She pressed her face against his chest, her damp eyelashes trembling nonstop.
Long Wushang tried to pull her arms away so he could lay her on the bed and let her rest properly, but the moment he exerted any force, Wang Dong'er began twisting painfully in his arms.
"Don't..."
Tears slipped from the corners of her eyes again. It was impossible to tell whether she was unconscious or awake.
Seeing her strange state, Xiao Xiao could no longer suppress her doubts. She looked at Long Wushang and asked softly, "Wushang, what exactly is wrong with Dong'er?"
Long Wushang did not answer. He lowered himself again, supported the back of Wang Dong'er's neck with one hand, and, under Xiao Xiao's watchful gaze, directly lowered his head and kissed her red lips.
Feeling that familiar, scorching kiss, Wang Dong'er's tightly tensed body gradually relaxed. Her breathing was no longer ragged, and the hands around Long Wushang's waist lost their strength.
A moment later, Long Wushang raised his head and wiped the tears from the corners of her eyes with his thumb.
"Sleep. I won't leave you. From last night onward, you are my woman. You always will be."
The familiar voice rang by her ear, and Wang Dong'er's tightly furrowed brows finally eased.
Her hand slowly loosened and fell limply beside the bed. Long Wushang gently pulled over the blanket and covered her with it.
Xiao Xiao stood off to the side, her mind completely shut down.
One moment, she looked at Wang Dong'er on the bed; the next, she looked at Long Wushang. For a while, she had no idea where to even begin asking.
The Ice Empress was the same. Although she had never cared much about the development of Wang Dong'er and Huo Yuhao's relationship, this enormous change before