Night Fire Lingering

Chapter 376 I love you more than I thought.

Jiang Xing never expected that this person would say he couldn't do it in order to keep him here!

Jiang Xing looked Lou Qi up and down. He had injuries on his legs and hands, and his ribs were broken and not fully healed. He even had difficulty standing up and taking a few steps. He really couldn't do anything for her.

Unless, she takes the lead.

He might even die of exhaustion in bed...

Jiang Xing was shocked by his own thoughts.

She's been hanging out with this scoundrel for so long that even her thoughts have become filthy!

"What are you thinking about?" Lou Qi asked, amused, as he saw her eyes darting around and then she made a self-deprecating face.

Jiang Xing's ears turned red, and she hurriedly pointed to the living room: "I'll sleep outside."

To prevent Jiang Xing from sleeping in a separate room, Lou Qi had the guest room converted into a second study and a walk-in closet. Therefore, if she didn't sleep in the master bedroom, she could only sleep in the living room.

You just—

“Lou Qi, if I stay, you know I can’t let the patient sleep on the sofa. You also know I can’t share a bed with you.”

Two sentences shattered all his hopes.

Lou Qi didn't want Jiang Xing to leave, but he had no choice but to compromise. He even sent a message to Gao Zhu that night, asking someone to prepare a bed.

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Sleeping on the sofa was not a novel experience for Jiang Xing.

Lou Qi once dragged her to the sofa and messed around with her, and afterwards he held her and fell asleep on the sofa.

The leather sofa was spacious and comfortable, and Jiang Xing didn't find anything wrong with it, but she couldn't fall asleep for a long time.

She gazed at the sliver of light emanating from the master bedroom and recalled the scene of Lou Qi driving his car into Ying Kaian's car.

Unwavering, resolute, intense, and tragic.

Even though I've thought about it countless times, I'm still shocked at this moment.

Isn't he afraid of death?

midnight.

The door to the master bedroom was quietly pushed open.

Lou Qi, leaning on his cane, tiptoed to Jiang Xing's sofa and squatted down. Despite the intense pain his body was experiencing from these movements, he seemed oblivious to it.

The man's hand was initially resting lightly on the edge of the sofa, but before he knew it, it had landed on Jiang Xing's hair.

When he came to his senses again, his fingertips were already touching Jiang Xing's cheek.

Lou Qi was stunned for a moment, and just as he was about to withdraw his hand, the person on the sofa seemed to be startled awake and suddenly opened his eyes, revealing the fear in them.

"Did you have a nightmare?" Lou Qi asked worriedly, brushing away the stray hairs from her forehead.

She used to have nightmares often, dreaming that her parents were secretly crying.

"No." Jiang Xing shook his head. His mind was probably a little foggy, so he honestly said, "You."

"……what?"

I dreamt about you.

Lou Qi felt as if fireworks were exploding in his mind. He opened his eyes wide in disbelief, thinking he must have misheard.

Looking back, Jiang Xing realized that Lou Qi had acted rather foolishly at that moment.

"What did you dream about me about?" Lou Qi's voice trembled slightly.

"I dreamt that you saved me that day." Jiang Xing sat up from the sofa, her gaze immediately rising above Lou Qi. She asked, "Why did you risk everything to save me, Lou Qi? Weren't you afraid of dying?"

Lou Qi's reply came without any pause, the instant Jiang Xing finished speaking: "I'm afraid you'll die."

Jiang Xing stood there, stunned.

Lou Qi laughed self-deprecatingly, "Jiang Xing, that day I realized that I loved you more than I thought."

Jiang Xing felt a dryness in her throat. Her reason told her that she should say something, but her heart was pounding uncontrollably, making her breathing erratic.

Lou Qi chuckled self-deprecatingly and spoke again: "This is the first time I've loved someone, Jiang Xing."