Li Xiao's heart instantly felt intense pain, and he immediately turned around cautiously and sat down by the bed.

"Xiaotang? Don't be afraid, I'm here..."

He spoke softly while carefully wiping away the tears from the corners of her eyes.

In the dream, Cai Xiaotang seemed to feel something. When she heard the sound, she immediately grabbed his hand tighter and even brought it closer to his cheek.

But his body still couldn't help but tremble slightly.

In the dream, she was standing in the dark basement.

It was obvious that he was feeling cold all over due to nervousness, but for some reason, there was a steady stream of warmth coming from his palms.

Is it Li Xiao...

She seemed to feel him...

But……

"what are you waiting for?"

A chilling voice sounded.

Following the man's voice, a pistol fell into Cai Xiaotang's hand.

She stared down at the thing in her hand blankly.

Apart from that gun, there is no room for anything else in my eyes.

It seems like a devil is whispering in my ears——

"kill him……"

"Otherwise, I will kill Li Xiao..."

Cai Xiaotang's whole body froze suddenly, and she felt that her surroundings instantly darkened.

She seemed to be falling towards a bottomless abyss.

It was dark all around.

I don't know when I will fall to pieces.

Where is Li Xiao?

Where is Li Xiao?

Is he in danger?

no……

He can't do anything for her!

She wants to go back and save him!

Cai Xiaotang struggled desperately, trying to open her eyes.

But I don't know why, but my whole body is limp and I can't exert any strength.

at this time--

"Xiaotang, I'm..."

"I'm here, so there's nothing to fear..."

"I am right beside you……"

A familiar voice seemed to break through the darkness and merge into a ray of light.

Cai Xiaotang seemed to have been suddenly given a reassurance. She watched helplessly as the light seemed to have an entity, wrapping her up and isolating all the darkness around her.

"Li...Li Xiao?"

Cai Xiaotang whispered his name softly.

Then he frowned in confusion.

"You...are okay..."

"Well, of course I'm fine."

Li Xiao listened to Cai Xiaotang's ravings and locked hands with her.

The fingertips of the other hand couldn't help but slide across her face, tapping her cheek gently.

"So you can go to sleep? I'm right here and I'm not going anywhere, okay?"

Cai Xiaotang did not respond again.

But his body, which had been shaking a little since just now, finally relaxed a little.

Finally, he no longer muttered those words in a low voice that made people feel distressed.

But he still held Li Xiao firmly in his hand and did not let go.

Li Xiao looked at her with some distress and amusement, and tentatively twitched his hand.

Cai Xiaotang reacted almost instantly. As if she was afraid that he would snatch away something precious, she immediately hugged him tighter, and even pulled her into the quilt and covered her chest tightly.

After noticing the subtle touch under his hands, Li Xiao's expression changed slightly.

Then he couldn't help but chuckle, and simply adjusted his posture and leaned against the wall.

never mind.

Seeing how pitiful a certain little puffer fish is now, he, the "injured", should just keep her company.

I don’t know who the escort is...

When she wakes up tomorrow, he will have to "blackmail" her...

…

the next day--

Cai Xiaotang could hardly sleep in the comfort of the rest of the night. It wasn't until the sun had risen that she opened her eyes in a daze.

Then I immediately felt that I was holding something in my arms.

She subconsciously reached out and touched it.

Then the thing in my arms suddenly moved!

"Fuck! What the hell!"

Unexpectedly, the other party was still a "living creature". Cai Xiaotang's drowsiness was instantly driven away, and she sat up from the bed like a carp!

Then……

Then I saw someone sitting beside the bed, leaning leisurely against the wall.

Then he deliberately moved the hand that he had just thrown out of the quilt, and said in a long voice.

"Hey...is there a certain person who is too good at betraying others? He held my hand and slept all night, and he didn't even open his eyes in the morning, so he just threw him out?"

"I……"

Cai Xiaotang looked at him blankly, as if she understood what he was saying, but at the same time she seemed not to understand at all.

Why did she sleep holding Li Xiao's hand all night?

Shouldn't he just stay in his hospital bed?

Why did you come to him?

"Why...why aren't you in your own bed?"

Cai Xiaotang simply asked directly.

Li Xiao raised his eyebrows. He originally wanted to say that she had a nightmare last night, but he was afraid of bringing back bad memories, so he could only smile and ask: "Why do you think it is?"

Cai Xiaotang didn't speak, and the fragmented memories in her mind gradually became clear.

yesterday……

She seemed to dream that she was back in the basement again...

And very scared...

later……

It seemed like she heard someone talking to her, telling her not to be afraid, he would always be with her.

So...she made some noise in her sleep and Li Xiao came over?

"You couldn't be... sitting here all night, right?"

She asked almost subconsciously.

Li Xiao did not answer directly, and deliberately said in a tired tone.

"Oh, my only movable arm has been hugged as a pillow all night. Now it's numb and I can't even feel it. I guess I can't even lift chopsticks. I don't know... will anyone feed me today?

Maybe I won’t be able to move for a few days... It would be better if I had soup stewed by myself..."
To be continued...