Gu Ning was delirious from the fever.
She kept dreaming after she fell asleep. It was like falling into a kaleidoscope; she spun endlessly in this kaleidoscopic world as everything around her was cut apart, magnified, and shrunk.
A wave of nausea, weightlessness, and dizziness washed over her.
After an unknown amount of time, these uncomfortable sensations gradually faded, and her drifting consciousness returned to her heavy body.
Faintly, Gu Ning heard panting by her ear. The sound was sometimes heavy, sometimes slow, as if trying desperately to restrain something.
At the same time, she felt something warm and soft brush across her body.
Gu Ning's eyes fluttered open.
She couldn't see anything clearly. Everything around her was dark.
At this moment, she was being held up by a pair of strong, powerful arms, enveloped by a hot, solid body.
