Li Manman looked up at Lu Jinghan’s increasingly gloomy face, swallowed nervously, "Han Xi doesn’t dare to go home. She’s afraid you’ll be angry, misunderstand that there’s something between her and Li Chenghao, afraid that you’ll leave her, so she came here to hide. When she wakes up, please don’t lose your temper with her."
"Han Xi always used to tell us that being alone was actually quite good, carefree without much to worry about, but today I realized she longs for someone to love her more than anyone else does, and then have a warm home."
At this point, Li Manman felt sorry for Han Xi, wiping away the tears at the corners of her eyes, "Alright, you stay here and take care of her. I’m going to find that pervert Li Chenghao and settle the score."
Lu Jinghan didn’t say anything, just nodded, then got up and went to the bedroom.
Pushing open the bedroom door, Lu Jinghan walked quietly to the bedside, half crouching on the ground. Under the dim table lamp, Han Xi’s lowered eyelashes shimmered with a moist fragility.
Lu Jinghan looked at the bite marks on the corners of Han Xi’s lips that had already scabbed over, feeling a heart-wrenching pain.
As if by a telepathic connection, the lightly sleeping Han Xi slowly opened her eyes. Seeing this man so close to her, Han Xi’s heart panicked a bit, her drowsy eyes filled with confusion.
"Awake? Are you hungry? I’ll go make you something to eat." Lu Jinghan brushed Han Xi’s hair with his palm, his magnetic voice filled with tender compassion.
Han Xi sat up from the bed, her fingers nervously twisting together, "I’m sorry, I’m sorry, I’m sorry... I tried my best to push him away, but I couldn’t..."
Tears welled up in Han Xi’s eyes, helpless like a child.
Lu Jinghan stood up and hugged Han Xi tightly, "Silly girl, it’s not your fault. Why are you apologizing to me, hmm?"
Han Xi’s side face pressed against Lu Jinghan’s chest, her tears dampening his clothes, "I’m afraid you’ll leave me, afraid you’ll misunderstand..."
Lu Jinghan cupped Han Xi’s face, repeatedly wiping the tears from her cheeks with his fingers, "Silly girl, I’ll unconditionally believe anything you say. Unless you don’t want me, I’m never going to let you leave my side in this lifetime."
Han Xi truly is a person who lacks a sense of security. She used to rely on her mother, relied on Li Chenghao, but later they all left, leaving her alone.
Now she’s fallen in love with Lu Jinghan, but the more she cares, the more she’s afraid of losing.
"Lu Jinghan, I feel like I can’t do without you anymore. Please never leave me alone."
In Han Xi’s red and swollen eyes, there was a tender helplessness, like an injured fawn, faltering and cautious.
This side of Han Xi made Lu Jinghan’s heartache unbearable. He placed Han Xi’s slightly cool hand on his chest, his deep eyes below his profound eye sockets like the ocean, capable of making anyone lose themselves at just one glance.
"Mrs. Lu, you’ve occupied this place completely. In this lifetime, I’ll never let go of your hand."
Looking at him, Han Xi’s heart, always anxious and insecure, seemed to have finally found a safe harbor, a place to settle.
Lu Jinghan’s distinctly jointed fingers gently rubbed the back of Han Xi’s hand, "I’ll go make you something to eat, lie here and wait for me like a good girl."
Han Xi nodded, obediently lying back on the bed. Lu Jinghan tucked her in before heading to the kitchen.
The fridge at home was empty, and Lu Jinghan couldn’t rest easy leaving Han Xi alone to go out shopping, so he made do by cooking some porridge.