Sharing Dreams with My Bestie's Cousin

Wen Zhi had just finished paying when she turned around and saw Gu Rang with his arms crossed, leaning against the lamppost, watching her.

"When did you get here?" Wen Zhi walked over to him.

Gu Rang: "I’m everywhere."

Wen Zhi pouted, noticing Gu Rang’s gaze fixed on the decorative dagger in her hand. She confidently lifted it and waved it in front of his eyes, "Do you like it?"

Gu Rang reached out wanting to take a closer look.

Fearing a no-return scenario, Wen Zhi didn’t hand it over, "If you like it, buy one yourself. This one is mine."

After speaking, she quickly tucked the decorative dagger away.

Gu Rang saw this and remarked lightly, "My style isn’t that bad, is it?"

"Who knows."

Wen Zhi replied and then turned to walk ahead, with Gu Rang following slightly behind her, "How is tomorrow’s schedule arranged?"

"I don’t know," Wen Zhi shook her head and said, "I just go along with madam’s plans."

Gu Rang’s gaze deepened as he watched Wen Zhi, "Don’t do anything stupid."

Wen Zhi laughed, her tone light, "I don’t even know what you’re talking about."

Gu Rang looked down, "Wen Zhi, you know what I’m talking about, you are very clear about it."

Turning to face him, Wen Zhi spoke, "This trip I came to Lailin City to sightsee and have fun. I am indeed very clear about it, and you don’t need to try reminding me of anything, it’s not necessary."

Gu Rang’s expression turned suddenly cold.

He quickened his pace to catch up, but just then, Wen Zhi suddenly pointed at Gu Rang, "Don’t follow me."

"Just a few words and you turn against me!" As he spoke, Gu Rang swiftly, with the speed of lightning, took the decorative dagger from Wen Zhi’s pocket.

By the time Wen Zhi realized, it was already too late.

The item was already in Gu Rang’s hands.

Wen Zhi closed her eyes and took a deep breath, and when she opened her eyes again, her expression was sour, "Didn’t you say you had good style?"

Gu Rang returned blandly, "Didn’t you originally have no faith in it?"

Wen Zhi: "..."

"Props can be dangerous. To avoid you hurting yourself, I’ll confiscate this for now." Then, Gu Rang, before Wen Zhi’s eyes, pocketed the dagger inside his coat.

Wen Zhi reached out to grab it, but Gu Rang caught her wrist, his gaze focusing on the ring on her index finger, "This ring..."

Wen Zhi countered, "My new ring, do you like it?"

"It is beautiful," Gu Rang spoke more cautiously, "But there might be a tracking device inside this ring."

Wen Zhi’s expression flickered.

But it was only for a moment.

She shook off Gu Rang’s hand and rubbed her wrist, "You’re thinking too much. This is just a beautiful ring, and it wasn’t cheap either; don’t think about swindling my ring."

"Swindle? You probably can’t even take it off by yourself," Gu Rang remarked.

Wen Zhi’s expression tightened, "How do you know?"

"I figured it out yesterday." Gu Rang spoke deliberately, "It seems like you are only fidgeting with the ring on your index finger, but actually, you are trying to take off this ring, right?"

Wen Zhi pursed her lips and remained silent.

Gu Rang pulled at the corner of his lips, "You haven’t told anyone because it concerns your privacy. You know this ring is harmful to you, and perhaps you also know it has a tracking device."

Hearing this, Wen Zhi snapped, "Why don’t you go become a detective?"

Gu Rang reminded Wen Zhi, "You might have forgotten, but before I was employed by President Mu, I actually did work as a detective."

Wen Zhi: "..."

At that moment, Gu Rang extended his hand towards Wen Zhi, "I came with you to Lailin City, you should trust me, I can help you remove that ring."

Wen Zhi’s gaze fell on Gu Rang’s palm.

Trust him?

She didn’t trust him at all!

She only trusted herself, and beyond that, she trusted no one.

However, within those few seconds, Gu Rang had already precisely anticipated Wen Zhi’s prediction, and he seized the moment Wen Zhi was distracted to suddenly grasp her wrist.

Wen Zhi reacted immediately, trying to pull her hand away, but Gu Rang easily pulled her into his arms, restraining her arms, "Wen Zhi, listen to me first!"

"I don’t want to listen to you. Let go of me." Wen Zhi struggled.

Yet her struggle, in front of the specially trained Gu Rang, was in vain.

At that moment, a car suddenly arrived, the door opened, and two thugs descended, heading straight for Gu Rang.

Not only was Gu Rang surprised; even Wen Zhi didn’t expect she had "back-up"!

Gu Rang clashed with the two men, unable to pay attention to Wen Zhi for the moment, and Wen Zhi took this opportunity to desperately run toward the direction of the hotel.

"Wen Zhi!"

The voice behind her was Gu Rang’s.

While running, Wen Zhi looked back, seeing that Gu Rang was entangled by those two people. They might not be a match for Gu Rang, but they were entirely sufficient to hold him off.

Wen Zhi didn’t look back anymore and silently ran back to the hotel as fast as she could.

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That night, Wen Zhi did not sleep well; every time she closed her eyes, all she could see was the image of the car suddenly arriving during her argument with Gu Rang.

The two men had exited from the front door of the car, the rear door remaining unopened, but she vaguely saw through the car window a familiar figure.

Was it him?

Had Shang Hexing also come to Lin City?

If it was him, could it be that he thought she really would take Chong Wanyin to his mother’s gravesite...

He was probably still angry, so even though he was there, he wouldn’t show himself in front of her.

And tonight, he probably thought Gu Rang was going to harm her so he intervened.

Wen Zhi turned over and over thinking about this, her mind becoming even more alert, utterly void of sleepiness.

At that moment, she got out from under the covers, sat up as if possessed, opened her bag, and took out the box containing the Buddha Beads.

When the Buddha Beads lay in the palm, their cool threads touching the skin, just holding them was irresistible.

She didn’t know why, even though the Buddha Beads had nothing to do with Shang Hexing, every time she wore them to sleep, she would dream of him...

Would she dream of him this time too...

After hesitating several times, Wen Zhi still put the beads on her wrist and went to sleep.

It was still early in the night, and Wen Zhi, wearing the Buddha Beads, slept peacefully, dreaming of nothing. Until the second half of the night, she vaguely sensed she was dreaming.

A pair of hands caressed her body inch by inch.

In her sleep, she seemed to also smell the scent of cold fir on him, at times intense, at other times delicate, always lingering around her nose, impossible to dispel.

"Wen Zhi..."

He was calling her name, low and languid.

Wen Zhi replied over and over, her voice tinged with sobs.

He asked her, "Missed me?"

Wen Zhi’s sobbing voice said, "Mmm...yes, I missed you."

The confession of her longing, nearly drove him mad, making the second half of the night even longer.

When Wen Zhi opened her eyes again, it was already light, and her blanket was nowhere to be seen; she looked down to see it on the carpet!

Knock-knock-knock-

There was a knock on the door, Wen Zhi quickly freshened up before going to open it.

Outside, Zhao Qin greeted her with a smile, "Good morning, Miss Wen."

Wen Zhi smoothed her long curly hair that spilled over her back and called out, "Aunt Qin, it’s you."

Zhao Qin said, "Breakfast is here, the lady is waiting for you."

"Oh okay, tell the lady I’ll come over after changing clothes," Wen Zhi said.

Zhao Qin nodded, turning back to the next room.