Chapter 64 - An Overwhelming Desire To Kiss (1/2)

Trying to avoid sleep can never make the nightmare go away. The nightmares we see with open eyes are scarier. The dawn's first light can help you escape the looming shadows of your nightmares but what about the reality that you have to face with that first light of dawn.

We can pick our nightmares neither can we choose our reality. It's either the cruel reality or ruthless nightmares, both choose us. In that case, we can have only two choices; Either we let the nightmares or reality destroy our soul or we can make those nightmares our old friends, dance with those devils buried deep in our hearts and let the ghosts of past sing the lullabies for us.

But like every other thing in our life; it's easier said than done. Because the ghosts of past don't sing lullabies, they howl. They howl loudly to crush your soul. And we let them do it.

The bright sun was gazing inside the room through the gaps between the sheer curtains of the tall windows. The honeycomb-yellow rays caressed his face like a warm blanket. Ye Jie felt a bit weight on his chest and opened his eyes slowly trying to cover his eyes with the back of his other hand.

There she was with her head on his chest and an arm wrapped around his waist. He smiled softly. The soft body his embrace felt nice and cozy making him want to close his eyes again.

He noticed it was almost 11 in the morning. Ye Jie wasn't a heavy sleeper or a lazy person. His sleeping hours were reasonable. But he couldn't decide whether it was because he was too tired last night or a soft body was buried in his embrace that he slept peacefully for such long hours.

He tilted his head to look at her face as the soft smile didn't leave his face. Her closed eyes gave a peek at how her long lashes made a shadow over her cheekbones. Her face was clear but it was still a bit pale. Her usual bright cherry blossom-like lips were lustreless. But there was peacefulness on her face that overshadowed her unwell traits.

Ye Jie loved watching her sleep but there was an itch he couldn't avoid. He raised his bandaged hand and tucked the loose strand of hair behind her ear which was obstructing him from seeing her face clearly. But he didn't stop there. His rough hands stroked her forehead, moving to her cheeks and finally, her lips. Her lustreless lips were still as soft as he remembered.

Xu Mey squirmed a little halting his hand. In her groggy state of mind, Xu Mey started rubbing her head against his warm chest like a kitten. Her arm around his waist tightened. It took a lot of effort for Ye Jie to stop that groan from escaping.

"Your presence is giving me basorexia," He commented softly.

"What's basorexia?" He heard her hoarse voice taking him by surprise. But he composed himself and smiled at her rubbing her eyes adorably.

"Look it up yourself," He replied. "Go back to sleep. It's good for health." He pulled her back to his chest making her body stiffen on reflex. But it relaxed after listening to his rhythmic heartbeat.

The sound of the doorbell made all his plans to make her sleep, drown in an ocean. "I'll go check. You go back to sleep." Ye Jie sternly adviced her before walking out of the comfort. The comfort was definitely from her presence and not from the comfy duvet.

Ye Jie didn't like having servants running around the house. That's why only one maid was allowed to enter his house for basic chores or cook a meal when he asks for it. And since he changes the passcode of the door because of Ye Jun, he had to open the door himself.