Chapter 338: Three Girls Take Turns to Warm Up, Xu Musen as the Hand Warmer. _2
Xu Musen's eyebrows twitched as he looked at An Nannan in his arms, whose temperature had stabilized, and then he looked up and made eye contact with An Nuannuan.
An Nuannuan knew what he was about to do; she paused slightly but still nodded and said softly, "Give Nannan to me."
Xu Musen slowly lifted her out of his arms, bit by bit. Children of that age always slept well, and after leaving Xu Musen's embrace, An Nuannan was held by An Nuannuan.
She skillfully buried her head into that enviably comforting spot, continuing to sleep sweetly.
Xu Musen then turned around to face Yao Mingyue, who was shivering uncontrollably. Without hesitation, he gently pulled her into his arms.
Yao Mingyue felt like a drowning person who had finally grabbed onto a lifesaver, that familiar and warm place finally offering her a sense of security.
Xu Musen held her hand, which was cold as ice, and placed it on his waist to warm it up.
He also gently warmed her equally cold feet with his feet.
"Musen… don't go... I'm so scared…"
Yao Mingyue didn't know what nightmare she had had; every time there was thunder, her body trembled violently.
At that moment, she was just a little girl without any sense of security.
Xu Musen held her in his arms, gently stroking her head.
Looking at her beautiful yet pale cheeks, Xu Musen felt a pang of pity.
"I won't leave, I won't go…"
Xu Musen whispered in her ear. Maybe it was because she finally felt a bit of warmth, or perhaps even in her dreams, she found comfort from Xu Musen.
Yao Mingyue's trembling body finally calmed down a bit; she clung tightly to Xu Musen, just like An Nannan had done earlier, snuggling into his clothes.
And Yao Mingyue knew Xu Musen's body, perhaps even better and more intimately than An Nuannuan.
She knew the warmest places on Xu Musen's body were not just his arms…
However, while Xu Musen had his back to An Nuannuan, he suddenly felt Yao Mingyue's cold hands wandering over his body.
"Hisss…"
Xu Musen suddenly felt as if an ice block had slipped into his pants!
You really know how to pick a spot to warm your hands!
"Hubby… I've missed you so much…"
Yao Mingyue tightened her embrace, as if the nightmare had finally ended, and she had found her own haven.
That soft call of "hubby," although light, penetrated deeply into the softest part of Xu Musen's heart.
Though the last life did not end well, it did not mean that the beauty at the story's beginning did not exist.
Xu Musen took a deep breath and continued to hold Yao Mingyue in his arms.
An Nuannuan quietly watched him from behind.
Although she knew this was for rescue… her heart still felt sour.
She slowly moved closer, holding Nannan, and also pressed against Xu Musen's back.
Surrounded by warmth, it was a situation Xu Musen had not anticipated.
The young girl in his arms was also gradually regaining her body temperature.
The night was long, and outside, the storm raged, but finally, they managed to retain that last bit of warmth.
Xu Musen did not sleep all night; he glanced at his watch, and it was already around five or six in the morning.
But it was still dark outside, and although the wind had weakened a lot, it was still raining.
Xu Musen held Yao Mingyue, whose body temperature had stabilized, though her feet were still a bit cold, but at least her face had regained a lot of color.
And Xu Musen had been quite worn out by her throughout the night.
Yao Mingyue had almost given him a very hard time.
Xu Musen slowly extracted Yao Mingyue's hand and touched her forehead; thankfully, she had no fever.
The storm continued.
But Xu Musen needed to stay alert, waiting for the rescue information from the resort.
"Um... ahem..."
At that moment, a muffled groan and a cough sounded beside him.
Turning his head, he saw Zhao Lianmai had also woken up. Her face was sickly flushed, seemingly caught a cold.
"You feel unwell?"
Xu Musen asked softly.
Zhao Lianmai opened her eyes groggily; she had had a terrible dream the night before.
She dreamt about the man abandoning them again, in the cold winter, her mother bedridden, her sister quietly crying from hunger, and she herself being sick, unable to eat medicine, or even sparing a bun for her mother and sister...
That period had become her nightmare.
This night on the island reminded her of the feeling of being abandoned.
Yet, when she opened her eyes and saw Xu Musen, she felt somewhat relieved...
"Yes, a bit..."
"Then don't move; I'll prepare some hot water for you."
Xu Musen checked the time. Soon they would all be waking up, and in this weather, they should drink some hot water.
Moreover, rescue was uncertain, so Xu Musen decided to check the supplies in the living room.
He slowly left the warmth of the blanket, leaving the three young girls huddled together.
It was a surprisingly auspicious scene.
There was a bit of light outside.
Xu Musen lit a candle, briefly checked the items in the living room; the candles were sufficient to last a day or two.
The food supply was not plentiful, with only some drinks and liquors in the fridge.
After all, they usually relied on the hotel's daily provisions; who would have thought to stock up in the fridge.
However, having drinks meant they wouldn't starve; though not healthy, the sugar content was high. There was news of a person who survived adrift at sea for half a month, just because he had a bottle of Coca-Cola.