Ji Shiting couldnât help leaning over, grabbing her hand and kissing the womanâs pale but still soft lips.
His heart was beating fast, and his throat seemed to be blocked. The man closed his eyes, and when he opened them again, they were bloodshot.
âShengge.â He called her name. âSorry Iâm late.â
The womanâs eyelashes fluttered, and she opened her eyes.
âShiting?â She looked confused, as if she was dreaming.
Ji Shiting looked into her watery eyes and couldnât help feeling emotional.
âItâs me.â He picked up her hand and kissed it. âYouâre amazing and brave. Thank you for giving me so many surprises.â
âHave you seen the babies?â Ye Shengge was too tired. Although she had woken up, she was so dazed that she thought she was dreaming. âI havenât seen them yetââ¬Â¦ I only remember the nurse saying that one is a boy and the other is a girl.â
Ji Shiting was shocked again.
âA boy and a girl?â He said and smiled. âVery good. Now we have both boys and girls. We wonât have any more kids.â
âYouâve said that before.â Ye Shengge smiled. She was pale and weak, but her eyes were shining. âIt hurt when I was giving birth. Thatâs what you said.â
âReally?â He lifted her hand and put it down on the bed before kissing it. âDoes it still hurt?â
âIt doesnât hurt that much anymore,â she said. She couldnât help retracting her hand from his kiss, and the confusion in her eyes intensified. âIt ticklesââ¬Â¦ Am I really dreaming?â
This feelingââ¬Â¦ was too real.
âWhat do you think?â
âI hope itâs not a dream.â Her voice had lowered. âI want you to be by my side when I wake up.â
Ji Shiting felt his heart ache. He swallowed hard and looked at her face longingly.
He wanted to protect her and the children even in his dreams.
However, he still had many things to do. Most importantly, he knew that Old Yuan was right. He hadnât found the people who had tried to kill him yet, so he couldnât put her and the children at any risk.
âSorry, Shengge,â he said. âWait for me for a bit longer.â
She nodded and said, âItâs alright. You can wait as long as you want. I know youâre doing this for me and the children.â
He had said that he wanted to create the best future for their childrne, so he would definitely find a way to nip all the dangerous factors in the bud.
Ye Shengge always remembered.
Ji Shiting saw how trusting she was, and his eyes welled up with warm tears. He took a few deep breaths to suppress his emotions.n/o/vel/b//in dot c//om
âGo to sleep,â he said. âDonât be afraid. Iâm fine. Itâs just not convenient for me to come back yet.â
The woman couldnât open her eyes. Obviously, labor had exhausted her.
Ye Shengge seemed to realize something when she heard that. She felt the man put down her hand and she suddenly clenched it.
She seemed to be struggling to stay awake, but she didnât last long before falling asleep.
Ji Shiting looked at her for a while and recalled that the woman had completely forgotten about the misunderstanding that night after getting drunk. He picked up her hand and left a deep bite mark on it.
She should now know that she wasnât dreaming.