Shen Qingqiu is relieved as well, and he lets his face fall back into the covers for a moment with a quiet sigh.

"I'm okay," he belatedly responds. "Well, mostly. I made it home, anyway. I, um...I'm afraid I got infected. Twice." And he knows Anzu is going to hate hearing that, but what else can he do? He's not going to lie to the poor man and make him more upset later when SQQ has to vanish again. Better to rip the bandaid off quickly.