Xanthus opened his eyes slowly and forced a smile at Raeleigh when he heard her crying. "Don't cry. You don't look pretty anymore when you cry."

"Alright, I won't. I won't cry. Raeleigh said but cried even louder."

"Xanthus clenched his teeth, and his breathing became even more rapid as he said with great difficulty, ""I might not recover if you keep on crying but will be better if you stop."""

"Raeleigh stared at him and wiped the tears from her face hard, forcing her tears back."

"Seeing that she stopped crying, Xanthus closed his eyes and recalled the incident, trying to divert his attention."

Raeleigh kept wiping Xanthus's sweat...