Su Ci Yi came in trance. Her spirit had gone away for a moment. Though came back after a few seconds. The first thing she saw was two similar faces. One small and one big glancing at her.
"Master…" Seeing her master like that Qin Tao's eyes rimmed with beads of tears. His master had just been from a nightmare.
Qin Tao doesn't like nightmares.
Qin Tao hated nightmares.
Seeing the child's teary face Su Ci Yi tried to get back her usually stoic face. As if those things earlier didn't happen.
Qin Yu, on the other hand, saw the woman's fluctuating expression and somewhat felt uneasy. He's nearly thinking to call up a nurse, afraid that her sickness would come back. Thinking about that, he became a little unsure, this woman had become much interesting lately and it would be a waste if she will be defeated by a deceased.
He said while sighing, "Yi… do you feel unwell? Can you tell me if your sickness is getting back again? You still remember us right?"
Su Ci Yi stared blankly at the man. She doesn't know if it's of pure concern or something. Getting her sickness back means being crazy. Did he think she would throw a rampage without concern?
"Master." Qin Tao called her attention once again. Now the child has made his way into her lap without her knowing.
"Master. Hug. Hug." Qin Tao spread his arms open wide while gesturing for her to receive him.
This brat, he's been pretty clingy lately huh?
But even so, leaving that child on that posture was a failure to her as an adult.
Su Ci Yi openly received the child on her bosom as she patted him on his back. "It's just a dream. Nothing to worry about."
Qin Tao, "When Qin Tao is in a bad dream, daddy chase it away. He will hold Qin Tao until falling asleep."
Qin Yu displayed a wide grin by his child's quick-wittedness. Who knows what he was thinking right now. However, as soon as Su Ci Yi turned her head into him all she could see was the blank gaze of the man.
"Ah Tao is right, the best way to expel lingering fear is through the warmth of living person. This is no doubt an approved therapeutic natural medicine and a great depression reliever." with that Qin Yu acted and drew himself closer. Su Ci Yi knew this move as she displayed her fierce wide eye that could shake a tiger and scare a lion, warning him, [I let your child have his way. Don't add your weight anymore!]
Qin Yu chuckled and found a whole new sensation of being stared at. It's like being bath to a pure bliss of hostility, pure and innocent. Somehow, he just can't get used to it.
Su Ci Yi reiterated again, "Ah Tao, your master is not weak. I can chase those bad dreams away, alright?" Su Ci Yi said in a tone a little softer than her usually brisk and inelegant tone, coaxing a child.
Qin Tao broke away and smile widely.
When Su Ci Yi saw him, as if a bright sun had cast his ray purposely on her. So warm and light. Kind and adorable.
Without a taint of hidden hypocrisy.
Seeing these fake master and stupid disciple bond, Qin Yu decided to become one with the invisible pillar again. Walking to the near sofa and seated with his legs across and embedding an aura like king. He looked aimlessly at the two.
Just as Qin Yu was about to do his stuff Qin Tao broke a sentence that would have to make him irked on his seat,
"Master, can Qin Tao spend the night here?" While saying that, he didn't make any eye contact with his father.
"Heh, Ah Tao I wonder if you even consulted staying on this night with father? Why did I only hear it this time?"
Qin Tao: If I ask your permission you wouldn't allow me!
Qin Tao pouted and looked at Su Ci Yi pleading.
Su Ci Yi felt being a mother thorn between a dispute from a father and son. But this feeling, Su Ci Yi didn't want to get involved with this!
She doesn't want to get this child disappointed while taking the side of Qin Yu. But if she let him stay, then she would be going against the father. How could these two always brought her two much things to think. Su Ci Yi was not a smarty-brainy girl who loved to dawdle and used her brain cell. If she could use brute force, then she's willing to administer that kind of action rather than engaging in an unpleasant and unproductive dispute. In either way, she can't use that method in this situation.
Qin Tao didn't answer his father's call but rather continue to sulk while clutching the hem of his Mickey Mouse pants. One of his hand secretly reached towards Su Ci Yi's garment.
"Yi…I'm sorry about this. I guess we'll just get back next time—"
"NO!" Qin Tao firmly refused. With his little feet, he even clung to Su Ci Yi's back. Fighting a glare against his father. Not surrendering from his thunderous intent.
One was stern without blinking, while the other one kept secretly glancing at her.
Su Ci Yi unconsciously lookout on the casement window, deep inside …she felt that her dream was representing something. Did she miss anything from her death?