Accompanying You Was a Luxury

As her fever became more serious, she grew more scared as time passed by.

She lay on the backseat while images of him and her son flashed through her mind…

She was very scared.

She was scared that if she really fell sick, she would have to be quarantined and she would not be able to see them for a long time. She was also afraid that… She might infect them…

"Miss, we are here." She heard the cab driver's voice and tried her best to snap back to her senses. She paid the taxi fare and weakly got down the car with wobbly legs.

The hospital was just right in front of her.

Queuing to get a number was a relatively tiring thing to do, especially when she was already physically tired.

"Xingchen?"

Just when she felt that she could not hold on any longer, a familiar and soothing voice could be heard.

She felt as if it was just her hallucination.

Xu Yan ran over from ten meters away.

Her sight was already a little blurry and her dry lips trembled. Her voice was so hoarse that she cannot even say his name.

"It's really you!" Xu Yan gave her a worried look. "What's wrong?"

She was wearing a mask and it had covered half of her small face.

They had been away from each other for so long, yet strangely, he could still recognize her in this messy crowd with a glance.

Xia Xingchen shook her head as she staggered. Xu Yan went forward to support her. "Are you feeling unwell?"

"You… stay away from me…" Xia Xingchen pushed Xu Yan away since she was worried about him. "Don't come so close to me…"

Xu Yan looked at her with his heart in his throat. He furrowed his eyebrows and directly carried her bridal-style without a word.

"Hey! Xu Yan…" Xia Xingchen struggled for a while. "Quickly let me down! I could be infected with Wis!"

"Don't talk nonsense!" reprimanded Xu Yan. After that, he looked at her with his deep eyes and said in a determined tone, "If you are really infected with it, I will accompany you."

His gaze looked as if he saw through Xia Xingchen.

She froze.

In the next moment, she suddenly became frustrated and hit him with clenched fists. "Stop playing around! Do you really think that this is just the normal flu? You could die from it! Xu Yan, quickly put me down!"

"Save your energy, I am not letting go!" Xu Yan remained unmoved.

A warm feeling crept up Xia Xingchen's heart. She raised her eyes to look at him. This was the first time she could see him so clearly in close proximity after being separated from him five years ago.

He had matured a lot…

He had grown past his young adolescent look and looked much more handsome than before.

This handsome man used to be the most beautiful dream she had in her heart…

"Idiot! If I really pass the virus to you, I will feel very guilty…" Her nose turned sour.

He looked down at her and curled his lips up. He gave a bitter smile. "Xingchen, do you know? I feel that… to be able to accompany you at this point in time… is such a luxury…"

His voice was so solemn and sad. It made her heart take a dip.

At this point in time, she was already in his embrace and could not say a word at all.

However, she stopped struggling and only turned her head away as a response.

"I know a doctor here who was recently transferred to the emergency department," Xu Yan spoke again in a gentle and sweet tone. "Don't worry. No matter what happens, you will not face it alone."

"Thank you, Xu Yan." She would be lying if she said that his words did not touch the recess of her heart.

Especially, when she was at her weakest…

"Oh, right. Why are you at the hospital? Are you sick?"

He chuckled. "Are you worried about me?"

Xia Xingchen purposely said, "I am already sick. I don't have the energy to be worried about you."

He chuckled even more. "You don't need to worry about me. Recently, my insomnia got worse so I came to collect some sleeping pills."

Especially…

After he went to the hospital with them, he could not sleep for the past two nights. Once he closed his eyes, all he could think of was the image of her standing together with the President…

Every image seemed to be piercing his heart.

It was very painful.

…

The hospital was a very tortuous place to be.

Xia Xingchen was requested to do another round of assessments. After going through so many check-ups, she was already a little blur from everything that was happening. However, she was lucky that Xu Yan was there with her.

He had it harder than her. For the whole morning, he had to go around running errands for her. He was even more nervous, worried, and anxious than her.

When they had to draw blood out from her, he was afraid that she would feel pain. So, he kept patiently patting her back while consoling her in a soft voice. When she got thirsty, he would go around asking for hot water and it had him so busy that he could not even drink a sip of water himself.

After completing all the tests, Xia Xingchen was called by the doctor to enter the consultation room. Xu Yan was more worried than her. "How was it? Have the results come out?"

"There is still one set of results that would come out two days later. It would be best if the patient stays at home for the next two days and not go anywhere. Everyone should keep a distance from her," reminded the doctor. The doctor took a look at Xu Yan. "You too. Don't stand too close to her for the next two days."

"Stop talking nonsense. I know myself best." Xu Yan was afraid that Xia Xingchen would feel sad and looked at her with a worried face.

She tightened her mask, and she asked in a hoarse voice, "Doctor, about… about my condition. How likely is it that I have caught the wis virus?"

"Likelihood is very high, but the results are not out yet so we can't be sure."

Once the doctor said his piece, Xia Xingchen's heart took a dip and tears cannot help but well up in her eyes

"I will go and make a call," she softly told Xu Yan and walked outside. She went to a corner and Xu Yan's worried gaze never left

…

She called the President Manor first and told the maid to let the butler answer the call.

"Miss Xia."

"Butler, please… disinfect every part of the house, especially Little master and Mr. President's room. You must disinfect every corner…" ordered Xia Xingchen in a hoarse voice.

"What's wrong, Miss Xia?" asked the butler in a worried tone.

Xia Xingchen was afraid that if she told the butler, she would make the two of them worry. So, she said, "Just do as I say. You must remember to disinfect every corner. I still have to make another call so I won't talk to you any further."

After she said her piece, she hung up the call without hearing the butler's words anymore.

She remained silent as her finger landed on the screen and pressed on her contacts. Upon looking at the two words 'Future Husband', her nose turned sour.

She was really worried about him…

In the end, she couldn't take it anymore and called him.

Actually, she did not bear any hopes. He was always so busy…

However…

This time, it only rang three times and he answered the call.

He did not speak, but once she heard his breathing sounds over the line, Xia Xingchen knew that it was him.

She quietly listened and suddenly felt her nose turn sour. There was no reason for it.