Upon hearing this voice, Mu Xiaoxiao knew Ruan Shiyu had mostly recovered. Half of the anxiety that had been hanging over her all night finally dissipated, and she said, "What on earth happened to you yesterday? You scared me to death."
"It's nothing, nothing at all. I just had a fever," Ruan Shiyu chuckled, reverting to her usual lively self. "You know I’m as tough as a cockroach. What was there to be afraid of?"
Mu Xiaoxiao scoffed. "Tough as a cockroach, my foot! You know your own body—you’re clearly as fragile as glass, but you insist on pretending you’re strong."
Chapter 24