Prior to this, Tianyun had always believed that her feelings for Xiao Ziwu were merely those of liking.
Like walking on stilts on the edge of a cliff, she was always cautious, hiding her feelings deep inside, with the clarity of an observer, ready to walk away at any time.
This affection also made her waver.
In fact, she had long ago made up her mind that if one day he no longer needed her, she would let go freely and travel all over the world.
Including the scheme she devised in the Orchid Garden, where she used herself as bait to lure Xiao Ziyan out of the game and compete with him for the throne, she handled everything with ease and remained rational!
But in these little moments together, his care and doting gradually wove an unbreakable web, slowly consuming her until she could no longer escape!
She had long been prepared to compete with many women for his affections. Although she was inevitably saddened, she could no longer confidently promise herself that if he didn't love her, she would simply leave...
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Tianyun slowly woke up, her face still showing signs of illness, as if she had the fragility of a porcelain doll. Her misty eyes glanced at him once before closing again.
"After having nightmares for three days in a row, tonight, finally, I had a beautiful dream..."
She murmured softly, her thick, half-closed eyelashes trembling slightly. Her small, icy hands timidly wrapped around the back of his neck, while hot tears slid down her cheeks and into his collarbone.
Just treat this as a beautiful dream, and when you wake up, everything will shatter like a bubble.
Xiao Ziwu was experiencing the torment of being torn between fire and ice, and his body trembled violently. Hearing her dazed murmurs, his heart felt like it was being torn apart!
Helpless, he could only gently bite her pale lips, trying to restore their former rosy color.
"This is not a dream, I'm so damn stupid!" He tightened his arms around her and pulled her into his embrace, using his warmth and touch to tell her that this was not a dream.
The person in his arms was as light as a feather. Xiao Ziwu measured the waist with his palm, which was two inches thinner than before, and his brows furrowed tightly.
She secretly blamed herself for not hugging her back when they parted, which must have left a shadow on her, causing her to say such hurtful things.
"I'm so happy that His Highness still held me in my dream..."
The person in his arms seemed to be possessed, ignoring all his explanations and simply immersing themselves in what they perceived as an illusion.
"Your Highness will never see me again... Only in my dreams will Your Highness not despise me, and I don't want to wake up."
The young woman's voice trembled, trembling with a dazed, tearful tone, her words jumbled and incoherent.
Xiao Ziwu's breath hitched, and he finally realized something was wrong! "What nonsense are you talking about!"
In that eerie, pure white dream, the person on the hospital bed lay silently, as if they would never wake up again!
Xiao Ziwu felt inexplicably overwhelmed by waves of fear.
He gently dug out the little face of his beloved child, which was buried deep in the crook of his shoulder.
His dark eyes reddened slightly as he explained, "My dear, look carefully, this isn't a dream. I had urgent business to attend to in the army a couple of days ago, which is why I was delayed in coming to find you. Don't cry, my dear."
The man had handsome, cold features. His thin lips were pursed tightly, which made his jawline look exceptionally smooth. When he spoke, his voice was deep and intoxicating, like wine.
"My heart broke from crying..."
He sighed softly, and couldn't help but bend down to kiss away her tears, with the utmost sincerity and care.
I intended to ignore her for two days to teach her a lesson, but in the end, I'm the one who suffers.
If you make someone cry, you have to comfort them yourself.
Oh well... he's already fallen for her anyway.
Seeing that the little one had finally opened his eyes to look at him, Xiao Ziwu softened his voice even more, with a hint of ingratiation, and his eyes filled with increasing doting affection. "Haven't you been eating properly these past few days?"
The large hand placed on her waist wanted to squeeze the soft flesh on her side, but only touched a bony frame.
Tianyun sobbed slightly, accepting the fact that this was not a dream, but she did not feel happy. Instead, her voice was filled with heartbreak: "I have no appetite."
The time I fainted again in the afternoon was probably from hunger; I hadn't eaten much for several days since I was unconscious.
Besides, he said something so harsh that he never wanted to see her again, how could she possibly eat?
Why aren't you eating properly?
Xiao Ziwu rested his chin on the top of her soft hair and sighed softly, "Don't make me worry like this again, okay?"
If he were to lead troops into battle in the future, how could he possibly be at ease leaving this little woman who is thousands of miles away behind?
Will Your Highness still care about me in the future?
Does this mean he won't pursue the matter of how she schemed against him anymore?
But during the day he had said that he didn't want to see himself anymore.
The woman's two eyes, as clear as black agate and as clean as if they had been washed with water, were wide open as she fearfully sought confirmation from him.
Stared at by his sweetheart's gaze, Xiao Ziwu instantly became like a tamed dog, chuckling softly as he rubbed against the top of her head, "You win... I've already given you my heart, who else would I care about if not you?"
The last spark of anger in his heart was extinguished with a "hiss" as if doused with a glass of cold water.
Her rosy lips parted slightly from his nibbling, and Tianyun gently bit her lip as she asked, "But Your Highness, don't you never want to see me again?" She finally asked the crucial question.
what is going on?
She looked so wronged, and tears streamed down her face.
"Don't cry, don't cry!" Xiao Ziwu gently rubbed her forehead against his, comforting her. "Who told you such a thing? How could I possibly say something like that?"
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