Chapter 60
A flash of lightning flashed across the sky, and the house was briefly illuminated before returning to pitch black. Then, a series of deafening thunderclaps shook the house, and heavy rain clattered against the tiles on the roof.
Boom! Boom!
"Ah..." Xiaoyue screamed before she could cover her ears. It was so scary!
"What a horrible weather!" She cursed again, pulled the quilt tighter around her, and shrank into the innermost corner of the bed.
"Woo... How scary, Daddy, why haven't you come back yet!" Her slender body was completely huddled in the quilt, with only her big, rolling eyes showing. She stared cautiously at the dark room. No! She wanted to go find Daddy. It didn't matter if Daddy wasn't there. Auntie should still be waiting for him in Daddy's room. In a flash, she got up from the bed, put on her shoes, and rushed to Gong Yuchen's room without even putting on her coat.
"Ah!..." The sharp scream woke Gong Yuchen up. He frowned and glared at the little person who crashed into his arms.
"Xiao Yue'er..."
"Daddy!" You're back? " Xiaoyue'er, who had been running all the way here, happily grabbed Gong Yuchen's sleeve when she saw that he was the one she bumped into.
"Why did you run out without even wearing an outer coat?" Gong Yuchen looked at Xiaoyue'er, who was lightly dressed, and asked her disapprovingly.
"It's thundering! How scary!"
"Shall we go in first?"
"Auntie! Daddy is back." The two doors were pushed open and a childish voice came in.
Xiaoyue'er? Wasn't she already asleep? Why is she here again?
"Ah..." Two screams sounded at the same time.
He knew it! Although he had just asked Doctor Li to treat the wound, the blood on his white shirt could not be covered up. He just didn't expect that these two women would see it.
"You're hurt!"
"Ah..." Xiaoyue was still screaming because she saw her hands covered in blood.
"Damn it!" She had just bumped into him and grabbed his injured hand. Because of the rain, the blood on his sleeve had not dried yet. Gong Yuchen quickly squatted down and hugged Xiaoyue'er from behind with his uninjured hand. Seeing this, Yi Luoyue also squatted in front of Xiaoyue'er, holding down her hands and hugging her.
"Xiao Yue'er, be good, it's okay, it's okay." The two of them didn't care about Gong Yuchen's injury and tried to comfort the frightened little guy first.
"Blood! So much blood! Daddy, so much blood, wuwu... Mommy... so much blood..."
"It's okay, don't be afraid, Daddy is fine." Looking at Xiaoyue'er who was scared and incoherent, the two of them felt heartbroken.
Xiaoyue was crying! And she was crying so hard! Tears kept falling from her eyes. Looking at Xiaoyue, whose tears were pouring down like a spring, and seeing the large amount of blood on Gong Yuchen's left arm, Yi Luoyue's tears also flowed uncontrollably.
"Okay, okay, stop crying, both of you. I'm fine, just a minor injury. Luo Yue, comfort her first and wash the blood off her hands. I'll go change my clothes." Seeing his two beloved women crying like this, Gong Yuchen's heart was wrenched.
"Okay. Xiaoyue, let's go wash up and let daddy change his clothes." Yi Luoyue wiped away her tears, picked up Xiaoyue and went to wash her hands.
Gong Yuchen went to the hot spring to wash, changed into clean underwear, and returned to the room.
"Where is Xiaoyue?" Gong Yuchen asked when he walked into the dormitory and didn't see the little girl.
"I'm here." A voice as thin as a mosquito, so pitiful and innocent came from behind Yi Luoyue.
His heart softened instantly, and he gently pulled her over and held her close to his chest.
"Don't cry! Look, Daddy is fine, isn't he?"
“But, Daddy, you bled so much!… Tears began to flow again like water from an opened pipe.
"It's okay, that's the blood of bad guys. Look, Daddy is fine." In order to stop her from crying, he decided to tell a lie. He patted her back, feeling so distressed.
"Really?" She buried her wet little face in the crook of his neck.
"Really! Really! Be good and let auntie take you to bed."
"I want to sleep with you and my aunt." The crying voice sounded extremely aggrieved.
"She insisted on sleeping in your room. She was quite frightened today. Should we keep her here?" Yi Luoyue said softly.
"Okay! Let's go together." In this situation, she agreed to everything.
"Let me hold her." Yi Luoyue stretched out her hand to pick up Xiaoyue'er.
"She's not heavy, I can hold her." He stretched out his strong arm, carried the two girls in his arms and walked to the bed. Yi Luoyue lay down first, and Gong Yuchen put Xiaoyue in her arms.
Slowly, Xiaoyue stopped crying, yawned, burped, and slowly fell asleep in Yi Luoyue's arms.
Is Xiaoyue asleep? " He lowered his voice as he walked back after changing the medicine.
Yi Luoyue nodded.
"Why are you still here? Why haven't you returned to the princess's mansion?" If he had known that she would stay here, he would never have come back like this.
"I was about to go back, but cousin Li Fei must have something to ask you out. Coax Xiaoyue to sleep, and I'll wait for you here." Yi Luoyue stared at him angrily.
"Or, are you planning to hide it from me now that I'm not here?"
"No." Gong Yuchen looked at the sleeping Xiaoyue'er and motioned Yi Luoyue to move aside. He moved Xiaoyue'er to the inside of the bed, then he lay on the outside of the bed and held Yi Luoyue in the middle in his arms.
"Let me see your wound." Yi Luoyue reached out and opened his collar.
"It's okay, it's not serious, just a scratch. Doctor Li has checked it." Gong Yuchen grabbed her little hand to prevent her from checking.
"Let go." Seeing her expression that did not allow any objection, Gong Yuchen reluctantly let go of his hand and let her check.
Seeing the blood oozing from the cloth wrapping the wound, one can guess that the wound must be quite serious.
Gong Yuchen looked at Yi Luoyue, whose eyes were red, with gentle and affectionate eyes, and spoke in a serious tone.
"I'm sorry for worrying you."
She pulled his clothes up for him and lay back in Gong Yuchen's arms. Seeing that his face was a little pale, Yi Luoyue felt heartbroken.
"As long as you're okay, nothing else matters." She stroked his cheek gently.
"I'm really fine. This kind of injury will heal in two days." He rubbed her shoulders and comforted her.
"Yeah, you must be tired too. Go to sleep first and talk to me tomorrow when you're more energetic."
"Okay." After hesitating for a while, he finally placed a gentle kiss on her forehead. In a moment, Gong Yuchen also fell into a deep sleep. Looking at his sleeping face, Yi Luoyue could not fall asleep.
Amidst the early morning birdsong, Yi Luoyue's eyelids fluttered slightly, and she gradually opened her eyes. For a moment, she was still dazed, not quite awake. Turning slightly, she bumped into Gong Yuchen lying beside her. Facing the morning sun streaming into the room, Yi Luoyue looked at the handsome and tall man before her. He was sleeping soundly, and one could imagine how tired he must have been the night before.
Gazing deeply at his sleeping face, her fingers stroked his cheeks. Gong Yuchen opened his sleepy eyes, and their eyes met. Unspeakable emotions turned into deep affection. She looked so beautiful in his eyes.
"Good morning." He couldn't help but move closer and peck her on the lips, but when he was about to kiss her, he was stopped by Yi Luoyue's fingers pressing on his lips.
"Xiaoyue'er is still here."
Gong Yuchen raised his body and saw Xiaoyueer still sleeping soundly. Okay! He reluctantly lay back down.
Seeing Gong Yuchen's expression of despair, Yi Luoyue rubbed her face against his cheek and her tender and soft body nestled into his arms.
"Are you okay?"
"It's okay, I'm fine like this, right?"
"So what on earth did you and cousin Li Fei do yesterday?
"Do you remember the palace maid named Qin Ying?"
"Yeah. You found her!" she asked in surprise.
"Li Fei found her, but she was seriously injured. Li Fei came to me last night to transport her back to see Doctor Li for treatment."
"But why are you hurt?"
"On our way back, we were ambushed by assassins sent by Gong Yuxian."
"What? He dared to take action in Yidu!"
"Well, I think he was forced into a corner. He wanted to kill me before you married me, and then find a reason to ask for your hand in marriage."
"He has such a wicked ambition! He's not worthy!" Yi Luoyue angrily slapped Gong Yuchen on the chest.
"Hmm..."
"Ah! Sorry! Are you okay?" Yi Luoyue looked at Gong Yuchen apologetically.
"Do you want to murder your husband?"
"Of course not! I was just a little angry and forgot you were still hurt." She kissed him quickly.
"Your apology is a bit perfunctory!" Gong Yuchen protested dissatisfiedly.
"Okay, Xiaoyue is still here." Yi Luoyue looked at him with a smile.
"Woo... Woo... Woo" Xiaoyue in someone's dream hummed uneasily.
"Xiao Yue'er, Xiao Yue'er." Yi Luoyue turned around and faced Xiao Yue'er and shook her. Was this child having a nightmare?
"Mother..."
"Mother?"
"What's wrong? Did you have a nightmare?"
"Mother, where is Father?"
"Queen Mother? Father?" Is he confused after sleeping?
Yi Luoyue patted Xiaoyue'er who looked sleepy. She now looked like a delicate and lazy fairy. If she told others that she was a real little devil, no one would believe it even if she was beaten to death. This was because this little girl had such a harmless and deceptive face!
"Aunt......?"
"Are you awake?" She nodded in her arms and blinked a little uncomfortably.
"Auntie, I had a terrible dream! I dreamed that daddy had a lot of blood on his body!" The little guy, who was still frightened, could not distinguish between reality and dreams.
"Little fool, isn't daddy fine?" Gong Yuchen also leaned over and put his hands on Yi Luoyue's waist.
"Daddy, you're okay!"
"Of course Daddy is fine, but Daddy and Mommy are waiting for Xiaoyue to wake up and have breakfast. If Xiaoyue doesn't get up, Daddy and Mommy will starve to death." Gong Yuchen joked.
"What mother? Stop talking nonsense." Shy Yi Luoyue bumped his abdomen with her elbow.
"Are you talking nonsense? Xiaoyue, tell me, is she your mother?" Gong Yuchen asked Xiaoyue.
"Mom! Mom!" Xiaoyue was so happy that she could finally call mom and completely forgot about the nightmare.
"Get up, let's go have dinner. We have to go to the palace later."
"Okay!" Xiaoyue, overjoyed, quickly got up and climbed off the bed using her hands and feet, then ran back to her room to change clothes.
"This girl!" The two people looked helplessly at the little butterfly fluttering away.
Continue read on readnovelmtl.com
