Chapter 975 - 995: Xia Xiaonuan, You Must Really Miss Me
The bodyguards were equally excited, yelling in unison, "Young Madam, Young Madam——!" As they shouted, many people looked at Nangong Yaoling, then at Xia Xiaonuan, who was also looking this way, and tears began to fall from their eyes.
Standing in the cabin, Xia Xiaonuan heard the calls getting louder and louder, heard Nangong Feihong’s voice, and the bodyguards’ shouting, and felt as though her entire heart was placed on a bed of soft clouds, incredibly warm and gentle.
At the same time, her gaze fell on the handsome figure on deck. Although his face was somewhat pale and his lips colorless, the moment he saw her, it was as if he had come back to life. His eyes widened with excitement, his whole body trembled, and even though he didn’t say a word, his eyes were locked tightly with hers.
They gazed at each other across the expanse of the blue sea, closer... closer... even closer...
Their eyes met in the air, like the swirling clouds before a storm; like boiling water in a kettle; like raindrops falling on the eaves, steadily and slowly, drop by drop on a stone—yet like water cutting through the stone with intense longing.
Xia Xiaonuan felt as if she could hear the sound of her heart breaking. She looked incredulously at Nangong Yaoling.
It really was him... this idiot, this crazy man!
The two ships finally approached and stopped. Xia Xiaonuan was immediately led by the bodyguards to Nangong Yaoling’s ship.
Nangong Yaoling stood there looking at Xia Xiaonuan.
He could no longer move, barely standing there with Qin Yi’s support.
Xia Xiaonuan walked towards him step by step.
Yet with each step she took, he felt as if she was walking on his heart.
"Xiaonuan... is it you?"
Xia Xiaonuan finally stopped beside him.
The familiar scent reached him, yet Nangong Yaoling still felt a sense of unreality.
He reached out and grabbed Xia Xiaonuan’s hand.
Gripped it tightly, as if using all his strength.
"Xiaonuan... is it you?" he asked again.
Xia Xiaonuan’s throat choked with emotion, looking at the blood and wounds on him, she couldn’t speak.
She just nodded heavily.
The man’s beautiful face, his lips curved slightly.
Revealing a smile so brilliant, it could eclipse the entire world.
Immediately after, he leaned backward.
Xia Xiaonuan hurried forward and caught him sharply.
"Crown Prince——!
"Nangong Yaoling!"
Nangong Yaoling collapsed into her arms, still tightly gripping her hand.
The warmth of his palm, his broad hand enveloping her small one tightly.
"Never... never leave again..." he murmured, staring into her eyes. After saying this, he finally closed his eyes, exhausted, in her embrace.
A crystal tear fell on Nangong Yaoling’s face.
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In the hotel, Xia Xiaonuan sat at the bedside, looking at the man sleeping peacefully on the bed.
The man was topless, his shoulders wrapped in thick bandages.
Xia Xiaonuan held his hand to her lips, gazing at the handsome man slumbering on the bed, a tender smile curling her lips.
"Nangong Yaoling, you would never have thought that we would end up staying in the same hotel! It feels... just like a movie. Do you know, this morning when I saw you, I thought it was just my longing for you that made me mistake someone else for you.
But, never did I expect, that it really was you!" Xia Xiaonuan said, unable to help but laugh.