It was already morning by the time Ye Wanwan woke up.
There was silence in the big room. The weather outside was clear, the sky was a wash of azure blue and there was a fresh scent of grass and soil lingering in the air.
Some kind of bird was perched on a branch, chirping in high spirits. Very swiftly, it flapped its wings and flew far away...
"You're awake."
Ye Wanwan was still in a daze, staring at the little bird which had flown afar when she was brought back to the present by the deep voice.
Ye Wanwan turned and realized that Si Ye Han was seated on the chair next to her bed. He held a few documents with one hand while the other... was held firmly in her embrace and she had even unconsciously pressed it against her chest in her sleep, not letting him go.
Ye Wanwan was stunned and quickly released Si Ye Han's hand. She wanted to speak but realized that her throat felt as if it had been burnt by fire; her lips were also dry and chapped.
"Don't move."
Si Ye Han placed the documents down, wet a cotton swab, and dotted it on her lips. Then, he helped her up and raised the cup of water sitting by her bedside to her lips.
Ye Wanwan opened her mouth instinctively as the water flowed and moistened her parched throat, instantly soothing her.
"What happened to me?" Ye Wanwan asked suspiciously after finishing the water.
Wasn't I supposed to be doing my practice questions in the living room? Why am I in the bedroom all of a sudden? And why's the sun out?
"Fever," Si Ye Han replied, as his face turned slightly colder, "You didn't feel it yourself?"
As her fever had just subsided and she had just woken up, Ye Wanwan still felt quite dazed and she mumbled, "I did feel a little uncomfortable last night"dizzy and light-headed"but I thought it was due to the math questions I was doing so I didn't give it much thought..."
Sensing Si Ye Han's cold expression, Ye Wanwan instinctively hid under the blanket.
Si Ye Han didn't say anything. His cold aura dissipated momentarily, then came back in full force as he pressed the bell next to him, ringing for his servants.
After Ye Wanwan recovered her composure, she looked at him strangely" why was he here the moment I woke up? Did he just happen to come over at the right time?
Shortly, there was someone knocking at the door and a servant walked in with a bowl of white porridge.
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