Lin Yixin threw her arms around me the moment she saw me. When she moved my arm away from the pavement though, she caught sight of a terrifying pool of purple blood beneath my wrist and shuddered from head to toe. Heart wrenched in pain and biting her lips, she murmured, "Already? I thought… no, no! I still have time, I still have time…"

I opened my eyes and exhaled a little. Then, I shot Yiyi a smile and said, "You’re here. Can I… rest here for a bit though? I’m feeling very tired for some reason…"

Lin Yixin nodded repeatedly while crying, "Mn! You’ll be fine. You’ll be fine. I will always be with you no matter what…"

Confused, I raised my hand with some difficulty and wiped away the tears on her cheeks. "Er, I know I’m not looking my best right now, but you don’t have to cry over it. I just drank a bit too much alcohol is all. I’ll be fine once I have a good night’s sleep."

However, Lin Yixin simply hugged me harder and choked out, "Lu Chen, I… Promise me you’ll never leave me, okay, Little Cheat? Promise me!"

My confusion grew. "Yiyi? What’s wrong?"

"Just promise me already!"

I let out a helpless sigh—the simple action took a bit more effort than I thought, but I didn’t pay it much attention at the time—and said,...