That night, Shen Muyan slept on the bed and Zhou Ye slept on the sofa.
He originally asked Zhou Ye to sleep on the bed, but she disagreed, saying that she recognized the bed and the place, but he couldn't resist her and gave her a quilt.
She tossed and turned on the narrow sofa until the sky became dark and she was able to fall asleep.
Shen Muyan woke up not long after sleeping. He saw that almost half of the quilt covering her had fallen to the ground, and she was curling up into a ball holding a corner.
The air conditioner was clearly on in the room, but she was sweating profusely while sleeping. Her hair stuck to her face, her lips were slightly parted, her breathing seemed a little rapid, and her brows were furrowed, as if she was in pain.
You're not sick, are you?
Shen Muyan was frightened and reached out to touch her forehead and then his own, but there was no fever.
"Don't hit me, don't hit me... please!"
"I know I was wrong. I never dare to do it again. I will change it. I really will change it..."
She was having nightmares, shaking her head and pleading.
"Zhou Ye, Zhou Ye!" Shen Muyan quickly shook her awake.
"Ah!" Zhou Ye woke up suddenly, looking up at the sky in horror, gasping for air.
"Are you okay?" Shen Muyan frowned and looked at her, his eyes full of worry.
Zhou Ye slowly rolled his eyes to look at him, still dumbfounded, like a puppet whose soul had been removed.
"You just had a nightmare!" Shen Muyan said.
Zhou also knew, because in these years, she often woke up from nightmares and could hardly sleep well.
She didn't expect that such an embarrassment would happen to him.
She was embarrassed and lowered her eyes, "I'm going to wash my face first."
She pushed herself up and sat up, her whole body sore and weak, and she had no strength at all.
In order not to let Shen Muyan see it, she kept holding on.
But when she took the first step, her feet suddenly gave way and she fell forward.
Shen Muyan hugged her quickly, and she almost fell into his arms. She smelled the faint fragrance of laundry detergent on his clothes, and her hands happened to be placed on his strong arms. She was immediately flustered. Push him away quickly.
Shen Muyan was afraid that she would fall again, so he still stretched out his hand to help her, "Are you really okay?"
"I'm fine, my feet are just a little weak." Zhou Ye found an excuse. She was very embarrassed now and didn't know what to do.
"You'd better sit down first, and I'll get you a towel." Shen Muyan helped her sit down, turned to the bathroom, and quickly brought out a hot towel.
He sat next to her and gently wiped her forehead. She felt inexplicably panicked and said quickly: "I'd better do it myself!"
She took the towel in his hand and wiped the sweat off her body. Her strength began to return, but she was still very tired.
Shen Muyan poured a glass of water for her, "Can you tell me what exactly you dreamed about?"
It was okay if he didn't ask. When he asked, Zhou Ye remembered the dream he had just had. She smiled and looked up at him, "You want to know?"
Shen Muyan nodded.
"I dreamed that I was being beaten and abused, and my flesh was cut with knives. My whole body was bloody and bloody, and I was dragged into a dry well. No matter how much I pleaded, the other party refused to let me go without saying a word. He threw me in." Zhou Ye calmly recounted the dream.
It was hard for Shen Muyan to imagine how she could have such a dream. He frowned and looked at her with even more distress in his eyes.
He wanted to comfort her, but as soon as he opened his mouth, she smiled and asked him, "Isn't it scary?"
"You must be under too much pressure, that's why you have such nightmares, but dreams are the opposite, and everything will go in the right direction."
"can you?"
"certainly!"
Shen Muyan looked certain.
Zhou Ye laughed again, feeling bitter and frustrated.
Seeing her like this, Shen Muyan wanted to touch her face and let her lean on his shoulder, but the raised hand paused, and finally squeezed the air and put it down.
Zhou Ye took a sip of water and looked at the bright sky outside through the white window screen. "Thank you for taking me in last night. I have to go back."
"I'll send you off." Shen Muyan wanted to keep her here, but he knew her personality well, so he didn't force it.
Zhou Ye went to the bathroom to wash up briefly and came out and asked him, "Where are my clothes?"
"I had it dry-cleaned."
"When will it be delivered?"
"noon."
Zhou didn't want to wait until noon, and Shen Muyan also saw that she was eager to return to Huahai Street, "I will ask Uncle Wang to send her there then."
Zhou Ye breathed a sigh of relief.
After walking out of the guest room, Zhou Ye suddenly grabbed Shen Muyan's hand.
He looked down at her hands and then at her, "What's wrong?"
"About Ms. Zhu's lawsuit against me." She wanted to mention it last night, but she never found the opportunity. She was anxious. She was afraid that she would forget it later, and she was afraid that he would not help her, so she wanted to ask quickly.
Shen Muyan smiled slightly, "Don't worry, Chen Nan is already dealing with this matter."
"Mu Yan!" At this moment, a familiar voice sounded.
When he looked up, he saw it was Ji Yuning.
