Anxi’s phone rang too. She looked at the screen; it was an unfamiliar caller. “Hello, this is Anxi.” Anxi pressed the answer key and spoke politely. “Anxi? I’m Yan Xin… do you still remember me?” The other party’s voice seemed somewhat anxious, but that anxiety appeared deliberate. “Yes! Sister Yan Xin, long time no see!” Wow… Yan Qing’s sister! Anxi immediately sat up straight, looking like she was awaiting orders. “Are you… free these next few days?” The other party seemed unable to maintain her act, asking with a hint of laughter. “Yes!” Well, yes… Anxi answered quite firmly. “Here’s the thing, Yan Qingqing has been working so hard recently that… she’s fallen ill…” It was easy to imagine Yan Xin on the other end of the phone, tilting her head and cupping her face. “Fallen ill?!” Anxi immediately became anxious. “So… I hope you could come take care of Yan Qingqing in the evening, okay? My husband gets jealous easily, and staying overnight at my brother’s place isn’t allowed!” Yan Xin’s tone had completely returned to being smiley. If one thought about it calmly, it was basically possible to deduce that Yan Qing probably wasn’t seriously ill. “…Sister! I’m here! Let Anxi go, let me take care of Yan Qingqing!” Yan Jin’s voice suddenly erupted from the phone, making Anxi twitch her mouth. Then, sounds like “bang, dong” were heard, and the phone went quiet again. Yan Xin’s gentle voice came through again: “Just a mosquito, already killed… So, Anxi, you’ll come, right?” “…Okay…” Although she didn’t know what happened to that “mosquito”, she remembered how Yan Qing had carried her to the infirmary when she had a fever last time… Now, it was her turn! ——Isn’t this how spending a lifetime with someone you love begins, with such small things?
★ Chapter Thirty-Seven
