Chapter 472: I’m Here
Translator: Dragon Boat Translation | Editor: Dragon Boat Translation
Su Ying sat in the wooden tub, a wooden scoop in her hand ready to strike.
The wooden scoop shot out the moment the bathroom door was pushed open.
Xiao Jin felt a strong force coming at him. He spun around and dodged swiftly.
The wooden scoop flew out of the bathroom and smashed the vase outside with
a crash.
Su Ying’s eyes darkened. She reached for the cloth on the screen and wrapped her body with it before jumping out of the water. Just as she was about to attack, the other party lunged at her from behind. As she prepared to dodge, a familiar voice suddenly rang out in her ear, causing her to stop in her tracks.
“Yingying.”
Xiao Jin pulled Su Ying into his arms from behind. He exerted a lot of strength as if he wanted to completely integrate her into his body.
Su Ying was stunned, but Xiao Jin’s voice was too familiar to her. However, she found it hard to believe that Xiao Jin would actually appear here.
Likewise, Xiao Jin couldn’t believe that he had really found Su Ying.
“Xiao Jin?” Su Ying called out uncertainly.
In exchange, Xiao Jin kept murmuring, “It’s me, it’s me, it’s me. Yingying, it’s me!”
Su Ying let her guard down totally and gently leaned closer into his embrace.
She turned around and hugged him back.
“Xiao Jin, it’s really you.”
“It’s me, Yingying. Yingying, it’s really you. It’s really you!
Xiao Jin choked momentarily, and Su Ying felt hot liquid dripping onto her shoulder. She raised her head in shock and met Xiao Jin’s eyes brimming with tears.
His eyes were red-rimmed. His eye whites were covered by a web of red blood vessels, probably because he hadn’t rested enough over a prolonged period. Su Ying reached out and caressed his face for a while before pulling off his mask. Underneath the mask was a face that she was all too familiar with. It was just that he looked a lot more haggard and also much thinner.
“You…” Su Ying couldn’t bring herself to ask the question. She could imagine that no normal person would think that she would still be alive after falling from that godforsaken place.
During this period of time, Xiao Jin must have had a hard time.
“Did you think I was dead?”
“No, no. 1 know you are still alive. I have always known that you are still alive and that you will definitely come back. You said before you would never leave
us!”
Su Ying looked at his expression full of certainty and thought it was a little funny, but she found herself unable to laugh. On the contrary, she felt her nose beginning to feel stuffy. “Mm-hmm. I am still alive.
Xiao Jin held her face and carefully planted a gentle kiss on her eyelashes. Even his lips trembled. He did not feel the joy of regaining what he had lost. Instead, he still felt a lingering fear that could not possibly be greater when he thought about what might have happened.
He was afraid of losing her. He was afraid that she would really never come back again.
“I’m sorry, Yingying. It’s because of me. It’s because of me that you have to shoulder too heavy a burden.”
At this moment, Xiao Jin only wished that he was Su Ying’s husband instead of taking on any other roles. He only wanted to be a man who could protect his wife and children well.
Su Ying had to admit that at first, she did many things because she was concerned about Xiao Jin. However, after doing some things, she realized that she seemed to have gained some things that she had never had before.
These things slowly enriched her world which used to be filled with bloodshed. Even if there was still killing and bloodshed, the feeling was not quite the same anymore.
“There’s nothing to be sorry about. That was my own decision.
Xiao Jin didn’t want to say anything else. He picked Su Ying up like he was carrying a princess. Right now, he only wanted to be with Su Ying without a moment of delay. He wanted to hug her for real and look at her. He was afraid that she would disappear again if he so much as blinked his eye.
He sat on the bed with her in his arms and quietly pressed his face against her neck without moving.
“Yingying.”
“Hmm?”
“Su Ying.”
“I’m here.”
“Su Ying.”
“I’ll always be here, Xiao Jin. If you’re tired, go to sleep.”
Xiao Jin couldn’t bear to sleep. He was afraid that this was a dream and that Su Ying would be gone when he woke up.
However, the warmth from Su Ying’s body made his nerves which had remained very tense for so long slowly relax.
A moment later, Su Ying heard his even breathing. He simply fell asleep like that while hugging Su Ying.
Su Ying squeezed his hand. His hand was big, dry, and warm.
She wanted to pull his hand away to let him lie down on the bed properly, but the instant she moved, Xiao Jin woke up with a start. He looked at her with his bloodshot eyes in a panic, and his grip on her subconsciously tightened.
“Yingying?”
At this moment, he was as flustered as an abandoned child. His eyes were filled with helplessness and despair.
Su Ying’s heart went soft. She felt that she had been completely defeated by this pair of eyes. “Xiao Jin, I’m here. I’m here.”
“Yingying, this is not a dream…” Xiao Jin gently pressed his forehead against her face, feeling the warmth of her body. He could feel the real her in his arms. In the past, he had always dreamed of Su Ying returning, but each time he woke up, she would disappear.
After that, he could no longer go back to sleep. Every day, he would only close his eyes for a short period of time to rest.
He was afraid. He was afraid that every time he opened his eyes, he still could not see Su Ying.
“It’s good. You’re back again.”
Su Ying was very curious to know what kind of conviction Xiao Jin held to make him believe that she was still alive. After all, his eyes were filled with certainty when he saw her.
“Sleep with me for a while.” Su Ying was not sleepy, but she wanted Xiao Jin to rest for a while. He looked too tired.
“Don’t go…”
“I won’t.”
Su Ying lay down on the bed while hugging him. She then gently covered his eyelids with her hand. “Sleep for a while. Everything can wait until you wake
up.”
Xiao Jin obediently closed his eyes, but he still refused to release his grip on Su Ying.
Su Ying leaned securely into his arms. His drum-like heartbeat seemed to be able to calm her down at this moment. She couldn’t sleep, but she still wanted to lay here quietly with him.
She lifted her eyes and looked at the face that was just inches away from her. Xiao Jin had really lost a lot of weight. His previously full cheeks were now a little sunken, making his eyes look even more deep set. There were faint dark eye rings under his eyes which added a gloomy air to his face.
Her hand stroked his back intermittently. As her fingertips brushed across his spine, she could feel each of his spinal bones distinctly. Previously, Xiao Jin’s figure was definitely slim when he wore clothes, but when he took them off, he still had flesh and muscle. However, now, even the originally fitting inner clothes looked a little loose on him.
Su Ying’s heart ached. How did he become so skinny?
Outside the guest room courtyard, Wei Zhongming kept pacing back and forth. He glanced occasionally in the direction of the courtyard, but he didn’t dare to go in rashly. He also didn’t know what was going on inside.
“My Lord, why is there no movement inside after so long?” He had heard some noises just now, but now there was no sound at all. Could it be that something had happened to that lord from the capital city?
“If something happened to him, he would definitely call for help. Let’s wait a while longer!” Wei Zhongming also had his own scheming thoughts.. If Xiao Jin was killed by Su Ying, then he could push more blame to Su Ying!