Qiao Hua's eyes darted. "You must have been dreaming, right?"
"That wasn't a dream. Someone said it right into my ear." Gu Wenze leaned close to Qiao Hua's ear, his warm breath washing over it. "She said that as long as I woke up, she would never leave me again."
As he spoke, Gu Wenze kept watching Qiao Hua's expression. She lowered her head without a word, staring at the floor beneath her feet, and he had no idea what she was thinking.
An inexplicable nervousness gripped Gu Wenze's heart, and his hand tightened around Qiao Hua's waist. "Were you lying to me?"
Seeing how uncertain Gu Wenze looked, Qiao Hua had wanted to deny it. After all, there was nothing he could do to her. But when she saw his pale face and the trace of anxiety in his eyes, she couldn't get the words out.
Under Gu Wenze's expectant gaze, Qiao Hua admitted stiffly, "Yes, I said it. Happy now?"
She had already made her decision anyway. There was no reason to lie to Gu Wenze.
The corners of Gu Wenze's lips lifted slightly. Before he could say anything, Qiao Hua put on a stern expression again. "But if you ever fall unconscious and refuse to wake up again, I'll pack my things and leave immediately."
Every word carried a threat. She was like a little wildcat baring her teeth and claws-one that hadn't even been weaned yet, making him want to give her a fierce kiss.
The amusement in Gu Wenze's eyes deepened. His gaze was hot and unrestrained, and his arm tightened around Qiao Hua as a low voice rumbled from his throat. "It will never happen again."
Then Qiao Hua seemed to remember something and pulled out of his embrace. "Oh, right. After Chen Xingjian