"Gu Liang!" Lina called beside the bed.
He was wrapped from head to toe beneath the blanket. How he managed to breathe under all of it, only he knew. Besides the movement of his breathing, he didn't move an inch.
"Gu Liang, you've been rotting in this bed for days. Get up." Lina continued. She placed a bowl of soup on the bedside table. "I made your favourite soup. Have some."
"Leave me alone", a tired voice came from under the blanket.
"Your body won't be able to handle this if you keep going like this. Eat something and stand up. If you still feel like sleeping afterwards, I won't stop you."
Lina turned her head at a knock on the door. "Pa", she said as it opened.
He walked over to the bed and Lina stood up to make space for him.
"Are you feeling sorry for yourself? For a mess you caused yourself? How could you provoke that man again? You… you've become just as disobedient!"
