Chapter 83
Ling Hanlu felt something soft against the back of her hand. She tentatively touched it, feeling a full, curved surface that felt like freshly trimmed grass. She opened her eyes to the ceiling. Aside from the fluorescent light, there was nothing. But she knew someone she thought she'd never see again was right there, just out of her sight. "Hey, I'm thirsty," she said, reaching out and pinching the young face beside her. "Huh?" Gu Pan jolted awake, nearly jumping to his feet. His nerves had never been more sensitive. But seeing Ling Hanlu's weak yet broad smile, he instantly calmed down, like a lost child spotting a distant light. Ling Hanlu sipped from a straw, her smiling eyes showing Gu Pan how quickly she'd recovered from her brush with death. The more she smiled, the more guilty Gu Pan felt. "Teacher, I wasn't there last time, and I wasn't there this time either..." "This was an emergency. Who could've predicted it? Don't overthink it." "But teacher, why were you out so late at night..." Before Gu Pan could finish, Ling Hanlu's phone buzzed in his pocket. He pulled it out and handed it over, but she shook her head and frowned, "You check it for me, I'm still a bit dizzy." "Dizzy? Do you need me to call the doctor?" "I don't need a doctor. You know, Gu Pan, if I hadn't worn that wool hat because I was afraid of the cold, I
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