Shi Nian, Yun Nan, and Xiang Yang didn't sleep the entire night. They stayed up outside the ICU, waiting for the visiting hours to come so that they could change into isolation gowns and enter.
Suddenly, they saw Ye Kun strode over with a big bouquet of red roses in his arms. Yun Nan and the others looked at him in confusion. He was still in the suit he wore yesterday, and his face was ungroomed, overnight stubble shadowing his jaw.
"How is Fang Xi?" he asked, voice hoarse.
Shi Nian repeated the doctor's diagnosis, and Ye Kun's expression visibly relaxed. He looked at Yun Nan and pleaded, "Could you let me go in and see her first? I want to propose to her."
Yun Nan stared at him with mixed feelings. She felt touched that he returned but was afraid he would leave again. She hoped he could be Fang Xi's comfort, but she feared he might hurt her.
