The Story of Ling and Heng (643)

However, after receiving the cup, he did not drink it, nor did he do anything else. He just sat there with the cup of water and did not "look" at her. Instead, he slowly opened his mouth. "You went to Israel intending never to return?"

Sure enough, he heard.

Feng Ling did not answer. She reached out to push his hand away: "Drink some water."

He did not move. He held the cup and said, "If you couldn't find me, what would you have done?"

Feng Ling was quiet for a moment. "But I found you."

"If you couldn't have?" Li Nanheng's tone was mild. Perhaps because his body was too weak, he couldn't be too forceful. However, even though his words were soft, they were powerful and impossible to ignore in the quiet ward. "Come, let's answer a hypothetical question. If you couldn't find me after so long, what would you have done?"

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