She curled up slightly and buried her face in the pillow. After a while, she broke out in sweat. In a daze, she felt a warm and moist towel wiping her face and neck.
Moderate strength, serious and careful.
Growing up, Yu Ruanruan was a wild child wallowing in the mud.
She had not been cared for carefully. She had to get up by herself when she fell. When she was sick, she dragged herself through it and let her condition get better on its own.
She never expected someone to take care of her gently and patiently when she was sick and vulnerable.
Not being criticized or scolded or beaten is a gift from God to her.
She hopes Changchang can have those cares and cares that are beyond her reach.
I want to protect this little girl.
But she was used to being independent, and she only knew how to take care of herself, because to take care of herself, she only needed to endure the pain and make herself numb and strong.
Taking care of a young child is like taking care of a delicate flower bud, which needs sunshine, rain and dew, and a mild living environment.
These are all too unfamiliar to Yu Ruanruan, who grew up in a harsh environment.
But now, in a daze, she felt a pair of familiar hands taking care of her.
Yu Ruanruan thought she was dreaming.
In the dream, she returned to her very, very young age, where she was the only person who cared for her in her memory.
His thin back was obviously skinny, but in her small world, he was an unparalleled hero.
As long as he is around, she will not be afraid.
"elder brother……"
The girl in her sleep curled up into a ball, like an insecure little animal.
Huo Xu wiped the sweat from her neck and heard her murmuring in a low voice.
His expression changed.
The brothers of the Yu family hurt her so deeply, but she still thinks of them in her heart, and even calls her brother in her dreams.
A trace of jealousy inevitably arises in my heart.
Huo Xu thought of himself.
How much weight does he still have in her heart? Maybe once she goes abroad to study after the college entrance examination, she will completely forget about him?
There was only one wall lamp on in the bedroom, it was late at night, and the air humidifier was working quietly.
On the mattress, the older girl was hugging the younger one. They closed their eyes and fell asleep. Because the fever had just subsided, their cheeks were as red as ripe apples.
Huo Xu put the towel back into the basin, sat on the edge of the bed, and stared at Yu's soft sleeping face for a long time with his deep phoenix eyes.
My heart felt a little tingling for no reason.
He desperately tried to catch her, but she still let him go little by little.
He was left alone to perish in hell.
Should he let go? Let her go free?
This thought was like a sharp and piercing knife, stirring in his heart. Should he let go? He couldn't do it...
Huo Xu suddenly stood up, carrying a basin and a hot towel, and left the bedroom solemnly.
After he left, the temperature in the room seemed to drop a few degrees with his departure.
Yu Ruanruan hugged herself tightly unconsciously, and she began to feel uneasy in her dream.
Those long-lasting memories engraved in the bones come one after another.
She was wearing tattered clothes and bare feet, huddled in the dark basement.
There was a stench of rot everywhere, and cockroaches and mice were scurrying around on the ground.
She squatted numbly, her body weak from the high fever and severely dehydrated, as if there was a fire burning in her body.
She rarely cries.
Even though she was only a few years old, she already knew that her tears were not valuable, and no one would feel sorry for her or satisfy her demands just because she cried.
Especially when facing bad people, only by being obedient and not making noises can you protect yourself to the greatest extent.
But now, she couldn't control her tears.
Because she knew that from this moment on, the only person in the world who loved and cared about her was separated from her.
She was so young that even her memory was vague.
Where was she taken by the bad guys?
How far did you travel?
She didn't know anything.
She can't go back.
She and her eldest brother were separated forever...
The heartbreaking emotion gradually became uncontrollable, and tears poured out crazily.
Yu Ruanruan began to choke, from choking quietly at first to sobbing softly, and then to crying louder and louder.
"Brother...brother...I want to go home...take me home!"
She cried until she was out of breath.
"boom--"
The bedroom door was hurriedly pushed open, and the man quickly walked to the bed with a sullen face. He didn't know what he was saying. He saw the girl on the bed with her eyes closed, her face flushed, tears and cold sweat wet the pillow, and even her forehead.
His veins were all prominent due to his excitement.
Huo Xu bent down and patted the girl's back. He frowned, not daring to exert any force for fear of disturbing the nightmare girl even more. "Ruanruan, wake up, you're having a nightmare."
"I want to go home..." Yu Ruanruan choked, making a hoarse voice in her throat, as if she would suffocate at any time due to lack of breath.
"Ruanruan! Wake up!"
Seeing that he couldn't wake her up no matter how he screamed, Huo Xu was very panicked. He held her wrist, pulled her up, and hugged her hard, "Don't be afraid, it's all a dream! It's just a nightmare. I'm sorry, I'm sorry...
"
His phoenix eyes turned scarlet red, and the girl's almost crazy emotions made him at a loss. He tightened his arms tightly and hugged her, his heart was trembling, and he apologized without a clue.
"sorry Sorry……"
He didn't know why he said sorry.
Sorry for what?
I'm sorry, I shouldn't have walked away just now, I shouldn't have left you alone with nightmares.
I'm sorry, I shouldn't have had the thought of letting go.
Once ignored by everyone and riddled with wounds, you have closed your heart and refused to let anyone get close to you. How could I bear to leave you alone for the rest of your life?
I'm sorry that I couldn't respond to you when you loved me the most.
When you were disappointed, sad, and in pain, I failed to guard you and protect you.
Huo Xu took a deep breath, his scarlet eyes gradually became moist due to the girl's sobs, and his chest heaved violently, "I'm sorry..."
Yu Ruanruan's emotions gradually calmed down, and as the man apologized in a low and hoarse voice, he slowly opened his tear-stained eyelashes.
There was a moment of fragmentation and blankness in the almond-shaped eyes that were swollen from crying.
what happened?
She was half sitting on the bed, her body held tightly in the man's arms.
He hugged her so hard that she could even feel the knotted muscles on his arms trembling slightly from the exertion.
The dense body contact squeezed her lungs and she was about to suffocate.
"Huo Xu, what's wrong with you? Ahem..."
Yu Ruoruan coughed, pushed him, and inadvertently wiped his cheek with the back of his hand, but felt a line of wet tears.
She was slightly startled.
So she cried just now?
The memories in the dream came one after another, and Yu Ruanruan blinked and recalled those scattered fragments.
She buried her face in her hands and wiped the tears from her eyes.
"woke up?"
Huo Xu came back to his senses, held her shoulders with his palms, and let go of the tight embrace. His eyes were full of worry, "You just had a nightmare."
"I know."
Yu Ruoruan reached out and grabbed her hair, grabbing all the messy long hair to the back of her head, but the soft hair still collapsed and fell on her cheeks.
She remembered it all.
Just now, she seemed to have had a long-lasting dream.