After ending the call with Chen Chunyao, Xu Tingyu buried herself under the covers and went to sleep.
The continuous travels had made her fall asleep almost as soon as her head touched the pillow.
In her dream, she saw Xu Jia.
The young boy was as clear - eyed as in her memory. He was wearing the spring school uniform and standing in the garden of the Xu family's old mansion.
"Sister, everything is coming back to life in spring. The peach tree I like the most is also in bloom. Look, it's so beautiful," he said.
Xu Tingyu looked at what was in his hand.
The bright - eyed young boy was holding a branch of peach blossoms.
She wanted to respond to him, but for some reason, it felt like there was a ball of cotton in her throat, and she couldn't make a sound.
Somehow, although Xu Jia was still smiling at her, tears were streaming down his eyes.
"Sister, I really want to eat peaches. The peaches from our family's tree are the most delicious ones," he said.
"But I can't eat them. Sister, my heart hurts so much. No, I don't have a heart."
"Sister, why don't I have a heart?"
"Where is my heart? Why haven't I found my heart until now?"
...
The tears that Xu Jia shed turned blood - red, and his whole body was turning gray.
Xu Tingyu couldn't make a sound. She rushed towards him anxiously.
But she could never touch him.
In the end, she could only watch helplessly as Xu Jia was engulfed by the raging fire and slowly burned to ashes in front of her.
"No!"
She could finally shout.
But at the moment she shouted, she also opened her eyes.
She didn't know how many hours she had slept. The room was still very dark, and only the bedside night - light emitted a faint glow.
It was just a dream.
She let out a soft breath. Only when she felt the coolness on her face did she realize that she had been crying at some point.
Did Xu Jia come to her dream to ask for his heart? Was he blaming her for not finding the truth yet?
Just as she was in a daze, a hand suddenly appeared on her waist.
She trembled all over and immediately let out a scream.
However, the next second, the familiar, fresh scent came over, and a figure had already pressed down on her.
"Qi Shifeng, why are you here?"
Because she had just woken up crying, there was a thick nasal sound in her voice, making this sentence seem less like a question and more like a coquettish complaint.
Qi Shifeng came with a raging fire in his heart.
He even thought that he didn't want to take things slowly anymore. He might as well just grab her back and imprison her by his side.
So that she could never leave his sight again.
In that way, she would only be able to see him in her eyes and would never be on guard against him again.
But when he opened the door and saw the small lump on the bed, his heart suddenly softened.
When he walked to the bedside and saw her sleeping so obediently, all his unhappiness disappeared.
It was he, and the Qi family, who had caused her so much harm, turning a nice little girl into such a suspicious and complicated person.
How could he imprison her by his side?
More importantly, what right did he have to blame her?
Even if she hesitated and wavered a hundred times, a thousand times, or ten thousand times.
He should prove his heart a hundred times, a thousand times, and ten thousand times, and win her back.
He didn't want to disturb her, so he quietly lay down beside her. He didn't sleep but propped up on his arm and kept looking at her.
He looked at her for a long time, and then he found that her eyebrows were frowning more and more tightly, and her expression was becoming more and more uneasy.
With a scream, she suddenly woke up.
He didn't even have time to react.
Now, he had her pinned under him. He lowered his head and kissed the corner of her eye. "Don't be afraid. I'm here," he said.
They had parted on bad terms on the phone, and her first words when they met were a question.
But he didn't care at all. He just told her that he was here and that she shouldn't be afraid.
Xu Tingyu was enveloped in his scent. Every breath she took was filled with his faint, cold fragrance.
This gradually calmed her down.
Now, it seemed meaningless to find out how he got here.
She knew that he always had many ways.
Moreover, Kyoto was his territory. It was easy for him to find out where she was, come in, and lie down beside her.
Rather than resist, it was better to submit.
So she relaxed her body and actively hugged his waist.
The man looked at her with his deep, misty black eyes.
"Since you're here, stay with me and sleep for a while. I'm so tired," she said.
This time, she was really being coquettish.
Qi Shifeng was especially fond of this side of her, and she knew it very well.
Sure enough, when he heard that she was tired, a look of heartache flashed in his eyes immediately, and his noble and cold aura became gentle.
He rolled over and lay back beside her. Then he hugged her into his arms and gently patted her back.
"Okay, go to sleep. You can sleep as long as you want."
Although he didn't know that she had also gone to Los Angeles in the middle, just traveling back and forth between New York in these few days was already very tiring.
She was already so thin, and now she looked even thinner.
She really didn't know how to take care of herself.
Xu Tingyu wasn't polite either. She pressed her face against his chest and closed her eyes again.
This man was like a nightmare - dispelling magic weapon. As long as she was in his arms, she hardly ever had nightmares.
Sure enough, she slept soundly this time and had no dreams at all.
When she opened her eyes again, it was already noon the next day.
There was no one beside her, which made her feel a little dazed.
Did Qi Shifeng really come? Or was it just another dream of hers?
But she didn't dwell on it. As soon as she sat up from the bed, the door was pushed open, and a little head poked in.
Youyou had been waiting in the living room impatiently, so he came in to see if his mother was awake.
His father had told him that his mother was very tired and not to wake her up.
Now seeing Xu Tingyu awake, he immediately asked worriedly, "Mom, did I wake you up? I'm sorry."
Xu Tingyu felt the most heart - broken when her son said sorry to her. She quickly reached out her hand and motioned for him to come over.
"Of course not. Mom woke up by herself. Come here and let Mom hug you."
She had been busy with Xie Shu's matter these days and had no time to communicate with Youyou properly.
Would this little kid think that Mom didn't want him again?
Youyou showed a smile, trotted in, took off his shoes, climbed onto the bed, and obediently nestled into Xu Tingyu's arms.
"Mom, I miss you so much, so much, so much."
He really loved being with his mom.
Although Mom hadn't had time to video - chat with him these days, seeing her so soon made him really happy.
"Mom misses Youyou so much, so much, so much too. Did Youyou sleep well last night?"
Xu Tingyu hugged him, and her heart was filled with love.
"I slept very well. And when I woke up, Uncle said he would take me to see Mom. I was even happier," Youyou said with a smile in his voice.
When he woke up, his father wasn't at home, but Uncle came to pick him up and said they were going to see Mom and Dad.
When he heard that Mom was back, he was immediately very excited.