When everything went down with Phantilia, and it seemed evil would prevail, Jing Yuan sacrificed himself, getting captured by her to get close enough to deal the final blow.

You were absolutely livid.

He was stabbed through the abdomen, but it wasn’t lethal. He would spend the next few weeks in the hospital, but would eventually be able to return to work like nothing happened.

He was rushed to the infirmary before you could talk to him about anything other than his health, so by the time you actually got to see him, you were fuming with rage.

How could he do that?

How could he risk leaving the Xianzhou without its General?

How could he risk leaving you without your lover?

You were scared and angry and you hoped he’d be okay.

You hoped he’d be okay enough for you to beat the hell out of him.

…

Jing Yuan was no fool. He knew you’d be upset with him.

But he did what he had to do.

So when he heard you’d be visiting him, he mentally prepared for the tongue lashing he’d receive.

He lays in his hospital bed, a bandage around his abdomen as he snacks on the lime flavored jello he convinced one of the nurses to smuggle for him. He turns his head when he heard the door open.

Its you.