Chapter 167: Mockery

Tension drained out of Nan Xun’s body when he heard the doctor’s response. It pained him to see Jun Huang lying on the bed with her face pale. He smoothed a finger gently over her furrowed brows and caress her bony cheek, lovingly watching over her.

“You have to recover, Jun Huang,” Nan Xun muttered, holding onto her fingers. Due to her illness, Jun Huang’s fingers were always cold, and her delicate wrists looked brittle.

Jun Huang lay on the bed like she had fallen into a deep slumber that she might not wake up from. Nan Xun had panicked when Jun Huang collapsed, but he was able to regain control over his emotions. He had stared death in the eyes many times after all.

He sat by Jun Huang’s bed, holding her hand in his. He told the guards he didn’t feel like eating when they asked.

At night, Jun Huang still had not shown any signs of waking up, which worried Nan Xun. He checked her pulse a few times and only...