How do you feel?

The next morning. It was a bright day outside the window of Phoenix's bedroom, but unfortunately it was not as bright as the mood of the two people in the bedroom who were still lying on the bed.

The sound of chirping birds will always be heard around the Phoenix residence, because they are very happy to play, flying here and there and perching on the backyard garden behind the residence. They will be much happier if the owner of this residence is there and spends her time with them, spending time on a sunny morning. Unfortunately, that hasn't happened in a long time, since the Phoenix suddenly disappeared.

But they knew that now the owner of the residence had returned and was inside and resting. To which they chirped happily, hoping that she would come out and play with them.

And unbeknown to them, their melodious voice really woke the owner of the residence. Phoenix's eyes opened slowly. At first glance she seemed to have difficulty opening her eyelids. maybe because her eyes were still moist because yesterday, she was crying hysterically. But at the end it remains open even though it looks sad and moist. She blinked her eyes to see clearly, because her vision was blurry and hazy as the remaining tears still stuck to her eyelashes.

Her body felt warm, she felt her body being hugged by someone from behind. Her brows knit together. Even though she was surprised but she felt warmth in his arms. She scraped her memory, of what happened yesterday that she now ended up in the warm embrace of someone she felt she knew, not only but knew him very well, from the smell of his body that wafted on her nose.

Yes, flashes of events that happened yesterday, flooded her mind. And without her knowing it her heart was beating fast as anxiety began to fill her. Because of this, the person who was hugging her from behind felt her body tense up, and he too woke up with anxiety in his heart.

Phoenix's body jolted at the sound of a clear greeting in her earlobe, because the lips of the person who spoke were right next to her ear "Good morning, Qing-qing… how are you feeling now?" Xuan Ti asked attentively, perhaps he would have added a smile to his dull face from waking up, if only he had confronted her, and his arms wrapped around Phoenix's waist loosened, giving her room to breathe a sigh of relief and let out the pain in her heart that was wracking her right now.

Because she could breathe easily, she took a deep breath until her chest seemed to swell and slowly her chest swelled back to its original position as the air, she breathed in came back out through her sharp nose. "I feel 'a little' better" towards Xuan Ti, Phoenix never lied, so when she was planning to disappear, she didn't show in his presence because she knew that he would keep her from leaving. So, her reply when she said the word 'a little' sounded long and deep.

"Okay, let's freshen up, maybe after freshening up, you'll feel better" After he finished saying those words, he let go of his arms wrapped around Phoenix's waist. then he got up and got out of bed.

After putting on his shoes he stood up and turned to face her, Phoenix was already sitting on the bed, unhesitatingly stretched out his right hand.

Phoenix's heart still felt heavy, if she could she wanted to spend the day in bed, looking back on all the events that had happened and she had been through. But she knew very well that with Xuan Ti nearby, it wouldn't happen, especially now that his hands were stretched out right in front of her face. Reluctantly she raised her right hand to welcome Xuan Ti's outstretched hand. And she got out of bed.

Xuan Ti helped her to stand up, with both hands, he smoothed her messy hair in front of her chest from both her shoulders. He slowly lifted her hair which, although it looked tousled but still felt smooth in the palm of his hand. Then he carried it behind her back and let the hair fall freely behind her back.

After that he placed his palms on her shoulders. With a big smile, he said "Fresh up and change your clothes, I will come back soon with breakfast" his voice sounded soft and gentle, and his face seemed to give assurance that she would not have to feel anxious, tense, and worried. Because he will always be with her through the difficult times she is going through.

Xuan Ti turned and walked towards the bedroom door, opened it, and stepped out of the room. When he was outside, he turned around, hands holding both doors and holding them for a moment. His gaze fell on Phoenix who was still standing in the same place. With a big smile "I'll be right back when breakfast is served" finished saying that he swung both doors to close them. Then turned and walked away.

His footsteps were a little wider than usual, as he had said he would be back soon. That's why he tried to quickly freshen up himself and prepare breakfast for her. On the other hand, he also didn't want to leave Phoenix for too long.

He felt refreshed after cleaning himself. And when he was about to step into the kitchen, he smelled the delicious aroma of cooking. Opening the kitchen door, a woman's figure was seen standing facing the fire stove and was stirring the food she was cooking in the pot. From the figure on her back, it was clear that the woman was none other than Ru Jing.

"I thought you returned to Xiao Hai's house. I'm sure, you can't just disappear and leave them without any message" Xuan Ti reminded her in a flat tone. He didn't want Ru Jing to just ignore her responsibility to the children at Xiao Hai's house.

Without turning her body, because from the voice that sounded, she knew clearly who the owner of the voice was, and his words made her a little annoyed "Thanks to you because of that" she replied in the same flat voice but sounded a little cornered him. "Yesterday Bing Wen dragged me here without warning. But rest assured, yesterday after coming out of Qing-qing's bedroom, I went straight back to Xiao Hai's house and took care of whatever I had to do and for the time being while I was here. I called someone to replace me, to look after and ensure their safety" Ru Jing explained and at the end of the sentence sounded scornful.

Without waiting for Xuan Ti's reply, she continued "Breakfast for Qing-qing is ​​finished, and I have prepared on the table" her back was still facing Xuan Ti, as she lifted the bowl she had prepared earlier with her left hand, her right hand sucked out the liquid that was inside the pot. The colour of the liquid is dark brown. Once fully filled on the bowl, she turned and walked towards the table where the breakfast for Phoenix was ready. "This is nutritional soup for her body's recovery, make sure she drinks it all the way through" this time she looked at Xuan Ti's face and looked deep into his eyes.

Xuan Ti didn't say anything, just nodded his head, understood. He lifted the tray in which had been filled with breakfast for the phoenix. before turning and walking away he said "Thank you" then nodded his head slightly to Ru Jing with a firm but calm face.

Meanwhile, in the bedroom, after Xuan Ti's shadow disappeared behind the bedroom door. She moved towards the basin to clean herself and changed clothes according to Xuan Ti's instructions. And again, when she had finished freshening up her face, she saw that clean clothes were already on the bed. She chuckled, in her mind it must be Xuan Ti who prepared it.

She had just finished tying the rope around her waist when a knock sounded at her bedroom door. And Xuan Ti's voice was heard behind the door "Qing-qing, I brought breakfast for you" her brows furrowed, 'Hmm how fast did he prepare breakfast for her?' she asked herself, but the answer to her question was always answered immediately by herself. It was obvious he could, not Xuan Ti, if he didn't do things quickly.