Push Me Away When I Come, Don't Hold Me Back When I Leave - Chapter 126

Chapter 126: Recurring Dream

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After breakfast was made, Xia Ruoming went to the guest room to wake up Xiao Qinghan to eat together.

Although it was “breakfast,” it was already almost 11:00, which showed just how exhausted they were last night.

Xiao Qinghan seemed to be in such a deep sleep that it took Xia Ruoming 4-5 minutes to wake her up — and that was by pinching her nose, as normal calling wouldn’t wake her at all.

“Mmm… I’m up, I’m up… Ruoming…” Xiao Qinghan sat up in bed, stretched, and rubbed her nose.

“Time to eat, Sister Qinghan. Look what time it is, still being a little lazy pig sleeping.”

Though it sounded like a conversation between lovers, Xia Ruoming’s eyes kept wandering around, never focusing on Xiao Qinghan since she woke up.

After changing into casual clothes, Xiao Qinghan and Xia Ruoming went to the dining room for breakfast.

Whenever Xia Ruoming made breakfast, it was always vegetable chicken patties and chicken congee with sago. Although many years had passed, Xia Ruoming never seemed to tire of it.

During breakfast, Xia Ruoming kept her head down, avoiding looking at Xiao Qinghan, afraid that one glance would trigger unstoppable memories of last night. However, Xiao Qinghan acted as if nothing had happened, eating breakfast while staring at Xia Ruoming from different angles, making her feel uncomfortable.

“Sister Qinghan…”

After hesitating for a long time, Xia Ruoming finally called out to Xiao Qinghan, but before she could finish, Xiao Qinghan interrupted her.

“Ruoming, isn’t today the welcome ceremony? Are you sure it’s okay not to go?” Xiao Qinghan asked, looking into Xia Ruoming’s eyes.

“…Huh? Huh?? Oh!” Xia Ruoming was confused for a while before remembering that was indeed the case.

Well, it’s already passed, so forget it. She’d given up, it wasn’t anything important anyway, and she didn’t like going to such events. As for possibly being called on stage to speak? No worries, that kind of awkward situation was for the leaders to handle, not her concern.

“Sister Qinghan, isn’t it your work hours today? Your boss is right in front of you, you know. Being late and absent, aren’t you afraid I’ll dock your pay?” Xia Ruoming teased in response, seemingly having forgotten her previous awkwardness.

Xiao Qinghan was indeed very clever. She had noticed Xia Ruoming’s discomfort and knew that not attending the welcome ceremony wasn’t a big deal, so she successfully shifted Xia Ruoming’s attention by bringing up that topic.

“Raspberry is mostly complete now, we’re just waiting for Ye Xue to expand the department staff. Would Ruoming like to see it personally before the launch?”

“Uh… no need, I trust Sister Qinghan.” Xia Ruoming said helplessly. She actually wanted to witness this moment, it wasn’t that she didn’t want to go, but her waist hurt and she didn’t want to move.

“Alright, so is Ruoming planning to rest well at home today?” Xiao Qinghan’s smile became more obvious, seemingly hinting at something again.

“Of course! I’m going back to sleep later! Sister Qinghan, don’t disturb me!”

As if Xiao Qinghan had touched some strange sensitive spot, Xia Ruoming replied with puffed cheeks, looking like an angry kitten, making Xiao Qinghan feel even more affectionate towards her.

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After eating and resting for a while, Xia Ruoming returned to her master bedroom, lying on the bed preparing to take a nap.

In her dream, Xia Ruoming vaguely felt something touching the tip of her nose.

Her long eyelashes fluttered, but Xia Ruoming showed no signs of waking up.

But for some reason, that sensation became increasingly clear, the warm feeling was so real, as if someone was pressing against her…

Xia Ruoming suddenly opened her eyes to find Xiao Qinghan nose to nose with her, watching her intently without blinking.

“Ah!” Xia Ruoming was startled by Xiao Qinghan’s presence, “Sister Qinghan, what are you doing?!”

“What did you call me?” The Xiao Qinghan before her looked confused, as if not understanding why Xia Ruoming called her that, “We’ve been married for so many years, why are you still using the university-era title…?”

Xia Ruoming’s eye twitched, this scene seemed oddly familiar. At some point before, she seemed to have dreamed exactly the same thing, and that time, the injuries she sustained in the dream had carried over to reality.

Perhaps this wasn’t just a dream.

“Did Ruoming get confused from sleep? Or did you have a nightmare? I saw you were covered in sweat earlier.” Xiao Qinghan asked with a smile, “It’s okay, if Ruoming had some strange dream and didn’t sleep well, just sleep a bit more, I’ll go get you some water.”

Watching Xiao Qinghan leave, Xia Ruoming shook her head, as if trying to drive away the dizzy feeling from her mind.

Forcing herself to calm down, Xia Ruoming began observing her surroundings. She couldn’t quite remember what the surroundings looked like in her last dream, but this location was definitely not the same house as last time, nor did it look like Linyu Villa.

After looking out the window, Xia Ruoming spotted some landmark buildings and finally confirmed she was back in Chengdu.

On the wall of the room hung her wedding photo with Xiao Qinghan. She vaguely remembered that in the last room, there seemed to be her wedding photo with Jiang Ruhua, but this time was clearly different — in the photo, both she and Xiao Qinghan wore traditional Chinese bridal gowns, with Xiao Qinghan in a striking red dress that was so dazzling it seemed as if even the stars would fall for her.

“…What’s going on, in this dream, I’m married to Sister Qinghan? She mentioned something about still using university-era titles, so is this many years in the future?”

That’s when she remembered that the Xiao Qinghan she just saw, though very similar to the usual Xiao Qinghan, seemed to possess even more of that mature beauty’s charm compared to the current Sister Qinghan.

Xia Ruoming muttered to herself, unable to understand why she would have such dreams. Once might be coincidence, but this was the second time. Her past self had wavered in her feelings for Jiang Ruhua, so she dreamed of a story with Jiang Ruhua. Now that she had developed feelings for Xiao Qinghan, had the person in her dreams changed to Xiao Qinghan?

After casually looking through things in the room, Xia Ruoming found a newspaper in the bedside drawer. It contained gossip about the city’s youngest female entrepreneur’s wedding, with photos of her and Xiao Qinghan. It seemed she had prepared an especially grand wedding for Xiao Qinghan, and the gossip article also included some stories about how Xiao Qinghan was her capable helper who had given her considerable assistance in her career.

“Ruoming, I made you some honey citrus tea, drink it before going back to sleep.” Xiao Qinghan walked in carrying a steaming cup of drink. Just as Xia Ruoming was about to take it and ask her some questions, Xiao Qinghan seemed to trip on something and fell forward, tumbling towards Xia Ruoming’s embrace.

While hurriedly trying to catch her, Xia Ruoming forgot about the hot drink in her hand. The scalding tea spilled directly onto Xia Ruoming’s chest, and the painful sensation jolted her awake from the dream.

“Huff huff…” Xia Ruoming sat up in bed covered in sweat. With the experience from the first time, she immediately unbuttoned her pajamas and checked her upper body.

As she expected, the scalded area was still red and even had a slight burning sensation…