Chapter 155 Lily, it's me
"What is it? Can't we go inside and talk about it?" Xiang Yun asked her patiently.
Xu Songning shook his head, "No, we have to say it now."
"Okay, then you go ahead."
The two stared at each other blankly. Xu Songning thought for a long time but still couldn't remember what she wanted to say to him. She switched to one foot to support her weight. "I can't take it anymore, I'm stepping on cotton again."
Xiang Yun knew that her legs were getting weak again, so he reached out his arm and coaxed her softly, "Come in, I won't leave. I don't care about you. I'll leave after you fall asleep."
Hearing his assurance, Xu Songning finally stepped into her house, standing at the door without changing her shoes, as if Xiang Yun was the homeowner.
Xiang Yun skillfully placed the slippers on the ground. Xu Songning obediently put on the slippers. Feeling a little hot, she brushed her hair aside and said, "I want to take a shower."
"Are you sure you can handle it? You..." Xiang Yun was starting to regret it. A woman should have taken care of Xu Songning. He'd taken her home; what if she fainted in the bathroom while showering? He...
"Wash it tomorrow, it's not dirty," Xiang Yun could only coax her.
Xu Songning stubbornly shook her head, pulling his hand, "I want to take a bath."
There was a bathtub in the master bedroom. Xu Songning liked to take a bath in the bathtub when she felt tired. She turned around and walked towards the master bedroom. She walked quite steadily. Xiang Yun could only grit his teeth and guess that she should be fine.
Even if there's a problem, he can't treat her the same way he treats Gu Xing.
The drunkard went to turn on the tap, leaned over the edge of the bathtub, and reached out with all his might. His red skirt trailed on the ground like a blooming flower.
Xiang Yun pulled her aside and sighed as he filled the tub with water for her. He didn't dare put too much water in it, afraid that she might fall asleep and slip into the water.
After the water was filled, Xiang Yun pulled the person over and said to them, "I'll be outside the door later. I'll talk to you, and you have to agree to speak to me."
"Um!"
"The alarm will go off in fifteen minutes. Can you turn it off, change into your pajamas, and come out?"
"Yes, do you think I'm a little kid?" Xu Songning smiled at him.
This reassured Xiang Yun a lot; at least she didn't look sleepy at all, so she wouldn't faint in the bathtub later.
Xu Songning turned around, swept her hair forward, slumped slightly at the waist, and pinched the slit of her skirt with her hand. "Brother Yun, where's the zipper?"
Xiang Yun's gaze instantly fell on the mole on her back. It was such a conspicuous mole that he couldn't help but reach out and touch it as if possessed.
Just as it was about to touch it, it abruptly stopped.
Calm down, she is Xu Songning, not Lili.
Xiang Yun closed his eyes tightly and moved Xu Songning's hand down a little to make sure she could touch the zipper pull. "Here."
After doing all this, Xiang Yun immediately turned around and left the bathroom. The bathroom door closed, and the sound of clothes rustling could be heard. Then a long dress fell to the ground.
The watermelon-patterned stool is still in Xu Songning's washroom, but Sanhua, who used to make a ruckus there, is long gone.
Xiang Yun sat not far from the bathroom, afraid that he wouldn't hear her if she fell, and also worried about what he would do if she really fell.
The sound of water in the bathroom rose and fell, but fortunately nothing unexpected happened, and Xu Songning took a bath peacefully.
Every time he called her name, she answered earnestly.
"Xu Songning".
"Brother Yun, I'm here."
"Song Ning".
"I'm here."
The alarm clock rang fifteen minutes ago, and I could still hear it clearly through the wall. About twenty seconds later, the alarm was crossed off.
Xiang Yun breathed a sigh of relief and knocked on the bathroom door. "Xu Songning, your bath time is over. It's time to come out."
He was still worried, so he added, "Remember to put on the pajamas on the stool."
"Okay." Xu Songning's voice sounded a little muffled. In fact, she was sleepy. Fortunately, her makeup removal tools were right next to the bathtub. She used her old habit of taking a bath to remove her makeup as well.
The bathroom door opened, Xiang Yun took a step forward, then stepped back.
His gaze remained fixed on the ground, motionless.
Xu Songning came out yawning, seemingly a little dissatisfied, "These pajamas are a bit small."
Hearing Xu Songning say that, Xiang Yun breathed a sigh of relief and looked at her calmly. She was already wearing her pajamas, with the buttons neatly fastened. The pant legs were not fully extended and were rolled up to her calves. No wonder she said the pajamas were too small.
Xiang Yun squatted down and helped her pull out her trouser legs. With nothing rolling up her calves, she stomped her feet in relief.
"Go to sleep, it's getting late," Xiang Yun coaxed.
Xu Songning was really sleepy. After drinking and making a fuss for a while, taking a bath brought her to sleep. If it weren't for that pleasant voice outside the bathroom keeping her awake, she would have fallen asleep in the bathtub.
She rubbed her eyes and replied, "Okay."
Without Xiang Yun's help, she climbed into bed by herself, covered herself with the blanket, closed her eyes, and turned over.
Hearing Xiang Yun's footsteps, she suddenly opened her eyes again and said softly, "Brother Yun, tell me a story. You can leave after I fall asleep."
"Okay, what do you want to hear?" Xiang Yun pulled his foot back, pulled out a stool, and sat down on the edge of the bed.
"Whatever." Xu Songning was really tired; she opened her eyes for only a few seconds before closing them again.
Xiang Yun opened an e-book and read aloud what she had read before, without any emotion or inflection, just to lull the reader to sleep.
His voice was soft and pleasant, making it an excellent way for Xu Songning to fall asleep.
In just a few dozen seconds, Xu Songning's breathing became long and even. This was the first time Xiang Yun had realized that reading novels aloud could be so effective at putting someone to sleep. He wondered if the author was writing something too boring or if his reading was just too dull.
"Good night," Xiang Yun said softly.
He got up and went to the bathroom to drain the water from the bathtub. Next to the bathtub was a small yellow chicken trash can hanging on the wall, about the size of a fist, containing the cotton swabs and cotton pads that Xu Songning had just used to remove her makeup. He pulled out the small trash bag, found a smaller trash bag of the right size in the bathroom, and put a new one on the little yellow chicken.
After cleaning the bathroom, he turned off all the lights and quietly walked out of the bathroom. Just as he was about to leave, he suddenly heard Xu Songning talking in his sleep.
He spoke a bit fast, as if he was in a hurry, but I couldn't understand him clearly.
Xiang Yun walked to the bedside and leaned down to listen to what she was saying.
He still couldn't hear it from that distance, so he placed his hands on either side of Xu Songning's body and listened again.
Xu Songning murmured in her sleep, turning what she had been thinking about all day but couldn't say into sleep talk.
"Lily."
Xiang Yun froze. He was certain he had clearly heard her call out his name; she had even pronounced it in English.
In the darkness, he calmly stared at Xu Songning, his expression somewhat frightening. "What did you say? What are you shouting?"
Xu Songning, with her guard down, called out that name again in her sleep, guided by the voice that made her feel safe, "Lili."
Xiang Yun desperately hoped she had just randomly called out an English name. He slowly straightened up and asked again, "Who is Lily?"
Xu Songning, still asleep, frowned and did not answer.
Xiang Yun continued to ask, just as persistently as Xu Songning had been in the car, "Who is Lili?"
This time, Xu Songning responded to him, but what she said made him feel as if he had fallen into an ice cellar.
"It's me."
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