Although a bit hoarce, the sweet, melodic sound of her voice drifted to him, a gentle melody that captured his attention. Her words reached his ears like a tender breeze on a summer's day.
Shen Ruihan was stunned. Was it a dream or an illusion?
When the girl tried to move her hand again, he held it a bit tighter. Even if it was a dream, he did not want to let go. It had been a long time since he heard this voice.
Confusion was written all over the girl's face. What was going on? Who was this person? And what was she doing here? Her body was aching so much and it was hard to move.
"Uhm... Sir... can you please let go of my hand. I want to adjust myself so that I can lean on the pillow. I'm in an uncomfortable position right now."
Hearing the voice again, which became clearer with every word she said, Shen Ruihan was now sure that it was not an illusion nor a dream. She was really awake!
He hastily sat up, carefully helped her, and quickly held her hand again. While he was doing so, he could not help but look at her tenderly. The girl felt shy all over.
"Thank you."
Looking at the face with a touch of pink on the cheeks, his lips curled upwards.
"Shen Ruihan. "
"Huh?"
"I'm not Sir... I'm Shen Ruihan."
"Oh... Shen Ruihan, can you please let go of my hand?"
"Sure..."
He reluctantly let go of her hand, slumped into the chair, and his face contorted into a pitiful expression. His gaze made him look like a wronged puppy.
What was he doing? A grown man acting like this? She rolled her eyes at his behavior. What was she supposed to do in such a situation?
"How are you feeling?"
His expression changed very quickly which made her subconsciously compare him to a chameleon.
She looked at the man who had just asked her a question. The moonlight shone on his face, and now she could more or less see his face. She had a lot of questions because she really did not know who she was or what was going on. Looking around and seeing the room, she could deduce that maybe she was ill...or maybe she still was because she felt weak and could barely move.
As for her memory loss, she quickly associated it with illness or some kind of misfortune like an accident. She did not even once think that maybe the gentleman in front of her had a hand in her condition. The concern on the man's face was too obvious, so she subconsciously trusted him. Her mind told her that he was not an enemy... at least for now. Even if he was faking it, she did feel safe, so she did not get defensive. Also, with the way he behaved, it meant he knew who she was.
Instead of answering his question, she gave one of her own.
"Do you know me?"
Shen Ruihan was surprised but quickly concealed it.
"You don't know who you are?"
"No. I don't remember anything. "
Shen Ruihan knew of this possibility. But he still hoped she could not lose all of her memories. Especially memories of him. But now that things were like this, he had to accept it. Part of him, though, wished she could not regain all of her memories. He wished she could forget her painful past.
He smiled.
"Don't worry, you'll eventually remember everything."
"Oh.." she replied calmly.
"Shen Xiaoting."
"What?"
"That's your name."
The girl's eyes shone with surprise.
"Oh? We have the same family name? Am I your sister?"
Shen Ruihan smirked at her words.
"Don't pull my leg. Although my family's genes are strong enough to produce handsome men like me, I can not say the same about the women. We're not blessed enough to produce women as beautiful as you."
Shen Xiaoting nearly choked on her saliva when she heard what the man had just said. She looked at him with her eyes widened.
"Then.."
"Isn't it obvious..." Shen Ruihan purposely held back the rest of his words when he saw the expectant gaze of the girl in front of him. He held her hand again and then looked at her like a proud peacock.
"Of course you're my wife!"