There were lightning and thunder outside the window, and the whole villa was dimmed by the lightning.

Ji Shuyu screamed in fright, got up and ran upstairs.

As she staggered, she slipped on the stairs and her calves hit the stairs, but she didn't even care about the pain.

The fear of thunderstorms was deeply ingrained in her bones and blood, and hadn't lessened in the past ten years...

After running upstairs, she rushed directly into the cloakroom, then hid in the closet trembling, closed the door tightly, and grabbed the clothes inside to cover herself.

The wardrobe wasn't big, and soon sweat started trickling down her back. But she didn't dare move, afraid she'd be discovered, afraid the grandfather would put her in a porcelain jar again...

"Xiuyuan..." She called his name in her heart, tears rolling down her eyes one by one: Please come back soon, I'm afraid...

She begged weakly in her heart, but at this time a voice sounded in her heart, saying: Gu Xiuyuan went to find Su Yan, he will not come back.

He will never care about Su Yan again after she comes back.

From childhood to adulthood, between her and Su Yan, she had never been his choice...

…

Her cell phone was left downstairs. She couldn't call for help, had no idea of time, and didn't know how long she had been huddled in the closet. She only felt the air gradually becoming thinner, and her hair and clothes were soaked with sweat.

Hiding in the closet of the cloakroom, the sounds outside became faint, but it was this silence that magnified her fear.

She always felt that there were footsteps approaching from afar. The person was humming a song while searching in the bedroom. The clothes hanger slid across the wall and door panel, making a clacking sound...

He smiled and called her name: Xiaoyu~~

No, don't come over here...

She shook her head tremblingly, and even though she bit her wrists, she couldn't stop sobbing.

Help, someone can save me...

The smiling, distorted face in my mind kept appearing in front of my eyes and I couldn't get rid of it no matter how hard I tried.

"Xiao Yu..."

The sudden sound outside the closet made her break out in a sweat!

Her eyes widened in shock and she covered her mouth to prevent herself from screaming.

Someone was calling her, and he found her!!

don't want……

She covered her ears tightly, shook her head in rejection, and her whole body was shaking like a sieve.

She watched in horror as the door cracked open and the light flickered through the gap, and the blood in her body began to flow backwards...

"Xiaoyu, it's me..."

A soft, familiar voice came from outside the wardrobe, followed by soft music.

The door of the wardrobe was slowly opened, the sound of music gradually became clearer, and the light from the mobile phone illuminated the small space in the wardrobe.

"Xiao Yu." Gu Xiuyuan called her name softly, as if he was afraid of startling her.

"Xiuyuan?" Ji Shuyu couldn't believe it.

When the wardrobe door was completely opened, she could clearly see the man squatting in front of the wardrobe.

It’s really him!

"Xiuyuan!!" she screamed and threw herself into his arms.

Gu Xiuyuan was nearly knocked down by the impact of this force, but fortunately he was prepared and grabbed the wardrobe with one hand and held her firmly with the other.

She was already drenched in sweat, and her whole body was shaking...

Like a drowning person grabbing a piece of driftwood, she hugged him, tightening her arms and bursting into tears.

"Why did you come back just now? I'm so scared, so scared..."

"It's okay, don't be afraid." He stroked her back gently, his whole heart trembling because of her crying.

She was afraid of thunderstorm nights, and he knew this was related to her childhood experience...

Before Ji Shuyu was adopted by the Gu family, she had been adopted by another family.

The wife was infertile, and the husband was an alcoholic and violent. Whenever things went wrong, he would vent his anger on the young woman. Later, a murder occurred in that family...

"Xiaoyu, it's all over." Gu Xiuyuan gently stroked the back of her head. "No one will hurt you anymore, don't be afraid."

Ji Shuyu seemed to be unable to hear anything and just hugged him and cried.

Fear, depression, all the emotions that had been pent up in my heart poured out at this moment...

…

Knowing that another part of her fear came from the darkness, Gu Xiuyuan carried her to deal with the line problem caused by the thunderstorm.

Before pushing the gate, he gently pressed Ji Shuyu's head on his shoulder to avoid the glare of the light.

Ji Shuyu leaned on his shoulder, constantly tightening her arms and trembling, until the lights came on and the suffocating feeling that had been oppressing her all around slowly and instantly disappeared...

The lights came on, and her pale face appeared before my eyes.

Her hair, soaked with sweat, stuck to her face, her eyes were red and swollen from crying, and she looked both miserable and pitiful.

Gu Xiuyuan felt a tightness in his chest and gently wiped the tears from her face. He regretted leaving in such a hurry and not coming back sooner, but he felt depressed and couldn't say anything.

Ji Shuyu's calf was bruised and her wrist was bitten. Gu Xiuyuan didn't get up to get the medicine box until her emotions gradually stabilized.

"Xiuyuan!" Ji Shuyu hurriedly grabbed him, "Don't worry."

Don't leave her alone again.

Gu Xiuyuan's heart twitched because of the trembling "Bie Qian".

"I'll get the medicine box. It's in the room." He gently touched her head to comfort her.

Ji Shuyu nodded doubtfully, her eyes following his movements as if she was afraid that he would disappear.

Gu Xiuyuan gently bandaged the wounds on her calves and wrists, then took a warm towel to wipe her face and changed her sweat-soaked clothes.

Ji Shuyu had been holding his collar tightly, unwilling to let go for a moment...

The sound of thunder and rain outside the window continued, and every time the thunder sounded, Ji Shuyu's body trembled slightly.

Gu Xiuyuan looked at her and gently raised his hands to cover her ears, just like... when he was young and was sad because of his parents' quarrel, she covered his ears.

Ji Shuyu slowly opened her eyes and looked at the man in front of her. The tears that had just stopped flowed again.

She couldn't help but throw herself into his arms.

Xiuyuan, please don’t get divorced. I love you, I really love you.

She regretted that she shouldn't have filed for divorce.

He was the first ray of light in her dark life, her only hope. She didn't want to lose him, didn't want to...

Her arms tightened more and more, and Gu Xiuyuan's body froze for a moment. The moment she rushed into his arms, it seemed as if a force hit his chest.

Being held so tightly, he had trouble breathing for a moment. But in the end, he just thought she was too scared and patted her shoulder gently.

"Don't be afraid, it's all over..."

This night was long and unbearable. She kept snuggling into Gu Xiuyuan's arms, and her dreams were filled with the little tune hummed by the man.

He sang "Little Rabbit", he told the story of "Three Little Pigs"...

She woke up from her dream and instinctively reached out to touch her side, but found nothing...