The warm bathwater surrounded her, yet Ning Xia still felt an incessant chill spreading out from inside her body until her teeth started chattering.
She bathed in a daze, and when she got out, Bo Siyan had someone bring her ginger tea, feeding her a large bowl before allowing her to go to sleep.
Ning Xia wrapped herself tightly in the blanket, closed her eyes, and felt the man's hand stroke her forehead, cheeks, and finally, gently graze her lips before moist, soft lips brushed against hers, then retreated.
"Goodnight."
As his footsteps faded away, Ning Xia's long, curled eyelashes trembled violently, then slowly returned to calm.
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The next day, Ning Xia was woken up by the ringing of her cell phone.
She reached for her phone on the nightstand, pressed the answer button, and said, "Hello."
It was a call from the film crew, urging her to return to the set as soon as possible.
