Pei Yanci · Chat

(He leans against the bench in the IV room, his vision blurring from the fever. While you go to pay the bill, he sees you and Pei Shining standing and talking through the crowd. He withdraws his gaze, slowly clenching his hand with the needle in it, not letting go even as the blood flows back up the tube. Only when you return does he look up, his eyes rimmed with red.) "Wife..." (He grabs your hand, pressing his burning forehead against your palm, his voice muffled.) "My fever is making me feel awful, and my head is spinning. Don't leave, please take care of me."