It was hard for Annie to see an amusing girl like Thirza to have such a heavy mind. "Thirza, you will be with him. I believe it."
"I think so, but I was afraid that he had forgotten my face because of not seeing me for too long. I have to send him my photos as many as possible."
She certainly didn't know that Steve had printed all her photos out.
"Alright. Eat porridge first, or it's cooling off."
"Okay." Thirza happily finished the porridge.
"Annie, I haven't finished my design yet. I want to leave the hospital."
"No, your condition is not stable yet. What if you have a fever again after leaving? You just stay here today. You have to wait until the doctor discharge you"
"What? ...My design!"
"Don't worry. There's plenty of time for you. It's still one month before the deadline. You can make it.
Have a good rest."
Thirza had no choice but to agree. She slept early after taking medicine.
A while later, Annie shook her. "Thirza?" Knowing that she had fallen asleep, Annie walked out of the ward gently.
The man standing outside for a long time was completely freezing.
"Steve, Thirza is asleep. You can go in now."
He nodded, and Annie sighed helplessly, "How much longer it takes to finish the bet?"
"One year and a half."
"Why are you doing this? You two are fools." Anne could not understand.
Just because Steve loved her, he wanted to give Thirza enough freedom to develop herself and find her own way.
Although Annie told Steve frequently that Thirza rejected many men, Steve was still fearful to learn that Thirza had accepted someone someday.
Steve stuck to their appointment and didn’t visit Thirza these years for not disturbing her from pursuing her career.
Thirza didn't visit Steve either.
She insisted on it was for growing up soon to be not treated as a child by Steve.
Bystanders were thinking of these two people as fools because they kept being apart while loving each other.
"Annie, if one day you fall in love with someone, you could become the same silly. Thank you for taking care of Thirza these years."
"Steve, you saved me. If it weren't for your rescue, I could not be living. Thank you for offering me another life. It's me who should thank."
Steve nodded with smile and then walked into the ward.
It was very warm inside. Steve stood there for a while before returning warm to approach Thirza. He didn't want to pass coldness to her.
The medicine that Thirza took contained ingredients assisting sleep, so she slept soundly.
Only by now did Steve approach her without fear. He took his coat off, laying beside her.
And he held her into his arms carefully, like what they did when she was a kid.
The only difference was that Thirza had grown to a big girl with plump body.
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