He stared at her name on the phone.
Clutching his fist, he finally answered.
"Ning Xie?"
The familiar voice stirred a potent will to live within him.
At that moment, he realized that if he could survive, he would do so at any cost, just to take her into his arms.
But, he could only reply with one word: "Yeah".
He dared not say more, for fear of revealing his current situation and emotions.
Then he heard her asking, "Did you send that message just now?"
She wasn't usually one to press for details; her call was simply to confirm whether he was the one who sent the message...
Ning Xie closed his eyes, and squeezed out a single word through gritted teeth, "Yes."
Could this be the last word he would say to her in his life?
But did she know, what he the most wanted to say, was not this, but...
At this moment, he was not afraid of death, he was just afraid of causing her sadness.
Afraid that she will be alone when she's upset...
