Lu Xiao was indeed afraid of making Ares angry, because she was terrible at comforting people. Of course, she couldn't say that out loud. If she did, Ares would get angry even if he wasn't already.
The main problem this time was that she'd ended up in a rather sorry state. Plus, she would have to perform Spiritual Soothing for Dean every week from now on. It was very likely she'd be in this condition often for the foreseeable future.
If she didn't clear the air with Ares beforehand, would she have to placate him every time she came home?
'Wouldn't that be exhausting?'
With that in mind, Lu Xiao gave Ares an appeasing smile. "Of course I do. You're the closest person to me right now, so of course I care about your feelings. I know you must have been worried seeing me like this, but the doctor really did check me over. It's just exhaustion. I'll be fine after a good night's sleep. Please don't take it to heart. I'm not that fragile."
