Ji Zeqiu embraced her body, his arms strong and firm as if wanting to embed her into his chest, never to part again.
His eyes captive with tears, his voice choked with a hoarse whisper, he was finally able to voice the unrealistic hope and illusion he had harbored for years, "Welcome back."
Ji Zeqiu lay on her shoulder, quietly crying for a long time, his shoulders quivering, wetting the clothes on her shoulder.
After a while, the night grew dense.
Ji Zeqiu lay in bed, the blanket almost covering his entire cheek, leaving only his swollen eyes visible, staring at Lin Xu, unwilling to close his eyes.
Lin Xu looked at his hand holding hers firmly and couldn't help but laugh and cry, "I'm just going back to my room to sleep, I won't disappear."
Ji Zeqiu hesitated for a moment, and then, his ears red, he whispered softly after a long pause, "…you sleep here."
Lin Xu laughed lightly, teasingly said, "You're all grown up, and you still want Mom to sleep with you?"
