Only after Su Qiao took the medicine she had developed herself, along with some fever medicine, did he anxiously keep watch by her bedside.
"You should go do your own thing. Don't worry about me. My immune system is just a little weak, and I only caught a cold. I'll be fine tomorrow."
Yu Shengan shook his head vigorously.
He remained seated on the carpet beside the bed, staring at her without blinking, as though he were afraid she would disappear the moment he looked away.
He was like someone who had been floating in a flood before suddenly grabbing hold of a piece of driftwood. Afraid that his only support might vanish without warning, he wanted only to hold on to her tightly and watch her, unwilling to leave for even a second.
"I'm really fine. I'll be better after sleeping. With you here staring at me like this, I can't sleep at all."
Su Qiao knew her own body best. She wasn't so easy to kill off yet.
Besides, she didn't want him to worry, much less let him notice anything.
Yu Shengan hesitated, then turned toward the window. "Then... then I won't stare at you. I'll stare outside."
Su Qiao felt utterly helpless.
This child was far too clingy.
What would he do all by himself if she really left one day?
So she absolutely couldn't leave right now. At the very least, she had to wait a while longer and teach him how to live independently.
"But when I think about you being right here beside me, I still can't really fall asleep."
Yu Shengan's face filled with suspicion. "Why?"
Why couldn't she sleep with him beside her?
Wouldn't she feel even more at ease with him protecting her?
"Because whenever I think about how my