I met a yandere rich girl online using fake photos, and she kidnapped me.

But they are the same person.

Lin An subconsciously moved to the side, making room in the middle of the bed, and lifted a corner of the blanket: "Come on up."

Huo Nianci took two steps forward, climbed onto the bed, and lay down next to him.

She placed the old teddy bear next to her pillow, carefully aligning it so that the ear with the missing cotton was facing upwards, before turning around.

She lay on her side, facing Lin An.

Then she leaned in close, buried her face in his chest, and wrapped herself around him with her hands and feet.

Her hands gripped the front of his pajamas, her legs were curled up, her knees pressed against his thighs, and her whole body was trembling.

Lin An was so entangled with her that he couldn't move, and when he looked down, he could only see the top of her fluffy head.

Her breathing was very unsteady under her hair, sometimes deep and sometimes shallow.

"An'an," her voice trembled with tears, "you won't leave me, right?"

Lin An paused for a moment, then looked down at her: "Why are you suddenly asking such a serious question?"

"You won't leave me," she repeated, her voice trembling even more violently, "Promise me you won't leave me..."

She asked him several times, each time more urgently than the last, her fingers gripping his clothes tighter and tighter.

Her tone sounded more like fear, fear of something she dared not say aloud.

So I could only ask him again and again, hoping to find something to grasp from his answers.

Lin An couldn't bear to hear such heart-wrenching sounds. At this moment, he understood why Huo Nianci had taken sleeping pills.

Only then did he realize why she couldn't sleep.

What kind of psychological trauma could cause her to be so afraid of the dark?

But he didn't rush to ask. He just lowered his head, rested his chin on the top of her head, and slowly closed his arms around her.

Lin An noticed that her body was cool and light, a thin little piece in the crook of his arm.

Those soft things no longer aroused his desire, but rather his pity.

He said softly, "I won't leave, don't worry."

"Really?" Huo Nianci asked, trembling.

"Really, I'm not lying to you," Lin An replied again.

"You promise."

"I promise."

"If you're lying to me..."

"I'm not lying to you, I won't leave you."

He coaxed her over and over again, like he was coaxing a child who had a nightmare and was too afraid to sleep alone.

Lin An placed his palm on her back and could feel her spine protruding one vertebra at a time.

It was thin, just through a layer of nightgown fabric.

It's clear how thin she is.

Huo Nianci buried her face in his chest, her sobs gradually subsiding, but her body still trembled from time to time.

Her hand was still clutching his collar, and her head rubbed against his chest, as if searching for the most comfortable spot.

"Nianci," Lin An asked softly, looking down at her, "What are you afraid of?"

Huo Nianci did not answer.

She simply buried her face deeper into his chest, curling up into a ball.

Lin An didn't ask any more questions.

The room fell silent again, with only the occasional sniffle from Huo Nianci.

The night outside the window was dark, and he held her like that, patting her back gently.

I could feel her breathing gradually become calmer, and her body stopped trembling so much.

After an unknown amount of time, perhaps thirty or forty minutes, or even longer, Lin An heard her breathing finally become even and long.

Lin An breathed a sigh of relief; she had fallen asleep.

But a few minutes later, Lin An felt her move again.

She rolled over in his arms, turned her face away, and mumbled something in her sleep.

"Don't die..." Her voice was soft and urgent, as if she were grasping at something in a dream: "...Please don't die..."

"Don't kill her, my parents are coming soon, please..."

Lin An froze, his brows furrowed, and a chill ran through him.

Who is she talking to?

Who is that person?

Is he the owner of that old teddy bear that lost an ear?

Lin An didn't know the answer.

But he still reassured her, "You won't die."

He whispered, not sure if he was speaking to her as she slept, or to himself: "No one will die."

Huo Nianci calmed down in his arms, her brows slowly relaxed, and her breathing became steady and long again.

Her fingers were still clutching his shirt, but not as tightly as before, curling loosely.

Lin An stared at the ceiling, his eyes open, and remained so for a long time.

It's hard to see anything clearly in the dark.

Only the small, warm body in his arms reminded him that what had just happened was real.

"Her past is probably not that simple," Lin An thought to himself.

The psychological trauma that kept her awake at night, the old teddy bear with one ear missing, and the words "Don't die" that she uttered in her dreams with a sob in her voice.

These things, strung together, point to a past whose outline he cannot yet clearly discern.

He thought about it for a long time, until his head felt heavy and his eyelids started to droop again.

The person in his arms was sleeping peacefully, their even breathing brushing against his chest.

At that moment, he became fully aware that he was sharing a bed with a woman.

She was still holding him tightly in her arms.

She was so soft and warm.

Lin An swallowed, but did nothing; he simply held her and drifted off to sleep again.

……

As a new day dawned, Huo Nianci, who had been nestled in Lin An's arms the previous night, did not utter any more sleep-talking.

Lin An, on the other hand, felt like he was on a roller coaster as he slept, his body swaying back and forth.

With a violent shaking, he opened his eyes and found Huo Nianci sitting on his waist, like she was on a carousel.

Seeing Lin An open her eyes, Huo Nianci gave her a sweet smile: "An'an is awake? Good morning."

Lin An was taken aback for a moment, then asked, "What are you doing riding on top of me?"

Huo Nianci said, "This is how I punish you."

Lin An frowned: "Why are you punishing me?"

Huo Nianci said, "Why did you hold me so tightly last night? You've wanted to hold me while we slept for a long time, haven't you?"

Lin An was immediately stunned.

Please, last night you were the one who came to my room seeking comfort, okay?

How did it become me holding you so tightly?

Lin An said, "Would you like me to recount what happened last night?"

Huo Nianci suddenly produced a thin rope in her hand: "You dare! If you talk about what happened last night, I'll tie you up in the room."

Lin An: "..."

"I'm not saying anything more, can you get off me?"

"No," Huo Nianci said, "I haven't given you a hickey this morning."

After saying that, she bent down and sucked on Lin An's neck until the spot turned red before she stopped.

As she got off him, she patted his face and said, "Don't tell anyone about what happened last night, otherwise..."

Huo Nianci revealed a fierce expression.

Lin An trembled slightly and said, "What if you come to sleep in my room again tonight?"

As Huo Nianci straightened her clothes, she said, "That was a gift from me."

After saying that, she hugged the old teddy bear on the bedside table and jumped off Lin An's bed.

Huo Nianci said, "Time to get up, An'an. Don't forget my fried eggs."