Perhaps it was because Shen Qingcong was unconscious, without the embarrassment and shyness that came with facing her directly, Xiao Chifeng finally found his voice, voicing all the heartfelt words that he had previously struggled to articulate.
As Nie Changfeng had said, even in her unconscious state, Shen Qingcong was still aware.
She heard all of Xiao Chifeng's earnest confession to her; even while still unconscious, her consciousness was happy, very happy.
So her feelings for him were not unrequited after all.
It turned out that their affection was mutual, a love that came naturally.
Seeing Xiao Chifeng worrying for her, anxious for her, suffering for her, Shen Qingcong wanted so badly to reach out and touch his face, wanted to tell him she was fine, that she loved him just as much as he loved her.
But she couldn't.
