Proud senior schoolgirl was tender and sweet, we fell in love

Luo Yanran was somewhat bewildered. Although Xie Xiao hadn't spoken, the tears that kept falling were very much real as they landed on her.

The sorrow surrounding Xie Xiao was too intense, something she had never felt from him before.

She was somewhat flustered, her hand on his back moving frantically, her voice trembling slightly, "It's okay, it's okay, what's wrong?"

She whispered comforts, but by the end, even her own voice was choked up, "What exactly is wrong? Wu~ Xie Xiao, can you tell me, please? Don't be like this..."

"I'm scared, Xie Xiao..."

Xie Xiao had still been stunned by everything he saw in the dream, but her trembling, choked voice saying she was scared seemed to instantly pull him back.

Xie Xiao lifted his head, and after adjusting to the darkness, even without the light on, they could see each other's faces clearly.

He saw her moist eyes, reached out his hand, and gently touched them, "It's okay, don't cry. It's just, I had a very scary nightmare..."

Before he knew, it wasn't so painful.

But after finding out, he realized how close he had been to hugging her in his past life.

If only she had thought about him just a bit less, hadn't gone to buy that milk tea, none of it would have happened.

That day they might have been able to communicate their feelings, the boy who had lost his light would have mustered the courage to embrace his little rose, even kiss her.

It was just that close...

She died at the age when she loved him the most.

In the following year, the young man was immersed in immense guilt and pain.

And then he died at the age when he loved her the most, when his longing for her was at its peak.

It seemed as if they owed each other nothing, you see them liking each other, loving each other.

But Xie Xiao knew, it was different, he owed her so much. This rebirth wasn't a mercy from the heavens, but an opportunity to repay the deep love he had owed in the past life without knowing.

The tears fell from the corners of Xie Xiao's eyes.

Men aren't supposed to shed tears easily, he knew he shouldn't cry in front of Luo Yanran, as it would worry her.

But looking at the girl in front of him, he simply couldn't control his emotions.

Seeing him cry, Luo Yanran also shed tears, not forgetting to comfort him, "It's okay, dreams are not real. Did something happen today? Everything will be all right, don't be sad."

In the end, Xie Xiao reached out and pulled her into his arms, "Holding you, I won't be sad..."

No matter if the dreams are true or false, but my love for you, and you in my arms, that's real — that's enough.

His Ranran had finally returned to his embrace once again.

Because they had been agitated the night before, the next day they didn't wake up until nearly noon.

Just like Xie Xiao had said, there was no one at home at this time.

Dr. Yang went to work, and Teacher Xie went to play chess.

They usually don't come back for lunch.

When Xie Xiao woke up, he found his arm tightly embraced by Luo Yanran.

She opened her eyes groggily as he moved and began to softly comfort him, "It's okay..."

Xie Xiao felt his eyes must be swollen, his chest still filled with that great sadness that hadn't yet dissipated.

But her reflexive comforting action made him laugh.

His eyes were full of tenderness.

His wife was truly adorable.

Xie Xiao leaned over and kissed her face, "I'm going to freshen up. My eyes are a bit uncomfortable. You sleep a little longer."

They had gone to bed late last night, and after that ordeal, it was nearly dawn.

So, in reality, they hadn't slept long.

But Xie Xiao felt somewhat dazed; it seemed like the three long years in the dream had been compressed into just over two hours...

Hearing Xie Xiao say his eyes were uncomfortable, Luo Yanran had already opened her eyes, sitting up with some concern.

But she found her own eyes were also uncomfortable.

She paused for a moment, feeling as if her eyes had swollen up.

Then she turned to look at Xie Xiao and saw his eyes were so swollen and red that it was almost comical.

She couldn't help but snort with laughter, "Sorry, haha~ Sorry, but, you really do look like a 'Sad Frog'..."

Luo Yanran laughed so hard that her eyes curled up, and then she covered her eyes with her hands, "Oh, hahahaha, do I look like it too~ hahahaha~"

Xie Xiao watched as she laughed so hard tears were about to spill out, mocking herself while covering her eyes and calling herself ugly.

The lingering sadness in Xie Xiao's chest slowly faded away amidst her laughter.

Xie Xiao playfully reached out to tickle her, "Hey, what are you laughing at, come on, give the 'Sad Frog' a kiss..."

"I can't, hahahaha, don't come over here~"

"Even if you scream your throat raw, no one is going to come to your rescue..."

"Scream my throat raw!!!!!!"

...

In the end, the two of them romped around on the bed for a while, and it seemed that the nightmare and sadness from last night had just passed.

Only Xie Xiao secretly stowed away the sorrowful yet love-filled dream deep in his heart.

Living in the present, he was determined to treat Ranran even better, giving her the very best of everything.

But he couldn't bear to lose those memories either.

Those were memories of a girl who had walked alone on a dark road for a long time.

Even though clouds obscured her moon, she walked steadfastly towards the gentle moonlight.

She patiently waited for the moonlight to pierce through the clouds.
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The girl was strong, brave, and a bit silly.

But this was all a part of Luo Yanran, after all.

He wanted to cherish it properly.

In the end, the two of them got up together, had breakfast after washing up, and leaned against each other applying cold compresses to their eyes.

Since both had their eyes closed, they couldn't do much of anything.

Luo Yanran touched Xie Xiao's hand, placed it on her own, and started counting his fingers one by one.

After counting for a while, she spoke up, "Can you tell me what you dreamed about last night?"

She paused for a moment, "It's fine if you can't say, I'm just very curious what could make you so sad."

Last night, the uncontrollable heavy sadness on Xie Xiao was enough to make Luo Yanran worry just thinking about it.

Because the sadness had become so intense that Xie Xiao couldn't control it anymore.

He even emitted a sense of despair that made Luo Yanran feel that nothing could inspire hope in him again.

Xie Xiao turned his hand around to hold Luo Yanran's—a beautiful hand, slender and pale with each finger like a piece of art.

At this moment, as he held it, there was no struggle, only a slight movement, and the two hands became interlocked in the way she liked best.

He was silent for a moment before speaking, "I had a very unpleasant dream, probably because of the encounter with Liu Zhu last night..."

Xie Xiao didn't explain clearly, only mentioned that he encountered trouble, and then Luo Yanran stayed by his side throughout, acting foolishly.

After hearing this, Luo Yanran's first reaction was to argue, "You wouldn't get into trouble, and how is it foolish to be with you? Isn't that what's supposed to happen?"

Dissatisfied, she stretched out her other hand and pinched Xie Xiao's arm.

Xie Xiao, feeling helpless, grabbed her hand, "But in that dream, we weren't boyfriend and girlfriend, just acquaintances. Isn't it foolish for you to do that?"

"It's not foolish at all, it seems like I've liked you a lot ever since I met you."