Lyca let out a surprised gasp. She loves him! That's why she was so worried and tense and scared and in denial. Love. That is the only explanation for her crazy emotions. However, she decided not to think about these emotions right now as she still needed to talk to the mayor. Moreover, she also... "Whoa! Whoa! Why are you here?" Her eyes turned so wide when she saw the pale Shen Qui standing by the door of the walk-in closet.
Then she quickly closed her eyes and smiled. Ah, that's right. She was hallucinating. There's no way that Shen Qui would wake up and walk around acting like nothing happened. He might have woken up earlier but that didn't mean he could already stand and walk more than five steps away from his bed.
Love.
Yep. That should be the effect of this emotion. She is acting like a crazy woman— she even started to hallucinate.
"Why are you talking to yourself? Are you praying?"