Every 55 chapters, I will be there when the sky falls
Gu Qiuyue picked up an apple and took a bite. The sweet juice burst in her mouth. She relaxed her body and leaned lightly on Xie Shiyu's broad and solid shoulders, her cheek against his warm neck, feeling his steady and strong heartbeat, again and again, like the most reassuring drumbeat in the world.
Xie Shiyu's big hand naturally covered her lower abdomen, and through the soft fabric, he felt the precious throbbing inside that was connected to their blood.
"Brother must be very angry today." Gu Qiuyue said softly, thinking of Gu Qiuhan's cold eyes beside the ice hole.
"Yeah." Xie Shiyu responded softly and tightened his arms around her. "The commander will definitely give him a satisfactory result, so don't worry. Besides, he is not someone who will suffer any loss." His voice was filled with absolute trust in the commander and Gu Qiuhan's abilities.
A brief silence flowed in the warm air, with only the gentle crackle of the fire. Xie Shiyu lowered his head and gently pressed his warm lips against the top of her hair. His breath brushed against her hair with an almost pious tenderness. His voice was low and firm, like a rock falling to the ground: "From now on, if the sky collapses, I will be there."
Gu Qiuyue's heart seemed to be soaked in warm spring water, and she felt extremely at ease. She closed her eyes peacefully, her long eyelashes casting a faint shadow under her eyes, and her breathing gradually became even and long.
Xie Shiyu maintained his guarding posture without moving, his eyes cast solemnly at the tightly closed curtains that blocked out the cold winter night outside.
Just now, when he sent Mrs. Zhang out and turned back to close the last window, his eyes accidentally swept across the bend outside the courtyard wall. A tall and thin figure wrapped in an old dark gray scarf and with a hat brim pulled down very low seemed to suddenly emerge from the shadow of the corner of the wall. He glanced towards the direction of their window very quickly, like a poisonous snake spitting out its tongue. The look through the cold glass and the dark night seemed to carry a sticky resentment.
Xie Shiyu's movements paused imperceptibly at that moment.
Then, the figure shrank back into the corner like a frightened weasel and disappeared without a trace, as if it had never appeared.
At night, the house was still warm, and the sweet fragrance of apples drifted in the air. Gu Qiuyue was sleeping soundly in the warm embrace.
Xie Shiyu's eyes were as sharp as an eagle's, fixed tightly on the curtain, as if he wanted to penetrate the thick fabric and see clearly what was lurking in the darkness outside. His fingers on his wife's shoulders tapped unconsciously and lightly, again and again, as if ringing a silent alarm bell.
The fire is jumping, the warm room is filled with fragrance, but an imperceptible line of ice quietly wraps around my heart, spreading silently in this quiet winter night.
The person in his arms seemed to feel the stiffness of his muscles, and moved restlessly in her sleep, rubbing her cheek against his neck and making a vague moan.
Xie Shiyu immediately restrained the sharpness that was overflowing from his body, and gently rubbed her lower abdomen with his big hand in a soothing manner. That place was the place where their most precious expectations were nurtured. He lowered his head, and his warm breath brushed across her forehead, silently conveying a sense of comfort.
The cold wind outside the window seemed to be even stronger, whistling across the eaves like some ominous sobbing.
Suddenly, a very subtle "crackling" sound, almost drowned out by the wind, came from the base of the courtyard wall, as if a dead branch was carefully stepped on and broken.
Xie Shiyu's pupils suddenly contracted. Here it comes!
He did not move immediately, for fear of waking up Gu Qiuyue in his arms, but all the muscles in his body instantly entered the best state of alert, like a cheetah lurking in the dark night, ready to pounce, his ears catching every strange sound outside the window.
After the sound of the dead branches being stepped on, there was a longer period of silence, as if the other party was also holding his breath and observing.
Time passed by minute by minute, and the warmth of the fire and the coldness seeping in from the window formed a strange tug-of-war.
Xie Shiyu's gaze was as sharp as a knife, as if he wanted to burn two holes in the thick curtains. He could not risk leaving Gu Qiuyue's side, especially at this time when the enemy was in the dark and he was in the light.
"Hmm..." Gu Qiuyue's long eyelashes trembled a few times, and she slowly opened her sleepy eyes, with a hint of lingering warmth in her hazy eyes, "Shi Yu? Are you still asleep?" Her voice was soft and sticky as if she had just woken up, and she subconsciously shrank into his arms again.
Xie Shiyu instantly suppressed all the coldness deep in his eyes. When he lowered his eyes to look at her, only warmth and tenderness remained. The corners of his mouth even raised a soothing arc: "Well, you looked like you were sleeping soundly, so I didn't want to move. Did I wake you up?" He raised his hand naturally and tucked a strand of hair scattered on her cheek behind her ear with gentle movements.
Gu Qiuyue shook her head and hugged his arm dependently: "No, I just feel...you seem a little tense?" She was keenly aware of the hidden power in her husband's body.
"It's okay," Xie Shiyu's voice was low and steady, with convincing composure, "Maybe the wind was a little strong." He didn't want to scare her, especially now.
Gu Qiuyue was not so easily fooled. She raised her eyes and looked into the depths of his deep pupils with clear eyes.
Years of tacit understanding allowed her to easily detect the alertness hidden beneath his calm surface. She followed his gaze and looked at the tightly closed curtains. Her heart skipped a beat: "Is there... anything outside?"
Xie Shiyu pondered for a moment, and finally chose to conceal it, "Don't think too much, after all, this is a family compound, not a place that ordinary people can enter."
Gu Qiuyue immediately thought of the thrilling scene beside the ice hole during the day, and her brother Gu Qiuhan's eyes that were cold enough to freeze people to death. "Lin Weiwei..." There was a barely perceptible tremor in her voice, and her hands subconsciously protected her lower abdomen.
"Don't worry," Xie Shiyu hugged her tighter, his strong arms were an unshakable fortress, "She has been kicked out of the family compound. Political Commissar Lin and the others are not unreasonable people. Besides, I am here. I will definitely protect you and our child." His tone was firm and rock-like, instantly dispelling most of her panic.
Gu Qiuyue's tense body softened little by little in response to his firm promise.
Yes, Lin Weiwei had been sent away, but Shi Yu, her parents, and her brother were still here. She took a deep breath, trying to suppress the remaining uneasiness, and pressed her cheek back against his warm neck, absorbing the reassuring breath.
"Yeah," she replied softly, her fingers unconsciously drawing small circles on his chest. "I know." She paused, a hint of soft longing in her voice. "Shi Yu, tell me... who will the little guy look more like in the future?"
Xie Shiyu's hand covering her belly paused slightly. Then, in his eyes, which were always as sharp as an eagle, the ice and snow melted, and a warm spring water spread out. He lowered his head, his warm lips almost touching her ear. His low voice was filled with smiles and infinite expectations: "Like you, eyes like yours, clear and bright, and preferably a temperament like yours, soft and sweet."
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