The man held her hand tightly, lowered his head, pressed his cheek against her wrist, as if atonement, and kept apologizing.
"Ahem..."
Hearing a thin cough, he raised his head sharply.
Without support, Mu Ning was sliding down, and the water was almost up to her nose.
He quickly stood up, picked up Mu Ning, rinsed the foam off her body, and placed her on the horizontal chair against the wall in the bathroom.
When I wiped her feet, I found that there were marks on both of her ankles.
It was so thin that it was particularly dazzling on her white ankles.
He couldn't hold it in any longer.
The guilt and regret that he had forced to suppress under his proud face broke out of his control at this moment, tearing open his cold and indifferent mask like a savage beast.
Those things that happened before, things that he didn't want to admit, memories that he didn't want to recall, and episodes that he deliberately avoided.
Scenes poured into his mind one after another.
He pressed his painful temples and knelt on the ground weakly.
He once regarded the little princess as a treasure and doted on her in the palm of his hand. He once vowed to be good to her and let her grow up happily and carefree.
Look what he's done now.
She believed in him so much, relied on him, and admired him so simply.
Obviously they can have a good result.
Now it's all ruined by him.
"I'm sorry, Ning Ning..."
There was a rare hint of choking in the hoarse voice.
The man knelt on one knee on the cold floor of the bathroom, holding her little feet with both hands, kissing her ankles devoutly while apologizing with his eyes closed. The light shone coldly, falling on his broad but depressed back.
…
After drying her hair, Mu Ning was placed on the bed.
After covering her with a quilt, Gu Zhiyin turned and went to the bathroom.
There was a gurgling sound of water in the bathroom. I wiped away the moisture on the mirror and looked at myself, unable to stop my eyes from turning red.
This was the face that made Ning Ning feel disgusted and scared.
Is he really... scary?
It was obviously not like this at the beginning.
She had admired him since she was a child and told him that he was good-looking and that she should smile more.
But now even he couldn't see this face clearly.
When he came out, he found that the bed was empty and no one was there.
Gu Zhiyin's heart skipped a beat, and he hurriedly walked into the bedroom, stood by the bed and looked around with squinted eyes, then turned around to go out to look for it.
Suddenly I heard a slight noise coming from under the desk.
Gu Zhiyin paused and strode over.
A small figure huddled under the desk.
He slowly squatted down, "Ning Ning..."
Mu Ning raised his head, his eyes were drunk and his cheeks were still red.
"What are you doing here?"
She raised her little index finger and put it to her lips, "Shh!"
Gu Zhiyin looked at her puzzled.
What is this going on?
Mu Ning looked around, stretched out his little hand, and pulled him under the desk.
Gu Zhiyin couldn't defend herself and pounced on her.
Her chest pressed against Mu Ning's petite body, and the small space was filled with her fragrance. Gu Zhiyin's breathing became rapid.
"Ning Ning..."
"Shh, keep your voice down...be careful to attract monsters..."
"Where is the monster?" Gu Zhiyin answered absentmindedly, focusing all his attention on her, staring at her soft and attractive face, fearing to crush her, Gu Zhiyin held the corner of the table to keep some distance.
"It's right here, it can eat children."
Gu Zhiyin clicked her tongue. In order to scare her into coaxing her to take a bath, this silly girl actually took it seriously.
It's so painfully stupid.
"Silly Ningning, you are so good, monsters will not eat good children."
"No... no, that monster is very scary. If he catches him, he will be locked up and locked in a small dark room..."
Mu Ning said, his body started to tremble, "He tied me to the bed, fed me medicine, and forced me to do things I didn't like..."
Gu Zhiyin was stunned.
My throat was tight and I swallowed hard.
She cried excitedly, "But I'm obviously very good, why would he treat me like this? You lied to me, you lied to me..."
Gu Zhiyin's heart felt like a hole was being punched out with a sharp weapon, and the pain made him gasp.
He suddenly reached out and pulled Mu Ning into his arms, hugging her hard, "I'm sorry."
"……sorry."
"sorry……"
He spoke three times in a row, each one hoarse and with a heavy nasal sound.
Mu Ning gradually calmed down in his arms.
She wanted to raise her head, but was pushed back by the man's big hand.
"Can you let me hold you for a while? Just for a while..."
Mu Ning felt his trembling.
Thinking that he was also scared, he didn't dare to move.
It's strange, this guy had comforted her before.
She took out her hand and patted his back, "Don't be afraid, don't be afraid. As long as Ning Ning is here, monsters won't bully you."
The man froze and trembled more violently.
For a long time, he pressed her hair against hers, and his thin lips were so low that two words escaped, "...fool."
Suddenly, something hit me.
Gu Zhiyin lowered his head and saw what was in her arms, and asked in surprise: "What are you doing holding this thing?"
She was holding a crystal trophy of his and she didn't know where she got it.
"Fight monsters."
"..."
What a silly boy.
Gu Zhiyin couldn't bear it anymore, raised her chin and kissed her lips.
