After lying down last night, I felt a wave of dizziness wash over , followed by a chill coursing through my body. Then I noticed Xiao Tian was about to leave and grabbed onto his arm.
Receiving his promise that he would return soon, I felt reassured and then drifted off, only to wake up again now.
After sorting through her thoughts, linda felt not the slightest reassurance but instead grew more worried.
What exactly happened during this period of lost mory?
Fighting through the piercing pain in her chest and the weakness in her body, linda struggled to crawl towards Xiao Tian.
Fortunately, after two gentle shakes, Xiao Tian, who had collapsed on the ground, slowly regained consciousness, although he still looked frighteningly pale.
"Awake?" Xiao Tian managed a gentle smile, which left linda feeling a mix of laughter and tears. Shouldn't it be asking that?
However, upon seeing Xiao Tian's pale face, linda pushed aside that irrelevant thought and asked worriedly, "What exactly happened?"
Seeing linda's nervous expression, Xiao Tian feigned ease as he recounted every detail to her.
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After linda filled in the gaps in her mory, it took her a long ti to digest the shocking events. While worrying about Xiao Tian's injuries, she couldn't help but think of the parts of her body that were injured, leading her face to blush fiercely.
"How did you extract the toxin?" linda asked softly, her face growing even hotter and her head bowing a few more degrees.
"Uh, well..." Xiao Tian blushed, feeling a bit awkward, and said, "I sucked it out." Having said this, he used the bit of strength he had recovered to sit up.
Hearing Xiao Tian's answer, linda understood what had happened, and her emotions were extrely complex for a mont.
Ti passed amidst the awkwardness, and after a long silence, linda asked in a voice almost inaudible, "What happened afterward?"
"After the dicine was ready, I saw you were still unconscious. Afraid that the dicine would lose its efficacy if it cooled down, I then..." Xiao Tian gritted his teeth and told her about feeding her the dicine mouth-to-mouth.
After explaining everything, Xiao Tian quietly awaited the coming storm, only to find linda keeping her head down, saying nothing for a long ti.
This reaction startled Xiao Tian; even if she were to explode in anger or even take action, he wouldn't have been surprised at all.
Although Xiao Tian knew in his heart that linda had feelings for him, no girl could remain calm after experiencing sothing like this; her current reaction left him a bit at a loss.
"Are you okay?" Xiao Tian tentatively asked, only to see linda keeping her hands on her knees and her head buried, making no response.
Could she be crying?
Xiao Tian gently patted linda's back, took a few deep breaths, and softly said, "The situation was urgent at that ti. If you feel hurt, I will take responsibility!"
Such a typical scumbag remark was sothing Xiao Tian never thought he'd say, and the mont he did, he felt an even stronger pang of guilt, as if he had said sothing wrong!
"No need!" linda lifted her head; contrary to Xiao Tian's expectations, she wasn't in tears. She struggled to keep her tone even as she said, "In the end, I should be thanking you for saving once more!"
Xiao Tian was left speechless, unsure of how to respond. His instinct told him nothing he could say now would be appropriate; he couldn't simply say, "You're welco," could he?!
"If you said you'd take responsibility because you felt so guilt,"
linda smiled genuinely, "There's actually no need; you don't owe anything. In fact, I owe you another favor!"
After speaking these words, linda felt an imnse sense of relief. She understood that Xiao Tian was a responsible person, and if she acted like a damsel in distress, he would surely take responsibility for her.
But linda felt it beneath her to use such tactics. She had her pride, and if there wasn't genuine affection, she would rather not bind herself to him through another person's guilt.
After listening to linda's statent, Xiao Tian fell into a long silence. Indeed, linda's clear distinction between love and hate allowed him to let go of his hesitation, yet he couldn't comfortably accept her gratitude.
In his heart of hearts, Xiao Tian admitted having feelings for linda, but he had always focused on looking for Lin Bingxuan and had forcibly suppressed these emotions.
However, on this journey, linda had wholeheartedly assisted and supported him, which deeply moved Xiao Tian.
Realistically, if linda wanted to create delays or cause trouble, she could easily have done so, but she refrained.
Such a wonderful girl, although Xiao Tian didn't want to miss out, he feared letting her down. It was better to avoid it from the start, which was why he hadn't given linda a definitive answer earlier.
If not for this incident, linda might have parted ways with him after helping find Lin Bingxuan, eting again in so future ti, at so place, possibly still as friends.
When encountering troubles, one won't stand idly by, yet there would inevitably be so awkwardness in their hearts.
Now, linda, as a girl, had the grace to make a clear distinction between credit and fault, and to say such words was incredibly magnanimous!
Such a good girl, whether or not he can shoulder her feelings is indeed a botherso problem.
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Xiao Tian closed his eyes and began interrogating himself. After a long while, he finally spoke, "If I said it was because I liked you that I'm willing to take responsibility?"
"Will you, let be responsible for you?" Xiao Tian asked earnestly, looking into linda's eyes, only to see her beco flustered.
Faced with this sudden confession, linda found it unbelievable, subconsciously covering her mouth as two blushes rose on her cheeks.
"Don't joke around!" After a mont, linda forced a bitter smile, "I don't need consolation!"
"I'm not joking, nor am I consoling you!" Xiao Tian's expression changed to utmost seriousness, "I understand that saying such things at this ti may make you feel that it isn't heartfelt."
"In truth, your feelings for have always been clear to ; and mine for you, I believe you can faintly sense too."
Xiao Tian continued, "Perhaps without this incident, when we t again, we would remain friends, but I've decided I won't deceive myself anymore."
"I don't want to miss out on you!" Xiao Tian articulated each word clearly, "So, give a chance to be responsible for you, will you?"
Tears fell from linda's eyes as she vigorously nodded and tightly embraced the man before her.
A feeling of happiness surrounded her heart...
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