"No...no..."

"What's wrong? Did I hurt you?" Just as Xuan Mingyu was about to touch her, Mo Niannian cried even harder, blocking his way with her hands. "No! No! Don't touch me! Don't touch me!" Mo Niannian shook her head. "I'm so dirty! So dirty! Don't come any closer! Don't come any closer!"

dirty?

Why would she describe herself like that?

Mo Niannian suddenly seemed like a different person. She screamed like a madwoman, clutching her head, "My head hurts so much...it hurts so much...it's going to explode..." Many blurry images appeared in her mind. She didn't want to see them anymore, but those images kept appearing, frame by frame, tormenting her.

"Niannian!" Seeing her in pain, Xuanmingyu's heart clenched tightly.

He stepped forward and pulled her into his arms, letting her vent her emotions. Her tears soaked his clothes, and he gently stroked her back, saying, "Don't be afraid, don't be afraid, I'm here..."

"Waaaaah...waaaah..." Mo Niannian reached out and hugged him back, burying her face in his chest and sobbing.

Held in Xuan Mingyu's arms, the headache gradually subsided, and those images disappeared.

He was like a safe haven for her, a refuge from the storms of life.

She was so scared, really scared.

"Don't cry, sweetie... Does your head still hurt? I'll take you out to see a doctor."

He cupped her small face in his hands, bent down and gently tucked the strands of hair, still wet with tears, behind her ears, his heart aching with tenderness.

Mo Niannian shook her head and buried her face in his chest again, "No...no doctor...I don't want to go anywhere."

"Okay, I'm not going anywhere. Let's go to sleep, and we'll feel better tomorrow after a good night's rest."

"Um."

She clung to his arm, refusing to let go for even a second.

She didn't want him to leave; she was so afraid he would leave her alone again.

Xuan Mingyu picked up the blanket from the ground, hugged her and lay down obediently, then pulled the blanket over her.

"Go to sleep, I'll stay here with you."

Mo Niannian nodded and closed her eyes.

She could only sleep soundly when she held his hand tightly.

......

After watching the person in his arms fall asleep, Xuan Mingyu was still wide awake and lay beside her, lost in thought for a long time.

What happened to her just now? She suddenly pushed him away and suddenly felt disgusted with herself.

Did she remember something?

How could her headache have gotten this bad?

It seems I should take her to the hospital for a proper check-up when I have time, just in case it's something serious.