The reality came rushing back. To make it worse, she hadn't even registered the presence of Aunt Xie in the room up until that moment. Guilt climbed up her face, making her cheeks go warm in embarrassment. She couldn't utter a single word as explanation.
"I…uh, that is, I will just freshen up and come back," she said that and hurriedly ran out of the room.
"How are you feeling now?" Mrs. Xie asked her son, who eyes followed the retreating back of Jia Li.
"I feel good, in fact never been better, " he replied with a grin.
"That's the best news I have heard since morning," his sister said, entering the room.
She winked at him and matched his grin.
"I thought I left you in the care of a specialised nurse. But I can't see her anywhere around you," she teased him, referring to Jia Li.
"Huh, the nurse was especially inefficient. There was a role reversal the minute you guys left. I was the one having to look after her," he said with mock regret.
