Chapter 373: Chapter 372 Renewal (2)
Dong Xin Yan’s heart raced faster and faster, her breath involuntarily held as she tiptoed to the door, peeking through the peephole. Only when she saw that familiar face did her tense body finally relax.
It was Ziyang, not Gu Ningyi!
She raised her hand to wipe the cold sweat off her forehead, took a gentle breath, and opened the door.
"Ziyang, you came..." Before she could finish her sentence, the man outside suddenly opened his arms and hugged Dong Xin Yan tightly.
Dong Xin Yan was stunned for a good ten seconds before she came back to her senses. She turned her face slightly, puzzled, "What’s wrong?"
Cheng Ziyang said nothing, only held her tighter, as if trying to embed her into his body, to make her part of his very bones and blood.
Ziyang hugged so tightly that Dong Xin Yan found it hard to breathe. She couldn’t help but lightly push him with her hand, "Ziyang, you’re hugging too tight, I feel uncomfortable."
Cheng Ziyang loosened his grip slightly but still held onto her. His chin rested on her shoulder, gently nudging, his voice extremely low and hoarse, "Xinxin, don’t speak, let me hold you for a while, just for a while."
Dong Xin Yan had never heard such a tone from Cheng Ziyang, filled with utter helplessness and exhaustion, and hidden... deep anxiety and fear.
Her eyes reflected a tinge of worry, her red lips moved slightly, but in the end, she suppressed the urge to question, quietly letting him hold her.
As the sun set and night fell, everything around them fell silent, even the sensor light at the door dimmed, and the two of them were engulfed in darkness.
Silence seems to make one’s own heart more visible.
Then, Cheng Ziyang clearly felt the panic within him, layer upon layer, like turbulent waves crashing towards him, as if to drown him.
He was not afraid of Gu Ningyi; from the past to now, he never feared him, but he feared Dong Xin Yan, feared her past with Gu Ningyi.
Even though her memories had been altered, nothing in this world is one hundred percent reliable.
He would never forget how, some time ago, she dreamt every night, recalling bit by bit the past between her and Gu Ningyi, each time she told him about her dreams, how much his heart panicked, how much he feared.
He was terrified that one day she might start dreaming again, start remembering, start telling him that her memories seemed wrong. He didn’t know if, by then, he would still be able to handle it.
Cheng Ziyang’s eyes flickered, his hands clenched tightly, then slowly released as he took a deep breath and spoke in a hoarse voice, "Xinxin, let’s leave here tomorrow."
Away from all this, away from Gu Ningyi, maybe then her memories could truly be sealed forever.
"What?" Dong Xin Yan didn’t expect Cheng Ziyang to suddenly speak, not quite catching his words.
Cheng Ziyang released Dong Xin Yan, holding her shoulders with both hands, lowered his dark eyes, fixated on her, and seriously repeated, "I said, let’s leave here tomorrow."
Dong Xin Yan was momentarily stunned, then remembered something and smiled, "Oh, you’re talking about our trip, right?"
Cheng Ziyang’s dark eyes dimmed further. He wasn’t just talking about a short trip, he wanted to take her away forever, far away from here.
But that was too sudden, she might not be able to accept it, perhaps using a trip as an excuse to leave first would be good.