"What?"
Quan Shi didn't hear clearly, so he bent down and put his ear to Shen Shenxue's mouth, trying to hear her murmur clearly, but he only heard her shouting vaguely: "Don't go, I'm afraid."
I'm afraid, these three words hit Quan Shi's body like an electric current, making it difficult for him to take another step.
In the memory that was almost a long time ago, the girl just pulled his sleeve and cried out these three words. However, now he can no longer stay with her to comfort her.
By some strange coincidence, Quan Shi sat on the edge of the bed, opened his mouth but did not say anything, he just said silently in his heart: I won't leave.
Shen Shenxue seemed to calm down, her wrinkles gradually relaxed, and her breathing became calmer.
The corner of Quan Shi's mouth curled up unconsciously, as if he was proud, and he said softly: "You are a woman who is afraid sometimes. I thought you were fearless."
The person on the bed seemed to have heard what he said, reaching out to hold his arm in his arms, unwilling to let go as if mischievously, with a faint smile on his lips.
However, in the corner of his eye, a tear slipped quietly.
Quan Shi reached out to brush it off for her, and the little bit of warmth penetrated from his fingers into his heart, making him sure that the tears shed by this woman wearing a heavy mask would also be warm.
"Shen Shenxue, what did you dream about?" Quan Shi asked in his heart.
But he knew he might never know the answer.
This woman's heart is as deep as the bottom of the sea. It's not as simple as his little lark. Her emotions and sorrows are always on her face, and you can understand them at a glance.
…
In the dream, the little girl hugged brother Ayuan's hand. He reached out and gently stroked the girl's hair and said, "Don't be afraid, brother is here. Brother is not going anywhere. He is here to accompany you."
Shen Shenxue took a deep breath and slowly opened her eyes, only to see a blurry figure sitting with his back to her, with one hand held in her arms.
The sun shone in slantingly, and the back became warm, like brother Ayuan's hand in the dream.
"Brother Ayuan." Shen Shenxue shouted in a voice that only she could hear.
The person sitting seemed to be aware of it and turned his head, revealing his stern face.
When he saw Shen Shenxue looking at him dreamily, he couldn't help but be stunned for a moment, then he came back to his senses, withdrew his arm and said in a cold tone: "Are you awake?"
Shen Shenxue also woke up immediately. She suppressed all the emotions in her eyes and turned back to the cold Lilith.
He recalled that he fell down in the wine cellar, and at this moment, he was lying on the bed in the room, holding Quan Shi's arms in his arms.
Did he just sit by the bed and wait until he woke up
Was it him who rescued him
Quan Shi seemed to understand what she was thinking, and frowned, feeling a little inexplicably embarrassed.
"I'm not here to care for patients. You'd better take care of yourself." He turned his head and said coldly, "Next time something happens, someone may not happen to meet you to save you."
"Humph." Shen Shenxue smiled bitterly in her heart, knowing that it was all her imagination. But she still smiled and said in a soft voice: "It sounds like you are worried about me?"
Quan Shi glanced at her and hummed: "Thinking too much."
"Yeah?"
Shen Shenxue gently touched Quan Shi's arm with one hand, from the wrist all the way up, with an extremely charming movement that made Quan Shi's Adam's apple move.
Shen Shenxue was keenly aware of this action. She rested her chin on Quan Shi's shoulder, and the hot breath from her nose brushed Quan Shi's neck from time to time.
"Hiss—" She suddenly took a breath of air and frowned as if in great pain.
Quan Shi subconsciously turned around and looked at her forehead, but out of the corner of his eye he caught a glimpse of the sly smile in her eyes that showed her plan had succeeded.
"This is called duplicity, right?" Shen Shenxue tilted her head slightly and looked at him.
Looking at it from this angle, Shen Shenxue's expression was a bit naughty.
Quan Shi was stunned, feeling that the scene in front of him was inexplicably familiar.
There was a faint pain in his heart. At this moment, he was eager for warmth, for someone to pat him gently on the back and tell him: "It's okay, everything will be fine."
Affected by this feeling, Quan Shi reached out and lifted a few strands of hair from Shen Shenxue's forehead, stretched out his neck and kissed her gently between the eyebrows.
As gentle as the snowflakes in early winter, as cautious as a lover.
Shen Shenxue's smile froze, and she felt her heartbeat speeding up, which was a bad omen.
When he looked up again, he saw Quan Shi with a playful smile on his lips and said, "How is it? Is this the effect you want?"
Shen Shenxue frowned and suddenly felt that it was boring. She reached out and pushed Quan Shi, pulled up the quilt and was about to lie down again.
Quan Shi grabbed his wrist, and then his whole body was pulled into a warm embrace.
A faint fragrance filled the nose, and the man's soft words came to the ear: "Hold me."
I don't know if it was her own misunderstanding, but Shen Shenxue heard pleading, loneliness and sadness in these three words.
And this person's embrace is actually so warm.
Unconsciously, she stretched out her hand to wrap around Quan Shi's waist, and raised one hand to pat Quan Shi's back gently.
Quan Shi felt Shen Shenxue's movements and his body froze.
"Who are you?" he asked again.
Why, this woman could always inadvertently evoke the emotions deep in his heart, always making him unable to help but fall in even though he knew the danger.
Quan Shi felt that he had stepped on the edge of the swamp. If he took another step forward, he would be in danger.
But in the face of such danger, he felt an inexplicable sense of security.
Twice, this woman saved herself twice without asking.
And he had an unreasonable hunch that when he encountered danger in the future, this woman would choose to protect him again.
Will she
Why would she do this if it wasn't for love
Quan Shi suddenly had a strong desire to see clearly into Shen Shenxue's heart. Even if there was a danger of falling into the quagmire, he wanted to go down and have a look for himself to see what kind of thoughts were wrapped in the depths surrounded by dangers.
"Don't you want me to love you?" Quan Shi put his lips close to Shen Shenxue's ear and said, "You do chores here every day, how can you make me fall in love with you?"
Shen Shenxue slowly raised the corners of her lips and said, "Sir, do you want to change my job for me?"
Quan Shi put more force on his hands and brought the person into his arms. The two hearts seemed to be beating at the same frequency, making it difficult to tell whose heartbeat was so clear and powerful.
He said: "If you want a chance, I will give you a chance. You have to take advantage of it."
After saying that, he let go of her.
Shen Shenxue looked into the depths of Quan Shi's eyes. She didn't know how many unknown things were hidden there, but now, she seemed to see something cold slowly melting.
She kissed Quan Shi gently on the lips, as if in response to the kiss between the eyebrows.
"Thank you... sir."