Chapter 9: Just Sleep If You Want To

  Ling Han wore light blue soft denim jeans, white casual shoes, and a sky blue casual shirt, making his tall and slender figure look particularly cool and elegant. He was wearing an orange safety helmet, holding a blueprint, and pointing at it with his long and pale fingers as he spoke to a group of workers.

  At this time, only the sound of a hubbub came from the street, accompanied by the noise of car horns and the angry curses of drivers.

  Her eyes lightly flowed and her gaze fell on the street where many cars were flowing, a rapid running figure was approaching. That slender and delicate petite body was recklessly running towards this side. Several times, the rapidly approaching car almost hit her and flew past. Ling Han's heart rose to his throat, his body trembled slightly. Fortunately, at the critical moment, those cars braked hard, scraping out sparks on the ground, finally stopping just in time, narrowly avoiding hitting that woman.

  His heart finally put down and let out a sigh of relief. His eyebrows furrowed, and a surge of anger rose up. What was this woman doing? Didn't she want to live anymore?

  He was about to go forward, grab her and scold her properly. But unexpectedly, she ran towards him frantically, swaying unsteadily as she stopped in front of him. With a hoarse voice, she shouted at him, "Ling Han, I love you! Take me away, okay?" Tears welled up in her eyes like an ancient spring, and her pale face was gaunt with anxiety.

  She looked at him with such helplessness, such expectation. Her voice was like the tinkling of a jade spring on a winter's day, echoing in his ears and making his heart skip a beat. Looking at her so anxious and worried, Ling Han's heart still ached with unfulfilled longing.

  "Ugh... Leng Han... I finally see you. Take me away, okay?" Cold Creek wiped away her tears, sobbing and speaking as she leaned in towards him. She looked at him, her gaze not leaving his for a moment, ignoring the strange looks and commotion around them. In her eyes, there was only him. At this moment, it seemed like everything in the world had become clear and pure. Nothing else existed around her, only him.

  His deep and profound eyes slightly sank, with a hint of ripples. He moved his thin lips, ready to respond to her words, give her an answer. At this time, no one noticed that where Ling Han was standing, above his head, the high-rise facility personnel were lifting a bucket car, which suddenly broke in mid-air, and the rope snapped.

  The wheelbarrow suddenly fell rapidly downwards. The direction of its fall was right on Ling Han's head.

  "President, be careful." The person above discovered the situation and let out a terrified cry.

  At this time, Ling Han, who was immersed in the shock given by Cold Creek, did not notice his danger. He stood still, flashing deep eyes, and was about to give her an answer.

  Leng Xi heard the sound and raised her eyes, only to see a huge object rapidly crashing towards Ling Han. She widened her eyes in shock, her heart racing up to her throat. A wave of overwhelming fear and heartache engulfed her.

  "Ling Han." She almost reflexively shouted out loud. No time to think. She leaped forward and pounced on him.

  "With a thud, the massive object fell to the ground, emitting a dull, muffled sound. It kicked up clouds of dust and left bloodstains on the ground, a shocking sight. A crimson, scorching liquid flowed from between her slender white legs, like a ball of fire, like a red snake with its tongue out, slithering down along her pale skin."

  Pain. A massive pain came from between her legs. Scorching and burning hot. Yet she held onto a warm body. Her heartbeat was against his. She could also feel his heartbeat rapidly beating on the left side of her chest. That was Ling Han's heartbeat. The familiar scent. Familiar heartbeat sound.

  She frantically raised her eyes, staring at Ling Han who was pinned under her body. Her voice trembled with urgency. "Ling Han...Ling Han...Han, are you okay? Don't scare me." She got off Ling Han's body and stroked his face, looking at him with tightly closed eyes, covered in dust all over his face. Her heart ached with trembling.

  "Hmm..." He finally groaned in pain, his voice hoarse from being stifled for too long. As he opened his eyes, he saw that small white face covered in tears, looking at him with worry and terror.

  He blinked his eyes, feeling a bit dizzy in the head. It seemed that he had fallen straight down just now and hit his head, stunning himself.

  "Ling Han, you're awake! You're finally awake... I was so scared... *sob*..." Seeing Ling Han open his eyes, Leng Xi became extremely excited and spoke in a trembling, hoarse voice, unable to hold back tears.

  At that moment, she was really scared. Afraid that something had happened to Ling Han.

  Ling Han moved his body slightly. Nothing serious. He sat up, holding her in his arms and patting her shoulder to comfort her. "It's okay, nothing happened, don't be afraid."

  "Mmm... wu..." Leng Xi nodded, her eyes filled with fear. She clutched at his clothes and sobbed uncontrollably in his arms. Tears fell like a fountain as her body trembled with cold, still shaking nonstop.

  "President, are you okay? I'll go and discipline that irresponsible employee right away. It's infuriating." The nearby Park Manager, who witnessed the whole scene, turned pale with fear. Seeing that the President was unharmed, he finally let out a sigh of relief. With anger in his heart, he headed towards the skyscraper to investigate and assign blame. Luckily, the President was fine; otherwise, the sky would have fallen.

  Director Park thought it was terrifying just thinking about it.

  Several colleagues beside him were also pale and their legs were trembling slightly. They hastily came forward to ask, "Chairman, why don't we send you to the hospital for a check-up?"

  "Yes, Chairman... so as not to leave behind any aftereffects..."

  Their eyes all converged on Ling Han's body. No one noticed that there was a puddle of blood on the ground. Leng Creek's legs were covered in blood.

  "It's all right, you can go down now." Ling Han ordered. He held Cold Creek tightly in his arms. He could feel that she had been trembling all along. Her body was icy cold and getting colder by the minute.

  He thought she was frightened. He hugged her to calm her down.

  At this time, several handsome men similar to bodyguards finally ran over from the other side of the congested road, hastily shouting "Miss, please come back with us."

  As soon as the words came out, Leng Xi's body trembled even more violently. She shrank into Ling Han's arms, her small face pressed against his chest, almost curled up in his embrace. Her heart was racing with increasing intensity.

  She doesn't want to go back. Doesn't want to go back to Xie Fei's place. No.

  Noticing Leng Qing's fear, Ling Han put his arm around her shoulders. His narrow eyes had a cold glint as he glanced at the several handsome men and said in a cold voice, "Scram."

  Several handsome men were stunned. They looked at each other in dismay. Not moving. Insistently said, "Miss, let's go back with us."

  "No, I don't want to go back." Leng Xi tightly grasped Ling Han's clothes, shrinking away even more.

  "Shut up! You haven't heard? I'm warning you for the third time, and I fear you won't be able to bear the consequences." Ling Han said angrily, his thick and powerful words carrying a murderous aura.

  "Didn't you guys hear what our president said? Please leave. Do you want to go in and pretend to be guests?" The attendants beside Ling Han pressed forward, threatening the several stylish men.

  Several people looked at each other, lowered their eyebrows and thought for a moment. They had also heard of Ling Han's power and didn't dare to offend him. All they could do was sigh and leave.

  Ling Han had almost finished resting. He was just about to pick up Leng Xi and get up, but unexpectedly his hand touched a hot and sticky substance on Leng Xi's leg. His heart tightened as he looked down, only to see bright red blood flowing out. The sight shocked him. Meanwhile, Leng Xi still bit his lip and trembled in his arms.

  "Damn it." He felt a pang in his heart, let out a low curse, quickly got up and carried Leng Xi towards the car.

  ……

  "Ah, the wound is okay. It's not very deep. Just a bit too much bleeding." Dr. Shao sighed and said while treating the wound.

  "Will it leave a scar?" Ling Han furrowed his brow and asked worriedly.

  Dr. Shao gave him a meaningful glance and chuckled, "The girl herself isn't in a hurry, why are you so anxious?"

  Leng Xi's face turned red as he was scolded by Dr. Shao, and he lowered his head in shame.

  "She is a girl. She always has to wear skirts." Scars are never good. Ling Han said with a bad temper.

  Leng Xi's heart warmed up. Her face turned even redder. Ling Han was concerned about her. Ling Han really cared about her. At this moment, she felt so happy and blissful.

  "Hey, you're finally learning to care about others. That's progress." Dr. Shao didn't respond directly to his words, instead smiling wryly and saying, "Ah, Xi'er is a weak girl after all. She needs to take good care of herself. This isn't her first time getting hurt. Her immune system isn't that bad, but she just doesn't have enough physical strength." Dr. Shao spoke for a while without getting to the point.

  He seems to want to say something, but doesn't dare to say it. He beats around the bush and can't get to the point. In short, Leng Xi's physical strength is too weak.

  Ling Han didn't bother talking nonsense with him anymore and went to sit down and rest on one side.

  As usual, Dr. Shao helped Leng Xi bandage his wound and gave him an anti-inflammatory injection.

  Ling Han seems to be very patient, sitting beside Leng Xi and accompanying her. At first, Leng Xi could still hold on and keep her big black eyes open, looking at Ling Han. But as time passed, she couldn't hold back her drowsiness anymore, her eyelids kept fluttering, and she was about to fall asleep. However, she didn't dare to sleep. Every time she closed her eyes and was about to fall asleep, she would suddenly open them again and look in Ling Han's direction. Only when she saw that he was still there would she feel a little more at ease and relax a bit. But she really couldn't hold back her sleepiness anymore.

  She fell asleep and woke up with a start, repeating this process several times. She rubbed her eyes, not allowing herself to doze off again. For the past few days, in order to prevent Xie Fei's sudden invasion, she hadn't slept well for even one day.

  Ling Han gave a cold glance at Leng Xi, who was extremely lacking in security. He blinked his eyes slightly and stretched out his hand to pull Leng Xi's body into his own arms. He rubbed her hair gently and said, "If you want to sleep, then sleep."

  Leng Xi raised his head, lifted up his dark, grape-like eyes and stared at him fixedly, afraid that if he wasn't careful, he would disappear in an instant.

  Looking at her like this, Ling Han smiled lightly and said, "Sleep."

  Ling Han is very good. It makes people feel at ease. As long as she's by his side, she feels at ease. Leng Xi looked at him and blinked, leaning her head against his chest, and fell asleep obediently.

  Listening to his steady and powerful heartbeat. She slept very soundly. Slept very sweetly.

  Suddenly, Cong Leng felt her head being moved while she was asleep. The heartbeat sound that she had been listening to also moved away from her. Her hand tightly grasped a piece of fabric, and she was sweating profusely with anxiety. With a start, she woke up and exclaimed, "Ling Han, don't...don't leave me behind..."