Her gaze withdrew, and suddenly she saw that the Xia Xinmei in front of her had turned into Jiang Xue...

Jiang Xue looked at her triumphantly, smiled insidiously, and said, "Xia Xiaonuan, go to hell..."

"Ah—! No... no!" Feeling a heat in her abdomen, she reached out her hand, pointed toward her child’s direction, and screamed.

"Xiaonuan... Xiaonuan..." An urgent and hoarse voice sounded.

Xia Xiaonuan abruptly opened her eyes.

In her blurred vision, she saw an exceptionally handsome face, the man’s brows furrowed, looking at her with eyes full of distress.

"Xiaonuan... you had a nightmare again..."

That face gradually became clear, Xia Xiaonuan slowly regained her senses, realizing it was just a dream.

She suddenly sat up and threw herself into Nangong Yaoling’s embrace.

Smelling the familiar scent on the man, a tear slipped down her cheek.

"Xiaonuan..." Nangong Yaoling stroked her back, saying with heartache, "Don’t be afraid, I’m always by your side." His voice was so hoarse it was heartbreaking.

"I just... I just dreamed of Xia Xinmei... I dreamed... dreamed she turned into Jiang Xue..." Xia Xiaonuan said through tears, "They want to take away my child... Yaoling... I’m so scared..."

"Don’t be afraid! I’m here, don’t be afraid, it’s just a dream!" The man gently caressed her soft hair, saying, "Xiaonuan, don’t worry, I’m here, I won’t let anyone harm you and our child, okay?"

Xia Xiaonuan nodded vigorously.

"I know."

Nangong Yaoling released her, gently wiped away the tears from the corner of her eyes with his fingertips.

His soft lips gently kissed hers.

Xia Xiaonuan wrapped her arms around his neck, kissing him back forcefully.

For some reason, the dream just now suddenly gave her a bad premonition.

She was so afraid that everything in the dream would become reality. She would lose the man in front of her, lose the child in her womb, lose all happiness.

She rarely kissed him so proactively, the man’s whole body trembled slightly.

In his heart, a wave of indescribable heartache and tenderness, wishing he could hold her whole being in his palm, in his mouth, not letting her endure any storm ever again.

Urgently kissing her back with a touch of softness and heart palpitations, drawing in her sweet scent.

He was also very scared, scared that he couldn’t protect her well, didn’t understand why even though he was right beside her, he still couldn’t give her a sense of security.

"Xiaonuan..." He kissed her while biting her lips lightly and said hoarsely, "I’ll have someone throw away everything Xia Xinmei sent today, also, try not to see her again in the future. As for Jiang Xue... rest assured, my heart belongs to you from this moment on, and for the rest of my life, I will only love you, this one woman. Do you understand?"

Xia Xiaonuan’s fingertips slid across his neck.

She reached out, cupped the man’s handsome face, lifted her eyes to look into his.

His gaze was so sincere, so deep and dark, like the twinkling of stars, making one’s heart flutter.

Xia Xiaonuan nodded vigorously.

"I understand, I understand." They’ve gone through so much, countless times he risked his life for her, how could she not understand his heart?

Besides, what he had in his heart was not Jiang Xue, but her, Xia Qiqi.

Xia Xiaonuan hugged him tightly.

"Nangong Yaoling, I love you."

The man’s body instantly froze.

His pupils flashed with wild joy.

"Xiaonuan, what did you say? Say it again?" He held her head, his whole body trembling, asking full of excitement.