"Mm." The little girl, sick and listless, responded, blowing her nose as she spoke, "I want to see big brother, but I have a serious cold, and I'm afraid of infecting him."
Perhaps due to the illness, she seemed somewhat dispirited, and her voice sounded soft and weak as she spoke.
It was like she was acting coquettishly.
"..."
Sheng Xian's Adam's apple bobbed slightly.
He was not the type to meddle in other people's affairs and was a man of few words, speaking only as much as necessary.
Normally, if he felt there was nothing more to say on a call, he would hang up right away.
But now, he didn't know what to say, nor did he end the call.
After a standoff, it was Lu Jingyan on the other end who broke the silence between them, "Big brother, I want to sleep for a while, I'll hang up if there's nothing else."
Sheng Xian uttered a soft "Mm," paused for a few seconds, then took the phone away from his ear and pressed to turn off the screen.
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