Chapter 55 Drive Him Out of Your Dreams

She had promised to be with him, but was he in such a hurry?

There are only about ten days left until the seventh day of next month.

"Get ready! Someone will come to pick you up."

After Xie Yanzhi finished speaking, he walked towards Guanlan Residence.

Shen Qingnian looked up at the moon in the sky to try and stop the tears from falling from her eyes.

The emotions that had been suppressed were now released like a flood.

Such a gentle face, such warm eyes.

Happiness is right in front of you!

Her fate with Young Master Xiao was truly over.

The moonlight tonight is so dark that she can't see where the road ahead is.

Moonlight spilled down, casting dappled shadows in the bamboo grove, like wild beasts baring their fangs, ready to tear her apart.

She couldn't help but ask herself, was she really destined to become someone else's plaything?

Xie Yanzhi called her despicable!

Who turned her into such a despicable person!

To this day, she still doesn't know why Xie Yanzhi is so fixated on her.

He saved her, toyed with her, and now he's ruined the marriage she's been eyeing. If one had to find a reason for his actions, there's perhaps only one explanation: Xie Yanzhi's nature is inherently gloomy and fickle.

The thought that she would become his concubine in just a few days and be at his mercy made Shen Qingnian tremble.

The most tragic thing is that almost no one was able to come to her rescue.

She reached out and hugged herself, then staggered toward Qianyue Residence.

Ling'er caught up at this moment and saw her mistress walking lightly ahead before finally falling straight to the ground.

"Miss!" Ling'er screamed and ran over quickly...

Asahi-zuki-juri.

Shen Qingnian felt uncomfortable all over, as if she were rolling in a sea of ​​fire, unbearably hot and unable to breathe.

The next moment she fell into the ice cave, freezing her so badly she was shivering all over.

In a half-awake, half-dreaming state, she vaguely saw a tall figure sitting in front of the bed, wiping her sweat with a handkerchief.

Her fingers were long and slender with distinct knuckles. The blurry outline looked like a man's, but why would a man come to her bedside?

The hand put the handkerchief into the basin, wrung it out, and wiped her forehead gently and carefully.

Such a gentle man could only be Xiao Huaiyi.

Shen Qingnian moved her dry lips, but no matter how hard she tried, she couldn't utter a complete sentence.

She vaguely saw the shadow approaching her, tilting its ear to listen to what it was saying.

Shen Qingnian tried to speak again and uttered a few words.

Xie Yanzhi saw that the person on the bed had a deathly pale face, her forehead was covered in sweat, and she was trembling all over.

Those long eyelashes blinked repeatedly, as if trying to open their eyes, but they couldn't even lift their eyelids.

Her rosy little mouth was open, as if she wanted to say something.

He leaned down and heard her say: Xiao Huaiyi.

Xie Yanzhi was stunned for a moment, then slammed the handkerchief into the copper basin, splashing water everywhere and wetting the curtains.

When Ling'er heard the noise outside, her heart clenched again. Her young mistress was still asleep, and she wondered why the young master had lost his temper again.

Hearing the sound of water, she was terrified that the young master was going to drown the young lady in a basin!

She was anxious to go inside and see what was happening, but Yuan Qing was blocking her way. She could only pace back and forth at the door, wringing her hands in frustration!

Xie Yanzhi stared at Shen Qingnian with a gloomy look in his eyes, his heart already filled with boundless rage.

Is Xiao Huaiyi even in her dreams?

He gently stroked her hair and whispered in her ear, "Shen Qingnian, then what am I?"

After saying that, he fiercely tasted those fragrant lips.

The sleeping woman sensed that her breath had been taken away, and she struggled to get up, making whimpering sounds.

The more she struggled, the more aggressive the cold, soft thing blocking her lips became. Something pried open her lips and burrowed inside, determined to take over more.

She suddenly realized that someone was kissing her!

The kiss was intense and domineering; she was almost suffocating from it, stretching her neck as she desperately tried to get oxygen.

The man held her tightly, thrusting deeper and deeper, forcing her to tilt her head back and swallow repeatedly.

It was Xie Yanzhi! Only Xie Yanzhi had ever kissed her! Even in his dreams, Xie Yanzhi wouldn't let her go!

Furious, Shen Qingnian took a deep bite while catching her breath.

Xie Yanzhi let out a muffled groan and released those lips.

"Thank you, Yanzhi!" Shen Qingnian called out weakly, then drifted off to sleep again.

Hearing Shen Qingnian call his name in her dream made Xie Yanzhi feel much better.

He wiped the blood from the corner of his lips with his fingertip, looked at the sleeping person, and laughed, "Finally, I've driven Xiao Huaiyi out of your dreams."

Three days later, as the sun set, Shen Qingnian finally woke up.

She opened her eyes and found Ling'er propping herself up with her hand, nodding off by the bedside.

Looking at the fluffy head, Shen Qingnian sighed inwardly, realizing that she only had Ling'er left now.

She gently picked up the thin blanket from the bedside, propped herself up, and draped the blanket over Ling'er.

Ling'er felt a weight on her body, as if something had been placed on her. She slowly opened her eyes and saw that there was a blanket on her.

Then she saw that Shen Qingnian had woken up and was sitting by the bed, looking at her with affection.

"Miss! You're finally awake." She gripped Shen Qingnian's hand tightly, tears streaming down her face and falling onto the blanket.

"I was so worried!" Ling'er said, her voice trembling with sobs, expressing all the anxiety and fear she had endured over the past few days.

Shen Qingnian quickly pulled off the handkerchief from the side and wiped away her tears, gently coaxing her, "Don't cry, look, I'm perfectly fine."

Ling'er then slowly stopped crying.

The young lady has been in a coma for several days and hasn't woken up. She's really worried that she won't wake up, so she checks on the young lady's breathing every day.

In this manor, she and her mistress depended on each other for survival. If her mistress were gone... she dared not think about what would happen next.

She had promised the lady that she would take good care of the young lady.

Shen Qingnian suddenly wondered if her unconsciousness over the past few days had aroused suspicion in others.

"Has anyone come by while I've been unconscious?"

Ling'er sobbed twice and said, "My aunt came to see me."

"But I dared not tell my aunt the truth, and only said that you had caught a cold and developed a high fever."

"And...and the eldest young master also comes to see Miss every day, sometimes staying until late at night before going back."

Shen Qingnian wondered what he was doing here. Wasn't her condition a result of Xie Yan's actions?

"Has the Crown Prince come today?"

"not yet."

Shen Qingnian looked out the window; it was already getting dark, and Xie Yanzhi would probably be arriving soon.

"Don't tell the prince I've woken up later."

Shen Qingnian decided to pretend to be asleep in a little while; she really didn't want to see him right now.

"Yes, Miss."

Ling'er remembered something and pointed to the table: "Miss, these were all sent by the eldest young master."

Shen Qingnian looked over and saw a set of rose-red wedding dress and an elaborate jewelry box on the table.

"Miss, is the eldest young master planning to take you as a concubine?" Ling'er noticed that the clothes were the ones a concubine would wear on the day she entered the household, but the eldest young master hadn't said anything, so she wanted to ask her mistress what was going on.

"That's what he said, the seventh day of next month." Shen Qingnian's expression was calm, and there was not a trace of displeasure in her tone, as if she were not the one about to enter the door.

"Have you told him about the engagement?" Ling'er asked anxiously.

She's clearly the legal wife, how can she become a concubine? Young master, you've made a mistake.

At this moment, Xie Yanzhi put his raised foot down again and turned to listen quietly.