Qiao Ran sat on the bed, supporting his forehead with his hands, his eyebrows tightly furrowed, and his messy hair stuck to his cheeks.
At this moment, she was covered in a thin layer of sweat, her breathing was uneven, and her pajamas were sticking to her body. The room was clearly well air-conditioned, but she seemed not to feel it, and she felt extremely uncomfortable.
Lightning flashed outside the window from time to time, making the unlit room flicker.
The thunder that followed did not stop, causing Qiao Ran, who had just escaped from the nightmare, to still feel a dull headache.
It’s been a long time…
It's been a long time since I had a nightmare like this.
Qiao Ran almost forgot the feeling of struggling in a nightmare but being powerless.
Qiao Ran originally wanted to drink some water to suppress the nausea she felt.
But her hands were shaking so badly that she couldn't hold the cup steadily. She watched the cup fall to the ground and break into pieces.
This made Qiao Ran's situation even worse.
…
Pei Yan didn't get any response from outside, so he couldn't help but worry. Without caring about anything else, he pressed the doorknob.
Fortunately, Qiao Ran did not lock the door from the inside. Pei Yan pushed the door lightly and it opened.
He turned on the light and saw Qiao Ran sitting on the bed, hugging himself in a very awkward manner, one hand tightly grasping the other, and the whole person appeared to be in a state of excessive self-protection.
On the ground next to it were the remains of a broken glass...
"What's wrong?" Pei Yan became even more worried when he saw Qiao Ran like this. He walked over in three or two steps, hugged Qiao Ran in his arms, and raised his hand to test the temperature of her forehead.
No fever...
"Are you feeling unwell?"
Qiao Ran shook his head with great effort and said in a very soft voice, with a hint of sob: "I'm fine..."
Pei Yan's gaze fell towards the window, and he had a vague guess in his mind.
In such horrible weather, Qiao Ran was probably having a nightmare or was frightened by the thunder.
"It's okay, I'm here." Pei Yan gently stroked Qiao Ran's back.
Pei Yan waited until Qiao Ran looked better before letting him go. "I'll clean up the floor so no one steps on it later. Then I'll get you a cup of hot water."
In the warmth of Pei Yan's embrace, Qiao Ran slowly turned around, looked at the mess on the ground, and felt sorry: "I'm sorry..."
Qiao Ran just opened his mouth when Pei Yan interrupted him: "It's just a cup, what's there to be sorry about? Can a cup be more important than a person?"
Pei Yan cleaned up the broken glass and said, "I'll go get you some hot milk. You've been sweating a lot. Go change your clothes, or you won't be able to sleep well."
Pei Yan's attentiveness and consideration moved Qiao Ran.
She felt that she had experienced so many bad things, probably just to get Pei Yan to be with her.
Pei Yan heated up the milk downstairs and brought it back to Qiao Ran's room. Qiao Ran had already changed into pajamas and was leaning against the head of the bed, looking particularly well-behaved.
Pei Yan walked to the bed and sat down, handing the hot milk to Qiao Ran: "Can you tell me what happened?"
The temperature of the milk penetrated the wall of the cup and warmed Qiao Ran's hands. She was silent for a while: "It's not a big deal, just a nightmare... I haven't dreamed about this for a long time... I'm a little uncomfortable for a while..."
Pei Yan looked at Qiao Ran and had a guess in his mind: "Is it related to your past?"
Qiao Ran nodded and took a sip of the milk in the cup.
Pei Yan knew that this was Qiao Ran's heart disease, and heart disease was something that could not be cured overnight.
Qiao Ran usually looked fine, but looking at his condition today, it seemed to be more serious than he thought.
"Qiao Ran, look at me." Pei Yan held Qiao Ran's shoulders and looked straight into his eyes. "You are not alone now. No matter what happens, I will be with you. So don't be afraid and don't think too much. Everything will only get better."
"I'm fine, don't worry..." It was getting late, and Pei Yan didn't go to rest, but stayed here with her, which made Qiao Ran feel very sorry. "I've recovered, you go and rest."
The thunderstorm outside showed no sign of stopping, and Pei Yan was worried. What if Qiao Ran was trapped in a nightmare again?
"I'm not going back. I'll stay here with you. You can sleep peacefully."
Pei Yan put Qiao Ran's empty cup on the cabinet beside the bed, helped Qiao Ran lie down, tucked in the quilt for her, then got up and turned off the overhead light, leaving only a small light on at the head of the bed.
"You will definitely have a lot of things to do when you return to the team tomorrow. How can you do that without rest? I'm really fine." Qiao Ran tried hard to act like he was fine, wanting Pei Yan to go back.
Pei Yan looked at Qiao Ran steadily for a while, then turned over and lay on the bed.
Qiao Ran was startled and quickly moved aside.
"Captain...Captain..."
"Why are you hiding? I won't eat you." Pei Yan reached out and pulled Qiao Ran into his arms. "This should be fine, right? I'm here with you, and you can rest well too."
Reason told Qiao Ran that she should push Pei Yan away and let him go back to his room, but her emotion made her extremely attached to the security and warmth in Pei Yan's embrace.
In the end, Qiao Ran did nothing and closed his eyes as he pleased.
Fortunately, the light at the head of the bed was not so bright at this moment, and her face was buried in Pei Yan's arms, otherwise Pei Yan would have noticed that she was blushing again.
The faint woody scent and body temperature from Pei Yan wafted over, soothing Qiao Ran's fragile nerves.
After a while, Qiao Ran fell asleep.
When I woke up again, it was already bright daylight.
Outside the window, the heavy rain had stopped at some point, and occasionally one or two birds could be heard singing.
Qiao Ran propped himself up and sat up, shaking his still swollen head, but his mental state was obviously much better.
She slept soundly and peacefully in the second half of the night.
She had no idea when Pei Yan left.
Qiao Ran sat on the bed, moved his neck, stretched his arms, and got up to wash.
As soon as I changed my clothes, Pei Yan came in with breakfast.
"Are you awake?" Pei Yan placed the breakfast on the small coffee table beside him. "I saw you were fast asleep, so I didn't wake you up."
"I...yesterday..." Thinking of his condition last night, Qiao Ran knew that Pei Yan must have worried about him.
"You don't have to tell me anything. It's just a nightmare, nothing to be ashamed of. Besides, you're my girlfriend, isn't it my duty to take care of you?" Pei Yan pulled Qiao Ran over and said, "Hurry up and eat breakfast. It's almost time for us to leave. Xiaofan and Jiang Wenzhou left early this morning."
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After breakfast, Qiao Ran put on his backpack, took the packed seafood from the refrigerator, and set off on the journey back to the team with Pei Yan.
I don’t know if it’s because they felt uncomfortable being cooped up at home during the New Year holidays, but people like Zhao Jie and Sun Kai, who usually never get up before noon, came back quite early.
Qiao Ran didn't actually get up that late, and he thought it would be a normal time to return to the base.
Who knew that she and Pei Yan would become the last two at the bottom of the list.
No one knew that Qiao Ran spent the holiday at Pei Yan's place, they just thought they happened to meet at the door.
"Oh my goodness~ You two are really destined to meet!" Zhao Jie's family is mostly made up of elders, few of whom can joke with him. He is also a talkative person, and he has been feeling very bored during the holidays these days.
Qiao Ran glanced at Pei Yan secretly, turned aside with a guilty conscience, and put the takeaway boxes he was carrying in the restaurant.
"What are so many things?" Ye Xiaofan stretched his head curiously.
“Some seafood.”
Qiao Ran and Pei Yan said almost in unison.
Zhao Jie now saw another opportunity: "Yo yo yo~ After being apart for so many days, the captain and our little support are not only not unfamiliar, but their tacit understanding is actually growing~"
"We went out to eat yesterday and ordered too much. These are all untouched." Qiao Ran opened the package and handed it to the aunt who was cooking. "The food in that restaurant was delicious, so I thought of bringing some back for everyone to try."
When Zhao Jie heard that it was delicious, he immediately stood up and pulled Ye Xiaofan to go and see.
Sun Kai and the coach asked them to be more reserved, but they seemed to be deaf and could not hear anything at all.
The lid of the takeaway box was printed with the merchant’s exclusive logo, and Zhao Jie saw it at a glance.
For Zhao Jie, a foodie, there is no restaurant in S City that he doesn't know, whether it is in the downtown area or in the corners.
"Wow, Xiao Qiao, are you eating here alone or with friends?" Zhao Jie had been coveting this restaurant for a long time but had never had the chance to go. "The food here is not cheap."
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