Just when Shangguan Tang was about to fall asleep after waiting, she heard the other party let out a low sigh and a low, hoarse voice that had not yet calmed down.
"Shangguantang, did you do this on purpose?" His voice was very soft, as if he really thought she was asleep and was worried about waking her up. "Every time I light a fire, I will leave without any care or conscience. If you continue like this
, I will die in your hands sooner or later."
Her heartbeat seemed to stop beating at this moment. The word "death" was like a heavy stone weighing heavily on her heart. She had never thought about such a distant thing. She was only eighteen years old, and he was only twenty-five years old.
Death should be very far away for them. She knew that he was just joking, even a rogue joke, so why did she still feel sad?
"I know you're pretending to sleep."
He chuckled, his tall body pressed down, and he hugged her tightly, his black head buried in the crook of her neck. She could no longer pretend, and she instinctively wanted to struggle, but was easily suppressed by him.
"Don't move, I just want to hug you."
A muffled voice came from the crook of her neck, and his unique smell penetrated into her nose and into her internal organs. It seemed that just by being held by him, she found support. She remembered
When I was a child, my mother’s warm embrace reminded me of the pool of bright red blood on my mother’s bedside, and of my own hesitation and helplessness in being locked in a dark room...
"Don't be afraid, I'm here..."
In the hazy state, she had a nightmare, remembering many past events that she wanted to forget. She was entangled in them, unable to get out, and her eyelids were so heavy that she could not open them. In a daze, a big hand grabbed the hand she was waving randomly.
Small hands, gently holding them, stroking and comforting.
"Don't be afraid, I'm here..."
That person's voice seemed to have a kind of magic, just like what she had heard many nights in the past. Ever since she separated from Zhang's mother, she had frequent nightmares, but there was always someone who would stop her when she was about to fall into it.
She pulled it out, and she was wondering who that person was, could it be... him.
The moment she fell into a deep sleep, she didn't hear the man whisper in her ear: "Tangtang, don't let me down..."
When she woke up, Shangguan Tang rubbed her eyes. They were red and swollen, as if she had been crying all night. She shook her head and thought that she was overthinking. She must have been frightened by someone last night and did not sleep well.
That's all.
When they went downstairs, the housekeeper said that Bei Xijue and Lin Yue'er had already gone to the company and asked her to have a good rest at home today.
Shangguan Tang felt a little disappointed. It seemed that this was the first time that he didn't wait for her, and moreover, he went with another woman. What would they do? Will he treat Lin Yue'er like he did to her before?
?
She forced herself not to think too much. She had obviously made a decision last night. Today, she would do that thing. After that, she and him would be strangers. She couldn't delay it any longer. She was afraid that she would stay here longer.
After being around him for a day, I couldn't control myself from going one step deeper. Knowing that there would be no results, why not end it as soon as possible?
At four o'clock in the afternoon, the busy Bei Xijue answered a phone call. The tight curve of his jaw softened a little. He put down the pen in his hand and listened carefully to the familiar voice on the phone.
"I heard that right, you actually took the initiative to call me?"
Bei Xijue joked jokingly, but Shangguantang on the other end of the phone couldn't laugh. He held the phone for a long time not knowing what to say.