Chapter 34 Through the Dream

I really couldn't figure out what was going on. Then I saw Xie Yan's straight back suddenly slump. It seemed that Jiang Huai stepped forward to support Xie Yan. "Master, be careful."

In my sight, Xie Yan's face was as pale as paper. There was bright red blood on his thin lips, and blood was gushing out from under his clothes.

Was Xie Yan injured?

Xie Yan, are you okay?

I wanted to ask Xie Yan, but I had no control at all. I could only watch as Jiang Huai helped Xie Yan to sit on a chair. Then Xie Yan suddenly seemed to grow taller.

Judging from the perspective, Jiang Huai should have squatted down or sat on the ground.

At this moment, I saw that Xie Yan's white shirt had been stained red with blood. His lowered eyes were dark and red. As if he had sensed my gaze, his brows suddenly furrowed and he looked at me inquiringly. There was hesitation in his eyes, but then he closed his eyes again.

"Master, you need to heal your wounds." Jiang Huai said.

Xie Yan's hair fell on his forehead, and his eyebrows and eyes were hidden in the shadows, so I couldn't tell his emotions. Jiang Huai spoke again, "Although this is not a holy place, Miss Gu's blood is useful to you. You should use some of it."

My blood?

What was the use of my blood?

I wanted to keep listening, but suddenly Xie Yan opened his eyes. Those dark red eyes suddenly glowed with a red light. I saw Xie Yan stretch out his hand in my direction and I instantly fell into darkness.

When I opened my eyes again, I was still lying on my bed.

I turned my head and looked at the alarm clock by the bedside. Less than ten minutes had passed. The scene I had just seen was still vivid in my mind. The sense of reality of being personally involved made me intuitively certain that it wasn't a dream.

I immediately got out of bed and went straight to Xie Yan's room. I gently pushed the door open. The light from the corridor shone into the room, and I saw Xie Yan lying on the bed, sleeping soundly.

So it was really a dream?

I slowly closed the door to Xie Yan's room and fell into self-doubt. Was I really being neurotic recently? I actually started to think that I could get into someone else's body?

This was really too absurd.

Back in my room, I lay on the bed and pressed my head to relax myself. I silently told myself in my heart that it must be that I hadn't recovered from being scared, and these strange dreams were just a stress response.

I closed my eyes and forced myself to sleep. Before long, I really fell asleep.

This time, I slept until dawn and didn't have a single dream.

I saw Jiang Huai when I was having breakfast in the morning. Although he still refused to eat at the same table as me, at least there was someone to keep me company. So I told him about my dream last night.

"Did you go to a dark forest last night?"

When Jiang Huai heard my words, his body suddenly tensed up. He suddenly looked up at me in shock. I blinked my eyes, a little surprised. "So you really went to the dark forest? By the way, there was also Xie Yan. He was fighting with someone."

"No." Jiang Huai suddenly said, "I was sleeping at home last night and didn't go anywhere."

Jiang Huai's tone was solemn and serious, which I really didn't expect. It was just a dream, and I was just chatting with Jiang Huai during breakfast.

I didn't mean anything else.

Jiang Huai stood up straight. His face, full of exotic charm, was as cold as a robot. I bit into my sandwich and completely lost the desire to chat.

After finishing my breakfast, I was about to go back to my room when I suddenly thought of Xie Yan. "By the way, Jiang Huai, do you know where Xie Yan has gone?"

"Sorry, Miss Gu, I don't know." Jiang Huai replied with a slight nod.

"It's okay."

I waved my hand and smiled. "I was just asking casually."

After returning to my room, I took out my phone and called Xie Yan. When I pressed my fingerprint to unlock the phone, a sharp pain suddenly came from my fingertip. I raised my hand and saw that there was a cut less than five millimeters long on my thumb.

The wound on my thumb was extremely thin. If it weren't for the pain, I could hardly see it.

Strange.

I looked at the wound in confusion because I really couldn't remember when I got injured. I rummaged through the quilt, but there was no blood on the bed sheet or the bedspread. Just as I was wondering whether to check other places, my phone rang.

It was Xie Yan calling.

The moment I answered the phone, I heard Xie Yan's deep voice. "Mianmian?"

"It's me." I said into the phone.

"What's wrong?" Xie Yan asked me on the phone.

I shook my head and said cheerfully, "It's nothing. I just didn't see you at breakfast this morning. Did you go out again? I remember you came back last night."

Not only did he come back.

I even secretly went to take a look.

"There was something urgent. When I went out, I saw that you were still sleeping, so I didn't tell you." Xie Yan explained gently, "But I'll be done here soon. I'll be back soon."

I originally just wanted to make a call, but now that I heard Xie Yan was coming back soon, I couldn't help but feel happy. "Okay, then I'll wait for you at home."

The strange word "home" made both me and Xie Yan feel at ease. I heard Xie Yan's tone on the phone become even gentler. "Okay, Mianmian, wait for me at home."

Xie Yan really came back soon. Before I could even enter the forum about the serial killer after hanging up the phone, I heard Jiang Huai's voice outside. "Sir, you're back."

It was Xie Yan!

I quickly threw my phone and jumped up from the bed. I was so excited that I forgot about the injury on my ankle. As soon as my foot touched the ground, I felt a dull pain, but it couldn't offset the joy of Xie Yan's return.

I trotted to the living room. As soon as Xie Yan saw me, he came over and hugged me in his arms.

Xie Yan wrapped his arms around my waist and picked me up in a bridal carry. Remembering that Jiang Huai was still there, I struggled to get down. My gaze accidentally fell on the door, and I saw Jiang Huai go out.

"Jiang Huai?" I was taken aback and said.

Why did Jiang Huai leave as soon as Xie Yan came back?

Before I could figure out what was going on, my body slowly landed on a soft place. Xie Yan put me on his bed. He sat at the end of the bed and was looking down at my ankle.

Xie Yan had his head lowered. The stray hair on his forehead fluttered slightly with the movement of his body. His gaze was calm and gentle, but he frowned when he saw my red ankle.

His palm landed on my ankle. The slightly cool touch made me relax all over.

"Don't run around anymore in the future." Xie Yan said with a hint of helplessness, "Your foot needs to be recuperated in peace. A pastry chef's job requires standing almost all day long. If you have any sequelae, you'll have a hard time in the future."

I was a little surprised that Xie Yan had even thought of this.

"I just felt that I hadn't seen you for a long time." I said reluctantly, sounding aggrieved.

When Xie Yan heard my words, he suddenly laughed. I looked at the unrestrained smile on Xie Yan's cold and handsome face and immediately blushed. He was clearly making fun of me.

I reached out my hand to cover my face and didn't look at Xie Yan. Then I heard Xie Yan say with great satisfaction, "Does Mianmian miss me?"