C58 Emotional Warming

Huo Liancheng coughed and sputtered as he held the last empty bottle close to his chest, yet no matter how much water he had drunk, the spiciness was still there. Every word he tried to rasp out left a certain sting in his tongue, causing him to reel back almost immediately from the pain. All sense of composure was lost on him as he leaned against the car door, heaving. Pulling out a handkerchief