"Good...good." Zichen can see and it's confirmed. Not that Xingchen really doubted Baoshan Sanren's hand in the matter. With her knowledge and skill, it would be more surprising if she weren't able to do the transplant successfully. But it's still comforting to hear. His efforts weren't in vain and Zichen is whole again. That's the most important.
Hearing he spent a year recovering, though...no wonder he couldn't find Xingchen so easily. "I ended up in Yi City, in Shudong. I've been there for what I think must be a couple of years." Here his lips turn up in a fond little smile. "A young blind girl attached herself to me early on and we nursed a badly-hurt young man back to health not long after. I haven't been alone." But even despite finding a new little family, there has been an aching emptiness in Xingchen's chest, one that can only be filled by his dearest friend. "Zichen, I..."
I missed you.
He can't say that, though. Probably. It's too much. He just got Zichen back and they haven't touched upon their parting and the words spoken. What if Zichen doesn't want to go back to the way things were? No. He has to hold himself in check for now. "I'm so glad you're well."
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Hearing he spent a year recovering, though...no wonder he couldn't find Xingchen so easily. "I ended up in Yi City, in Shudong. I've been there for what I think must be a couple of years." Here his lips turn up in a fond little smile. "A young blind girl attached herself to me early on and we nursed a badly-hurt young man back to health not long after. I haven't been alone." But even despite finding a new little family, there has been an aching emptiness in Xingchen's chest, one that can only be filled by his dearest friend. "Zichen, I..."
I missed you.
He can't say that, though. Probably. It's too much. He just got Zichen back and they haven't touched upon their parting and the words spoken. What if Zichen doesn't want to go back to the way things were? No. He has to hold himself in check for now. "I'm so glad you're well."