newbobooks Chapter 153 Nightmare
Chapter 153 Nightmare
Chapter 153 Nightmare
So much happened today. Mu Xiaoyu lay in bed, thinking about everything, and then fell asleep.
When Li Chenxu came in, the first thing he saw was Mu Xiaoyu leaning against the bed, her brows furrowed, looking restless in her sleep.
This scene made Li Chenxu frown immediately. It was obvious that something must have happened that he didn't know about during the nearly two hours he was away from Mu Xiaoyu. It couldn't be anything good, otherwise Mu Xiaoyu wouldn't be like this.
Li Chenxu frowned and walked to the bedside. He picked up Mu Xiaoyu and laid her flat on the bed, covered her with a blanket, and then lay down next to her. He reached out and gently smoothed out the wrinkles between Mu Xiaoyu's brows.
He didn't like seeing Mu Xiaoyu frowning and unhappy. This seemingly simple wish was much more difficult than managing a large family like the Li family...
Even Li Chenxu himself couldn't help but feel a bit more worried at this moment.
He looked down at Mu Xiaoyu, who was slowly snuggling into his arms, and saw the insecurity that Mu Xiaoyu unconsciously showed while sleeping. His heart melted completely.
Let's wait a while, until this is over, and maybe things won't be like this anymore...
Mu Xiaoyu didn't sleep very well the night before. She didn't wake up during the night, but after falling asleep, she kept having nightmares. Her mind kept flashing back to the time when her mother was still alive, and how she and her mother were abused by Mu Pengzheng. She kept replaying those dark and hopeless days.
So much time has passed, but every frame is as clear as if it happened just yesterday.
She was in agony, as if her heart was being squeezed repeatedly. The pain was so intense that she could barely speak. In the meantime, a resurgence of hatred made her feel like she was suffocating...
"Xiaoyu? Xiaoyu..."
Mu Xiaoyu was half asleep when she felt as if someone was gently patting her face, or as if someone was reaching out a hand to pull her up from the abyss...
“Brother Chenxu…” Mu Xiaoyu slowly opened her eyes and murmured when she saw Li Chenxu’s worried face in front of her.
Li Chenxu barely slept that night. Just as he was about to fall asleep, he suddenly heard Mu Xiaoyu's voice, which sounded like she was crying. The person in his arms was also trembling slightly, as if she had suffered great pain and grievances. This immediately made Li Chenxu lose all sleepiness.
When he saw Mu Xiaoyu open her eyes, the fleeting pain was like a sharp blade cutting a gash in his heart, causing him excruciating pain.
He tightened his grip on Mu Xiaoyu, as if to soothe her emotions, and said softly in a slightly hoarse voice, "Did you have a nightmare?"
Mu Xiaoyu didn't say anything, but this time she reached out and hugged Li Chenxu, resting her head on Li Chenxu's chest. When she felt the other's burning heat, she gently hummed in agreement.
Actually, she didn't want to cry. After all, she had become accustomed to those dark and hopeless days, and the word "cry" was too cheap for her at that time.
But for some reason, when she answered Li Chenxu this time, it was as if she had suffered a great injustice. Even her "hmm" sounded like she was about to cry.
Li Chenxu felt a pang of heartache and lowered his head to kiss Mu Xiaoyu's lips repeatedly: "Don't be afraid, I'm here. No matter what happened before, I'm here now. Don't be afraid... I'm here..."
Mu Xiaoyu's mind was a complete mess at the moment, and she hadn't really listened to what Li Chenxu was saying. So what she didn't notice was why Li Chenxu was talking about things from before, even though they had only met for the first time during her university years?
She was in too much pain to think about any of this...
Mu Xiaoyu's emotions were really unstable tonight. It took Li Chenxu a long time to calm Mu Xiaoyu down. By the time Mu Xiaoyu fell asleep again, the sky outside the window was already turning light.
It was already daylight.
Looking at Mu Xiaoyu, who had fallen asleep in his arms, Li Chenxu breathed a sigh of relief. However, when he thought of Mu Xiaoyu's tearful voice just now, his heart clenched even tighter.
Mu Xiaoyu slept until noon. When she woke up, Li Chenxu, who should have been at the company, was still leaning against the bed dealing with work. Seeing that she was awake, he immediately put down the documents in his hand and looked at Mu Xiaoyu with concern, asking, "Awake? Are you hungry?"
He made no mention of the nightmares Mu Xiaoyu had in the middle of the night. A gentle smile graced his lips as he looked at Mu Xiaoyu, his eyes filled with concern.
Mu Xiaoyu didn't sleep well last night, and now her head is throbbing and she feels very uncomfortable. Hearing Li Chenxu's words, she shook her head after a while and said, "I'm not hungry, I just want to sleep..."
As she spoke, Mu Xiaoyu's eyes were half-open, as if she were about to fall asleep again.
Normally, Li Chenxu might have let Mu Xiaoyu continue sleeping, but Mu Xiaoyu hadn't eaten breakfast yet, and more importantly, she had already slept for so long. If she continued sleeping, it would definitely be bad for her health.
So when he heard Mu Xiaoyu's words, Li Chenxu immediately shook his head and rejected them: "No, even if you want to sleep, you can eat first and then sleep. Your health is not good, so you need to eat something first."
Mu Xiaoyu knew it wasn't good, but her head was throbbing terribly. If she had nothing else to do today, she might have indulged herself a little, but she remembered that she had an appointment with Bai Luo this afternoon, so in the end she forced herself to get up.
Knowing that Mu Xiaoyu was feeling unwell, Li Chenxu stayed by her side until she finished washing up, and then took her downstairs. Before Mu Xiaoyu woke up, Li Chenxu specifically instructed the cook to prepare some warm porridge for her.
Seeing the two of them come down, the aunt quickly brought out the congee she had prepared earlier. Because Li Chenxu had specifically instructed her to make the side dishes, they were very light, but despite their lightness, they were very appetizing.
Mu Xiaoyu, who thought she had no appetite because she felt a little unwell, suddenly had an appetite when she smelled the aroma of the side dishes.
Seeing Mu Xiaoyu's changing expression, Li Chenxu smiled slightly and said, "There's a small dish on the table. It's pickled cabbage that Auntie specially learned from someone in D City a while ago. She stir-fried it again, and it smells very fragrant and tastes delicious. Try it later, and you'll definitely like it."
Without Li Chenxu saying anything more, Mu Xiaoyu already loved the sour and tangy scent.