Chapter 1496: Nightmare

“What’s so hard about her life!”

The next sentence almost slipped out, but she held back, sparing her second brother’s face.

But Ye Congwen understood the implication.

Before leaving, Ye Congjie asked him, “Second Brother, have you ever regretted it over the years?”

Ye Congwen didn’t speak for a while. He stood under the lamppost light, where the car’s headlights cast shadows back, enveloping him in a shadow, his face unclear.

“There’s nothing to regret.”

Ye Congjie was momentarily stunned, then her smile became even more sarcastic, “That’s right, men are always heartless!”

She turned and went inside, instructing the servants to move the stuff, tossing it into the building where the servants lived, randomly into a storage room.

…

Nan Jiaojiao woke up in the middle of the night, startled from a nightmare.

Instinctively, she wanted to grab something, but her hand was pinned by the quilt. Around her waist was a man’s large hand. She paused, carefully grabbing his arm, fingers slowly climbing up.

Bo Yanching immediately pulled her into his arms, cupping her face towards him, his deep eyes capturing her intently.

“You were talking in your sleep.”

Nan Jiaojiao’s neck sank into the pillow, “What did I say?”

“I couldn’t hear it clearly.”

Bo Yanching’s hand embraced her shoulder softly, and Nan Jiaojiao took the opportunity to nestle into his embrace.

He asked softly, “What kind of nightmare was it?”

She shook her head, “I don’t remember, but it didn’t seem very bad. It was just blurry, and when I woke up, my heart felt aching.”

Bo Yanching hugged her tight and kissed her forehead, “Silly girl, you’ve been working too hard lately, even your dreams won’t let you rest. I’ll take you out for some fun in a few days.”

“Okay.” She responded softly.

Bo Yanching sensed something different; she rarely showed her vulnerable side in front of him, always cheerful and carefree. He didn’t expect a dream to scare her so much.

He felt sorry for her, refraining from teasing her, and gently patted her to sleep.

This time, Nan Jiaojiao quickly fell asleep and slept until morning.

Before the alarm rang, Bo Yanching woke her up, so annoyed that she didn’t even want to open her eyes, tried to push him away, but Bo Yanching scooped her up and held her tightly.

“Wake up, let’s go for a run.”

“Are you crazy!”

Nan Jiaojiao squinted a slit open, peeking at the still dark sky outside, “What’s the point of running in the middle of the night!”

“After two laps, the sky will be bright, won’t delay work, come on.”

Nan Jiaojiao was very reluctant, if it wasn’t for the fear of losing her benefits, with her morning temper, she’d poke a thousand holes in Bo Yanching.

Despite her strong protests, Bo Yanching was determined, picking her up from the bed, dressing her, treating her like a doll to wash her face and brush her teeth. By the time they were in the elevator, she was still hanging on his back, and once outside, he pulled her down and insisted she run with him.

After half a lap, she was fully awake, sulking with a sour face, not saying a word to him.

Bo Yanching wasn’t affected by her sulking, completely unfazed by her antics, and when he noticed her slacking, he’d urge her, simply running beside her, not letting her lag behind a step.

After the run, they went to have breakfast. Nan Jiaojiao looked at the basket of steamed buns, feeling like she was one of them.

“What guilty thing have you done?” She looked at him with a questioning gaze.

Bo Yanching appeared completely calm, “Wanted you to breathe in some fresh morning air.”