1018 Ah Yan Comes Back (1/2)

Before her tears even trickled down, An'an quickly lifted her head and looked at the sky far away.

Her tears flowed right back.

She wasn't going to cry.

Before Ah Yan came back, she wouldn't cry.

She would stay strong.

An'an had a good appetite, finishing an entire bowl of rice and a big bowl of pork rib soup. Ever since she learned of her pregnancy, she would finish an entire bowl of rice every meal, ensuring that the baby and her could absorb all of the nutrients.

At night, she slept on the bed.

She could hear a familiar, gentle voice in her ears. ”An'an.”

An'an slowly opened her eyes, standing on a beautiful green lawn. There was beautiful greenery all around the place.

”An'an.”

That person continued calling her name.

An'an lifted her eyes to look, an imposing figure stood in front. It was Lu Yan.

Ah Yan.

Her Ah Yan.

Lu Yan smiled at her, slowly opening up both arms as he beckoned to her. ”Come over, let me hug you.”

He said, come over, let me hug you.

An'an moved her legs, walking over towards him. She looked at his chiseled features dazedly. ”Ah Yan, is that… really you?”

Lu Yan nodded his head. ”It's me.”

”Ah Yan, you're back?”

”Mm, I have come home.”

An'an's eyes watered and she ran over, charging into his broad embrace. But in the next moment, Lu Yan dissipated, just like a cloud of smoke.

He was gone.

He left.

An'an stood on the spot, looking for him everywhere. The flowers rapidly withered and the blue skies were replaced with dark clouds. Her entire world darkened in an instant.

She couldn't find Ah Yan.

She couldn't find him.

An'an woke up.

…

Even though she had woken up, she still didn't open her eyes.

There were the sounds of the morning physical training outside. It was five in the morning and she had woken up from that dream.

For the past 16 nights, she had been waiting for him every single day, waiting for him to stand in front of her eyes the moment she woke up in the morning.

But she had been disappointed every morning.

She had been disappointed over and over again, not even daring to open her eyes in the morning. She was afraid that she would be let down once more.

Feeling as though a knife was stabbing her heart, it hurt so much, she went breathless. Stretching out her trembling hand, she touched his spot on the bed.

It was empty, it felt so cold.

No, he hadn't come back.

With her lashes fluttering, she bit down on her lower lip till it bled. Grief overcame her, huge drops of tears started streaming down her cheeks.

16 days.

She had persevered for 16 days.

On the morning of the 17th day, she collapsed.

16 days felt so long, as though it was an entire lifetime without him.

I'm sorry, Ah Yan.

She told herself that she would stay strong and not cry at all. But there wasn't anyone here to see her, the burning hot tears just trickled down her cheeks uncontrollably. She sobbed weakly.

Ah Yan, where have you gone?

Ah Yan, could you please come back?

Ah Yan, I miss your hugs. I miss you.

Her heart ached so much, she would just die the next moment.

As she lay there, she stretched out her arms to hug her own shoulders, sobbing softly yet so helplessly.