It was as if she had returned to her childhood, when her father was by her side, soothing her to sleep.
She still remembered that time when her mother left her, and she felt deeply hurt, always fearing that one day, her father would abandon her too.
Many times, when going to bed, she would hold her father’s hand and ask, "Daddy, will you leave me like Mommy did?"
Dad would always shake his head and say, "Silly girl, you’re my treasure, my most beautiful little princess, how could I ever leave you?"
She said, "Daddy, then you have to stay with me for my whole life, never leaving me!"
"Okay, I won’t leave!"
Thinking this, An Xiaoyu reached out and held Shen Yufeng’s hand, asking softly, "Shen Yufeng, will you always be by my side and never leave me?"
At this moment, all these questions were asked under the influence of alcohol; if she were sober now, she would absolutely not ask such things.
"Yes! I will always be with you and never leave!" A deep voice answered, yet it was so resolute and insistent.
An Xiaoyu was very happy.
"I’m sleepy, can I take a nap, okay? Just for a while! Once I wake up, you can take me home!"
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"Don’t worry, I will be right here... always with you!"
An Xiaoyu felt much more settled in her heart, so she closed her eyes and lay on top of the piano.
It was also because of the red wine she had drunk; the weariness deep in her heart gradually dissipated with the fermentation of the alcohol, her body relaxed a lot, and even her mind became at ease.
She felt as if she was slipping into sleep in a daze.
At this time, suddenly a low and charming voice came to her ears, seeming both very close and yet far away.
That was... Shen Yufeng’s voice.
"Xiaoyu, marry me. For this life, I will take good care of you, love you, okay?"
An Xiaoyu just felt her eyelids were very heavy, she simply couldn’t open her eyes, no, she still chuckled.
"Shen Yufeng, are you proposing to me?"
"It seems you’ve already proposed once before!" An Xiaoyu was not completely drunk, and even remembered what had happened before.
"But that time, it seems you did not agree!" Shen Yufeng’s tone was a bit plaintive.
An Xiaoyu naturally detected his dissatisfaction, thinking to herself, when did God become so tsundere!
However, she was in a good mood today, so...
"Okay! Considering you’re so handsome, this girl will do you the favor... and marry you!"
"Then, let’s consider it settled, a gentleman’s word, a chase hard to follow, you must not go back on it! If you do, you’ll grow a long nose like Pinocchio and turn into an ugly monster!"
An Xiaoyu heard Shen Yufeng murmuring softly in her ear, his voice weaving gently into her ears, yet densely filling the space.
"Oh, stop it, I won’t go back on it... I want to sleep now!"
An Xiaoyu waved her hand, as if she hit something, making a crisp sound.
But immediately after, she felt as if her right hand was held by someone and then there was a cold feeling between her fingers, followed by a light press on something, but the force was very gentle.
She was very sleepy, wanting to open her eyes to see what was happening, but in the end... she still drifted off into deep sleep.
Yet, even so, she still felt a tender kiss lightly land on her cheek.
"Be good! Sleep well!"