"Master Xiao."
Mother Dan tapped Dan Fangze on the arm. "That's rude."
"You should call him Master Xiao, understand?"
"You brat, don't be so flippant. You need to show Master Xiao the proper respect."
Father Dan continued lecturing him.
Dan Fangze: ...
"Fine, Master Xiao."
He didn't want to argue about what to call him right now. "Then, where is Master Xiao?"
He had so many questions he wanted to ask him.
"Where is he?"
Father Dan glanced at Dan Fangze. "Of course he went home."
"Xiao Ze, do you know how long you've been asleep?"
Mother Dan didn't wait for Dan Fangze to answer before continuing. "You've been asleep for three days."
"Did you expect Master Xiao to wait here until you woke up?"
"If Master Xiao were willing, I'd actually love that."
Mother Dan smiled. "After all, even though you seemed to be sleeping peacefully, Master Xiao said you were fine."
"But until you woke up, I was still worried."
"Three days?"
Dan Fangze murmured to himself. "I slept that long?"
"That's right. You slept like a log, while your mother and I were on tenterhooks, afraid something might happen to you."
Father Dan chided him with a laugh.
"What are you saying?"
Mother Dan shot Father Dan a look. "The boy hasn't had a proper night's sleep in days."
"What's wrong with letting him sleep a little longer?"
Father Dan: ...
Why did that sound so familiar?
How could it not sound familiar?
Over the past three days, he'd said those exact words to his wife again and again to soothe her growing anxiety.
And now she was using them to lecture him.
"Ah."
Mother Dan suddenly seemed to remember something and gave a soft