Churi Huaizhu felt heart - wrenching just thinking about how the last incident had affected the child in her womb. The baby was just an innocent little life. It hadn't seen the world yet, hadn't even opened its eyes to look at this beautiful world, and it was just gone...
The more Churi Huaizhu thought about it, the more heart - broken she became. It wasn't just the loss of a child; she had also lost the chance to have a baby in the future. For a woman, this was such a huge blow!
The night was cold. The wind howled outside, making the tree shadows dance. Churi Huaizhu lay in bed, looking at the shadows outside the window. The moonlight seemed to sense her mood and became brighter and brighter, as if trying to illuminate the darkness in her heart.
Gradually, she fell asleep, but had the same nightmare all night. In the dream, she was pushed into the water. She kept climbing towards the surface, kicking and struggling in the water.
But the baby was gone. Churi Huaizhu screamed in the dream, hoping someone would come and pull her out.
Wangquan Baoye, who was sleeping beside her, sensed her restlessness. He turned to look at her, frowning tightly. She was struggling constantly, looking so pitiful and worrying.
Wangquan Baoye reached out and gently stroked Churi Huaizhu's eyes, trying to smooth out her frown. Even so, she still let out screams in her sleep, leaving him at a loss.
He reached out and pulled Churi Huaizhu into his arms, holding her tightly. Seeing her like this, Wangquan Baoye felt extremely heart - broken, and a deep sense of guilt welled up in his heart.
"I will protect you well from now on!" Wangquan Baoye hugged Churi Huaizhu and whispered softly looking at her closed eyes.
Churi Huaizhu didn't sleep well at night. When she woke up during the day, she was still melancholy. Once she thought of the baby after waking up, she was immersed in the shadow and couldn't get out for a long time.
"Madam, what would you like to eat for lunch? I'll go and arrange it for you!" the maid said softly, interrupting Churi Huaizhu's train of thought.
"No, you can go. I don't want to eat." Churi Huaizhu replied listlessly, showing no interest at all.
"But, but you haven't eaten properly for several days. If this goes on, I'm afraid your body won't be able to take it!" the maid said with concern.
Churi Huaizhu didn't want to say more and turned her head away. She now felt the deep malice of the world towards her. The most precious thing in her life had been taken away, and she didn't know why all the evil in people's hearts had to appear around her...
Wangquan Baoye walked over from afar. Seeing the somewhat embarrassed maid standing there, he waved his hand, signaling her to leave.
"Huaizhu, you..." Wangquan Baoye had just opened his mouth when he was interrupted by Churi Huaizhu.
"If you're here to persuade me, don't say anything. I just want to be alone." Churi Huaizhu's voice was very low.
Wangquan Baoye was helpless and could only follow her wishes for the time being. When he left, he couldn't help but look back at Churi Huaizhu standing there. Her appearance made people feel heart - broken.
In the following days, Churi Huaizhu had nightmares every night. The situation got worse and worse, and she couldn't fall asleep at all.
One more night, Churi Huaizhu lay in bed, staring blankly at the ceiling. She felt as if there were children's faces in every corner. She tossed and turned but just couldn't fall asleep. Even after so many days, she still couldn't let go of that incident.
Wangquan Baoye pretended to be asleep. With his eyes closed, he could feel Churi Huaizhu's restlessness beside him. She kept turning over, looking extremely irritable. He just couldn't stand it anymore. Churi Huaizhu's self - torture every day was actually torturing him too. Who wouldn't feel heart - broken!
Wangquan Baoye sat up from the bed with a sudden turn. Seeing this, Churi Huaizhu stared at him intently, wondering what he was going to do in the middle of the night.
"Huaizhu, can't you sleep? Let me sing you a song." Wangquan Baoye suddenly came up with this idea. He had seen other parents lull their children to sleep like this.
Churi Huaizhu was shocked. Since she had known him, she had never seen Wangquan Baoye sing. This was really a once - in - a - century thing.
"You, you can sing?" Churi Huaizhu looked at him in disbelief.
"You don't believe me? Then I'll sing for you." Wangquan Baoye pretended to clear his throat.
Churi Huaizhu concentrated, eager to hear what her husband's singing was like.
"Draw my sword, cut off a strand of my black hair. My soul yearns, for you've entered my world. The flame exchanged with blood on my finger twines around the edge of my sword..."
A beautiful male voice came. Churi Huaizhu looked up at the man beside her in disbelief. She never thought he could sing, and he sang so well. She realized she hadn't really known all about him.
As she listened, Churi Huaizhu fell asleep...
As Wangquan Baoye was singing, he glanced at Churi Huaizhu's sleeping face beside him. He was very satisfied. He lowered his head to look at his wife who had been exhausted for many days, and reached out to push aside the black hair that had fallen on her face...
For several consecutive nights, Wangquan Baoye sang lullabies beside the bed for Churi Huaizhu to fall asleep.
Maybe only by hearing his voice could she sleep peacefully.
It was not easy for Churi Huaizhu to feel at ease for a few days, but the elders in the Wangquan Manor were really not easy to deal with.
In order to marry Liuxia Yun into the Wangquan Manor as the main wife, they had gone to great lengths. They created opportunities for the two of them to meet every day, but Wangquan Baoye never even gave her a second look.
"Uncle, good day! Today I..." Liuxia Yun saw the elder of the Wangquan family. She was extremely well - behaved, showing a flattering look and stammering to hide her shyness.
"He's by the lake over there today. Go ahead." The elder spoke gently with a kind face and took great care of Liuxia Yun.
"Thank you, uncle!" Liuxia Yun was overjoyed. Hearing the news of Wangquan Baoye, she could go and "bump into" him again.
"You child, why are you saying thank you to me? We'll be a family in the future." The elder reached out and stroked his beard, with a big smile on his face.
As soon as he saw Liuxia Yun about to leave, he ordered the servant beside him to send the news of Liuxia Yun's meeting with Wangquan Baoye to Churi Huaizhu.
Sure enough, when Liuxia Yun came to the lake, she saw Wangquan Baoye in a daze from afar. She pretended to bump into him and walked over slowly.
"You're here too. What a coincidence." Liuxia Yun pretended to look innocent and took a step forward.
Wangquan Baoye came out of his own world. Seeing Liuxia Yun in front of him, he didn't say a word. He just took a step back and stared at her.
"Why don't you say a word? Don't you want to see me?" Liuxia Yun saw Wangquan Baoye's cold attitude towards her but still clung to him relentlessly.