"Brother Renshu, how is your condition?" Li Caiyi asked as she walked over slowly to his bedside.
"It has gotten better now. But why are you alone? Didn't Junjie and Xiaohua also co with you?" ng Renshu replied as he looked towards the door.
"Aren't you the one who set this up?" Li Caiyi asked dubiously with eyes narrowed down.
"Ah? Setting what?" ng Renshu looked up at her in confusion. Based on his reaction, it didn't seem he was lying. Did he really know nothing about it, and everything was just sothing her brother arbitrarily did again?
Whichever it was, Li Caiyi knew better than to interrogate a sick person. "Nevermind that. You look terrible."
ng Renshu grimaced before pulling the blanket which covered him closer to his body. "I guess so. When I heard Junjie was coming, I tried my best to make myself look as presentable as possible, but as expected, it made no difference."
Then, he noticed how Li Caiyi still stood beside his bed and hastily added, "Sit down first, then we can talk."
"No need. I only co here to see if you are okay or not. You still don't look very well, but I'm glad you are taking proper rest."
ng Renshu's shoulders visibly sunk when he heard that, and the light in his eyes dimd. "Are you going to leave so soon?"
Li Caiyi felt her heart constricted when looking at his crestfallen look. She didn't expect him to be so disappointed like that. A pang of guilt hit her once again.
Nevertheless, she couldn't falter now. She was determined not to get involved with him anymore in this lifeti, so she should always keep her distance from him.
"I'm sorry, Brother Renshu. Xiaohua and Brother Jie will accompany you soon, so don't worry because you won't be alone." Li Caiyi tried to console him, but it only made his face darken instead.
"Did you co here because the two of them dragged you?"
His question hit right on the mark. He seed to notice it too because he laughed mirthlessly, with a slightly pained look flashed across his eyes.
"I see. No wonder." He said bitterly before lying down on the bed again. "Thank you for your concern. Next ti, you don't have to force yourself like this. I feel bad because it seems I have wasted your ti."
"No, it's not that," Li Caiyi bit her lips, finding it difficult to explain. No, she didn't understand why she felt the need to explain herself here.
ng Renshu turned his body, so his back was now facing her. It was clear as day that he was upset because of her.
"It's fine. I know you hate being around . Now you have confird my condition, you can save yourself from the ordeal."
He spoke like he was giving leeway to Li Caiyi, but from his sarcastic tone, it sounded like he was sulking instead. Perhaps it was because of his fever, but this childish act was sothing he usually wouldn't do.
Li Caiyi looked at his back, which seed lonely, and once again facing an inner turmoil.
In the end, she sighed defeatedly as she pulled a chair and sat on it. "I'm sorry, Brother Renshu. I will stay here."
"I already said it's okay, didn't I?"
"But you clearly sounded annoyed."
"Why do you care? You never cared about it before, so what difference does it make now?"
'Okay, he is not just upset, but angry at .' Li Caiyi sighed in exasperation.
"I have gone overboard this ti and acted unreasonably. I'm sorry for hurting your feelings, Brother Renshu. But I really am worried about you. That's not a lie."
ng Renshu: "...."
Li Caiyi couldn't guess what was on his mind, so she continued talking, "And aren't you the one who kept avoiding in the last few days?"
"Why would I do that?"
"Don't lie. Brother Jie said you have been replying to his call and ssages frequently since you were absent. But you didn't reply to even once."
"Have you been waiting for my reply all this ti? Now that is sothing I didn't expect. I'm touched."
Li Caiyi knew he would say that, so she scoffed. "Anyone would feel worried after seeing you almost collapse like the other day."
ng Renshu turned his body, so he could face Li Caiyi while lying down.
Despite his pallid look, he appeared exquisite as he laid down on the white sheet with white pajamas. The sunlight shone through the window behind Li Caiyi and made his eyes glisten like glass. His slightly parted lips felt like they would spout the sweetest words at any mont.
Most won probably wouldn't be able to resist the urge to attack this fragile jade beauty with angelic charms.
Even Li Caiyi felt her eyes had been blessed by this sight. ng Renshu was so beautiful that she couldn't take her eyes off him. She thought that if an angel fell to the earth, he probably would take a form like this.
"Whatever your reason is, I'm happy you are here. Please stay with a little longer."
"Ah? Yes, yes," Li Caiyi replied in a daze, still not fully regaining her wits.
"And I'm not avoiding you," ng Renshu said somberly. "I was just afraid that I wouldn't be able to restrain myself and pester you nonstop to talk to more."
'Oh, so he's not avoiding because he hates .'
"You aren't obligated to reply to them, anyway. As long as you are recuperating well, that's already more than enough for ."
ng Renshu laughed in a low voice. "Hearing that from you is all the encouragent I need."
"Have you slept well? You have dark circles under your eyes."
"I tried, but it didn't work well. I only slept for a few hours in the past few days. Even when I close my eyes, I can't seem to get proper sleep."
Li Caiyi glanced at the dicine placed on top of his bedside drawers. "Did you take them regularly?"
"Yeah. It helped sleep at first, but the effect slowly reduced, and the doctor had to increase my dosage."
"I see; that must be tough," Li Caiyi said sincerely. She knew well how exhausting it was.
ng Renshu didn't confirm or deny it. He looked like he was deep in thought.
"Xiaoyi, do you think you can hold my hand until I fall asleep again?"
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