She grabbed fresh clothes and headed to the bathroom for a shower, determined to avoid catching a cold from the chill she had caught earlier. She didn't need to get sick at a time like this.
Another hour passed, and the rainfall outside started to lessen. Su Nian crawled into bed to rest. Though her heart was heavy with melancholy, she was exhausted from last night's escape and capture. She soon fell asleep.
Persuaded by Ling Feng, Zheng Haoyu also fell asleep after a nurse administered an injection to him.
He awoke due to an argument happening outside. Struggling with a throbbing headache, he tried to make sense of the commotion. Supporting himself to sit upright, Haoyu realized that he had a fever, a high one at that. His thoughts were hazy.
