Worries of the Heart

Xie Jie sighed as he pulled the hair at the back of his nape before sliding down his bed. He looked down at his shirt which was sticking to his torso and muttered, "I might as well take a bath, it feels rather sticky. It is annoying." 

In the past when their family didn't have water, Xie Jie didn't mind this sticky feeling but ever since he started taking a bath, he no longer felt better unless he washed his body with water.

He hummed a soft tune before taking his clothes from the wardrobe and heading to the bathing room. However, as soon as he dipped his body inside the bathing tub, Xie Jie was suddenly reminded of the words that Mo Qiang spoke to him in his dream.

'I will protect you,'

"Psst, so cheesy," he laughed while washing his hair. "What did she mean by that she will protect me? She can't even protect herself most of the time." He murmured when he thought about how Mo Qiang was locked up in the prison just a few hours ago.