CHAPTER 153: CHAPTER 150: WANT ME TO HELP YOU REMEMBER?

"Yun Ran!"

"Wake up!"

Just as Yun Ran’s fingers touched the barrier, she suddenly heard someone calling her.

A flash of white light appeared before her eyes, and an enormous suction force engulfed her from behind like a whirlpool in a storm, instantly pulling her in.

Yun Ran exclaimed and abruptly opened her eyes, only to find herself gazing into a pair of deep, unfathomable black eyes.

In front of her was the familiar handsome face of Nangong Mo.

His brow furrowed tightly, an expression of worry, panic, and gravity that she had never seen before, along with a faint trace of fear.

Yun Ran paused her breath and instinctively called out to him, "Nangong Mo?"

In the next moment, she was enveloped in his embrace, held tightly, as if afraid she would disappear if he let go.

With their bodies close, Yun Ran could clearly feel his heartbeat, pounding so quickly. It seemed like he was afraid of something, or perhaps it was a lingering anxiety after losing something precious and then regaining it.

Yun Ran gently extended her hand to return his embrace, softly saying, "Nangong Mo..."

"I am here."

The man’s voice was low and husky, a bit hoarse.

Yun Ran blinked lightly, "I’m almost suffocated by your grip... I’m about to be strangled to death!"

The man’s body stiffened, he loosened his grip a bit, but didn’t let go, resting his chin on the top of her head, hoarsely said, "Lin Wanyue, you’re finally awake."

Yun Ran blinked in confusion, "Did I... sleep for a long time?"

"Yes."

"You’ve been in a coma for over seven hours."

Yun Ran was a bit surprised, she had been asleep for so long?

Roughly when she met Weixi was around the end of morning, and in no time the Crown Prince arrived, and then started talking to her about Consort Lan’s matters...

Halfway through listening, she just lost consciousness.

And now it’s...

"Is it already midnight?"

"Yes."

"Are you hungry? There’s porridge warming on the stove, shall I have someone bring it in?"

Yun Ran shook her head lightly, "I don’t feel like eating now, can we wait a little while?"

"Okay."

Why did she faint all of a sudden?

The more Yun Ran thought about it, the stranger it seemed.

She knew Lin Wanyue’s body was weak, and also that the two of them didn’t seem fully connected yet. Sometimes she would inexplicably feel dizzy.

And indeed she had fainted a few times, but every time it was because of that... then...

This time, she hadn’t felt any discomfort in her body...

Could it be that she fainted for no reason?

Or perhaps Nangong Jue did something secretly?

Yun Ran’s thoughts ran wild, her mind feeling a mess, she couldn’t help but nuzzle into Nangong Mo’s chest.

"Nangong Mo..."

"I am here."

"I just had a dream..."

"Hmm?"

"I dreamed I became a ghost..."

Nangong Mo’s breathing hitched, instinctively holding her tighter, "Dreams are always the opposite. You will be fine, safe and sound, absolutely nothing will happen."

Yun Ran chuckled softly, "Nangong Mo, are you afraid I might die?"

"Don’t talk nonsense!"

"You won’t die!"

"I won’t let you die!"

The man’s tone was somewhat fierce, not gentle at all, yet Yun Ran smiled.

She patted him gently on the back, "Alright~ I won’t die~! I was talking about the dream!"

"Mm."

"I dreamed of floating, floating for a long, long time, then finally floating back home, seeing my family, and even seeing myself."

Nangong Mo’s breath hitched slightly, his gaze trembled, and he instinctively tightened his arms, feeling the reality of her presence in his embrace, only then did his heart begin to calm.

She had been in a coma and wouldn’t wake up, and the household doctor just shook his head, saying it was up to her own will to decide if she would wake.

And she had been muttering all sorts of things in her sleep.

Something about barriers from her senior brothers and sisters, and testing if she could return to her own body.

He knew, that perhaps she was talking in her sleep, but she wasn’t speaking nonsense.

He thought, maybe she had dreamed of those scenes.

When he heard her say it directly, the panic and fear washed over him like a tidal wave.

He was so close to losing her.

Yun Ran sensed his slight trembling, blinking in confusion, "Nangong Mo, have you stayed with me the whole night without eating?"

"Yes."

"Then go eat quickly."

Yun Ran tried to get out of his embrace but was held tightly, pinned in his arms, "I’m not hungry."

His actions, although gentle, were undeniably domineering.

Yun Ran simply settled back comfortably in his arms.

"Nangong Mo, are you too worried about me to eat?"

"No."

"Liar! I don’t believe you~!"

"Nangong Mo, you know what? I was floating in the air, watching my own body right in front of me, it was such a weird feeling!"

"You probably can’t understand it, it’s like my soul left my body and then returned, but returning felt..."

Before Yun Ran could finish, he suddenly pushed her away a bit, leaned in, and kissed her chattering lips.

Yun Ran blinked blankly, bewildered: She was talking nicely, why did he suddenly... lose control?!

"Don’t talk!"

"I didn’t... hmm..."

Having gone almost the whole day without eating, and being kissed dominatingly by him for a long time, Yun Ran felt her head spinning, ready to transcend at any moment...

Nangong Mo finally let her go.

He lowered his gaze, deep eyes watching her rosy face.

At this moment, truly feeling her warmth, hearing her breath, gently inhaling her scent, she was tangibly by his side.

At last, his heart was at peace.

He raised his hand, gently grazing his fingertips over her tender red lips, huskily said, "Don’t talk like that again."

Yun Ran blinked with innocent eyes, "Talk like what?"

The man’s eyes narrowed slightly, leaning close to her ear, murmuring, "Do you need me to help you remember carefully?"

The dangerous tone made Yun Ran shrink her head, cowering in an instant, "No—no need! I’ve already remembered!"

"Really?"

"Yes, yes, yes!"

To divert his attention, Yun Ran suddenly had a bright idea, "Also, I’m hungry!"

Only to hear the man chuckle low beside her ear, his slightly hoarse voice in the dark was inexplicably alluring, "Hungry? Shall I feed you?"

Yun Ran: "???"

It took her a moment to understand his meaning, twitching her lips, her mind filled with black lines.

Who wanted to eat... him? This scoundrel!

"Nangong Mo, has your conscience run away again?"

"Yes."

Yun Ran: "..."

If there was even a speck of conscience left, he couldn’t have said that!

"Then go find it quickly, without it you’ll easily get beaten to death!"

Unexpectedly, the man raised his eyebrows, his expression serious yet utterly justified, "What’s the use of a conscience? I only need you."

Yun Ran: "..."

[Can’t you have both me and a conscience?!]

Nangong Mo: No.