Xu Yuan knew that he hadn't meant to scare her on purpose, but if she hadn't pressed with the threat of death at the time, she couldn't bear to think what might have happened. While unconscious, she kept dreaming of that birthday two years prior, the one that drove her to despair and into an abyss, a night without a moon, the torrential rain, the howling wind, the alternating thunder and lightning…
He became the Demon, dragging her into the hellish depths.
After the incident with Xu Yuan, she was temporarily reluctant to make any rash moves.
Before long, Gong Heng brought a bowl of ginseng soup from the kitchen and set it down in front of her, "Drink this soup first."
She took it and slowly sipped a mouthful, then under his watchful gaze, she drank the entire bowl of ginseng soup in one go. Gong Heng stroked her hair with satisfaction, "Rest for a while before eating anything else, let it digest."
"Mhm."
