Sunlight spilled across her face, casting shadows beneath her thick lashes. Her serene, beautiful sleeping features radiated complete trust, making him yearn to lean down and kiss those delicate, rosy lips.
But the moment he stirred, she awoke.
"Ah Ze?" Feng Jiu instinctively leapt upright. When she saw the sleeping figure now gazing at her with deep, dark eyes—eyes filled with a tender, affectionate smile—she froze, her mind momentarily blank, as if unable to process what she saw.
"Have you gone dumb with happiness?"
Xuanyuan Mo Ze spoke, his deep voice carrying a hoarseness and a hint of playful amusement. Perhaps from sleeping too long, his throat felt dry upon waking, his voice raspy.
Feng Jiu felt a lump rise in her throat. Gazing at his smiling features, she fought back the tears threatening to spill over, then threw herself onto the bed and clung tightly to him.
"Mo Ze! You're finally awake! I missed you so much..."
