Xu Ke returned to Shangjing and spent two idle days at home under the dual pressure from Lin Mengyao and Housekeeper Zhao. Meanwhile, Yu Xia in the hospital had completely been weaned off the ventilator after days of treatment, and her condition had stabilized. However, they still hadn't allowed her to return home, instead, continuing her treatment in the hospital.
Yu Xia's body, already looking quite frail, had become even leaner due to this illness. Now, she truly appeared to have not an ounce of flesh. The slight baby fat that once graced her face had vanished completely. Her arms and legs were as thin as small sticks, making people afraid to touch her for fear of breaking her.
Xu Ke looked at Yu Xia lying on the hospital bed, feeling a heavy silence as if a weight were pressing on his chest, making every breath stifled and heavy.
