The next moment, her hand was firmly grasped by him, and the focus of his gaze slowly condensed on her face, "Lotus Heart......" Her voice was terrifyingly hoarse.

"It's me. She said, and then, the world swirled, and her whole body was violently pressed under him. He went up and down, his hands on her cheeks, looking at her with his head down, and the sweat on his forehead kept sliding down his cheeks, all the way down her pajamas, her collarbone, and his eyes were broken and fragile. Even his breathing was extraordinarily heavy.

This kind of Chu Xici was something Ji Lianxin had never seen before, what did he dream about just now, so that he would reveal this rare vulnerability?

Ji Lian thought to herself, and then she only felt her shoulders sinking, his head buried deep in her shoulders, and his hands hugged her tightly, she was startled, just because she felt that his hands holding him were trembling.

Or rather, it was not only his hands that trembled, but his whole being, trembling.

He hugged her tightly, like a drowning man, clutching the last driftwood.

Such a man is a stranger to her, in her impression, he is powerful, but also wanton, he can treat others cruelly without frowning, and even human life is nothing in his eyes. But at this moment, he is so fragile, like a child in the dark, he finally saw the light, and finally a person appeared, so he eagerly wanted to hold something, and eagerly asked for comfort.

She can ignore it, she can deal with all this silently, but her hands still unconsciously gently stroked his back, one by one, patting gently, just like when she was a child, she had nightmares, and her parents comforted her like this.

The light pats, slow and rhythmic, like a steady heartbeat, also made his trembling slowly stop.

After a while, Chu Xici's voice sounded in Ji Lianxin's ears, "Why didn't you push me away?"

"Do you want me to push you away?" she asked, pausing her movements.

He let out a long breath, his hands slowly loosened, as if trying to pull his hands away from hers, but just as she was about to break away from his embrace, he held her tight again.

"Let me hold it a little longer, don't push it away. He muttered, and the scene in the dream just now flashed in his mind one by one. It was a memory that he desperately wanted to forget, but it was firmly nailed to his mind, and he couldn't forget it.

Ji Lianxin didn't say anything, nor did she struggle, letting Chu Xici hold her like this.

The room was unusually quiet, and it took a long time for his voice to break the silence.

"Don't you want to ask me what happened?" he asked.

She replied, "I guess it's a nightmare." ”

He was silent for a moment, then muttered, "yes...... It's a nightmare...... "From a long time ago, this nightmare would appear from time to time, but as he grew older, he had less and less of this dream, he thought he should be cured, but he didn't expect to dream about that time again."

"Is it related to your mother?" she said, and as soon as she spoke, she realized that she shouldn't have asked. Maybe it was because of the fragility he had just now, or the hug at the moment, that made her a chicken woman.

Chu Xici's body stiffened visibly, and he jerked his face up from her shoulder, "How do you know?" his gaze burned at her.

"When you were in your dream just now, you called 'Mom'. She replied that it was precisely because of this that she guessed that this dream was related to his mother.

"What else did you hear?" his gaze seemed to see through her entirely.

Ji Lianxin suddenly had a faint feeling that Chu Xici's nightmare might be a taboo, not something she could understand. Pursing her lips slightly, she replied, "You say, 'Why do you want to do this, Mom, I can do nothing'"

She answered truthfully what she had heard, and his dream words, in fact, were these two sentences over and over again.

Chu Xici's face sank, and then slowly lowered his eyes, "Then you'd better forget these words of mine and don't mention them to anyone else." ”

The fragility appeared on his face again, like a lonely child, allowing the darkness to engulf him.

The unreal is so unreal.

Is this really Chu Xici? Or, in fact, everything is just a dream of himself?

Her hand couldn't help but reach for his face, and her right hand was pressed against his cheek...... Even she couldn't tell what her actions were for at the moment.

Do you want to be sure if you're dreaming, or do you want to erase his fragility and comfort him? Or is it ...... Is she distressed for him?

Distressed...... She clearly told herself, don't be moved by him anymore, and keep her heart well, how can she feel sorry for him like this?

His eyes slowly lifted, staring at her steadily.

She was suddenly startled and wanted to withdraw her hand, but his hand pressed against the back of her hand first.

His fingers wrapped around her fingertips, leading her hand and gently rubbing his cheek.

Chu Xici slowly closed his eyes, feeling her palm, and the touch of caressing his cheek turned out to be ...... so reassuring him, so relieved that he suddenly felt that if she was by his side that year, caressing his face like this with this hand, then perhaps, this nightmare would not have followed him for so many years.

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In the days that followed, he would always hug her from time to time, as if his attachment to her had deepened, and often let her put his hand on his face.

In addition, he would buy her a lot of things, all kinds of high-end cosmetics that women like, precious jewelry, extravagant clothing, and luxury cars.

She would take it all, but she wouldn't use it.

Maybe when he lets her go one day, then she'll leave it all back to her.

"Don't you like any of these things?" he asked her.

"No, these things are good, I love them. She said.

He stared at her and suddenly smiled, "Then tell me, what do you want me to give you?"

Ji Lian's heart was slightly stunned, she wanted what he gave...... It's a peaceful life, you can leave here and return to her parents, but she understands that there is no need to say this request now, and even if he does, he won't agree, it's just that there will be more conflicts between the two.

"I want to go home tomorrow and see my parents, maybe I'll be back here later. She spoke.

"Good. He agreed, "Tomorrow when you pass, let the driver take you there." ”

"No, I'll just go over myself. She said.

He raised his eyebrows slightly, thought for a moment and said, "That's up to you." ”

It's just that the next day, when Ji Lianxin was about to go out and go home, she received an unfamiliar phone number, and when she answered the call, a woman's voice came from the other end of the phone, "Is it Ji Lianxin's little sister?" This voice, although it was a polite address to her, was a condescending tone.

Ji Lian was stunned for a moment, and then replied, "Yes, I am." ”

"I am Chu Xici's mother, if Sister Ji is free today, then I want to ask Sister Ji to meet. ”

Chu Xici's mother wants to see her?!Ji Lianxin's mind flashed Zhang Qi's appearance, at M's annual meeting, she had seen this graceful and luxurious woman, although Zhang Qi at that time didn't look at her at all.

"Okay, when is it today?" Ji Lian said in her heart, and at the same time, she was also guessing the reason why Zhang Qi wanted to see her.

"Right now, I'll send a driver to wait for you at the intersection. Her words seemed to have been determined that Ji Lianxin would agree to her request.

Or should I say that Zhang Qi has long been accustomed to others not going against her will - except for her own son!

ended the call, Ji Lianxin walked out of the villa with her bag, and sure enough, on the side of the intersection, she saw a black sedan parked, and the driver got out of the car and walked to her, "It's Sister Ji, Mrs. asked me to pick you up, please get in the car." ”

Ji Lianxin nodded, followed the driver into the car, the car drove to the door of a tea room, someone had already opened the car door, and said to Ji Lianxin, "Mrs. Chu is already inside, please come with me." ”

Ji Lianxin got out of the car and followed the other party into the tea room.

In the tea room, there was not a single guest at a glance, which made Ji Lianxin a little surprised, and the person who led the way in front seemed to see the doubt in Ji Lianxin's eyes, and said with a smile, "Mrs. Chu doesn't like to be too noisy, so the guests here today are only Mrs. Chu and Sister Ji Xiaoyi." ”

The other party led Ji Lianxin to a door, opened the sliding door, and said respectfully, "Mrs. Chu, Sister Ji has arrived." The other party's body turned sideways at the same time, which also allowed Ji Lianxin to see the scene in the room.

Zhang Qi was sitting at one end of the table in the room, a tea master was making tea, after hearing this voice, this noble woman slowly raised her eyes and looked in the direction of the door, and for a moment, Ji Lianxin only felt that the whole person had a feeling of being shocked.

In those eyes similar to Chu Xici, they were indifferent and majestic, making people dare not approach easily.

Ji Lianxin entered the room, and after the tea master poured tea into the tea bowl in front of Ji Lianxin, he respectfully retreated, and in the room, only Ji Lianxin and Zhang Qi were left. <

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