Chapter 215: Not an Illusion
Ying Xi’s eyes were somewhat red, and his gaze a bit blurry, but his pupils quickly found focus, staring intently in Jiang Li’s direction.
"Hey, awake?" a teammate approached. "You finally get a chance to catch your breath, and you don’t sleep a bit longer?"
Ying Xi was still staring in Jiang Li’s direction. "...Jiang Li?"
Jiang Li’s expression shifted for a moment, and the heavy sorrow in his eyes gradually dissipated. He hooked the corner of his mouth into a faint smile and said, "I’m here."
Ying Xi blinked, as if finally relieved, and let out a long sigh. "I thought... I scared you away."
Jiang Li walked over. "Nonsense, how could something like this scare me away? I was just... really angry and wanted to go to the police station to find out what was happening."
Hearing this, Ying Xi blinked again. Normally such a quick-reacting person, now tormented by the pain, he had to pause for a moment after hearing each sentence to fully process it, because most of his thoughts and will were being used to fend off the pain.
After a short pause, Ying Xi gently shook his head. "It’s a strange place... don’t just run around, otherwise you might... get lost again, and there’s no one available... to pick you up right now."
Jiang Li wasn’t great with directions and often got lost, and Ying Xi would usually be the one to pick him up. Every time, Ying Xi would seem impatient, but he would still go pick him up each time with a resigned expression on his face.
Jiang Li liked to tease him, always saying he was ironically honest and actually a very kind kid.
"Yeah, not like you, the kind kid who always comes to pick me up," Jiang Li said.