Send Off (2)

Su Nan nodded with teary eyes as she gave Xi Xiaye a final hug before boarding the plane.

Soon, the plane took off. Mu Yuchen and Xi Xiaye stood by their car as they watched it leave.

The airplane rose up quickly into the sky and turned into a small black dot in the end. Xi Xiaye remained there for a long while, seeming to be a little beside herself.

"Alright, let's head back now." The man's voice reached her as he also put on a warm coat over her shoulders. "It's getting cold out here."

Xi Xiaye turned towards him and buttoned up the top button on his shirt. She looked at him for a while before asking, "Do you think Ruan Heng can really recover this time?"

Despite asking the question, she did not sound very confident. "It's always at times like these that I feel the helplessness of being human. I can't imagine if Ruan Heng continues being like this, or if his condition gets worse. How will Su Nan and Xiao Xi take it?"