Chapter 61

She leaned against her mother, feeling safe and at ease. Shen Wan said, "The porridge and soup have been kept warm. They'll be here soon. I'll have someone bring them over." Shen Baili nodded weakly. "Mom, how many hours did I sleep?"

All she remembered was seeing Xie Tingsi. Then everything had gone black, and she had lost consciousness.

"You slept for a whole day. It's already the afternoon of the next day."

Shen Wan touched her forehead again. "Next time you don't feel well, call and tell me. Don't try to tough it out."

"Okay," Shen Baili said.

She suddenly remembered school and asked nervously, "Mom, did you ask my homeroom teacher for leave?"

Shen Wan gently pressed her back down. "I did."

"Don't think about anything today. Just rest."

Leaning against the bed, Shen Baili said, "I promise I'll rest."

She hadn't slept in for ages. Now she felt full of energy.

"Mom, I saw Second Brother yesterday. Is he back?"

Her brain had restarted and was slowly getting up to speed.

"Tingsi?" Shen Wan thought back to the previous afternoon. "He came back yesterday. He has work in Haicheng, so he should be home for the next few days."

"You fainted while holding on to him yesterday. You gave your Second Brother quite a scare."

The memory of yesterday still frightened Shen Wan. She repeated, "If you feel unwell again, you must tell me."

"School is important, but your health matters more."

Shen Baili nodded obediently and took her mother's hand, giving it a gentle swing. "I'm sorry, Mom. I'll tell you next time I don't feel well."

She hadn't felt much yesterday. All she could remember was that her head had been foggy, as if the haze in her mind had blotted out everything else.

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