For more than an hour, Baili Xia felt like she was in the ocean, floating and sinking.
Unable to distinguish east from west, nor did she know where she was.
Her mind was blank, but there was one sentence in her heart, constantly lingering.
"Marry me, let me protect you for a lifetime, okay? Girl, is that okay?"
She really wanted to say yes, but she didn't have the courage...
...
After the storm had settled, Mu Xiaojiu dressed her himself, then picked up the weak girl.
Taking advantage of the fact that no one could see, he carried her back to the main house, went upstairs to her room.
Baili Xia was gently placed on the bed, his careful actions not at all matching the cold impression he gave to others.
She should be intoxicated by his tenderness, yet an uneasy emotion lingered in her heart, no matter how hard she tried to dispel it.
"I have a lot of things to deal with, sleep alone tonight, okay?"
Mu Xiaojiu stood by the bed, leaning down to look at her.
