Chapter 24: Hasn’t He Left?

Chapter 24: Hasn’t He Left?

They returned home and both of them settled in their room. Feng Xinying changed and slept as soon as she hit the pillow, but Xie Yuansheng had to do more work so he went to his study. There were some emails and important meetings that he had to take care of. When he finished it was 1am. He got up from his chair, stretched his limbs and started to go towards his room. His room was right next to Feng Xinying’s room. Not able to resist himself, he opened her door quietly and went inside.

He saw that she was sleeping peacefully and had let her bedside lamp on. The soft, dim light of the bedside lamp was falling on her face making her petite features look all the more beautiful. She had curled because of slight chill in the room, so he covered her with her blanket and sat beside her. Stroking her hair softly, he brought his hand to her cheeks and whispered, "Thanks for coming back to me." Feng Xinying must have been in deep sleep otherwise she would have never allowed him to even get close to him. She would have swatted his hands rudely.

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