86 The Heavens heard her

Zhou Yiren paused upon remembering what she wants to tell him. She placed the towel aside and look down on him. "Can I take a sit first?"

"Okay." Yun Shen nodded before he made her sit on his lap.

She blushed upon this gesture. "Shen, please don't start." She sighed, she had enough of his playful teases right now.

"You wanted to sit so I gave you one. Now then, what do you want to tell me?" He asked as he stroked her hair.

She couldn't help but sigh in defeat since she knows how stubborn he can get. "What I wanted to tell you is about Luke." She started.

"I'm in all ears." His gentle voice was heard from him.

"He is the one I love. I want to apologize to you since... I know how you feel towards me." She lowered her head.

"So you know." Yun Shen's eyes softened as he stares at her. He can see how troubled she was right now. "You know that I love you, right?" He held Zhou Yiren's chin and raised it, making her face him.

Seeing how close their faces were made her blush. "Y... Yes... I know... t-that's why I want to apologize."

"You don't have to." He closes up their gap and was about to place a kiss on her lips but this time, Zhou Yiren was able to block him by placing her hand to cover his mouth.

"Please, Shen, listen to me. I wanted to apologize to you because... because I couldn't stop myself from thinking of Luke whenever I'm with you! I know that it is unfair since I'm just using you as a rebound for him but... but... I can't help it... I'm falling for you because... because I'm seeing Luke in you..." Tears formed on the side of her eyes. "I-I don't want to put your hopes up... These feelings... these feelings are for him..."

Yun Shen wasn't hurt by what she said since he believes that Luke and him was one. Luke was just Zhou Yiren's dream version of him. He held her hand that cover his mouth and placed it on his chest. "Your feelings for him is your feelings for me."

"No... you don't understand, it's --

He placed a finger on her lips to stop her from talking. "Listen... this dream boy named Luke is me, okay? You told me that he brought you to a tulip field, right? Do you know why I brought you to the Botanical Garden yesterday? Do you know how I learned that you love tulips? It was because the other day, I dream of bringing a woman to a tulip field... that woman, I know that it was you because I called out your name."

This surprised her, he dream of bringing her to a tulip field? "T-that's impossible..."

He shook his head. "No, it's not. That was not the only time I dreamed of a woman, although her face was blurry, I know her name, it was 'Yiren'. Ever since you woke up from your coma, I would always dream of her every once a week."

"T-tell me... please tell me about those dreams..." Could this be possible? Is he really Luke? She was so eager to know if he really was him! She knows that it was impossible for a game character to enter her world but she wanted to hope even a little.

"It was four times, I dreamed of her for four times, including the tulip field. The first was about saving her from bandits, I think? I can't remember much but I am pretty sure that girl was her. The second was all about bringing her on a beach,the third was the tulip field and the fourth was earlier, when I took a nap in the car... She was crying and I was wounded, if I remember it correctly, I was stabbed with a sword on my chest. I couldn't remember much but I can definitely called that woman 'Yiren'.If that's not you, then who could it be?"

She broke out in tears as she listened to his dream. All this time, she was full of regrets, regrets for not accepting Luke, for not loving him properly. She would always think if she can go back in time, she will definitely accept him, she will not runaway anymore. If only she was given one more chance to be with him. The heavens heard her desperate prayer.

She couldn't help but cry out loud like a kid as she hugs him. She was so happy, she was so happy that it was him, that he was in this world.

"There, there." He patted her head as he lets her cry on his chest. "You see, there's this theory that you can dream of a person if you saw them while you are awake so I basically knew I was this dream guy of yours the moment you told me that I resembled him in every aspects in your dream."

Despite saying all of that, Zhou Yiren didn't listen. Her mind was filled with the thought of Luke, being here with her, that Luke came back for her and that Yun Shen was Luke's reincarnation. She didn't cared about anything else.

She pulled away from the hug and looked at him. Yun Shen couldn't help but sigh upon seeing her red and puffy eyes, he doesn't want to see her in tears.

"Promise me... promise me that... that you'll never leave me again... I-if you do... this time I'll be coming with you!" She sobbed.

Did she had a nightmare? Did she dream that he left her? Yun Shen wondered. He took the towel from his side and wiped her face. "What are you saying? I won't be going anywhere. I promise to stay by your side and if I go somewhere, I will definitely bring you with me, okay?"

She sniffled as she looked at him, "R-Really?"

"Yes, I will, I will... only if you say that you love me." He grinned teasingly at her to lighten up the mood.

"I love you so promise me, okay? Okay? OKAY?!" Her face was coming close to him as she eagerly wants to hear him promise it to her.

Yun Shen was surprised at how easily she said that. Was she that avid? "Do you really love me?" He knows that she loves him but hearing her say those sweet words that he always wanted to hear from her was something so overwhelming.

Zhou Yiren promised herself if she was given a chance to be with Luke again, this time, she will make everything right with him. She wanted to show him how much she loves him, she will not runaway anymore! He is the only man she loves and she will prove it to him!

"Yes, I love you, I really really do love--

Her lips was captured by Yun Shen. He was so happy that he couldn't control himself anymore, she finally admitted that she loves him.