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"How are you feeling?"
Chen Xuan sat at the bedside, scrutinizing the woman in front of him with complex emotions. He had thought that after all the suffering she had endured, it would take her some time to wake up. To his surprise, shortly after leaving Room 202, he heard the news of her awakening.
She looked very haggard, a stark contrast to the vibrant Honglian of a few days ago—physical pain was one thing, but the psychological blow was even more evident. Her eyes seemed to have lost their luster, becoming dull and lifeless.
It was as if a flame had burned to its end, leaving only a few embers.
"Who are you?" Honglian glanced at him weakly and asked, "And where is this place?"
"It's a place a mechanism can never find, meaning you're safe here," Chen Xuan replied. "I'm Chen Xuan, Lin Qing's partner. You may not know me, but I've actually seen you many times."
In fact, their earliest encounter dated back to when Joan was imprisoned.
