“Uncle, Uncle, we’re here!!!” There was a small arm reaching out from behind the sofa. Through the thick black smoke, but he could see it … clearly at once, and breathed a long sigh of relief. He took a big stride and ran to the two children. Only to see the two little ones wrapped themselves firmly in the big quilt, the little head is not exposed, only a small arm waving outside. Heart, relieved, pursed lips, raised an arc.
He cracked a smile and reddened his eyes. Bending down, he picked up both children wrapped in their quilts together.
“Uncle …” Both children cried out in fear and pain as soon as they saw him.
“Don’t be afraid, there’s Uncle!” He was unprecedentedly gentle, as if he would scare the children if he raised his voice just a little bit. After making sure they were all fine, he hugged them and ran outside with great strides.
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As time passed, Zoey’s heart ached more and more. The taut string seemed as if it would snap at any moment. She only trembled, holding herself tightly, paralyzed on the sand, staring woodenly at the sea of fire that was as fierce as a wild animal, even her breath stopped …
Only, the tears, the more they flowed, the more they dripped …
“Zoey! Zoey!” A tender child’s voice came out from the tongue of fire. Her whole body shuddered, jaw dropping in shock.
Far from …
He was seen carrying two children, running out of the fire. The children were wrapped in the quilt, only revealing their frightened eyes and two small arms. As for him, his face was smoked black, even his hair was burned, his clothes were also in a mess, the whole person was in a terrible state.
Yet, such a man is her hero, the hero of the children …
The strings at the bottom of the heart, finally relaxed. A few meters away, she cried and looked at him, and he gazed at her with a twinkling smile in his eyes. The children, terrified, ran out of his arms, crying and running towards Zoey, one of them holding her legs firmly.
Zoey crouched down and held them tightly in her arms. Her lower jaw trembled against the children’s heads, “I’m sorry, I’m sorry … it’s Mommy’s fault for scaring you … Come, let Mommy see, are you hurt? All well?”
She blamed herself, ashamed, and apologized to the children, grabbing them and looking at them left and right, but luckily they were only slightly choked and not bothered.
Jerry Xiao stood a few meters away, watching the scene and smiling away in relief.
All is well … all, all is well …
It turns out that guarding your favorite person with your heart, even with your life, in this way is such a wonderful thing.
Zoey had let go of the baby and was running toward him. Her soft body threw itself into his embrace. His body, there was a moment of stiffness, hearing her still stunned cries, he pursed his lips, sandy opening his mouth to soothe her, “Don’t cry …” Her tears, made his heart ache. “We’re all fine, good boy, don’t cry.”
“Are you okay? Are you hurt? Let me take a good look …”
“It’s fine, don’t panic.” Only his arm had just been hit by a falling beam, but it shouldn’t be much of a problem, maybe just some minor burns. Not wanting her to worry any more, he hid it well.
Four people, after the robbery, were still in a state of shock. Firmly hugging each other, they cried and laughed.
The fire department’s quickly arrived and quickly controlled the spread of the fire. The kitchen had been burned beyond recognition, and the hall was particularly bad, but fortunately, the fire had not yet spread to the second floor. The second floor was barely habitable.
After a full afternoon of investigation, it turns out that the fire was caused by natural gas in the house. Luckily, there was no explosion, otherwise the consequences would have been unimaginable, and Zoey couldn’t even begin to imagine what they would have been.
After cleaning up the house and eating dinner, it was already late at night. Zoey took the two children, who were still in shock, to take a bath and put them to bed. Zoey took the two children, who were still in shock, to shower and put them to bed, but they refused to go to sleep and yelled that they wanted to go to their uncle, so Zoey led them to his room.
Jerry Xiao has just washed off the wretchedness of a bang and simply wrapped a robe out. Draw a towel and sat on the bed to wipe his own head of hair that was burned and still with the smell of paste. The wound on the arm, has not been dealt with, just showered, and even got drenched in water. Burned really not a small piece, it seems, a moment really have to go out to buy some medicine to deal with it themselves.
But, not now. Now, he’s going to see the baby, and her …
They are, truly, all terrified. Tonight, I’m afraid it will be a sleepless night. After this time, he was looking forward to his children calling him ‘daddy’ even more, and had originally made up his mind to tell them everything tonight, but, now, it seemed that this was not a good time.
The children have already suffered too much shock today, he threw out another bomb, I do not know what kind of effect it will lead to. No way, for the sake of the children, he can only endure again, endure again …
But the anticipation has really been gnawing at his heart, and he doesn’t know how much longer he can endure it …
He was getting up and was about to pull the door open. Instead, the door was pushed open a crack from the outside. one of Nini’s little heads poked in from the outside, and he subconsciously lowered the sleeve of his robe to cover the wound.
“Uncle!” KK squeezed through the door after Nini, while Zoey followed behind the two kids.
Jerry Xiao smiles openly and picks up the two children from the floor. Glancing at Zoey , he sidestepped, “Come in first. Why are they all still up?”
“They couldn’t sleep and were coming over to you.” Zoey explained softly and followed the kids inside. She sat on the couch while Jerry Xiao tossed the two kids onto the bed and he flopped down to talk to them, “Scared today, huh?”
“Hmm. I thought I was going to burn to death.” Nini’s voice choked up again as she spoke. She lay mischievously on her uncle’s back, her little feet kicking the top of KK’s head right where it rested in his lap.
KK swatted away Nini’s little feet and rubbed her little head on Jerry Xiao’s leg, “Thought I was never going to see Uncle and Zoey , and Uncle and Grandma and Grandpa again.”
“Fool.” Jerry Xiao looked at the two children heartily, “With Uncle here, you’ll all be fine.”
“Is Ajusshi the knight who guards me and KK?” Nini asks.
He lost his smile, and then, with a solemn nod, “Yes, Uncle will guard you with his life.”
“So, Uncle, will he guard us for the rest of our lives?” KK asked … Jerry Xiao was silent for a moment. And then, smiling away, his tone as relaxed as possible, “Uncle’s will guard you all for the rest of your lives.”
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Listening to their conversation and watching the scene on the bed, Zoey almost lost her mind. The lighting was soft, the atmosphere relaxing, and the scene was just so cozy and warm that it made her heart flutter. She leaned her head back against the couch, lost in thought as she watched.
Time, minute by minute, don’t know how long, the children’s voices are getting thinner and thinner, his voice is also getting lighter and lighter. Gradually, the air was filled with the sound of even, shallow breathing, and the children fell asleep.
Jerry Xiao looked at them with a smile and pulled the covers over them, covering them gently. Only then did he go to look at her on the couch, her eyes still open, watching them.
“Sleepy? Go to bed and let the kids sleep right here.” Jerry Xiao whispered to Zoey.
Zoey looked at him, “Are you hurt today?”
Hmm? He looked at her strangely. She got up from the couch and walked over to the bed, “Let me see your hand.”
“It’s just a minor problem, I’ll just take care of it myself in a few minutes.” He didn’t reach out.
Zoey glances at him as if she’s upset that he’s saying this. Bending down, she grabbed his arm without a second thought and lifted his sleeve. The moment she saw the wound, she let out a cold breath and her eyes reddened.
The burned area was the size of an egg, so hot that even the skin had receded. It had been touched by water, and was now clearly inflamed, red and swollen, and looked shocking.
He, actually, was hiding it from her! If he hadn’t just slipped his sleeve down when he was holding the child and was spotted by her sharp eyes, was he planning to just hide it from her?
“Why don’t you say anything? It’s not like you’re a few years old, you know that the wound is so serious and you don’t know to avoid it when bathing?” With a sobbing voice, she scolded him very harshly.
Jerry Xiao didn’t expect to make her cry and looked at her apologetically, “I’m sorry, I didn’t want to worry you and wanted to go out and get the doctor to take care of it myself in a little while.”
Tears fell from Zoey’s eyes. He went out on his own to find a doctor?” You can’t even speak Arabic, much less know where there’s a hospital, and where do you expect me to find you once you’re lost in this vast desert?!”
He pursed his lips, knowing that what she said was the truth, and having nothing to refute, he could only coax her gently like a child, “Don’t you cry …”
She tugged at his hand, “You come out.”
She turned and headed out the door, and Jerry Xiao, naturally, didn’t dare to slow down and got off the bed to follow her.
She led him right into her room and gestured for him to sit obediently on the couch. From her suitcase, she rummaged through the medicine chest.
Following the sitting beside Jerry Xiao, he opened the medical kit and rummaged for the burn cream. Jerry Xiao leaned back within the sofa, they were so close that the air could smell the fresh scent of the after bath that belonged to her alone. The same as the children, with a light lemon scent flavor.
Closing his eyes, he inhaled greedily and deeply, almost intoxicated by such a scent. Only to feel his sleeve, fished up by her. Hearing, again, the sound of wailing sobs.
She, in particular, was unstable today, as if any subtle whatchamacallit might make him cry.
He opened his eyes and looked at her reddened eyes so helplessly, “Don’t cry, I’m really fine …”
The more he said, Zoey’s tears fell more fiercely. Taking the burn cream and rubbing it on his wound with a cotton swab, her hands gently trembled as she choked out, “Growing up, I’ve really never been this scared …”
“Zoey , the kids are alive and well!”
“If you guys … had come out any later … I might not have been able to hold out any longer …” ‘Snapping’ tears, falling onto each other’s hands, rolled.
“Zoey …,” he called to her softly.
“Does the wound hurt? I’ll be gentle.” She didn’t look up, except that her trepidation was still palpable.
Her movements were light enough, careful, as if she was afraid of hurting him. With her head hanging low, all that was scattered was unspeakable gentleness.
As if compelled, Jerry Xiao gently ruffled the hair in front of her forehead, looked at her with fixed eyes, and like coaxing a child, patiently told her, “Things have already passed, there is no need to be afraid anymore.”
Zoey looked at him, tears glistening in her eyes. His fingers fell on the corners of her eyes, brushing over her tear-stained eyelashes, compassionately wiping away her tears one by one. Looking at him, feeling his gentle strength, she suddenly couldn’t suppress her sobs.