novelraw Chapter 651 - 650: Not Treating You as a Stand-In (10)
Chapter 651 - 650: Not Treating You as a Stand-In (10)
Chapter 651: Chapter 650: Not Treating You as a Stand-In (10)
Terrified of disturbing this beautiful dream, Shi Che almost held his breath, slowly lifting his hand and carefully touching Ling Chuxia’s face.
The skin under his palm was delicate, smooth, and slightly warm.
Shi Che’s heart violently trembled—was he not dreaming? Was this real? Ling Chuxia was right in front of him, within his reach.
Shi Che’s eyes slowly moved, unbelievingly lingering on her face, repeatedly assuring himself he was not dreaming.
After a long while, Shi Che’s mind finally snapped back to reality. He and Ling Chuxia were both sitting on the couch, their heads tightly close together, and his arms wrapped around her slender waist, nestled in her embrace.
Happiness came so suddenly that Shi Che felt waves of dizziness. What exactly was going on?
He only remembered that last night his headache struck suddenly, an unprecedented pain. Not wanting to wake Chuxia, he went alone to the living room. The pain was so severe that he nearly lost consciousness. After that, he had no recollection of what happened, only knowing that once he smelled that familiar scent, his headache slowly subsided. Yet, he did not wish to wake up, just let himself be immersed in that scent.
So, it was Chuxia who had come to his side—no wonder. For him, all pain seems to vanish completely only when she is by his side.
Shi Che’s gaze inadvertently swept to the side table where a half-drunk glass of water and a strip of painkillers lay. Recognizing them, so... Chuxia fed him the painkillers yesterday?
Since she learned he was Mr. S and lived next door, her indifference and rejection were undeniably evident; he thought she truly had no feelings for him. But when his headache worsened, she still worried about him, right? Otherwise, why would she feed him the medicine?
His heart, sunk in the abyss, seemed to catch a ray of sunshine. A faint light flickered in Shi Che’s dark eyes as he intently gazed at her sleeping profile, his lips curling into a slight smile.
Chuxia... you do care about me, don’t you?
He silently questioned in his heart, and even without Ling Chuxia’s response, it felt as though strength gathered in his chest.
He didn’t move, his arms gently encircled Ling Chuxia again, slowly pulling her into his embrace. Lowering his lips, he softly kissed her forehead and contentedly curled his lips before closing his eyes again.
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Ling Chuxia didn’t know how long she had slept, only aware that before, she had been tossing and turning in bed unable to sleep, but now, perhaps from sheer exhaustion, she slept exceptionally deep. When consciousness gradually returned to her, she still felt lazy, her eyes half-closed, only feeling that her "pillow" was exceptionally warm and comfortable.
Her head unconsciously nuzzled the pillow, only to find... something was off about this pillow. It wasn’t the soft pillow she was accustomed to, but something harder... and it even had warmth.
Hard, warm...
As these words flashed in her mind, Ling Chuxia’s whole body jolted slightly, and suddenly, all memories rushed back into her brain.