Chapter 459: Chapter 459: Fiery Spoiled Girl VS ‘Affectionate’ Best Friend (Part 18) Chapter 459: Chapter 459: Fiery Spoiled Girl VS ‘Affectionate’ Best Friend (Part 18) He Junyan bid farewell to Gu Shengyin and then returned to his own room.

However, in less than an hour, his door was knocked on.

He Junyan’s eyebrows raised slightly: at this hour, the only one who would bother him was surely that little girl.

Indeed, when He Junyan got up and opened the door, he saw Gu Shengyin standing pitifully at the doorway, hugging a pillow. She wore a white nightgown, her hair slightly disheveled, resembling a timid rabbit.

Before he could speak, the little girl looked at him with pleading eyes, “Uncle He, I’m so scared I can’t sleep…”

He Junyan sighed, realizing he really had no way to deal with her.

Moving aside to let her in, he closed the door behind them.

He Junyan looked at her helplessly, “Don’t you know that there are no ghosts for real?”

Gu Shengyin just looked at him earnestly, “But I am still scared, so scared that I can’t sleep.”

He Junyan stood up, “Then I will take you back to your room, and watch you fall asleep, alright?”

Gu Shengyin thought about it and nodded her head.

The two arrived at Gu Shengyin’s room.

Gu Shengyin lay back in bed, while He Junyan sat beside and started reading a book.

Yet, after half an hour had passed, Gu Shengyin’s eyes were still wide open.

He Junyan, with no other choice, got up and turned off the light.

Gu Shengyin let out a short cry of alarm, “Uncle He, don’t go!”

He Junyan sat on the edge of her bed and quickly reached out to press her down as she tried to get up, “Uncle He is not leaving, Uncle He is here with you.” He had only turned off the light because he feared it would keep her awake.

He felt the little girl calming down after hearing his words and breathed a sigh of relief.

“Uncle He… Uncle He, I was really scared to death today.” It had been quite some time, He Junyan thought she had fallen asleep when the little girl on the bed suddenly spoke up.

He Junyan patiently soothed her with a gentle voice, “It’s all over, those things were fake. Uncle He is right by your side, Qingqing, don’t be scared.”

Gu Shengyin continued, “I was thinking, what if I suddenly died? Uncle He would be really sad, wouldn’t he?”

The word “die” made He Junyan’s heart tighten, and without thinking, he said sternly, “Don’t say such inauspicious things!”

Realizing he had been a bit too harsh, he softened his tone again, “With Uncle He here, no one dares to bully Qingqing.”

Gu Shengyin nodded, and reached a hand out from under the covers, groping until she grabbed hold of He Junyan’s hand, “I don’t want to either. I don’t want another ‘Qingqing’ to be by your side later, and then you forget about me.”

He Junyan chuckled, “That won’t happen. Qingqing is one of a kind. Uncle He promises, there’s only one Qingqing.”

Gu Shengyin closed her eyes contentedly.

He Junyan noticed the breathing in the room becoming lighter and softer, and he called out quietly, “Qingqing?”

There was no response.

He tried to get up and leave, only to find his hand tightly clutched in hers.

Her grasp on his hand felt so small, so tender compared to his own.

Suddenly, He Junyan was reminded of the little girl from years ago, who had for the first time approached him on her own. Back then, she was only so tall, when he was sitting, she would just reach his chest.

In a flash, so many years had passed by.

He Junyan reflected for a moment, then gently pulled his hand out of Gu Shengyin’s grip, covered her with the blanket, and walked out.