Zhang Yu Han blinked his eyes a few times when he saw the scene in front of him. He blinked a few more times and wondered if the girl in front of him would suddenly disappear.
However, no matter how many times he shut and opened his eyes, the girl in front of him did not vanish from his sight.
It seemed that he was unable to wake up from his dream.
He was fully aware that he had missed her so much that she had appeared in his dream. It has been a few days since the last time he had seen her.
Last night, he had wished for her to appear beside him. And just like that, his girlfriend had appeared next to him and kissed him on the tip of his nose.
Wait. That's not right.
Zhang Yu Han snapped out of his thought and looked away from Li Qin Yao's sleeping face. His breath stuck in his throat as he realized that he was back in his apartment instead of in the hotel room in M City.
Slowly, he started to trail after his memory.
It seemed that the problem in M City has been resolved and he had returned to Y City. Zhang Yu Han recalled giving a call to Li Qin Yao to inform her of his flight details. The two of them made a plan to meet and he had promised to meet her in B City.
Seeing that there was still time before their meeting, he went back to his apartment to rest. Then, he started to have this headache. He popped in a few pills into his mouth and hope that the headache would go away by the time he went out to see his girlfriend.
Zhang Yu Han was startled as he recalled that he was supposed to be in B City. As that thought went to his mind, Zhang Yu Han turned to Li Qin Yao again.
But, how did his girlfriend appeared in his apartment? Why was she sleeping with her head resting at the edge of his bed? Just what on earth happened while he was taking a brief nap?
Zhang Yu Han tried to shift his body to look at the clock and noticed that he was holding her hand. He stared at their linked hand for a while and suddenly was overcome with an indescribable feeling in his heart. His gaze became soft. Slowly, he reached to touch her hair with his free hand.
Seeing that she did not react, Zhang Yu Han grew bolder. He inched closer to nuzzle at her hair and filling his nostril with her scent.
Although it hurts him to see how she had slept beside him, Zhang Yu Han did not attempt to wake her up. Selfishly, he wanted to savor at the moment for a while longer.
Li Qin Yao tried to move her body and felt sore around her neck.
Instantly, her memories returned and she sat up with a jolt. Her hand touched his forehead to check on his temperature. Once she was sure it was no longer hot, Li Qin Yao let out a sigh in relief.
It was then that she realized that he was staring at her.
Li Qin Yao smiled at the man in front of her and spoke, "How are you feeling? Better?"
Zhang Yu Han did not understand why she was asking the question. "How did you come here?"
Li Qin Yao was reminded of the last time he was drunk. Similar to this situation, back then, he could not remember what had happened to him.
"Your sister gave me your address and passcode," Li Qin Yao answered. She stared at him and hesitated. "I hope you won't be mad at your sister. She… we were worried about you."
"Why would I be mad at her?" Zhang Yu Han frowned. "Wasn't I supposed to come and pick you up from your office? How did you appear in my apartment instead?"
"Zhang Yu Han, do you know how worried I was when I could not find you?" Her eyes were misty as she recalled finding him with his body burning up "You said that you were going to come over and pick me up, but after a long time of waiting, you did not appear. I tried to call and text you, but you did not reply."
Zhang Yu Han was startled. He sat up quickly and tried to explain. "You tried to reach for me? Sorry. I wanted to take a nap before I come to see you. But I guess I was overslept."
Her anger rose at his words. "You still wanted to talk about that. Zhang Yu Han, if your body is unwell, you should be resting. You're a sick person, why do you want to come over to see me instead?" She stood up to look at him. "You developed a fever because you're not having enough rest. Then tell me, what if something happened while you were driving to B City?"
Zhang Yu Han continued to listen to her nagging. He finally picked up the puzzle pieces and guessed at what had happened after he took medicine and nap.
Instead of feeling annoyed by her nagging, his heart was warmed up at her concern. He reached for her hand and rubbed her hand against his face.
"Qin Yao, don't be angry," he tried to pacify her. "Didn't you say that I'm a sick person?"
Li Qin Yao wanted to continue rambling about how worried she was upon finding him unconscious in his house. Last night, she could not channel out her frustration when she found out that he had passed out due to a lack of rest. Now that Zhang Yu Han had woken up, she wanted to vent her frustration.
However, once she looked at him, the words got stuck at the tip of her tongue.
"I know that I should have taken good care of my body, but we haven't seen each other for days and I missed you so much," Zhang Yu Han continued to stare at her with his mouth slightly pouted. "I just wanted to see you."
At this time, Li Qin Yao felt as if her heartbeat had momentarily stopped.
Why was he looking at her while pulling a cute face? This was not fair.
"Don't be angry, alright?" Zhang Yu Han tugged at her hand softly and her body fell on the bed and she was sitting beside him. Before she could speak again, Zhang Yu Han wrapped his arms around her body in an embrace.
"I'm not angry," Li Qin Yao spoke after a long silence between them. She took a few deep breathes and was able to calm down with his scent. "I'm worried."
"I know. I'm sorry." Zhang Yu Han whispered at her ears. "I won't make you worry again."