[ The way Hua Cheng doesn't ask who might have hurt him causes Xie Lian's guts to drop like a stone, immediately knowing he didn't wash for long enough. ]

No! No. He thought ... He called me Miao-er, t-treated me like the person he missed the most has returned. I've never seen him so happy. I think ... I think he's mortified. He left before I woke and I don't blame him.

[ He grabs onto Hua Cheng tightly, trying to contain his shuddering upset. It's so hard when he feels like he's let him down so thoroughly, unable to lift his head as Hua Cheng's tolerant kindness has Xie Lian even more worried. ]

I thought I was marrying him, I couldn't think properly. I'm sorry. It meant nothing.