He forcefully hugged her tightly close to his heart and she tried to struggle out of his grasp punching and pinching him. She was like a wounded animal attacking everyone not understanding that they are here to help it but he only held her closer. He cannot let her suffer... not for a stupid reason like this.
"Xing....", he spoke softly in her ears, "My lovely Xing... My moon... ", he continued as his voice sweet and mellow and refreshing as a gentle breeze. He just repeated her name in her ears as her hostility reduced bit by bit, " Xing, I love you... Only you!", he kissed her cheek that was wet with all her tears.
As she calmed down, he wiped her face with his sleeves and kissed her forehead.
Both of them stayed quiet for a while when Shengli's voice broke her trance ,