My Dongguan Love Story

Seeing Lin Guilian's teary-eyed appearance, my heart softened a little, and I stepped forward and said gently, "It's late, go to sleep."

Her nose was flushed, and her long eyelashes drooped, concealing the tears in her eyes. After a long while, she nodded gently, her voice weak and hoarse: "Mmm."

But she didn't move for a long time, her gaze fixed on me, her eyes full of reluctance.

Looking at her haggard face, I softened my tone and comforted her: "Don't think too much about it. We can talk about it tomorrow."

Lin Guilian had a thousand words stuck in her throat, unable to utter a single one. A lump formed in her throat, she nodded again, and just as she closed her eyes, she suddenly opened them again, her right hand tightly gripping mine, her eyes filled with expectation:

"Dazhuang, don't go. Will you stay with me tonight?"

Today, Tang Yan and President Zhao took turns coming to see her, vying with her for Da Zhuang. She was both scared and flustered, and dared not let Da Zhuang leave.

Hearing her request, I was slightly taken aback. Looking at her haggard and frail appearance, I couldn't bear to refuse. I softly replied, "Don't worry, I won't leave. You should go to sleep."

Hearing that I wasn't leaving, she seemed to have let go of all her worries, gently releasing my hand and slowly closing her eyes. In less than a minute, her steady breathing filled the room, accompanied by a soft nasal breath.

Lin Guilian had been through a whole night of turmoil, had just undergone surgery for a knife wound, and had previously dealt with Tang Yan and President Zhao one after another, leaving her physically and mentally exhausted.

Seeing that she had fallen into a deep sleep, I turned to look at Shufen beside me and pointed to the empty bed next to me: "Shufen, you should go and rest for a while too. You can sleep in that bed."

This is a double room; the other bed has been empty, so it's just the right size for me to lie down and rest.

She glanced at the empty bed in the direction I was pointing, a hint of interest in her eyes, but she quickly suppressed it. A smile spread across her face: "No need, you can rest easy. Patients often make noise at night; it's more convenient for me to stay by the bedside and keep an eye on them."

She knew perfectly well that once she was fast asleep, she wouldn't wake up, and if she neglected to take care of him, things would be terrible. With this high salary, she had to fulfill her duty. Besides, out of respect for General Manager Zhao, she couldn't compete with Da Zhuang for the bed.

Shufen and I exchanged a few words of refusal, but seeing her resolute attitude and determination to stay, I stopped trying to persuade her.

After a whole night of tossing and turning, I was utterly exhausted. My eyelids were so heavy they were drooping, and I felt drowsy even just sitting up. I went straight to the empty hospital bed, took off my shoes, lay down, and the moment my head touched the pillow and I closed my eyes, I fell into a deep sleep.

In the latter half of the night, Lin Guilian was constantly worried about Dazhuang and couldn't sleep soundly. She suddenly woke up with a start. Her heart tightened, and she hurriedly turned her head to look around. Only Shufen was lying face down by the bed, fast asleep, snoring loudly and incessantly, which was particularly jarring in the quiet ward.

She couldn't see that familiar figure and panicked. Ignoring the throbbing pain from her wound, she forced herself to sit up slowly, her eyes scanning the entire ward anxiously.

Only when she saw Dazhuang sleeping peacefully in the next bed did her anxiety finally subside. After a slight hesitation, she carefully got off the bed and, with her leg injury, limped slowly to his bedside.

Walking to the bedside, looking at Dazhuang who was fast asleep with his eyes closed and gently snoring, a happy smile spread across her face.

She slowly moved up the bed while holding onto the edge, but the movement was too forceful and aggravated her abdominal wound. A sharp pain instantly struck her, making her brows furrow and almost cry out.

She gritted her teeth and endured the discomfort, finally managing to slowly move onto the bed and sit quietly beside Dazhuang. Listening to Dazhuang's even breathing and snoring, she couldn't help but move her body, lower her head, and gently kiss Dazhuang on the lips.

As soon as she lay down, she gently hugged Dazhuang, who then turned to face her, his thick arms instinctively reaching out to pull her tightly into his embrace.

Lin Guilian's heart tightened, thinking that Dazhuang had already woken up, and she hurriedly closed her eyes and pretended to be asleep. Then she secretly peeked out and saw that Dazhuang's eyes were closed and his breathing was calm and long, so he was obviously still asleep. Her heart, which had been hanging in suspense, instantly returned to normal.

Lin Guilian was held tightly in Dazhuang's arms, the warm and reassuring touch spreading throughout her body, and the happy smile on her face grew even stronger.

She closed her eyes peacefully, about to snuggle up to Dazhuang and drift off to sleep, when suddenly she felt Dazhuang's restless hand slip inside her pajamas. It kept stroking her back, and finally crept to the front.

A blush instantly crept onto her cheeks, and she instinctively raised her hand to try and push away the restless hand.

But then she thought about it again. Dazhuang was the man she loved, and her tense expression slowly relaxed. She silently told herself, "He's my boyfriend, so what's wrong with being this close?"

She enjoyed being held, closed her eyes, and drifted off to sleep happily.

Daylight broke, and the gentle morning light streamed through the window, falling on my face. I raised my left hand to shield my eyes from the glare, rubbed my sleepy eyes, and slowly opened them.

I unconsciously clenched my right hand, and my palm touched something warm and soft.

I was slightly startled and quickly turned my head to look, only to find Lin Guilian sleeping peacefully beside me. And my hand was right there in the wrong place.

Lin Guilian was awakened by the noise. Meeting my surprised gaze, she immediately pouted, raised her hand and gently slapped my hand away, saying coquettishly, "Dazhuang, you're asleep, why are your hands still so restless?"

"Huh?" I was stunned on the spot, my heart was pounding, and I quickly withdrew my hand, my face full of embarrassment.

He secretly pondered that he must have been in a deep sleep last night and mistook her for Tang Yan, which led to his outburst. But the touch he felt in her palm just now had stirred his heart and lingered in his mind for a long time.

Lin Guilian straightened her shirt, her previous coquettish expression vanished, and she looked at me seriously: "Dazhuang, you've taken advantage of me more than once. Now you have to be my boyfriend and take responsibility for me."

I paused, avoiding her earnest gaze, and instead asked, "How did you manage to get here in the middle of the night?"

Lin Guilian listened to my words, shrugged her shoulders without blushing or getting impatient: "I don't know either, maybe I was sleepwalking? But no matter what, you touched me, so you have to take responsibility for me. You can't go back on your word this time."

Her eyes darted around, and a playful smile curved her lips: "Being my boyfriend comes with plenty of surprises and perks."

Of course I knew what she meant, and my face immediately turned red.

I thought to myself that Lin Guilian was a real woman scoundrel, always spouting provocative lines. I didn't dare continue talking to her and quickly got out of bed. My gaze drifted to Lin Guilian's previous bed, where I saw Shufen lying face down, fast asleep, snoring loudly.

Perhaps my getting out of bed disturbed the sleeping Shufen, for she slowly raised her head, casually wiped the drool from the corner of her mouth, and rubbed her sleepy eyes. Opening her eyes and seeing the scene before her, she discovered that Lin Guilian, who should have been lying in the hospital bed, was sleeping in the bed next to her, and her face was immediately full of doubt.

Her questioning gaze swept back and forth over Lin Guilian, then turned to look at me standing to the side, her eyes full of surprise and incomprehension.