Chapter 152 Sleeping in the Wrong Position

"I..." She leaned against the head of the bed, curling up her legs and hugging herself.

Li Lei sat down by the bed and asked warmly, "Have you had a nightmare?"

Xia Ling hesitated and nodded.

"What did you dream about?" he asked.

Xia Ling said nothing and hugged herself tighter.

An uneasy feeling lingered in Li Lei's heart, just like he had encountered several times before. At certain moments, he felt that she was very far away from him, so ethereal that it seemed that she would turn into an illusory bubble in the next second.

He didn't like this feeling very much.

However, he understood better that there were some things that he couldn't force, she didn't want to say them, and he couldn't force her.

Li Lei's eyes darkened where she couldn't see him, and he reached out his hand and tentatively took her into his arms. The body in his arms was very petite, like a bird with slender bones. It struggled uneasily for a while and then gradually calmed down. He patted her thin back repeatedly and combed her somewhat messy long hair with warm fingers.

"Xiao Ling," he gently kissed the top of her head and said, "I'm here."

Xia Ling pressed her cheek against his chest, listening to his steady and strong heartbeat through a layer of cotton T-shirt. His long breath gently brushed the tips of her hair, and his embrace was like a safe and reliable mountain.

Those chaotic and terrifying memory fragments fade away without knowing when.

She raised her head slightly and asked him: "Will you always be here?"

Li Lei smiled: "Of course. Xiao Ling, go to sleep, I'll stay with you." He hugged her and moved to the side, leaning his broad back against the head of the bed, and pulled up the soft and fluffy duvet to cover her. A little cold on the body.

The warm and comfortable feeling made her slowly close her eyes. She leaned against Li Lei and fell asleep quickly.

This time, there were no nightmares.

Li Lei held her in one hand and picked up his phone with the other to send a text message: Check what happened in the afternoon on the set of "War", especially what Ms. Ye did and who she met.

She was secretly followed by a bodyguard, who quickly responded to the message.

Li Lei pursed his lips and read it, falling into deep thought.

The next day, Xia Ling woke up and found that she was still lying in Li Lei's arms, and the man was hugging her securely while half leaning on the head of the bed and sleeping. The sunlight shines through the engraved curtains and shines on his handsome face, which looks like a god from myths and legends. There was light and shadow between his brows and eyes, a hint of gold, which made people unconsciously fascinated.

Xia Ling thought, he is so good-looking, better than anything she has ever seen...

No.

Unexpectedly, another extremely handsome figure flashed in my heart, silent and majestic, like a demon walking out of the abyss with blood. She shuddered, and all her charming fantasies dissipated.

She stood up from Li Lei's arms, feeling a little guilty. She was held by him all night last night, and he half-sat in this most uncomfortable position, making do with her bedside all night long. She pulled up the duvet that still contained her own body heat and covered him gently. She thought about whether to lay him down flat, but after dragging it for a few times, it didn't move.

This man doesn't look fat at all, why is he so heavy?

Xia Ling was discouraged, and only wanted to find some pillows to make him more comfortable, so he slowly opened his eyes.

Somewhat confusedly: "Xiao Ling?"

Xia Ling looked at him for half a second: "Are you awake?"

"Um."

"When you wake up, lie down on your own. If your sleeping position is wrong, go back to sleep."

Li Lei: "..."

"It's okay, I slept very well last night." He saw her hidden concern and guilt, and smiled warmly, "how are you doing? Are you feeling better? Filming is a physical job."

Xia Ling nodded, "Last night... thank you." If he hadn't held her, she would have been unable to sleep all night, and today's filming progress would have been delayed by her. Therefore, his arrival yesterday was really timely. But……

"Why did you come here?" She forgot to ask last night.

"Visiting the class." Li Lei said matter-of-factly, "I miss you." In fact, he received news from the bodyguard that Mr. Gu was here with Gu Lin. He was worried, so he immediately followed him. Unexpectedly, Mr. Gu didn't do anything to her, but she showed some signs of mental instability.

What stimulation had she received?

Li Lei recalled the diagnosis made by Dr. Jie Miao before: she had experienced a lot of destructive trauma, such as death threats, captivity, rape and violence...

As a result, when faced with a similar situation, there will be an overreaction.

Li Lei didn't dare to think deeply about what she had suffered, it was too terrible, as long as he imagined her suffering for a moment, he couldn't bear the pain. However, the only thing that can be determined is that her resume was seamlessly falsified. "Ye Xingling's" life was too ordinary and smooth, and there were no terrible setbacks at all.

He was worried, but on the surface he acted nonchalantly, joking with her.

Xia Ling didn't doubt it, she had breakfast with Li Lei, told him not to run around in the room, and then went to the set with the big team. Maybe it was because of a night's rest, but everyone seemed to be in good spirits, and the shooting went a lot smoother. Except for a few minor NGs, everything else was done in one go. By three or four o'clock in the afternoon, the final scene had been shot.

This is the end of Xia Ling's role, she said goodbye to Jin Yifei.

Jin Yifei asked: "Back to the city now? The others finished filming in just a few days. Aren't you going to stay for the finals banquet?"

Xia Ling wanted to come, but there was a big BOSS hidden in the room. This place is no better than the audition scene. The big names, managers, and high-end staff here all have poisonous eyes. Recognition exposed their relationship, then who should she cry to.

We must go, go decisively.

Seeing that she was determined to leave, Jin Yifei stopped trying to stay, said "take care" and said goodbye.

Xia Ling returned to S City apartment in Li Lei's car.

For the next few days, she was very busy, because the Gu family re-invited her to endorse the Star Wings, and all the announcement plans were disrupted. Sister Mai Na confirmed with her one by one, reordered, and the schedule was intensive. I have learned so much that I wish I could use one day as 48 hours.

Li Lei, on the other hand, went to see someone calmly.

The last day of the filming scene of "War of War".

Everyone has gone to the wrap-up banquet. The once bustling palace scenery has been dismantled to pieces. The empty corridors, halls and dragon chairs look particularly bleak at dusk.

Old Man Bao was still standing in the shadow of the screen wall in front of the hall.

Li Lei stood opposite him: "Who are you?"

"A plumbing fixture." Old Man Bao's voice was as rough as ever.

"Oh, is that so?" Li Lei smiled lightly, and took two steps forward, "But as far as I know, you have another name—Wang Jingzhou, the former head of the Wang Group, Pei Ziheng's Prospective father-in-law."