That morning, Gu Mingxuan had just stepped out of his room when he saw Li Xia leaving the apartment.
He had helped Li Xia take leave so she could rest properly, but unexpectedly, she still went out.
Li Xia had been leaving early and returning late for a long time. It was common for her to come home in the middle of the night.
Yet she still had to get up at seven the next morning to go to the hospital.
No one's body could hold up like this, could it?
Gu Mingxuan had not intended to interfere, but as he sat in the living room, he found himself unable to focus.
He could not read, could not scroll through short videos, could not study. He was restless and irritable.
He was... worried about her.
Gu Mingxuan closed his book, stood up, and walked out of his home.
Before long, he spotted Li Xia downstairs, only to find her standing completely still.
What was she doing?
The next moment, Li Xia started walking toward a nearby cake shop.
A cake shop?
Could it be...
Had she heard him on the phone that morning and gone to buy him a birthday cake?
Gu Mingxuan did not know how to describe how he felt at that moment. Before long, he saw Li Xia emerge from the cake shop.
At that moment, he did not know how to approach her. If they met, he did not know how to speak to her, or how to explain why he was behind her.
But he was not at ease leaving Li Xia alone, so he followed behind her.
The commercial street was nearby.
But along the way, Li Xia's steps swayed unsteadily, as though she could barely walk, yet she herself did not seem to