They hadn't driven far before Ning Chunchi asked He Yuan to find a deserted spot and pull over.
He Yuan tactfully got out, leaving the two of them alone.
Ning Chunchi held Jiang Yumiao's hand tightly. He hadn't let go since they got into the car.
When they first got in, Little Grape's palm had been ice-cold. Now, he had finally warmed it.
Jiang Yumiao kept his face turned toward the window, avoiding Ning Chunchi's gaze, unwilling to let him see his face.
Ning Chunchi didn't insist that he turn around. He only tickled Jiang Yumiao's palm twice and spoke gently, deliberately adding a smile to his voice. "I saw you come first. You looked so cool."
He wanted to cheer Little Grape up.
Jiang Yumiao stiffened for a moment, his face still turned toward the window, and gave only a very soft hum of acknowledgment.
Since Ning Chunchi knew he'd come first, he had probably heard his conversation with Su Cheng afterward too...
What... would he think of me?
Behind him, a cool fragrance suddenly drew close, and a large hand gently circled Jiang Yumiao's waist.
The alpha hugged him from behind, lowering his chin onto his shoulder and nuzzling him twice.
"I was the one who came late. Baby, you stayed so calm. You handled it beautifully."
Ning Chunchi's voice held endless tenderness as he gently soothed the omega in his arms, as though he had poured every feeling he would ever have into the person before him.
"I'll always be by your side. Wherever you go from now on, I'll come with you, all right?"
So he didn't need to be afraid of this world.
Jiang Yumiao's lower lip trembled slightly. He closed his stinging eyes and gave no answer, but his body honestly relaxed, surrendering all