Chapter 45 When he leaves, will Gu Nian be afraid?
She could only lean against the wall and hug herself.
Just when Gu Nian was about to collapse, there was a sudden knock on the door, accompanied by Xu Yang's worried voice: "Gu Nian, are you in there?"
Gu Nian suddenly raised his head, his eyes filled with tears and red bloodshot eyes, looking in the direction of the door with some disbelief.
Has anyone come to rescue her?
The knock on the door came again, "Gu Nian? Are you there?"
Xu Yang called her and took out his cell phone to call her.
The cell phone rang on the sofa, and Gu Nian listened blankly for a while before she could believe that someone was really looking for her.
Xu Yang put his ear against the door and heard the cell phone ringing in the room. After calling several times, there was still no answer.
He felt anxious and knocked open the door.
Gu Nian looked at the faint light coming from the door and finally couldn't help crying.
Xu Yang's heart tightened when he heard this voice.
He quickly turned on the flashlight of his mobile phone and looked around, finally finding the helpless Gu Nian in the corner next to the window.
A twinge of pain flashed through his heart, and he knelt down and called her carefully: "Gu Nian? Are you okay?"
The girl in front of her looked like a fragile doll, squatting there in a mess, with messy hair, hugging her knees and burying her head, looking like she had been abandoned by the world.
When the crying stopped, Xu Yang carefully helped her up, feeling a little lucky that he didn't come too late.
While gently patting Gu Nian's back, he whispered comfort: "Don't be afraid. It's okay, I'm here."
Gu Nian said nothing, but gradually stopped crying.
Xu Yang came prepared, bringing candles and a lighter.
He lit a few and placed them around the room. They finally lit up, and Gu Nian wasn't so scared anymore.
Xu Yang held Gu Nian's shoulders and moved her away, revealing a face full of tears. The red and swollen eyes made him feel distressed.
After a while, Gu Nian's mood finally calmed down.
"...Thank you, senior."
Xu Yang paid attention to her expression, and after making sure that she really relaxed, he said softly: "Go sit on the sofa, and I'll get you a glass of water."
Gu Nian's face was still a little red, and he said sheepishly: "...My legs are numb."
Xu Yang showed a smile on his face, stretched out his arm to support her, and walked slowly towards the sofa.
He looked at the mobile phone in the corner of the sofa, reached out, picked it up and handed it to Gu Nian, saying helplessly: "Did you forget that you still have a mobile phone?"
Gu Nian took the phone, like a child who had done something wrong, with a slightly unnatural expression on his face, "I was so flustered that I forgot everything."
Xu Yang looked at her with lingering warmth in his eyes.
Her lost look just now really scared him, and it also greatly aroused his protective desire.
But now Gu Nian has obviously adjusted.
Xu Yang resisted the urge to hold her in his arms again, stood up and poured her a glass of water, asking as if unintentionally: "Have you always been so afraid of the dark?"
Gu Nian did not avoid anything and nodded, "I have been afraid since I was a child. I dare not turn off the light when I go to bed at night."
It's just that it became more serious after my father passed away.
Xu Yang vaguely felt that there was another story here, but it was obviously not a good time to delve into it now, so he didn't ask.
"Next time you encounter this kind of thing, you can call me at any time. Even if I can't appear in front of you right away, it's good to have someone to talk to."
Gu Nian felt touched, "Senior, thank you very much. If you hadn't been here just now, I would have probably..."
"Don't be so polite to me."
Xu Yang interrupted her, with a soft light shining in his eyes, "I'll be here anytime you need me."
Gu Nian looked at his serious expression and suddenly felt at a loss.
She knew very well what the senior meant, but she had also clearly rejected it...
Do we have to distance ourselves from him?
But she doesn't have many close friends... Sigh.
Just when he was feeling embarrassed, Gu Nian's stomach suddenly growled.
"Are you hungry?"
As Xu Yang spoke, he got up and walked to the bedside table to pick up the landline phone, "I'm also very hungry. I'll call the restaurant and ask the restaurant to send some food."
During dinner, no one had enough to eat because Si Xue was ill.
As a result, Xu Yang just dialed the phone and the hotel staff had already delivered the meal.
It was said that because the power outage caused inconvenience to everyone, some food was sent to each room as compensation.
Xu Yang opened his chopsticks and handed them to Gu Nian, then gave her a bowl of soup, "Drink some soup first to warm your stomach."
Gu Nian thanked him, lowered his head and took a sip. It tasted good.
I don’t know what’s going on in this hotel. The electricity doesn’t come on, but the food can be cooked.
After filling their stomachs, Gu Nian and Xu Yang sat in chairs and were relatively speechless for a while.
Emotionally speaking, she wanted Xu Yang to stay, because with someone by her side, she would be less afraid and less nervous.
But reason is saying that it is not appropriate for a man and a woman to live together in the same room at such a late hour.
What's more, the relationship between her and Xu Yang is already somewhat awkward.
After hesitating for a long time, Gu Nian glanced at Xu Yang and said, "Senior, Yutong will be back soon, why don't you go back and rest first? You have to get up early tomorrow... The candles are lit now, I'll be fine... Today
Sorry to trouble you, I’ll treat you to dinner when I get back.”
Xu Yang made a move and smiled.
"If you want to thank me, I would rather thank you in other ways."
At this moment, he hoped that Meng Yutong would simply not come back tonight, so that he could always be by Gu Nian's side.
But Gu Nian understood what he meant, there was something in his throat, he smiled awkwardly and did not answer.
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On the other side, when Lu Shiqian returned to the room, Si Xue was curled up on the bed hugging the quilt tightly, apparently also frightened by the sudden power outage.
Hearing the sound, she struggled to get up and threw herself into his arms, sobbing faintly: "...Shi Qian!"
Lu Shiqian's hand that wanted to push her away froze in mid-air, and finally fell on her shoulder and patted her. After a while, he helped her back to the bed.
"It's okay. There's a circuit fault in the hotel. They'll fix it in a short time."
"Where did you go just now? My phone is outside and I can't go out to get it. I...I thought you left me alone."
The more Si Xue talked, the more aggrieved she felt. She was really scared just now. The whole room was pitch black and she couldn't see anything.
"Sorry." Lu Shiqian took two tissues from the bedside table and handed them to her, "I just had something to do."
"You're not here...I'm so scared."
Si Xue grabbed his sleeve and didn't let go, looking a little pitiful with the pear blossoms in the rain.
"It's okay." Lu Shiqian sat down beside her bed, "You can sleep, I'm here."
"Are you really not going to leave?"
"Won't."
After Si Xue confirmed it, she felt relieved and leaned towards Lu Shiqian again, then closed her eyes and prepared to sleep.
Lu Shiqian listened to her gradually becoming evener breathing, but couldn't help but think of Gu Nian.
When he left just now, Gu Nian's reaction was a little big.
Is she also afraid of the dark?
As soon as this idea came up, even though Lu Shiqian's reason told him that Gu Nian should be fine, he still couldn't help but want to go back and see her again.
After a while, Si Xue fell asleep.
Lu Shiqian found Si Xue's cell phone and put it on her pillow. After hesitating for a moment, he finally left the room.