Translator: Nyoi-Bo Studio Editor: Nyoi-Bo Studio
Ruan Zeyan put Ling Tianya back down and inside the blanket. The movement was so gentle, it was as if he was holding a fragile porcelain doll in his arms.
“What can I do for you?” Looking at Ling Tianya’s tightened brows, Ruan Zeyan was feeling worse. “No, we have to go to the hospital.”
Ling Tianya was still trying to warm up the bed when she heard Ruan Zeyan’s words. She immediately said, “What I have are normal cramps from having my period. It is very common among women, and some have it much worse than me.”
The man looked very concerned, which warmed Ling Tianya’s heart. She whispered, “I only have cramps for the first day, so tomorrow I’ll be fine. In the next few days, as long as I don’t touch cold things and keep warm, there won’t be a problem. It’s not like I have some serious deadly illness. You are being so nervous it’s embarrassing me.”
Ruan Zeyan stared at Ling Tianya for a moment, as if he was analyzing whether she was telling the truth or just being dismissive of him. In order not to make this man overly worried, Ling Tianya tried to relax her facial expression.
Although menstrual cramps were not a fatal disease, the pain could be quite unbearable. Every time Ling Tianya felt the coldness, soreness, and pain, she would pray that she would not be a woman in the next life.
“I am tired, so let’s go to sleep.” Ling Tianya’s little hand grabbed onto the big hand of Ruan Zeyan as she pleaded. She couldn’t have the man staring at her like that forever.
The woman’s clinging voice made Ruan Zeyan’s heart melt. He obediently climbed into the bed and turned off the light.
Just when Ling Tianya thought she could finally sleep peacefully, the man’s scorching body pressed against her. A slightly rough and warm hand snuck under her shirt and slowly snaked up from behind.
Ling Tianya was surprised but found that the big hand stopped on her lower abdomen and gently massaged it. Suddenly, a warm heat penetrated through the skin on her belly, easing the chilled and sore feeling she was experiencing.
“Go to sleep. Let me massage your belly.” The man’s deep voice came from behind.
Hearing Ruan Zeyan’s words and feeling his big hand massaging her belly, Ling Tianya was overwhelmed by warmth and love.
For many years, she would spend nights in pain curling up under a blanket with her hands and feet cold. She was especially warm with him there. Not because of lust, but because of a strong feeling of love and caring.
“Mmm.” Ling Tianya answered quietly, and then fell sound asleep.
When Ling Tianya woke up in the morning, it was already bright outside. It was the first time she had slept through the night while she was having period cramps.
The last time Ruan Zeyan stayed over at her place, he left very early in the morning, but that day he didn’t. His big hand was still on top of her belly, sending her warmth.
She could hear the man’s even breaths from behind. Ling Tianya had a good night of sleep and her cramps had reduced a lot.
She wiggled her body, trying to get out of the bed. Her movements were very gentle because she didn’t want to wake Ruan Zeyan.
As soon as she sat up, the hand on her belly tightened instantly. Then she found herself falling back to the bed and into Ruan Zeyan’s arms.
Ruan Zeyan held her tightly against his chest, his breaths brushing Ling Tianya’s neck and ears and tickling her.
“You are awake?” asked Ling Tianya.
“Yep.” The man’s voice was muffled. He probably didn’t sleep well.
Ling Tianya turned around and faced Ruan Zeyan. There were definitely dark circles under his eyes.
“Was it because you were massaging my belly, that you didn’t sleep well?” Ling Tianya caressed Ruan Zeyan’s face, lightly touching the bags under his eyes.
The man took her hand and kissed it. There was a hint of helplessness in his eyes. “No.”