Mrs. Hong glanced at He Chao, then stuffed the pill into her mouth, took a large sip of water from the kettle He Chao handed her, and swallowed the pill.
Tong Huaqiong saw that Mrs. Hong had taken the medicine and knew she would soon fall asleep.
The side effect of this medicine is drowsiness.
Tong Huaqiong said to Mrs. Hong, "After taking the medicine, lie down and get some rest."
Mrs. Hong lay back down, her eyes unblinkingly staring at He Chao, who held her hand with red-rimmed eyes.
It was as if they were enacting a life-and-death farewell.
The couple's open display of emotion exceeded Tong Huaqiong's expectations of how people of this era dealt with feelings.
What was this?
This was called a public display of affection (PDA).
Tong Huaqiong sighed and thought, it's really not necessary.
