Chapter 79: Can I Have a Hug?
Chapter 79: Can I Have a Hug?
“You don’t have to be so strong in front of me. If you’re scared, just say it.”
The man’s voice was gentle yet firm. It sounded just like him.
The low, pleasant tone at the end of his sentences carried a hint of coaxing.
In her daze, Yun Qinghuan thought of the times when she was a child, injured and being held and comforted by the orphanage’s headmistress. The headmistress had said the same thing.
But soon after, the elderly headmistress passed away, and she was truly left all alone.
Her eyes couldn’t help but turn red.
The forced strength she had been holding onto crumbled into pieces with his words. Finally, she bit her lip and admitted, “Yes, I… I’m scared.”
At that moment, she had been truly afraid of dying in a terrible way.
Even more afraid that death would erase all traces of her existence. When a person died, it was like a lamp extinguishing. She had come to this world so briefly, and no one even knew she had taken over the original owner’s body. Would anyone even know it was her who died?
Her lips were deathly pale, without a trace of color, and her eyes were filled with terror.
Bai Naihan only felt a sudden emptiness in his chest, accompanied by a dull pain.
“I… can I have a hug?” She looked up at him cautiously with a fragileher expression.
At this moment, she really wanted a warm embrace.
The man pursed his lips and didn’t speak. His arms moved, and he gently pulled her into his embrace, one hand lightly patting her back in silent comfort.
Yun Qinghuan buried her head in his chest. At this moment, she didn’t think too much, nor did she consider keeping her distance from him. She simply needed someone to hold her.
Just like when she was a child and injured, the headmistress had treated her like her own child.
Bai Naihan felt the front of his clothes become damp and stick to his skin. He paused, but the hand patting her back didn’t stop.
His eyes were dark and unfathomable.
Behind them, Xia Yuhua watched this scene. She opened her mouth, wanting to call out, but the man gave her a warning glance.
That glance was as dangerous as Satan himself, as if he would definitely not let her off if she made a sound.
Xia Yuhua had never seen such a frightening look. The words about to come out were forcefully swallowed back, and she stood aside, watching resentfully.
Gu Mingliang watched this scene with a deep gaze.
Only little An’an stood there, his mouth agape in stunned silence, not even making a sound.
He had run outside and encountered this couple. He had hurriedly told them there was a wild animal inside, though he couldn’t clearly describe what kind, saying his uncle and mother were in danger and asking them to go and save them.
But when Xia Yuhua heard there was a wild animal and then heard the wild boar’s roar, her face instantly turned white. She gritted her teeth. “It’s actually a wild boar!”
“Run quickly!”
She grabbed Gu Mingliang, wanting to leave.
As for the anxious An’an, she didn’t even give him a second glance.
It was Gu Mingliang who pulled her back, his voice deep. “It’s dead. The wild boar is dead. There’s no danger.”
As soon as these words were spoken, Xia Yuhua turned her head and saw the heavily fallen wild boar.
Relieved, she followed An’an to see how Bai Naihan and Yun Qinghuan were doing.
She hadn’t expected to see the scene of the man gently holding Yun Qinghuan in his arms. The cherish and heartache in the man’s eyes was undisguised.
After a while, Yun Qinghuan recovered and straightened up from the man’s embrace, looking at him with some embarrassment. “I’m sorry you had to see that. I was too scared just now.”
During this short rest, the strength in her body had returned. After a pause, she stood up from the ground.
The man’s arms felt empty. He moved them in the air for a moment, then casually let them hang by his sides, looking at her with a smile. “It’s okay. You were already braver than many girls.”
In that situation, being able to calmly stab the wild boar’s eyes so forcefully was something many girls couldn’t do.
If it hadn’t been for her push that bought them time, even Bai Naihan wouldn’t have been able to save her.
Yun Qinghuan also realized as she stood up that hugging him just now was a bit inappropriate. If others saw it, there would probably be gossip.
Even though she had simply needed a hug at that moment, if Liu Yuzhi had been there, she probably would have asked Liu Yuzhi to hug her.
But falling into the eyes of someone with ulterior motives, it would definitely be seen as promiscuous behavior.
She was just feeling lucky that no one had seen them when she rubbed her eyes and turned around, seeing Xia Yuhua and Gu Mingliang, plus An’an staring at her in surprise, making her freeze for a moment.
But she reacted quickly, only glancing faintly at the two of them, then waving at An’an. “Come here and let Mommy see if you’re hurt.”
An’an was called back to his senses and quickly ran over, his eyes wide, staring straight at the wild boar that had already breathed its last on the ground. “Mommy, is this beast dead?”
He wasn’t afraid and even took two curious steps forward.
“Hmm.”
Yun Qinghuan also glanced at the dead thing on the ground, still feeling a lingering fear.
She pulled the child further away. “Don’t get so close.”
A lot of the wild boar’s blood had flowed onto the ground. The smell was too fishy and a bit pungent.
An’an was very obedient. When Yun Qinghuan told him to move away, he obediently moved away, his small hand still tugging on hers as he asked, “An’an isn’t hurt. Is Mommy hurt?”
His eyes were checking all over Yun Qinghuan’s body for injuries. Seeing blood on her, his anxious face turned pale. “Mommy, are you hurt?”
Yun Qinghuan shook her head. “I’m not hurt. The blood is from the wild boar.”
As soon as she finished speaking, she unknowingly moved something and let out a soft hiss, her leg hurting a bit.
The little guy was frightened and quickly asked, “Mommy, where does it hurt?”
Yun Qinghuan rolled up her pants. There were some scratches on her calf, and blood was seeping out.
It was obvious that she had fallen on the ground just now and been scratched by stones or something similar.
Yun Qinghuan frowned. Besides a slight pain, she didn’t feel much. She often got injured during filming.
It was just that her skin was probably too fair, making those scratches on her leg look very serious.
Bai Naihan’s brows furrowed tightly as he watched. “We need to quickly find Uncle Zhang to disinfect it.”
He pulled Yun Qinghuan, wanting to leave.
As for Gu Mingliang and Xia Yuhua, the three of them were directly ignored.
Xia Yuhua was furious and didn’t hold back anymore, saying directly, “Isn’t it just a small injury? Anyone who didn’t know would think she was dying. What’s with all the drama?”
She even needed to go to the village doctor to disinfect it.
Her tone was sour.
Gu Mingliang glanced at Xia Yuhua, somewhat coldly, then looked back at Yun Qinghuan with a hint of concern. “Educated youth Yun, you should still go and disinfect it first. Even if the wound is nothing, you must have been frightened. You still need to rest properly.”
When Bai Naihan heard him say that, his deep eyes like still pools looked at him quietly for a while, until the man shifted his gaze uncomfortably before he looked away.
“That’s right, Sister-in-law, it’s better if we go take a look.”
She had been trembling all over from fear just now.
Yun Qinghuan gritted her teeth, pointed at the wild boar that had already died on the ground, and said stubbornly, “I’m really okay. If I go see a doctor, what about this wild boar? Tonight, no matter what, I’m going to eat its meat!”
She was fierce, her beautiful face still carrying a hint of childishness.
Clearly, even injured, she wanted to eat the meat of the wild boar that had frightened her as revenge. The man couldn’t help it. Raising his fist to his lips, the corners of his mouth turned up.
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