289 It was a Mosquito (2/2)

Truly, it would just be a few days of suffering. She believed Rainy would be strong enough.

”Mommy…” Her tiny hands were hugging her doll tightly. However, she was calling out for her mother. They only had each other. Rainy only had her mother, and her mother only had Rainy.

The night was still. It was dark and quiet.

A huge wedding portrait hung on the interior wall. A man and a woman were sleeping in each other's arms in an enormous bed. Suddenly, the woman opened her eyes. Her lips were quivering; her body, shaking.

”Lui, don't die. No!” she exclaimed.

The bedside lamp was turned on abruptly. A dim light began to fill the whole room.

”Manni.” Chu Lui sat up in a hurry and took the shaking Li Manni into his arms.

”Don't be afraid. I am here. It's okay. Everything is okay.” He patted her back gently. Recently, she had been prone to having nightmares, and especially easy to be awoken with a start.

”Lui, don't go for that operation. Please? I'm scared. I'm really scared.”

She was clutching Chu Lui's pajamas so tightly, adamant of him going through with that operation. Her eyes were dull; her lips lacked luster. She looked like a flower, deprived of hydration and was withering.