In the city hospital, where people are coming and going, Lu Wei Xi, with a cup of hot cocoa in her
hand, got her call number and walked to the already packed waiting room.

The temperature of this year's winter has been fluctuating, the difference between the morning and
the evening is extremely high.

After moving through the crowd with great difficulty, she finally found a seat in the corner.

It is already half past ten in the evening and the steady sound of low coughs and movements echoed
around the room. She cautiously sat down and unconsciously embraced the hot cocoa to warm her
frozen hands.

The@pungentksmellkofkdisinfectantkfilledkthe@airqmakingkherkfeelkdizzy.kEarlierwinkthek
dormitorykwhenkXiawNuankcheckedqherktemperaturekforktheklongestktime,wshe@showedkher
aksolemnwexpressionkandktoldkherqthatkherqfeverkhadkrisenktok39.5wdegrees.kIfkshe@doesn't
goktokthekhospital,kshekwillkdiekinqthekmiddlekofktheknight.

However….inkakdaze,kshekthought,kwhykdoes@shekfeelkworsekthanwbefore?

Shekwaskburiedkunderkherklargekknittedgscarf.@Sheqyawnedkandkrestkherkeyes.kHowever,kin
theknext/second,kshekjoltedkup,kafraidkthatrshekwouldkactuallykfall@asleepkinkthekhospital.
Strugglingktokkeeplherkeyeskopen,ksheelookedkoutkthekglasskwindowkintoktheknight.kThe@
skykiskclearwandkbright,'thekstreetswquiet3andkdecadent.mOccasionally,ksomekyellowkleavesk
flutteredkin@[email protected],kblowingkupkthek
bangskofkthekgirlkwalkingkalongkthekroad.

Outkofkallkthekfourkseasons,@LukWeikXikparticularlykhatesmwinterkthekmost.kEspeciallyk
whenkshekisksickklikekrightknowkwithknomonekto@accompanykher.kAksinglekpersonkinkthek
middlekofkakwinterknight,k goingktokthekdoctorskalone.

Someonekbroughtqoutkaksnackkto@eatkprobablykbecausektheykwerekhungrykfromkwaitingkfor
soklong.kThekaromakofkbakedksweetkpotatoeskand@breadkfilledkherksenses,kmakingkLukWei
Xiksickkwithknausea.

Sheklookedkupkandktriedktokshiftqherkfocus@elsewhere.kAllkofkaksudden,ksheksawkakcleark
linekofktextkonkthekLCDkscreenkabovekher:

“Numberk76:kJiankChi.”

Probablykbecausekthekhighqfeverkhadkconsumedkher,kshekdidn'tkprocesskthatkshekiskgoingk
tokbeknext.

Askshekwaskaboutktoqlowerkherkheadkagain,kshekcouldn'tkhelpkbutkglancekatktheknamek
again.

JiankChi...

Springhslowlyharrived,hthehtreeshwereklush.

Shehsoftlyhsighed,hspringhishlate….sokwhenhishwinterhgoinghtohpass?

“Numberh77:hLukWeihXi”

Ahclearhandhsweethvoicehsoundedhfrom@thehspeaker.hLuhWeihXihfinishedhthehhothcocoak
andhthrewhthehpaperhcuphaway.hShehblinked,htryinghtohregainhherhfocuskandhpropped
herselfhagainsththehwallhashshehstoodhup.

Thehsmellhofhdisinfectanthmixedhwithhfoodhis@ahcallhforkdisaster.h LuhWeihXihcouldhfeel 
herhstomachhacidhrushinghuphtohherhthroat.hShehtookhahdeephbreathhandhcoverhherhmouth
andhnosehafraidhthathshehwouldhthrowhuphathanyhsecond.

People@walkedhuphandhdownhthehaislehashLuhWeihXikstruggledhtohgethpast.hShehwalked
downhthehaislehwithhherhheadhbowed,htryinghtohfocushonhthehpurehwhitehtileshonhthe floor.

Then–––

Shehaccidentally7hithanhunknownhbody.

Huh,xreallyxtallxandxhard.

Axshadowxcastxabovexherxheadxcarryingxanxauraxofxcoldness.

Shexdidn'txhavextimextoxreactxbeforexshexbumpedkintoxthexman'sxarm.xAxcoolxandxminty
sensationxenteredxherxnoseximmediatelyxsetxdownxthexacidxinxherxstomach.

Herxbrainxquicklyxsoberedxupxasxshexrubbedxherrforehead.xAsxshextriesxtoxstraightenxup
andxstandxback,xwhoxknowsxthexnextxsecondxdshextrippedxonkherselfxandxalmostxfell.

Axpairxofqhandsxcamexoutxtoxsupportxherxinxaxtimelykmanner,xaccompaniedxbyxthexvoice
ofxthexstranger––

“Careful.”

Deep,xcool,xand...real.xEn, whatxisxthexsaying…..

Yes,xthexsoundxofxnature.

Inxthatxshortxinstant,kthisxdeepxvoicexwouldxsuddenlyxandxunknowinglyxignitedxaxfirexthatk
shexneverxknewxshexhadxinxherxheart.

LuxWeixXi'swbodyxstiffenedxandxherxbrainxcrashedxbeforexitxrememberedxtoxfunction
properly.xThen,xveryxslowly,xshexlookedxupxfromxthexwhitexsweaterxinxfrontxofxherxand
sawxanxexquisitexlookingxcollarbonexexposedxtoxcoldxairxandxthenxlookedxfurtherxup.

Axbluexandwwhitexmedicalxmaskxgenerouslyxcoveredxhalfxofxhisxface.

Shexcouldn'twhelpxbutxhavexsomexgrievance.

“Arexyouxokay?”

Thexman'sxvoicexrangxfromxbehindxthexmask,xHisxvoicexwasxlow,xdevoidxofxanykemotions,xwithxonlyxaxfaint…ximpatientttone.

Hasxherxbodyxtemperaturexreachedx40 degrees?xBecause….shexfeelsxasxifxherxfacexis
burningxharder,xandxherxheartbeat...isxfasterxthanxbefore.

Subconsciouslyxshakingxherxhead,xLuxWeixXixopenedxherxmouthxtoxsayxsomethingxonly 
forxthexmanxtoxhavexalreadyxpolitelyxwithdrewxhisxhand.

“Number477: Lu3WeiwXi.”

Thexbroadcasterrrepeated.

ShexfrozexandwlookxupxattthexLCDxscreen.xAfterxawfewxseconds,dsheeturnedxbackxonlyxto
seexthexman'sxbackwasxhewdescendsxthexstairs.

–––––

Withhthehprescriptionhnotehinhhand,gLuhWeihXihlinedhupgtohpickhupgherhmedicinehwhen
thehphonehinhherhpockethvibrated.

Afterhlininghuphatgwindowhnumberh5,hshehtookhouthherhphonehandhsawhthaththehgroup
chathforhdormh roomg306hareginhfullhswing,hthehmessageshcominghinhaththehspeedhof 
light.

306hLittlehAngelhRanwRan:hSeriously….whohdohyouhloththinkhishSuhShi'shfavoritehperson?

306hCutehLittlewSisterwXiahNuan:hWanghFu,hafterhall,htenhyearshofhlifehandhdeathhtogether.

306hRoyalhSisterhChenghSihRan:hObviouslyhithishSisterhSu!

306wLittlehAngelwRanhRan:hOkhlet'shchangehthehsubject.hIt'shalmosth11,hhowhcomehAhhXi
isn'thbackhyet?

306hRoyalhSisterwChenghSihRan:hDon'thyouhknow,hshe'shgothahfever!hAhgXi,harehyou
gettinghahshothrighthnow?hOrhanhIVwinjection?

306hCutehLittlehSisterhXiahNuan:hShe'swgothah36hdegreesgfever,hofhcourse,hshehhashtohget
anh IVginjection.gAhhXi,hdon'thbehafraid,h we'llhcomehtohgethyouhlater.

……

LukWeikXiwlookedkupkandksawwhatktherekarekstillkfourwtokfivewpeopleginkfrontgofkherkso
sheklookedkdownkatkherkphonekandkseriouslyktyped.

“Ikjustwfinishedktalkingkwithkthekdoctor,knowkI'mkwaitingktowgetkmykmedicine."

Herwfingerkfloatedqabovekthek“send”kbuttonkandkpaused.kAftergakmomentkofwhesitation,kshe
lickedkherklipskandkaddedkanotherksentence,k “Hm...Earlier….Ikheardkakverykpleasantkvoice.”

306kCutewLittle@SisterkXiagNuan:kShit,kAhkXi,karekyoukakhiddenkvoicekmaniac?

306kLittlewAngelqRankRan: ...What'sksownicekaboutkakperson'swvoice.

LukWeikXikreadkMukRan@Ran'sktextkandkcouldn'twhelpkbutknarrowwherkeyeskandksmile.

Yes,kshekneverkwould'vekthoughtktherekwoulkbekakpersonkinkthiskworldkwhosekvoicekcould
makekpeoplekwillingktokletxtheir@guardkdown.

–––––

Althoughkitkis@inconceivable,kthekmomentkwhenkhekopenedkhiskmouth,kshekseemsktokhear
theksoundkofklove.