His voice was permeated with strands of pleading.
The lofty Sheng Shi was pleading with her, and Gu Lanshan felt as if a thunderstorm had erupted in her heart. Her hand stayed stiff at his waist, and in that moment, she felt as if she had never truly understood Sheng Shi.
She thought he was invincible, that such an obsequious tone was a world away from him. Yet now, at this moment, he truly was helpless.
Sheng Shi pretended it was all just a dream, where the dream's Chu Chu was so obedient. He asked her to hold him, and she really did... oh wait, that's wrong, dreaming was wonderful. In his dreams, he could whine and cajole her into holding him, not worrying about his pride, not awkwardly unsure of how to lower his stance. He could unreservedly say those words that had been hidden in his heart for so long.
