The sky soon turned to early evening as the door to Yue Ling and Lu Tian's house opened. Upon entering, Lu Tian slightly furrow his brows as he was greeted with silence.
He doesn't think much as he knows his wife is home and she is probably distracted doing something. Not only that, he had come home early as it was usually 5pm when he gets home. Changing into his house slippers, he takes off his coat and strides towards the living room where he thought this wife would be.
"Yue Ling?"
He calls out to her as he enters the room, but it was empty, and her figure was nowhere in sight. The space between his brows crease more and he turns for the kitchen. However, just as he was to turn away, his eyes caught of some boxes on one of the couches.
His entire being flash with worry and without another thought, he dashes for the stairs. Even if she didn't answer him, just the sight of the boxes were enough to let him know where she is.
Climbing up the stairs, he didn't care and skips one or two steps to reach the top. His wife never mentioned anything to him, but he knows what she is doing, and he can't help but worry about her.
He takes big strides towards the room she is in. Seeing that the door was left opened, he felt his heart drop to his stomach, and quickly rush inside.
"Yue Ling?"
Just as he entered the room, his heart that had dropped seconds ago every so lightly lifted.
In the corner, Yue Ling sat on the light grey recliner. She had not answered him or heard him come in as she was asleep. The lighting from outside lightly hits against her making everything about her look so peaceful. Like a painting one only wishes to see and not touch as they would be afraid to ruin it.
Lu Tian sighs in relief and takes a step inside the room. However, seeing the room, that small lift of his heart quickly drops again.
There were boxes scattered around. Some had been taped closed while others still remained open, but one can see the items inside.
His eyes shifts back to his wife and he felt a sharp stab to his heart. He can't imagine what she must have felt while putting these things away by herself. As this is the room closest to there's and the one they had turned into their child's nursery room.
He inhales a deep breath and looks down to Inu, who was laying on the floor near Yue Ling's feet. Only, the Samoyed had long heard him (Lu Tian) enter the room and was staring right back at the man.
Looking away from the little guy, Lu Tian strides to where his wife is sleeping. He bends down to pat Inu on the head and held an expression full of gratitude for being by his wife's side when she was facing this heartache moment.
Straightening his posture, he takes a step to the side of the recliner and slowly bends down to his wife. Placing one hand under her knees, his other hand slid behind her back. Not wanting to wake her up, he carefully picks her up.
He knew she must had exhausted herself as the room was almost packed. The only things left were the big furniture and a few smaller items.
"Mm… Tian?"
Suddenly feeling her body lifted into the air, Yue Ling did not open her eyes, but mumble in her sleep. She whispers his name and nestles more within his arms like a tired child being put to sleep.
"Sleep some more. I'll finish the rest."
Lu Tian place a soft kiss on her head and calmly spoke to her like he was coaxing her. He carried her out of the nursery room and head in the direction of their bedroom as Inu quietly follows behind.
Entering their shared bedroom, Lu Tian gently set his wife on her side of the king size bed. Reaching for the blanket, he pulls it over her and lower himself to kiss her forehead.
As he moves back, he squat down beside the bed as he gaze at her sleeping face. His hand slowly stretch out to her and he caress the side of her smooth face.
Ever since the loss of their child, they had not stepped foot inside the nursery room. It was not because they didn't want to go inside, but because it would only ache their hearts even more.
He had been contemplating whether to ask if she wanted to keep everything as it is or to put everything away. However, he couldn't bring himself to as. He didn't want to bring up the subject only to have her grieve more, so he decided to wait a little longer.
However, if he knew that she was going to put everything away by herself and go through the pain, he would have hired someone else to do it.
His heart ached just thinking of how she must have felt while placing each item inside a box.
Gently caressing her cheek with his thumb, he moves away and stood up. Turning his head to look down Inu who had already laid on the bed, his voice sounds.
"Let's go."
Inu laid next to his favorite human like a protective magical beast ready to strike anyone who intends to do harm. When he heard Lu Tian's words, he glance at his sleeping human then slowly rise. He jumps down from the bed and follows after the evil peasant.
His entire demeanor changes into one of determination as if he wanted to help clean the room. He didn't want to see his favorite person sad again.
Time gradually moved with the sun as day turned into night. Yue Ling slowly opens her eyes and was greeted with a dimly lit room.
She blinked her eyes as she remembered she was cleaning the nursery room. However, after a while, she grew tired and decided to sit on the recliner to rest, but she ended up falling asleep.
Turning her head in the direction of the door, the hallway light was turned off, but the light emitting from a room was enough to partially light the way for anyone.
She sits up and moves the blanket away from her. Stepping onto the hard floor, she makes her way to the light. She remembered feeling Lu Tian's warmth in her sleep, but everything was a blur as she quickly fell back into slumber.
"Tian?"
Entering the nursery room, she calls out to him as she was not sure if her being in his arms had been a dream or reality.
Lu Tian had already disassembled the big furniture and placed everything else inside boxes. The only thing left was the recliner.
He even stacked all the boxes together against the wall where the crib had once been. Holding the last box in his hand, he was going to put it away with the rest, but hearing his wife's voice, he turns to the door and a faint smile curls on his lip.
"You're awake. Are you hungry?"
Placing the box down, he walks over to her as Inu's head pokes out from the side of the pile of stacked boxes.
"I made dinner, but seeing that you must had exhausted yourself, I didn't want to disturb your sleep."
Yue Ling stares at him as he stops in front of her. She is sad that their child is no longer with them and she cannot bear anymore children, but is it wrong for her to feel happy and thankful that she has Lu Tian here with her?
No, without him here with her, she swore she would have turned into an insane person.
Taking a step forward, she closes the gap between them and wrap her arms around his waist. Her eyes slowly close as she rest the side of her head on his chest.
Lu Tian was slightly surprised by her sudden gesture. However, he felt his entire being soften like he knew what she was thinking about.
Wrapping his arms around her, he pulls her closer into his embrace, and kiss the top of her head then rest his chin on it.
"We'll get through this together."
