Please Confess to Me

9

Chapter 9

I Know You Care About Me

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When he flew back from HK, Su Hang didn't bring anything with him except for the clothes on his back and the items in his suitcase. He came back in a great hurry. Su Hang just wanted to go home and see Shen Xi. But now that he was standing in front of their familiar gate, looking at the light coming out from the windows, he suddenly felt a little timid.

The lights were still on. Was Shen Xi still up? She would probably be surprised to see him. Or will she ask him why he came back all of a sudden? How should he answer?

But no matter how anxious and uneasy he felt, his need to see Shen Xi right this instant surpassed all his misgivings. Su Hang took out his keys and opened the front door.

In the warm living room, Shen Xi was soundly asleep on the sofa. But Chu Wu, who had been lying next to her, suddenly pricked up his ears.

Click.

Hearing the sound of the door opening, Chu Wu leaped up from the sofa and walked a few steps towards the door, his eyes alert. With his hind legs bent, Chu Wu growled low. But when the front door finally opened, Chu Wu smelled the familiar scent of Su Hang, and his eyes became peaceful. He began to pant softly, and his tail started to sway back and forth.

As Su Hang closed the front door, he saw Chu Wu wagging his tail happily. Following the sound of the unfinished movie, they both slowly walked towards the sofa. There, Su Hang saw Shen Xi wrapped in a beige blanket, sleeping soundly.

Shen Xi seemed to be sleeping very well. His cheeks were tinged with a faint red, and her soft hair was hanging down her face. It rose and fell every time Shen Xi took a breath. Su Hang squatted down and reached out to help lift her hair off her face. It was just that his fingers were too cold. Just as they touched Shen Xi's cheek, she murmured out uncomfortably.

Su Hang quickly pulled back his hand, thinking that Shen Xi was waking up. He looked at her, nervous, but after waiting a while, Shen Xi didn't wake and continued to sleep quietly. The tense Su Hang gradually relaxed, then thought about the heat he felt when he had briefly touched Shen Xi. He became worried.

Did she have a fever? Su Hang wanted to reach out again and try to feel Shen Xi's forehead, but he was afraid that he might wake her. Su Hang got up in a hurry and went to fetch the medicine box. He opened it and took out an infrared thermometer. He tested Shen Xi and saw that her temperature was normal. Su Hang sighed in relief.

He put down the thermometer, then bent down. After securing the blanket wrapped around Shen Xi, Su Hang picked her up and slowly walked up the stairs.

"Woo??" Seeing Father suddenly take Mother away, Chu Wu made a confused sound. But in the end, he obediently laid back down on the carpet.

Su Hang gently placed Shen Xi on the master bed. He pulled the quilt up to cover her properly, then sat on the bed, dazedly staring at Shen Xi's sleeping figure like a fool.

He didn't know how long he sat there in the dim light, but Su Hang startled when Shen Xi's body turned towards him, causing one of her hands to emerge from the quilt.

Su Hang was afraid that she might get cold, so he reached for Shen Xi's exposed hand, wanting to put it back under the quilt again. But just as Su Hang was about to touch her, he hesitated. His gaze fell to Shen Xi's slender fingers. There lay the wedding ring he had put on her.

As if possessed, Su Hang raised his left hand and gently placed it beside Shin Xi's.

It was a picture he's seen before. It looked exactly like a poster he had happened to pass- two hands, a pair of wedding rings. Beautiful and harmonious.
　　
Su Hang's fingers moved until they touched Shen Xi's. Carefully at first, before becoming bolder. Greedy, Su Hang moved his hand until it rested below Shen Xi's open hand. Then, he lowered his head, giving the back of Shen Xi's hand a soft kiss.