100,000/Hour Professional Stand-in Chapter 22.2: Glee (2)

He thought that someone as kind as Ji Xinxin would surely start fussing over him, but when the person fussing over him was not by his side but in another country… It somehow felt like something was missing.

Just as he had expected, Ji Xinxin immediately sent a series of messages asking how he was feeling, whether he had gotten his assistant to buy some medicine for him and if he needed to get a check-up in the hospital just to be safe. Her tone sounded worried and anxious. 

Song Shiyu’s vision was a little blurry under the effects of his illness, so the speed of his typing was affected as well. 

He couldn’t help but smile at the messages that were pouring out from her. It was only after she dropped a series of questions and emojis that he finally managed to type out his response: 【It’s just a common cold. It would really be great if you could come over to see me.】

Ji Xinxin sent a sighing emoji, followed by a hugging emoji. 

Then, she asked: 【Are you not eating your medicine again? You can’t do that. I can’t rush over to keep an eye on you right now, but you need to take care of yourself.】

Song Shiyu circumvented the medicine question and asked: 【When is your break? Will you be coming back?】

Ji Xinxin’s response was a little slower this time around: 【I was intending to come back during the winter holidays, but I might drop by earlier before Christmas. I have some matters to attend to.】

Song Shiyu quickly did a quick mental calculation. There were just a few more months before Christmas.

【We’ll be able to meet each other very soon.】 He typed the message out word by word. 【I miss you.】

【I also hope to see you as soon as possible!】 Ji Xinxin sent a head patting emoji. 【I need to rush for my next class now. I’ll check on you later on, so make sure to eat your medicine!】

Sogn Shiyu exhaled deeply before turning over on the bed.

Ji Xinxin wasn’t his girlfriend, but even if she was, he couldn’t possibly ask her to fly across half the globe to visit him over a mere cold. 

But there’s someone else who is at my beck and call. 

He fiddled

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