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Si Jinyan confirmed it again, releasing soothing pheromones at the same time.

Without even noticing it himself, Chi Li's state relaxed somewhat.

Seeing that Chi Li still looked dazed and uncertain, Si Jinyan patted his back and said gently, "We'll get you examined later. Once you have the test report, you can see it for yourself."

"It's already over, Chi Li."

Silence fell for a moment.

"Then where did it go?" Chi Li asked. This process was different from what he had imagined—almost too smooth.

Si Jinyan froze. "It won't appear again." The tip of the fish tail extending behind Chi Li swayed twice with imperceptible unease.

Chi Li looked up at Si Jinyan, only then noticing that his eyes had mostly recovered.

Back then, the parts that should have been white had turned gold, nearly the same color as his irises due to his loss of control. That condition had lasted several days. Even when he entered the pool, they had still been gold, yet now they had returned to their normal color.

More than half the scales on Si Jinyan's neck and along his cheeks had faded away as well.

Chi Li paused. "You've recovered?"

Si Jinyan flicked the tip of his tail and shifted his gaze aside.

Seeing that Si Jinyan seemed to be avoiding the subject, Chi Li's tone darkened slightly. "Si Jinyan."

Then Chi Li added faintly, "Or had you already recovered earlier and been lying to me all along?"

Si Jinyan looked at Chi Li and immediately said, "No."

In a low voice, Si Jinyan said, "I haven't fully recovered yet."

"I wasn't lying to you before, either."

Under Chi Li's scrutinizing gaze, Si Jinyan's tail swayed slightly with unease. "During this time, I would occasionally regain consciousness, but I'd lose awareness again very