Chapter 234: Freedom (1/2)

At midnight, Naoko was awakened by weird noises again.

When Naoko sat up, she found that Lei Yin, who was supposed to be beside her, was gone.

Where did he go?

Naoko put on robe, and left the room rather cautiously.

When Naoko went outside, she found Lei Yin pushing the little girl in a kimono, she had seen the night before on a swing.

The little girl was having a very good time especially when the swing went up, she laughed. Her laughter like a delightful silver bell sounding across the garden and it was her laughter that woke Naoko.

“Lei.” Naoko shouted gently.

Lei, at the back of the little girl raised his head and waved to her.

Naoko went forward to meet him.

“Lei, who is she?” Naoko looked strangely at the little girl sitting on the swing.

Lei Yin said: “She has always been alone; she has been looking for someone to play with, so I’ll play with her.”

I was just like her when I was younger. Naoko was clear on how lonely she was when younger, she felt the same loneliness in this little girl..

After gathering her thoughts, she said, “Can I stay and play with her?”

Lei considered this for a moment and said, “Yes, but when you are tired, you have to come back to the room to sleep, you know that right?”

“I know.”

After the little girl came down from the swing, she had a strange look as she carefully observed Naoko and after a while she turned to ask Lei Yin: “Brother, who is she?”

“She is my wife, she wants accompany us to play. What game do you want to play this time?”

“You really want play with me?” The little girl asked, uncertainty glistening in her eyes.

Lei Yin touched her head and nodded with a smile. “Yes.”

The girl’s face flushed in excitement; happily she pulled his hand and ran.

“Are you ready?” Lei Yin said loudly as his face was pressed against a wall.

“No, I am not. &%**%$…I want to choose another hiding spot!” As soon as the little girl stood to reply Lei Yin, she immediately realized that she had exposed her hiding spot.

“Okay, but you have to be fast.”

The little girl immediately changed hiding spot.

After a short countdown, Lei asked again, this time there was no reply.

Lei Yin looked around, after a while he started walking in a particular direction humming loudly with a smile: “Piggy ought to hide better, now the wolf is coming to get you.”

Although Naoko had not played this game in years she felt refreshed playing along. She hid under the covering of some tall grasses. She saw Lei yin walking closer and closer toward her hiding spot, she couldn’t help but feel nervous…

Lei Yin could already tell where she was hiding through the sound of her breath and heartbeat, but he deliberately searched around her hiding spot slowly but he attempt to didn’t catch her. However the suspense caused Naoko’s anxiety to build… After a while, she saw Lei Yin go to search other places. She was immediately relieved.

Lei Yin continued to wander about searching, whenever he approached Naoko and little girl’s hiding spots, both of them became nervous and they couldn’t move afraid any noise would alert lei Yin.

After a while, Naoko suddenly heard the scream of a little girl come from nearby. Then she heard Lei’s proud laughter, “So this is where you hid little piggy?”

“i am not piglet, I am not fat at all. You must have peeked, otherwise how did you find me so fast?”

“hmm” Lei Yin snorted, “to find a little pig like you, do I still need to peek? I can find you anytime with my eyes closed.”

“arghh, I am telling you again I am not a piglet” The little girl protested loudly.

“I am good at catching piglets.”

“You… you … alright, I won’t bother with you again. Hurry and back Me.”

“how are you going to climb up?”

“Don’t complain, quickly back me. Come down a bit, I am scared of height.” The little girl said quite grumpily.

“I am your errand boy now huh, you are afraid of heights, yet you want me to back you up?”

A moment later, Lei squatted down, the little girl laughing happily, rounded Lei’s neck with her hands as she rested on his back.

Naoko found the conversation between these two very funny as she couldn’t help but snicker…

“You play here first, I’m going to catch the big pig.” Lei Yin said as he put the little girl on the swing.

“I want to go too …” But before she finish her sentence, Lei had already pushed the swing up and the little girl quickly grabbed the swing’s ropes.

“You’re so wicked big brother,” The little girl said flustered.

“Just watch, I will catch the other pig before the swing stops swinging.”

The girl immediately shouted: “Big sister, please hide well, do not get caught by this man!”

Lei smiled and walked in the direction of the Naoko.

To see him edging closer and closer toward her caused Naoko’s anxiety to increase towards boiling point.