Qin Xiao lay down as instructed, embracing Xiao Li and falling asleep together. Xiao Li thought she wouldn't be able to sleep, but after lying in Qin Xiao's arms for a short while, she fell asleep.
Seeing Xiao Li asleep, Qin Xiao closed his eyes and fell asleep as well. However, he did not sleep well; he had that dream again.
Qin Xiao suddenly opened his eyes, feeling the weight on his arm, and turned his head to look at Xiao Li, who was sleeping soundly. Qin Xiao lifted his other hand and gently stroked Xiao Li's face.
In the dream, Xiao Li's face was full of scars, and a deep pit was punctured in her left cheek by shattered glass. Touching Xiao Li's now smooth face, Qin Xiao found it hard to imagine if everything in the dream had really happened, how much pain his Nini would have suffered...
No, as long as he's there, he will never let such a thing happen to Nini; it is just a dream.
