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Till you found it... you wouldn't have realized that you were missing something.

She just sat there, teetering on the edge of that cliff a single light push away from oblivion, with a blank look in her eyes making his hands tremble with fear.

She slightly tilted her head towards him, as she looked back at him as though asking for help.

”I want to go home...”

Even though there were no emotions in her eyes tears keep falling like pearls on the ground.

”It's his birthday today.”

Her voice was so hoarse and barely even whisper that he had to strain to hear her, but for some reason he could understand what she was saying.

He tried to steady his breathing but running around looking for her in rain had made his breathing heavy, and the fear ringing in his ears wasn't helping at all.

”Ah Yue... listen to me. Come here, let me help you-”

”I don't know what to do...”

She continued as though she couldn't hear him at all.

”Why does it hurt so much when I look at you?”

Just those few words hurt him so much. Was it his fault? Had he done something wrong?

But then when he looked at her again, he decided that it didn't matter right now. He needed to get her somewhere safe... and after that he'd leave so she wouldn't get hurt.

His eyes cleared up as he looked right at her and said with so much conviction she found herself believing in him.

”I'll make it stop. I promise I won't let you get hurt again. Please- Please trust me.”

His voice was firm and yet he was begging her.

Qiu Yue slowly raised her arms, as though asking him to come pick her up. It almost broke his heart because in that moment she looked a beautiful yet broken porcelain doll, not the wonderful and vibrant human being he knew her as.

Gently picking her up such that her head lay on his chest while one hand held her below her knees, he took her to his car, setting her down in the front seat before getting into the driver's seat.

Qiao Feng drove to a private club and hotel establishment nearby. It might seem like a bad choice, but actually it was owned by a friend of his and anonymity was guaranteed. If by any chance the media caught hold of this, it would truly be a problem.

Parking his car in the private basement, he turned to look at the silent Qiu Yue and sighed. He couldn't leave her alone. It was such that he didn't even go up to book a room, straightforwardly calling up his friend and informing him instead.

He gently picked her and hurried to the pens house suite that was free. They had both been drenched wet in the rain, and Qiu Yue already seemed to be burning up, she had seen her shivering on the ride there too.

Even as he sat her down on the sofa, after checking into the room, Qiu Yue didn't say or do anything. He walked over to the washroom closet to get fresh towels and only then did something stir in Qiu Yue.

It hurt so much, and yet the moment he left her side, Qiu Yue's heart seemed to pain even more. S his figure came back into her sight, she followed his every move trying to understand why she felt what she did.

He gently dried her hair, then passing her the bath robe he told her change into it. Both their clothes weren't in any condition to be worn right now so it seemed the best option. Qiu Yue gave him a small nod, going into the bedroom and quickly changed into it.

Once she came back out, Qiao Feng felt slight helpless. Even though she'd changed, and the bathrobe was warm and covered her up properly, her hair was still wet and messy and she just stood there looking at him. Sighing inwardly he pulled her along to the washroom, sitting her down on the cushioned chairs near the hair dryer, gently drying her hair for her and Qiu Yue could feel that this moment was very familiar. Too familiar. For some reason it really warmed her heart and made her miss Huo Zi Feng even more.

He'd already asked the staff to send up medicine for fever and light food upstairs, and it was done in a few minutes. First he made sure that she'd eaten some of the congee before letting her take the medicine.

It didn't take long for the medicine to take effect and she started to feel drowsy. Qiao Feng had already changed into a T-shirt and spare jeans that he kept in his car, quickly eating his... breakfast. Surprisingly it was already morning.

Qiu Yue laid her head on the pillow as Qiao Feng gently pulled the quilt over her, and yet in that moment Qiu Yue couldn't help but reach out and hold his hand, surprising him. Before he could ask her anything, she'd already closed her eyes and drifted away but the drip on his hand remained strong.

...

Was it wrong that this made him happy?

He knew this was probably because she wasn't well but... but the fact that she'd taken the initiative to hold his hand really made him happy.

Silently he too got into the bed, next to her, though he left a hollow Grand Canyon worth of space in between them. He'd searched for her the whole night, as by now the rain had cleared up giving way to a bright sunrise. He too was very tired. Holding her warm and soft hand Qiao Feng looked at her closed eyes for a few seconds. The way her eyelashes rested peacefully on her skin, the way her lips were slightly parted as she slept. After a long time he felt truly comforted as he closed his eyes, drifted to sleep nestled in the warmth.

Qiu Yue started to hear the buzzing of a phone next to her. She laid still trying to fall back to sleep, but sadly it seemed like it wasn't possible so she sighed lightly, opening her eyes to see his face in front of her, her breathe caught in her throat.

He looked so beautiful in that moment she truly didn't want to breath, lest that disturb him. Suddenly she realized that her fingers were wrapped around his hand and she was slightly speechless. She bit her lip, confused, and at that moment another buzz made her look around at the phone by his side-table.

Gently letting go of his hand, trying to ignore the emptiness that followed, she got up and went around the bed to take a look at the messages.

Director Min: ”Happy birthday. Have a pleasant day.”

Stupid Yin: ”Happy birthday you dolt! Can't you even acknowledge me virtually?!!!”

Qiu Yue smiled seeing that message, that was clearly sent by Fan Yin. Did he even know how Qiao Feng had saved his name?

But then this meant that... today was his birthday?

Qiu Yue looked at the man sleeping soundly, that same man that had spent his entire night searching for her. She felt very guilty right now. First of all today was his birthday, and even then her problems had once again fallen on him.

She picked up the phone to check the time and realized it was evening. She coughed embarrassed that they'd slept the entire day away. Then again they'd both been sleep deprived for almost a month. Added to that the events of yesterday... it wasn't that surprising, actually it was surprising she'd woken up now.

But now that she knew it was his birthday she couldn't just leave it at that. Going out of the bedroom, Qiu Yue quietly closed the door and picked up the phone in the living room to call for room service. Perks of staying in the VIP penthouse were really unlimited.

After confirming her order, Qiu Yue looked around and was proud to confirm that Qiao Feng had indeed asked the hotel to arrange for simple clothing for the both of them before falling asleep. Picking up something at random Qiu Yue went to the separate bathroom to finally take a warm slow bath.

Lowering herself into the warm water of the bathtub she sighed, comforted. She turned her gaze to the huge window, looking out at the cityscape.

”It isn't normal.”

She murmured. Yes she was lonely and sad, but why was it increasing when she was near Qiao Feng? And why did his presence also simultaneously provide her comfort?

She wanted to confirm something, something very important. She was sure it would work, but she wanted to put some faith in Disney logic. At this point she was ready to try anything, even if it meant relying on the unbelievable.

Yao Yan sighed in annoyance, how long would she have to wait for the results of the scan?

She'd been waiting for it to complete for literally months. Then again, looking at the screen say it would go on for one day more she couldn't say anything. She'd waited for months, might as well wait one more day.

Suddenly hearing her phone ring, she looked at the name on the display before glaring at the phone and cutting the call immediately.

By the time Qiao Feng woke up, Qiu Yue had already finished up her bath and changed. She sat in the living room flipping through the channels on tv, looking a bit bored.

As soon as he walked into the living room, Qiu Yue turned to him, a bit excited, startling him. He was caught off guard by her sparkling eyes and smile as she looked at him. The sheer contrast to last night was blaring.