Chapter 95 - Promise. (1/2)

Yan Mei's brows bumped together as she drifted into consciousness and then back out. The world was a blur, and random images spiraled in the pool of her thoughts. A tap of her shoulder momentarily made her little aware of her surroundings, but after a second, she was again lost.

She could feel a gaze on her. She wanted to open her eyes to look at the person, but she couldn't. Confusion blossomed in her heart as her head felt as if someone had shaken it until her brain was thoroughly bruised, her eyelashes weighing more than it should.

Lei Zhao stared at Yan Mei's face, which was beet red, and her skin glistening with sweat made worried gnawed inside him. Her lips were puffed out.

”Wifey…wake up,” Lei Zhao whispered as he clutched her hand.

”Lei-Zhao?”

Yan Mei called out weakly as her eyes slowly open and met Lei Zhao's eyes.

”Lei-Zhao---I feel so weak.”

She complained as waves of heat coursed through her. A cold sweat glistened on her gaunt features.

”You have a fever.”

Lei Zhao commented as he removed the blankets off her and helped her sit up.

Yan Mei licked at her parched and cracked lips, feeling the thickness of her saliva.

”What time is it?” She inquired hoarsely.

”Almost seven in the morning.” Lei Zhao said as he wiped her sweaty neck and forehead.

”How are you feeling? Dizzy?” His eyebrows drew together with concern as he studied her face, looking for signs of discomfort.

Yan Mei nodded weakly, ”Yeah, a little bit.”

She replied with a small chuckle at the end.

”Stop looking as if I will die at any moment from now. It's just a fever.”

Lei Zhao heaved a sigh, ”You don't know how scared I was this morning when I woke and found out you were burning up.”

Yan Mei squeezed out a smile and rubbed the back of his hands.

”Sorry… I didn't mean to let you worry.” She said with guilt and embarrassment.

”Silly… if I don't worry about you. Who will?”

Carefully, Yan Mei's brown eyes still puffy from last night met Lei Zhao's piercing eyes.

The intensity of Lei Zhao's gaze caused her to swallow.

”T-thank you. For yesterday”

Lei Zhao heaved a sigh, ”Don't thank me. It was nothing.”

”Nothing?” Yan Mei allowed a weak smile to come forth on her lips.

”It might be nothing for you, but for me….” Yan Mei trailed off and closed her eyes.

”You saved me! If you hadn't found me in time, only God knows what I would have done. I don't even know if I would be still sane sitting here with you and--- ”

Yan Mei was cut off when Lei Zhao placed a hand on her lips. She looked at him and found him staring at her with an unknown emotion lingering in his eyes.

”Nothing would have happened to you. I wouldn't have allowed it,”. Lei Zhao said once he removed his fingers from her lips.

”But—what if you didn't find me in time? Or one day, you're not there?”

”I will always be there. Wherever and whenever you need me.”

To his remark, Yan Mei remained silent. After a few seconds, she finally spoke, ”Promise?”

Lei Zhao's lips curved into a smile, ”Promise.”

After saying that, he leaned closer and planted a kiss on her forehead.

”Let's get you cleaned up. Then I will call the doctor.”

Yan Mei pouted, ”I don't you to call the doctor. Just buy me medicine.”

Lei Zhao frowned, ”Why?”

”I-”

Just as she was about to respond, the sound of a phone ringing interrupted them. Yan Mei blew out air when Lei Zhao stood up to answer the call.

'I don't want to be teased by him when he realized I'm afraid of injection!' Yan Mei inwardly sighed.

”Hello?... Postponed the meeting today. Cancel all my schedules. Also, don't disturb me.”

Lei Zhao paused for a moment before pinching the bridge between his nose.

”I will deal with it later.”

Lei Zhao commanded, then hung up the phone without waiting for a response.