Night Owl looked down at her, his eyes showing a doting and pity that he himself was not aware of, "Aren't you suffering from insomnia?"
"Well, I suffered from insomnia before, but I shouldn't have insomnia today..." She murmured, burying her face deeper into his chest.
There was more tenderness in Night Owl's eyes.
The hot water in the bathtub was steaming and the air was filled with mist. Night Owl was lying in it, and she was sleeping with her back against his chest. Night Owl was tall, and she lay on him, held in his arms with his long arms and legs, making her look even smaller.
In Ye Xiao's mind, the scenes from ten years ago and the present overlapped. He couldn't help but kiss the top of her head, and his big palm clasped her ten fingers tightly, resting on her belly. Having missed a whole ten years, it was still a pity to think about it now.
"Do you want to talk to me about your business?" Night Owl asked in a calm voice.
"Mine? Mine what?"
"You can say whatever you want about these ten years." He really wanted to know how she had lived these ten years. Happy or sad, he could no longer experience or share them with her, but he still wanted to hear her tell him.
"These ten years..." Bai Suye murmured, squinting her eyes sleepily, resting her head on his shoulder, and thinking back on the past ten years, she seemed to have lived in a daze. It was not until the day he appeared in Country S that her world gradually became clear again.
She turned around and laid on Night Owl's shoulder. "In the past few years, I lived in a daze every day and often suffered from insomnia. Occasionally, when I finally fell asleep, I would have nightmares. In my dreams, I was always shot to death by you. The sky was full of blood..."
Night Owl's breathing tightened and he interrupted her, "No need to elaborate on the contents of nightmares. Dreams are the opposite of reality."
Kill her
If he could do that, he wouldn't be in so much pain. And, he suffered for a full ten years.
Bai Suyue smiled. She was clearly talking about her past, but Ye Xiao's expression looked much more serious than hers.
"Later, my old lady at home was worried that I would die at any time if I continued to suffer like this. So, I took a leave of absence from the Ministry of Defense, saw many psychiatrists, and took a lot of different medicines..."
Night Owl's breathing became heavier and heavier.
"What happened next?" The voice was dark, low and hoarse, with a slight change of tone.
"Later..." Bai Suye thought for a moment, "Later, I got much better. At least, I no longer had to rely on drugs to sustain myself."
"Then why did you start taking these medicines again recently?"
“A relapse.”
Night Owl held up her little face, lifted her up, and looked at her with a deeper look, "Because of me?"
Bai Suye did not speak again, as he felt that Ye Xiao was asking questions even though he knew the answer. She just closed her eyes, hugged Ye Xiao's neck tightly with her arms, and buried her face deeply in his shoulder as if seeking comfort.
Ye Xiao did not ask any more questions. He felt a sense of tenderness and love spreading and spreading, gradually filling his heart. He just hugged her tightly.
Half an hour later...
She really lay in the bathtub and fell asleep on him. Night Owl carried her out, took a towel to dry her wetness, and then wrapped her in a bathrobe before putting her on the bed.
… …
Bai Suye was sleeping in a daze, but she could still feel the presence of the man beside her.
As soon as she lay on the bed, she subconsciously leaned towards him, her hands instinctively wrapped around his waist. This small action stirred up waves in Ye Xiao's heart. In a trance, he felt that he was indeed needed by her. At least, at this moment...
He let her rest her head on his arm. When she moved, the bathrobe slipped off her body, exposing one shoulder. On the shoulder, the old wound was still there - it was from the gunshot he had fired.
Night Owl's breathing became heavier, and he rubbed the small wound with his thumb for a long time. Finally, he hugged her tightly.
I just wish...
From then on, they never hurt each other again.
——
This night.
Bai Suye slept very comfortably.
When he woke up in the morning, Ye Xiao was talking on the phone in the corridor outside the room. Bai Suye seemed to hear something about the remaining two contracts, and he became much more awake.
"You guys talk to them first. As for the other details, I will go there in person next month." Ye Xiao's voice was always calm and composed.
"Yes, sign both contracts together, the sooner the better."
Bai Suye could no longer hear what Ye Xiao was talking about. She was no longer sleepy at all, and all she could remember was him saying the sooner the better...
Through the glass door, she stared at his back in a daze. Outside the window, the thin morning light shone over and cast a shadow on him, making him not as cold as before, but vaguely a little warmer.
Bai Suye really wants to grasp this warmth...
Everything that happened last night made her so greedy...
But could she really catch it? She had no confidence at all.
As if there was a tacit understanding, Ye Xiao, who was on the phone, suddenly turned around. His eyes suddenly met hers. Bai Suye did not look away, but instead, her eyes curved and she sat up from the quilt.
"I'll hang up first. I have something else to do here." Ye Xiao's mind could no longer focus on the phone.
After saying a few simple words, he hung up the phone.
Open the glass door and come in from outside.
Bai Suyue had already gotten out of bed and wrapped herself in her pajamas.
"Did I wake you up?" asked Night Owl.
"No, I woke up naturally." Bai Suye smiled and tied her hair up lazily, "I'll go wash up first. But, I'll make you whatever you want to eat in the morning."
"You do it? How?"
"Isn't there a kitchen in the room? I was so bored living here before, so I bought some ingredients and learned to cook something. I can't make anything complicated, but I can make simple porridge." She said as she walked towards the bathroom.
After a while, her voice came from the bathroom. She looked much more energetic than before.
Night Owl replied outside: "Well, I have no objection."
"Then sit for a while. I'll get ready after I wash up."
Night Owl said "hmm" and turned around to make a phone call. It seemed that she was calling her last attending physician. She then remembered that she had to get her test results today.
———
Bai Suye went into the kitchen to cook porridge, a very simple salty porridge.
Ye Xiao stood outside the kitchen and looked at her. He was wearing trousers and a pullover, with bare feet on the carpet. He looked simple and neat. Bai Suye raised her head and saw him, and her eyes could not be taken away.
"You're not planning on standing here forever, are you?" she spoke first.
"Just do your thing and don't worry about me." Night Owl didn't move and still stood there.
“…” No matter how thick-skinned you are, you will feel uncomfortable under his gaze.