She nearly jumped out of her skin at that moment.
Click.
Han Qing hurriedly turned on the room’s lights after sensing that something was wrong.
Soon, the room became bright and the couple met each other’s eyes. Upon seeing Han Qing, Yan felt her anxious heart skip a beat and then she started to calm down.
Meanwhile, Han Qing walked briskly toward her upon seeing her messy hair and pale face.
“What happened?” Han Qing asked and sat on the bedside. When his hand touched Yan, Yan shivered out of fear and then avoided his touch subconsciously.
After a while, Yan noticed that she might have shown her fear too obviously. Hence, she plastered an incredibly forced-looking smile on her face and looked at Han Qing.
“You’ve finished your work? I didn’t cook dinner tonight. D-Do you want to order some delivery food?”
“Let’s not talk about this first.” Han Qing held her hand and found that her clothes were a bit sticky. Then, he quickly checked her back and realized that her clothes had already been drenched in sweat. This made him frown at once. “What happened? Are you feeling unwell?”
“N-No.” Still catching her breath, Yan shook her head and answered, “J-Just now, I had a nightmare, and I was a bit scared when I woke up. A-And then, you opened the door and walked in coincidentally. That scared the wits out of me.”
Although her explanation sounded convincing, her horrified expression gave Han Qing a feeling that this might not be that simple.
However, looking at her current terrified condition, he would probably remind her of the nightmare and scare her more if he continued asking her about it.
At once, Han Qing decided not to question her further, so he walked to the wardrobe and took a clean set of clothes for Yan. “It’s just a dream, so don’t think too much about it. The weather is cold now and you may get a cold by wearing wet clothes. Change your clothes first and we can talk later.”
“Okay.”
Yan’s hands were still trembling when she took the clothes. Upon seeing this, Han Qing pursed his lips but did not say anything.
When Yan was changing her clothes, Han Qing turned around and increased the heater’s temperature. After continuing standing for a while, he heard the girl saying softly, “I’m done.”
Han Qing turned around.
As Yan had managed to calm herself more while she was changing her clothes, she did not look as scared as before when facing Han Qing. Hence, he walked over and pulled her into his arms.
“Are you hungry? What do you want to eat?”
Although he was just back from outside, his body was warm, and this familiar smell also made Yan feel secure. While leaning on him, she subconsciously grabbed the hem of Han Qing’s shirt, closed her eyes and took a deep breath.
“A bit, but I’m so tired.”
“You don’t need to cook. You’ll just have to eat.”
“Mmh.” Yan closed her eyes and thought for a while, then she shook her head. “I don’t know what to eat. I’m so tired.”
“How about you rest for a while and I order some food? We can eat when they’re delivered.”
“Okay.”
Then, she just took a nap in Han Qing’s arms. Now that he was by her side, those horrifying scenes were now out of her mind, like wastepaper that had been thrown into a shredder.
She felt that she had been relying on Han Qing more and more now; she could not live without him.
Thinking about this, Yan reached out and held his waist tightly.
Despite having the same expression on his face, Han Qing looked down as he could clearly feel the girl’s anxiety and terror. However, he did not ask her about the reason but simply put his hand on her shoulders, patting on them to comfort her.
The girl was still in his arms even after he had ordered the food.
They had no idea how long they remained in the same posture. Nevertheless, Yan could clearly hear the phone ringing and then him saying that the food was at the door.
“Mmh, please wait for a while.”
Han Qing ended the call and cast his eyes down on the girl in his arms, then he patted on the back of her head softly. “Do you want to get up?”
Yan shook her head. “Don’t leave. I’m scared of being alone.”
She was now afraid of being alone probably due to the earlier incident or the nightmare.
“Why are you scared? You’re at your home now. What possibly can happen?”
“I just don’t want to be alone.” No matter what, Yan would not release her hands around his waist. Despite knowing that she was throwing tantrums now, she had really been scared. How on earth was I able to talk so calmly to Xu Yanwan in the restroom?
The more she thought about this afterward, the more she felt frightened.
“Then, do you want to eat or not?” Han Qing said softly without sounding displeased or impatient.
Upon hearing this, Yan shook her head. “Anyway, I don’t want to be alone. You’re not allowed to leave me too.”
In response, Han Qing became quiet for a while, then he sighed helplessly. Moving his hand from the back of her head to her waist, he said, “Hold me tighter then.”
Yan did not understand his words.
Despite feeling confused, she still held him tighter obediently. Since he was the only one who could make her feel secure now, she would naturally listen to him when he asked her to hold him tighter.
“Hold tightly and don’t fall down.”
With that, Han Qing moved his hands to her buttocks and just stood up before Yan could react. As Yan was holding his waist, she was now hanging on him.
Subconsciously, she also wrapped her legs around his waist the moment Han Qing had stood up.
For an instant, the postures appeared somewhat suggestive.
Although Yan’s initial purpose was to seek a sense of security for she did not want to be left alone, her current posture looked odd no matter the circumstance.
Feeling her face turning scarlet, she was going to say something when Han Qing cleared his throat and said, “We’re getting our dinner now. Hold me tighter, or else it’ll be really painful if you fall.”
Yan snorted in her mind after hearing his words. Then, she held his waist tightly on purpose and said sullenly, “I won’t fall down.”
Han Qing lowered his head to look at her and kissed the top of her head affectionately. Then, he started walking out.
Even though Yan did not feel weird at first, she felt more embarrassed the more they walked in this posture, especially when they were going downstairs.
However, she could only lower her head and feign calmness after seeing Han Qing’s expressionless face. He made her look as though she was the only one feeling weird and embarrassed.
Ding…
Seemingly getting impatient, the delivery man pressed the doorbell tentatively.
He immediately put a smile on his face when Han Qing opened the door.
“Hello, Mr. Han. Here’s the food that you’ve ordered.”
His smile froze on his face the moment he finished speaking. This was because he had noticed that there was actually another person in Han Qing’s arms. Her posture seemed a bit weird too.
When Han Qing’s sharp gaze landed on his face, he finally realized that he was overreacting. While keeping the smile on his face, he asked, “Do you need me to help you bring it in?”
“Mmh.”
Han Qing nodded nonchalantly and let the delivery man bring the food inside.
In the meantime, Yan’s face was blushed, and she said softly in Han Qing’s arms. “How about you just put me down?”
