She heard Chu Ge murmur, "It's so good to see you. These past two days... I've wanted to see you so much."
Qiu Wuji said nothing. Her tense body finally softened without her realizing it, and she leaned quietly against him, feeling that a hug seemed rather nice too.
He could still laugh and jump and hug people. Nothing had happened to him... As long as he was all right.
She could fully touch his body. That tangible feeling of him holding her tight, as if she might run away, was no longer an illusory dream. It was real.
The fear and anxiety of the day, that distracted, unsettled feeling no matter what she did, vanished completely in this embrace.
The moonlight was so warm, just like the moon he had replaced that day, beaming like a smiling QQ emoji.
Autumn was deepening.
The night was slightly chilly. Fallen leaves spiraled around them like fluttering, colorful butterflies, dancing for them.
Did this count as using a day of the inter-realm barrier to test how much she cared about him?
Qiu Wuji hesitated over whether to put her arms around him too and see how it felt...
As she hesitated, she sensed Chu Ge starting to turn his head. Was he going to whisper in her ear, or did he want to... do something?
Qiu Wuji went on alert.
His lips brushed past her ear. She could feel his breath against it, ticklish and a little frightening.
Qiu Wuji instinctively grabbed the man's ear. "What are you trying to do?"
Chu Ge: "..."
To be perfectly honest, I couldn't help wanting to kiss your cheek just now.
I really couldn't help it...
He didn't seem to dare say that. He would get beaten... He could only offer an apologetic smile. "I