Chi Jingxuan raced back to Tinglan Waterside by eight o'clock, but the curtains in the bedroom were still closed.
Thinking of how Qin Yuji, upon waking up and discovering that Gu Mozhen and Yu Wanqing had already left, would surely be heartbroken for a while, Chi Jingxuan gently removed his coat and carefully lay down beside Qin Yuji.
He initially thought she was asleep, but soon, Chi Jingxuan realized something was amiss.
From within the covers, there was nearly inaudible sobbing.
Reaching out to touch her, he found her cheeks damp and the pillow under her head mostly wet; she had obviously been crying for a long time.
"Yuji…"
Embracing her tightly, Chi Jingxuan spoke with a tenderness he had never used before, "Mom and Dad will come back, they'll be back soon. Please stop crying, okay?"
The little woman in his arms nodded, but tears kept flowing relentlessly.