Chapter 119 - 119: 117: Squinting Eyes, Like a Gentle Little Kitten

She couldn’t describe the feeling in her heart!

Liu Sisi finally made it home before nightfall, stumbling and bumping into things along the way.

Di Yelei still hadn’t come back, but Sister Guihua was playing with YingEr. Seeing her return, Guihua breathed a sigh of relief.

“Sisi, why is your face so pale? Is your wound still hurting?”

No wonder Guihua asked. Liu Sisi’s hand was still holding a string of paper-wrapped parcels, which were the medicinal materials Dr. He had prepared for her.

“Ah? I… I’m fine.”

Liu Sisi looked at the medicine sack in her hand and couldn’t remember how she had picked it up, totally spaced out.

Guihua examined her carefully for a moment, and then touched her forehead, “Ay! You have a fever, no wonder your face is so pale. You better go lie down for a while. Dinner is ready, I’ll go boil the medicine for you first, and you can eat after you drink the medicine.”

Liu Sisi didn’t refuse. Just walking back home had drained all her energy.

Her injuries, fever, lack of rest, and extreme anxiety had already worn her out. She went back to her room, collapsed on her bed, and fell into a deep sleep.

In a daze, she seemed to hear Di Yelei’s deep and mellow voice in her ears.

Through the haze, she seemed to see Di Yelei’s face right in front of her, reaching out to support her and pouring soup medicine into her stomach, one mouthful at a time.

She wanted to see his face clearly and whether he had gotten thinner.

She wanted to express her worries and accompany him.

She wanted to tell him that she had always believed he wasn’t the killer.

His image in front of her eyes was sometimes close, sometimes far away, but she could never see his face clearly. His voice was so gentle that it was intoxicating…

But where was he? Why wouldn’t he come back!

Confused, she couldn’t resist the overwhelming drowsiness and fell asleep once more.

In her dreams, Di Yelei held her tenderly, pampering and loving her over and over again. The two were inseparable and playful to their heart’s content…

She was intoxicated, lost in this beautiful spring dream.

Never to awaken!

The moment she woke up, Liu Sisi jumped out of bed! Had Ye Lei come back?

Quickly putting on her shoes, Liu Sisi went straight to the kitchen, but didn’t see anyone. She turned around and hurried to the firewood room. Usually, he would be chopping firewood in the firewood room at this time, but there was still no one here.

She didn’t give up and went around the front and back of the house.

Then she ran out of the courtyard, opened the main entrance, and searched for traces of his presence.

Still no one!

Her legs went limp, and she sat down on the threshold, burying her head in her arms. She hugged herself, feeling dizzy.

It was so cold! So cold!

The early autumn weather was pleasant, but her heart was cold.

“Sisi.”

Liu Sisi closed her eyes and couldn’t help but laugh bitterly. She had hallucinated again, hearing Di Yelei’s gentle call to her name.

“Sisi, don’t sit here, the ground is cold. Let’s go to bed and sleep!” His voice came again.

Immediately, a familiar figure appeared in her line of sight.

Liu Sisi closed her eyes tightly, frustrated, covering her ears. This time she must be really sick, not only hearing things but even seeing things. And the figure was so clear.

“Ah! How can you not take care of yourself? Look how sick you are, yet you’re running around everywhere. Let me see, is your head still hot?”

As the illusion spoke, his hand touched her forehead.

It felt so cold, and Liu Sisi closed her eyes in comfort, leaning her face into his touch, sweetly like a little kitten asking for affection.

“Sisi, dear, you’ll feel better once the fever is gone. Come on! Let me carry you in.” With that, he bent down and scooped her up into his arms.

“Ah! Ye, Ye Lei–”

Liu Sisi stared in surprise at the man before her, unable to tell if she was dreaming or awake.

“It’s really me, your husband. Sisi, I’m back! I promised you I’d return safely. Look, I’ve made it.”

“You… you really came back.”

She couldn’t help but reach up to touch his face.

He had returned, truly standing in front of her, not just a dream!

In that instant, Liu Sisi felt a surge of life and energy, as if the sky had suddenly brightened.

Di Yelei half-teasingly remarked, “Silly girl! I’ve only been gone for a dozen days, and you end up like this. If I go away again in the future… what will you do?”

“Don’t you dare say that!”

Liu Sisi exclaimed, quickly raising her hand to cover his mouth.

Di Yelei suddenly chuckled softly.

While her hand was covering his mouth, he playfully rubbed her palm with his stubble and then affectionately bit her fingers.

“Ah!”

The stubble pricked the center of her palm, causing a string of tingling sensations! His gentle bite made her tense up and instantly blush as she withdrew her hand.

Even so, she glowered at him and said, “You’re not allowed to talk like that ever again! I believe in you, I know you didn’t kill Big Mouth Li.”

Di Yelei’s advancing steps suddenly halted as he looked intently into her eyes.

“You figured that out?”

Gazing deeply into each other’s eyes, the two exchanged a heartfelt silence. Overwhelmed by emotion, Di Yelei couldn’t resist bending down to press a light kiss on the corner of her mouth.

After a moment, he continued forward and opened the room door, carrying Liu Sisi back to the bed. He then pulled the thin quilt over her.

“I didn’t kill Big Mouth Li! You can rest easy and sleep. Once you wake up, I’ll tell you the whole story, alright?”

“No, I need to hear it now. I still have to go to the small town, I have to right now…”

Liu Sisi hurriedly explained, as the Miss of Gan Family was waiting for her lessons—even though she had never actually attended one.

“No excuses, just rest! Money is important, but your health comes first. Go to sleep, I’ll stay right by your side!”

Di Yelei strongly and assertively declared!

“…Such a tyrant.”

Murmuring, Liu Sisi closed her eyes with a faint smile, tightly gripping his hand in both of hers.

He had returned, and it was so lovely to have him by her side!

Di Yelei’s gaze was intense as he stared at her sleeping face, not wanting to blink.

He had originally planned to stay hidden, but he couldn’t stop worrying about the little woman who constantly occupied his thoughts, so he returned.

He wasn’t the one who committed the crime, why should he act guilty? Why should he hide so that the real killer could go unpunished?

It was nonsense!

At noontime, the stern and serious Zuo Xingyu arrived again.

As soon as he entered, he got straight to the point, “You’re Di Yelei, right? I am Zuo Xingyu, a constable. I’ve come to inquire about information related to Big Mouth Li’s murder. I hope you can tell the truth and cooperate with our investigation.”

Di Yelei nodded, “Even if you hadn’t come to see me, I would have sought you out. Ask anything you want, I’ll be completely candid.”