She clearly remembered his face when he died. His bloodless face had been distorted in a horrifying way due to the excruciating pain he had suffered before death. His fists clenched tightly when he was found.
Jiang Yao couldn't even begin to imagine how painful it must have been to be buried alive. It was so petrifying that even a soldier who endured hardship and fatigue on a daily basis would die with such a ghastly look.
Jiang Yao discreetly wiggled toward Lu Xingzhi. She couldn't hold back and quietly raised her hand, brushing his eyebrows gently with her fingertips as if she was using her finger as a paintbrush.
"Can't sleep?"
"Argh!" Jiang Yao recoiled in shock.
Just when she was about to retract her hand, those eyes suddenly opened and he grabbed her hand firmly. Jiang Yao was caught by surprise, her eyes widened and her mouth agape. She looked like a thief caught red-handed.
"You pretended to be asleep!" Jiang Yao protested in a low voice. "You were only pretending to be asleep!"
he listened to Jiang Yao's anxious and angry whining. "You started it. With the way you touch me, I'd definitely wake up, unless I'm
to not notice and wake up when Jiang Yao stroked his face over
as soon as she turned to face him. However,
was very light and gentle, it almost felt like she was caressing
Xingzhi released Jiang Yao's hand and asked, wondering if she couldn't sleep due to the heat. "Do you want me to
their room faced a river and the evening breeze was so cool that there was hardly a chance to switch on the fan or air conditioner. In fact, in the middle of the night, it could be so
house was mostly used as decoration all year long. It was only useful during the
Lu Xingzhi when she spoke, her tone was a
himself so quickly that even Jiang
be shocked? Jiang Yao offered to talk