When He Jinxia woke up, she was met with Mrs. He's reddened eyes.
Her eyes widened, thinking she was dreaming.
Seeing her awake, Mrs. He froze, then quickly reached out to touch He Jinxia's head and asked with concern, "How do you feel, is there anywhere in your body that doesn't feel comfortable?"
He Jinxia looked dazed and said, "I don't feel uncomfortable, and I'm in good spirits too."
Mrs. He's eyebrows furrowed, and she flipped off the quilt covering He Jinxia, smoothing up her loose pants to reveal the starkly visible red and black bruises on her leg, and scolded,
"Still saying there's no discomfort, look at what you've done to your nice legs?"
Only then did He Jinxia realize that it wasn't a dream.
Seeing that she didn't respond, Mrs. He thought she wanted to argue, so she deliberately pressed on the bruise on her leg.
The sharp pain that followed made He Jinxia grimace, who couldn't help recognizing the reality that no dream would bring such a real sensation of pain.