Bai Qingqing was the first one to free herself from her baffling sadness. She pushed him away and said, "Quickly go wipe it away."
"Mm," Muir answered. He still carried Bai Qingqing to the bedroom before going to wash his body.
He wasn't concerned about what Parker and the rest, who happened to be back home, would see.
Curtis reached home earlier than Parker and Winston even though he left later than them. Bai Qingqing heard a gust of wind, then landed into a strong pair of arms.
Bai Qingqing recognized the pair of arms from the coolness. She poked the arms weirdly and asked, "What's wrong?"
Curtis buried his face in her hair and inhaled longingly, barely suppressing the panic he felt when he came ashore and didn't see Snow there.
He rubbed his nose softly against the top of Bai Qingqing's hair and said, "Don't leave me." His voice, though quiet, was undoubtedly determined.
