Killer Nights

Chapter 73: Fantasy or Reality

By the time Jiang Zhengkai finished his shower and walked out of the bathroom, A-Jiao had already fallen asleep, sprawled out on her paintings.  She slept very soundly, with a soft rhythmic snore from her nose.  Jiang Zhengkai walked over to her and gently lifted her hair; it was starting to grow longer.  Then he lowered his head to gently kiss her on the cheek, before he picked her up and moved her to the bed.  At that moment, A-Jiao muttered in her sleep, “Stop messing around, I’ve got work to do…”

When Jiang Zhengkai heard what she said, a slight smile appeared on his face.  He didn’t respond to her, because he knew she was just sleep talking.  Even if he had responded, she wouldn’t have heard him.  He placed A-Jiao on the bed and started to turn back to see what she’d  written on the paintings, but A-Jiao actually turned around and hugged him tightly.  She continued to say softly in her sleep, “Hold me, Honey.”

Jiang Zhengkai stopped at the sound of her plea, and he lay down contentedly next to A-Jiao....