please pay attention to safety..."

"Don't worry, I will take care of myself."

Li Qizhi curled his lips slightly and said in a relaxed tone: "Of course you have to take care of yourself, you know?"

"Okay." Cheng Suiran tried his best to make a smile that was uglier than crying.

After the two had breakfast, Li Qizhi sent her back to the dormitory and then returned to the camp alone, leaving Cheng Suiran standing alone at the door of the dormitory and not moving for a long time.

Her legs seemed as heavy as lead as she walked towards the dormitory step by step, attracting attention frequently along the way.

After she returned to the dormitory, Su Xue and Ye Yao had classes this morning and left early, leaving Jiang Weiyi still lying in bed playing with her mobile phone.

As soon as Cheng Suiran sat down, Jiang Weiyi couldn't help asking gossipingly: "Ranran, where did you and my brother stay last night?"

"hotel……"

She responded with a sad expression.

Hearing this, Jiang Weiyi's eyes lit up: "Then...you guys sleep on the same bed?"

She held her cheeks with her hands and nodded casually.

"Wow!" Jiang Weiyi sat up excitedly: "Then you have developed further? Is it so fast?"

Cheng Suiran glanced at her indifferently and said helplessly: "One bed, two quilts, do you believe me when I say we can just chat while covered with quilts?"

Jiang Weiyi calmed down and said, "I believe it."

After all, her brother is really capable of doing this kind of thing.

I almost forgot to update (=ＴェＴ=) and got scolded
Chapter completed!