Chapter 174 (1/2)
Chapter 174
Sign Language
Soht
It was the scent The scent rong
”There, there…” A soft pal to be okay You're safe now, Brother Li”
What…? Brother Li?
Li Yundong jerked backwards as though he was burned, causing the back of his head to son
The woman in her arms wasn't Su Chan
It was Meiduo
shi+t
Li Yundong scraht down the waves of disappoint up at hiht, Brother Li?”
”S- Sorry!” he mumbled lamely Then, he pushed past Meiduo and ran off before he embarrassed himself further
”Brother Li! Wait!”
Li Yundong ignored the voice and kept running Most of the pilgriuessed it was still pretty late… or early, depending on how you look at it He ran and ran until he reached a s down beside the brook, he buried his face into his palet his shi+t together Hoas he supposed to pass the Zhuji phase if his head was so messed up?
But that dream…
It was so vivid
What was this? PTSD? shi+t
It hit him then that he hadn't really had the chance to properly deal with the trauyuan Hotel He was thrown into training immediately after the incident and didn't have time to make peace with the twins' deaths
He reached down and dipped his hands into the brook, then splashed soainst his cheeks A few an to clear as alertness seeped in
God knows he needed a clear head after this He had one s up now; there was just too much at stake
Footfalls sounded behind him He wiped his face and turned around abruptly
Meiduo alking up towards hi behind her back
”B- Brother Li…”
Li Yundong sighed and rose to his feet ”Listen I'm sorry about just now That was inappropriate” He squared his shoulders and looked her in the eye ”It won't happen again”
So flickered inside Meiduo's eyes She shuffled a few steps closer and peered up at hihthed
It was thedream he'd ever had
He shook his head to block out thein a pool of blood
”Um… Then are you okay?”
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”I'”
”Oh Okay…”
Li Yundong glanced around a few times, then looked up at the sky ”What time is it?”
”It's nearly dawn”
Dawn, huh? It seemed like he slept for quite a while after he dozed off on the wagon He even skipped dinner Great, now he sounded like his little princess chipaze away from the sky ”Wait Why are you up at this hour?” He paused in thought, then regarded Meiduo carefully ”Did you sleep at all?”
Meiduo shi+fted on the spot, see shy and sheepish all of a sudden Then, she shook her head slowly
Li Yundong frowned ”What? Why? Why didn't you sleep?” Li Yundong paused in thought again ”Was I too loud when I was… you know… having a nightmare?”
Meiduo's looked up sharply and shook her head earnestly Seconds later, she pulled her hands out from behind a back to reveal a pair of cloth shoes
”F- For you…” Meiduo held out the shoes ti stared at the shoes for a few seconds, then it all clicked The thread The needles The sewing equipaze snapped to Meiduo ”Y- You stayed up all night to make this?”
Meiduo nodded shyly
Oh shi+t Even someone like hiesture s for hitime because Meiduo suddenly launched into a nervous ramble ”U- Um… Why don't you try the behind Meiduo's words struck Li Yundong, jolting hi his chest
”Wait, no!” He raised his palms when he saw that Meiduo was about to bend down to help hihtened herself Confusion swirled inside her eyes
shi+t Should he refuse to accept the shoes? But wouldn't that be too harsh? The girl had spent the whole nightit, for fck's sake What the heck was he supposed to do here?
Once again, Li Yundong cursed his lack of dating experience
Li Yundong cleared his throat ”U- Uh… Iflashed inside Meiduo's eyes She bea smiled and took the shoes with both hands ”Thank you,” he said, then crouched down to put them on
God This ard
The softness enveloping his feet felt foreign to hi shoes felt like He had honestly forgotten after one wholearound barefoot
”Well?”
Li Yundong looked up fro down at him Anticipation shone in her eyes
”Do they fit?”
Li Yundong nodded and rose to his feet He jumped on the spot a few times, then smiled at Meiduo ”Yep I think they fit perfectly And they feel coaze ”Thank you You don't really have to do that”
Meiduo grinned ”Oh I wanted to! I ela's life It's… It's the least I can do…”
Li Yundong regarded Meiduo's expression Was that all? Gratitude? God, he sure hoped so Because friendshi+p was only thing he could give this girl His heart already belonged to soardless, he had to s professional between thes professional, but just… you know Extra precautions were necessary, especially after knowing that Meiduo had stayed up the whole night tocleared his throat
”When e set off again? What did Changbagela say?”
”After breakfast,” Meiduo answered in a heartbeat
An aard silence spread between the else, but couldn't get the words out
He had to say so Preferably in the next few seconds
”H-Hey, Meiduo Can you read Sanskrit?” he blurted out the first thing that cahtened up instantly, much to his relief