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Episode 167: Three Gifts (1)

The window in the room wasn't shut too tightly, leaving a small crack through which a breeze now squeezed in, causing the oil lamp on the table to flicker and waver, its light intermittently brightening and dimming.

Meng Yuhuai stood up to close the window, and when he came back, he saw Hua Xiaomai sitting on the bed wrapped in a quilt, in a daze, her face so furrowed it looked as if she could squeeze out bitterness. He waved his hand in front of her eyes and forced a smile, "I merely mentioned that Uncle Ke wasn't feeling too well, how did that scare you into such a state?"

Hua Xiaomai turned her head to avoid his hand, frowning as she said, "I'm not a stranger to Uncle Ke. I've seen with my own eyes how sturdy he is—on freezing days, he'd be in the yard practicing martial arts with a stick while wearing just a thin robe, his face flushed and vigorous. For him to fall ill over this matter shows just how upset he must have been."