Cub: "You used to sleep with me!"
"I can't sleep without my father..."
Chong Qianjue had no idea how to refuse any of the cub's requests, so he could only lie down and go back, intending to wait until the cub fell asleep before leaving.
But the cub seemed to think that his father was playing a game with him. Whenever Chong Qianjue thought the cub was asleep and got up, the cub would open his eyes and turn to look at him with bright eyes.
Chong Qianjue: ...
While feeling the warmth and healing from the child, I also experienced the high blood pressure that comes with raising a child.
Chong Qianjue got up and down many times, exhausting himself, and finally gave up and went to sleep.
Now the cubs are keeping him awake at night.
"Father, are you asleep?"
Why didn't Dad pat my back...?
"Father...Father, I can't sleep!"
The cub sat on its father's lap and pried open his father's eyelids, successfully waking him up so he could fall back asleep.
Chong Qianjue: I dare not open my eyes, I believe it is my hallucination.
But in the end, he could only do as the cub requested, holding it, patting its back, telling it a bedtime story, saying goodnight to each other, giving it a goodnight kiss, and then finally falling asleep.
Exhausted from taking care of the child, Chong Qianjue slept until dawn, and was still somewhat dazed when the palace servants called him.
"What time is it now?"
The palace maid spoke softly, afraid of waking anyone: "You and the young prince are sleeping soundly together! It's already past four in the morning. That's wonderful, Your Highness. It's rare for you to have such a good night's sleep."
For Chong Qianjue, who suffers from chronic insomnia and frequent nightmares, this was indeed an exceptionally comfortable sleep.
He looked at the cub in his arms, which was curled up tightly in his embrace, as if it had always been a part of him and had just been found to fill the void he had lost.
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