The next day.
Early morning.
The sky had not fully brightened yet. It was only around five or six.
Dong Xuebin was awakened by the movement beside him. When he opened his eyes, Geng Yuehua, dressed in bright red lingerie, was already leaning against the bed with part of her body exposed. She lowered her head, rummaged through her bag, took out a box of medicine, and swallowed some with the water by the bed. Afterward, she even ate a few roots of what seemed to be Wild Ginseng.
"Taking medicine?"
"...Mm."
"What medicine?"
"Anti-Cancer Medicine. Wild Ginseng."
"Did you go to the hospital for another checkup?"
"I did. Everything was normal. No recurrence."
"Whew, that's good. You scared me."
Several months had passed, and Yuehua's lung cancer had not recurred. Dong Xuebin finally felt somewhat relieved. Otherwise, he would have had to use reverse to turn back Yuehua's body time. For now, it seemed unnecessary, though they would still have to keep watching in the future. Modern medicine had yet to reach a definite conclusion on what caused cancer, and no one could say for certain. It was best to be careful.
Dong Xuebin stretched and leaned against the headboard naked as well. Reaching out tentatively, he gently wrapped an arm around Geng Yuehua's back. "Why are you up so early?"
Geng Yuehua frowned. "...Mm."
Dong Xuebin said helplessly, "What kind of answer is 'mm'?"
Geng Yuehua shifted her back somewhat unnaturally. "I have things to do when I get back."
Dong Xuebin ignored that and continued holding her. He knew Yuehua did not want others to know about their relationship, which was why she got up early and left early, avoiding attention. "It's only a little after five. It's not even six yet. No rush. How about taking