These days, as the snowstorms became stronger and stronger, Chen Xu could feel that Luo Xiyun was becoming more and more anxious. Every night, he would be awakened by nightmares.

He had never seen her so vulnerable and helpless before. At this moment, he could do nothing but give her more physical and mental comfort.

He grabbed her hand, looked her in the eyes, and said, "No matter what happens, I will always be with you."

Luo Xiyun placed his hand on her face, feeling the coolness and slightly rough touch of his palm, and slowly closed her eyes. The worry between her brows gradually subsided.

Chen Xu looked at her calm and peaceful face, and a string in his heart was plucked.

These days, there has been a thought lingering in his mind. When this dream ends and he wakes up, what will happen to this dream world and what about Luo Xiyun who lives in this dream?

He really wanted to ask the virtual dream device that sent him to this dream world, but no matter how he called, there was no response.

In his feeling, there was something unreal about this dream world, and it was not difficult to accept this.

However, Luo Xiyun gave him the feeling of a living person. Her body temperature, her breath, her whispers, her screams, her cries... were all so real.

When the dream ends, will she disappear with it? However, even if this dream world can be preserved, after he leaves, she will be the only one left in the world. For her, this may be more terrifying than death, right?

He was a little confused.

"If one day, I die and you are the only one left..."

"I will live well." Luo Xiyun said in a very soft voice without opening his eyes.

"It's so sad. I thought you would die for me."

"Don't be so sentimental. I won't live for anyone else."

After Luo Xiyun finished speaking, she waited for a long time, but didn't hear him speak. She opened her eyes and saw him staring at the fire. She said softly, "What's wrong? Are you hurt in your self-esteem?"

"Yes. It hurts badly."

Chen Xu smiled and said, "Okay, go to bed first. You still have to work tomorrow."

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The next morning, the two got up and worked. It took them a whole morning to fill up the empty buckets they brought. This was a physically demanding job, and they were so tired that they almost fell down.

So they rested here for another night to recover their exhausted strength. On the morning of the third day, they left here and set out on their way home.

They returned along the same route. The road they had shoveled out when they came was still there, making the journey much easier. It only took them five hours to get back to the villa.

Chen Xu breathed a sigh of relief. Fortunately, there were no accidents along the way. If the gasoline brought back this time was saved a little, it would not be a problem to last for two months.

To celebrate the successful completion of the mission, the two took out the few remaining tomatoes and fried them.

The rainstorm came too quickly, and when they moved, they had very few fresh vegetables, so they had to freeze them to preserve them. These tomatoes were the last of their stock.

Outside, it was windy and snowy.

Inside the house, it was warm as spring, and the two of them sat at the dining table, eating hot meals. At least in this small world, this was the happiness that belonged to the two of them.

However, Chen Xu knew that when the dream ended and the countdown began, such happiness would not last long.

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The two people who were awakened wrapped themselves in quilts and quickly fled the room.

When they got outside, they found that all the glass windows in the villa had exploded, and none of them survived. The originally warm little world could not resist the invasion of the severe cold.

Finally, they could only hide in the cloakroom next to the master bedroom. The two of them were wrapped in a quilt, listening to the whistling wind outside, hugging each other for warmth.

Chen Xu had already anticipated this day and was not shocked. However, he was very worried about Luo Xiyun.

To his surprise, Luo Xiyun in his arms seemed very calm, not panicked, and did not say a word.

Slowly, he closed his eyes, no longer thinking about the dream, and no longer thinking about the freezing cold of dozens of degrees below zero outside the door.

A goose down quilt isolates them from the outside world, forming a small world.

In the pitch-black darkness, the two listened to each other's heartbeats, felt each other's breathing, and felt each other's warmth.

Enjoying this brief warmth and tranquility.

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After daybreak, Chen Xu and his partner put on thick winter clothes and sealed all the windows with wooden boards, except for the French window on the living room balcony, because they couldn't find such a large wooden board.

Fortunately, there were no windows in the basement, so the generator was not affected.

As long as the generator was still working, it wasn't a big problem. At least, there was no need to worry about freezing to death.

They spent two days cleaning up everything, but their lives were still greatly affected. At least, every time they went out to the living room, they had to wear thick clothes.

Moreover, Chen Xu clearly felt that the weather was getting colder day by day, and the heating effect of the heater was getting worse and worse.

After all, this is the south, and the temperature in winter rarely drops below zero. Although this villa uses some insulation materials, weather conditions of dozens of degrees below zero were not taken into consideration when it was first built.

Luo Xiyun also became more silent.

When the countdown entered the tenth day, Chen Xu finally let go of everything and thought about nothing. He just wanted to enjoy the time with her to his heart's content.

The fifth day to go.

In the morning, Luo Xiyun woke up from Chen Xu's arms as usual, got up quietly, and covered herself with the quilt. After washing up, she put on a thick protective suit as usual and opened the door a crack.

She immediately noticed something was wrong and opened the door easily. The expected cold wind did not blow in through the gap in the door.

Her heart skipped a beat and she opened the door a little, finally confirming one thing.

The wind stopped.

She rushed out the door, stood in front of the balcony, covered her mouth, tears streaming down her eyes.

Outside the balcony, the world is still covered in silver, but the snow that has lasted for more than half a month has stopped. At the end of the sky and earth, a golden sun is spreading light and heat.

(End of this chapter)