As she became more anxious, the surrounding mist thickened until she could no longer see the road ahead.
Lost in the haze, An Yin looked fearfully towards the place where her mother had disappeared, shouting repeatedly.
"Mom..."
"Mom..."
Bao Shaojin watched as the young girl in the hospital bed slowly opened her sleepy eyes, her pupils unfocused and appearing hollow, like a mindless doll.
"An Yin." The man called out.
Lying in the hospital bed, An Yin seemed to faintly hear a steady voice. Her fingers lightly moved by her side, and she blinked several times.
When she finally met a pair of cold, black eyes, An Yin's mind went blank for a moment. She stared at the man's handsome face for a while before gradually coming back to her senses.
"Bao, Bao... cough cough..." She began to cough before she could finish her words.
Bao Shaojin observed her chapped lips. "Wait a moment."
He turned and headed to the inner room, returning with a glass of warm water.
