This was the first time she had cried so fiercely, unlike her usual affected manner. Her tears flowed like a dam bursting, as if she couldn't hold back her emotions.
Chi Yan carefully felt her slightly trembling shoulders, and a corner of his heart felt as if it had been pricked by a needle, stirring up a fine, stinging pain.
He had just heard her call Shen Ci's name in her dream, and he knew without a doubt that she was dreaming about those bad experiences again. He patiently stroked her back and coaxed her in a low voice, "Don't be afraid, it's all over now, it was just a dream."
After a while, Shen Tangning gradually calmed down. After venting her emotions, she felt a sense of despair and frustration. However, she later realized that she was a little embarrassed.
She had never been so out of control before, but Chi Yan seemed to have no intention of getting to the bottom of it. He carefully wiped away the moisture from the corners of her eyes, his tone teasing: "If you cry like this, what if your eyes are swollen tomorrow morning? People who don't know the situation will think I bullied you."
Her ears burned, and Shen Tangning turned her face slightly away: "Did I wake you up?"
Chi Yan traced her outline in the darkness, his eyes deep and unfathomable, but he quickly concealed his gaze and said in a lazy and casual tone, "What can I do? Can I just beat you up? You can only spoil your own wife."
She glared at him and heard him chuckle softly, "This incense isn't working, is it? I told you, those charlatans aren't trustworthy. They might just be trying to fool you because they think you're easy to fool, and they're deliberately trying to scam you out of your incense money."
“Master Kongji is a renowned and highly respected monk.” She couldn’t help but correct him, a strange feeling flashing through her mind as she recalled the dream she had just had.
I still remember the day Master Kongji said that this incense could help her resolve her doubts...
Could it be that what she dreamed about was really related to her past life?
Who was the masked person who appeared last?
So Shen Ci didn't die because he saved him?
Thinking of this possibility, an indescribable joy spread through her heart. Chi Yan pulled her down to sleep, pressed his hand against her forehead, and said in a tired voice, "It's still early, keep sleeping."
His voice was slightly lazy, yet reassuring: "With me watching over things, I guarantee no evil spirits will dare to invade again."
After crying so much, Shen Tangning was indeed a little sleepy. She wanted to continue the dream, so she obediently closed her eyes and forced herself to fall asleep.
Hearing the even breathing beside him, Chi Yan lowered his eyes and stared at her peaceful sleeping face, but he was no longer sleepy.
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When Shen Tangning woke up, Chi Yan had already left. As she was dressing in front of the mirror, she looked at her eyes and they did seem a little swollen.
Chi Yan, that jinx...
She twitched her lips slightly, prompting Xueqing to apply more makeup to cover it up.
After lunch, news suddenly came from the gatekeeper that the wife of the Earl of Xuanping had come to pay her respects.
Shen Tangning searched her memory for a moment before recalling this person, and her expression immediately became meaningful: "What is she doing here?"
Xueqing pouted: "It's like a weasel offering New Year's greetings to a chicken!"
Upon learning that Chi's mother had gone out to inspect the shops, leaving only Shen Tangning in charge of the household, she decided to go and see what the other party was up to.
Lady Xuanping sat in the main hall, looking slightly uneasy. She was worried that Shen Tangning would not see her, after all, she had gone to great lengths to send Wang Zhineng here, and the two of them had practically broken off relations.
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