Chapter 40
Later that night Zhou Yuchen started a fever again, 38 degrees, Su Orange tried to call him several times, but did not wake anyone up.
There was medicine on the coffee table, she got up to pour him hot water, and was pulled back by his clasped wrist, Zhou Yuchen’s face was buried in her palm, gently rubbing against it, his speech was mumbled, and he looked very pitiful.
This is the first time Su Orange has seen him like this, his heart was a little sour, and for a moment he could not guess what had happened to him.
Forcefully pumped her hand, but could not pull it out, she lightly coaxed, “Zhou Yuchen, I’m not leaving, I’ll go and pour you hot water, you should take your medicine.”
“No, eat.” Zhou Yuchen muttered.
“No, it’s all feverish.” Su Orange lifted her other hand, after a long hesitation it landed on his back, coaxing as if she gently patted it, “Be obedient, I’ll continue to accompany you after taking the medicine.”
Zhou Yuchen laboriously lifted his eyelids, reflecting the scarlet bottom of his eyes, as if they were overflowing with blood, it was scary, “You said it.”
“Well, I said it.” Su Orange soothed.
Zhou Yuchen loosened his hand, Su Orange got up and went to the kitchen to receive warm water, a few moments later returned with a glass of water, took out fever-reducing pills and cold medicine and gave them to him separately.
In the middle of the day, seeing that his forehead was still hot, she went to the bathroom again, soaked a towel and put it on his forehead, and after an hour of tossing and turning, his temperature slowly came down.
She rubbed the back of her sore neck, Yu Lele sent a WeChat, asking her why she is not back yet.
She was worried that Zhou Yuchen would burn up in the second half of the night, and asked Yu Lele to help her ask for time off, saying that she was sleeping outside today.
Yu Lele immediately came to the spirit, “You want to stay out at night, quickly say, who are you with now?”
Su Orange pursed her lips and returned, “Zhou Yuchen.”
Yu Lele covered her lips didn’t let herself scream out, snapped and typed: [OK, I know, you guys have fun, I know what to say when the hostel aunty comes].
Su Orange explained: [It’s not what you think, we didn’t do anything.]
Yu Lele had already composed a small essay of 800 words in her head, smiling back: [We are all adults, it’s okay to do something, I understand.]
There is no way to chat this day, Su Orange exited WeChat, her legs were numb from sitting on the coffee table for too long, she bent over and sat on the carpet, inclining her head to look at Zhou Yuchen’s sleeping face.
Fingers raised, vainly touching his brows and eyes wandering.
There was a reason why so many girls liked him, his features were finely sculpted, like a work of art, every part of him was perfect to the point of impeccability.
More than a sight to behold.
Her fingertips lingered for a moment on the tear moles at the end of his eyes, curving down the side of his face and landing on his lips.
Moderately thin and thick red lips, very kissable.
Su Orange remembered that kiss just now, nearly suffocating her, and now her heart is still thumping. Somewhat afraid to look, she withdrew her hand, lowered her head, lips pursed tightly, looking at the pattern on the carpet dumbfounded.
That flower pattern as if it suddenly came to life, shaking the petals waved to her, Su Orange winced, snapped back to her senses, realizing that it was she who had blurred her eyes.
The flower pattern was still the same, it didn’t move at all.
The man on the sofa also did not move, his eyes closed, sleeping very deeply, I do not know whether it is infected by sleep, Su Orange also gradually lost spirit, eyelids slowly drooped.
Head a bias, lying on his arm, two people head against the head to sleep.
In the haze of sleep, Su Orange felt her lips itching, as if there was something kissing her, she lifted her eyes, and without warning, she saw an enlarged face.
A stone’s throw away, his lips touched lightly on her lips.
Kissing the corner of his lips, then his upper lip, then his lower lip, and finally taking her lips in.
And also bit down very, very lightly.
Su Orange woke up because he bit that one time, and a rustling numbing pain came from her lips, making it very difficult to endure.
After she woke up and raised her head, she was again pressed back by his clasp on the back of her head, just now it was a stolen kiss, now it was a bright kiss.
His tongue probed into her mouth, hooking and frolicking.
The taste of wine and bitterness reverberated between her lips and teeth, Su Orange frowned slightly and reached out to push him, being cupped in his palm.
He pressed down on the back of her head not allowing her to retreat, not stopping until both of them were panting.
Zhou Yuchen asked with the tip of his nose against the tip of her nose: “When did you come?”
Su Orange’s breath was unsteady, returning, “Seven o’clock.”
The time is now twelve o’clock, Zhou Yuchen has slept for five hours, but there are still heavy dark circles under his eyelids, he gently caresses her cheek and asks, “Have you eaten dinner yet?”
Su Orange hmmmed, who knew that her stomach was a bit unforgiving, grumbling in the next second.
Zhou Yuchen pinched her earlobe and pecked her lips again, lifting the covers and sitting up, “There’s food in the fridge, I’ll go make it for you.”
He is still burning, how can he cook.
Su Orange stopped him, “You lie down, I’ll go.”
Zhou Yuchen laughed lightly, “Not that delicate, you rest, I’ll go do it.”
As he spoke, he stood up, just took a step, Su Orange pinched the hem of his sweatshirt, just using her thumb and forefinger to pinch, not using much force.
Chin raised, looking up at him, voice with worry, “Did you… did something happen?”
Something bad did happen, but it was all cured by the person in front of him, Zhou Yuchen turns around, bends down and scoops her up and puts her on the sofa, this time he didn’t tease her and didn’t use that kind of titillating eyes to compel her, pinching her fingers and saying, “It’s nothing, just a fever from the cold.”
“Nothing else.”
“Uh, no.”
Fine curly eyelashes gently hanging, in the face reflected a faint shadow, almond eyes with water mist, light down, flooded with layers of ripples.
Zhou Yuchen lost in the ripples, hands on both sides of her body, could not help but lower his head.
This kiss is gentle and loving, and those bad kisses before are different, Zhou Yuchen this is to completely pull Su orange fall.
She just wanted to escape, but there was no chance to escape.
Kissed the person’s eyes are wet, he only stopped and retreated, not long ago, the kitchen came from the sound of water flow. Su Orange’s heartbeat seemed to be louder than the sound of running water.
She buried her face into her palms and screamed silently, it was so humiliating.
Simple chicken egg fried rice, no carrots added, Su Orange looked at her eyes suddenly a little wet, Zhou Yuchen gazed at her, “What? Don’t like to eat?”
Su Orange shook her head, “No.”
She sniffled and asked with red eyes, “How do you know I don’t like eating carrots.”
“I saw you pick out all the carrots at the last meal.” Zhou Yuchen handed her a glass of water, “I guess you shouldn’t like it.”
This is the person she has liked for a long time, gentle and attentive and meticulous, better than the so-called family.
Zhou Yuchen sizes her up, “Not eating?”
“Eat.” Su Orange picked up the spoon and ate in small bites, and as she ate, her eyes became even more moist.
“It’s become a little flower cat.” Zhou Yuchen put down the spoon, walked to Su Orange, bent down on one knee, took a tissue and wiped the tear stains at the corner of her eyes, “Why do you love to cry so much.”
Su Orange doesn’t know why, as long as he treats her well, she can’t help it, probably because she has liked him for too long and too long, and there is always a sense of unreality when a dream comes true.
From that night onwards, Su Orange and Zhou Yuchen’s relationship had more obvious changes, she did not rush to ask for any promises, but carefully put this hard-won change in her heart.
That can of orange candy, every night she will stare at a long time, looking at, face can not help but overflow smile, the heart as if it is filled with honey.
Good mood lasted until the winter vacation, everyone went back one after another, Su Orange last one to pack their bags, she received a phone call from Zhou Guiqin in the afternoon, Zhou Guiqin meant to go to her Su Liangshu that, by what let him and the junior double date over the New Year, you have to give him to go to add to the blockage.
Su Orange didn’t really want to go, “Mom, don’t you want me?”
How can you not want to, after all, it is the child that you brought up, but the heart is harboring a fire, and it is not so important to think about it.
“Anyway, you can send WeChat, you can also video, it’s okay to meet or not.” Zhou Guiqin said, “Su Liangshu side of the old house demolition, I heard that I can share a lot of money, if you do not go to fight for a fight, and will be cheaper to that mistress, why.”
“Mom, didn’t we agree that after the divorce, you and my father don’t care about anyone. The two of us will live our own lives.” Su orange said.
“I did think so at first, but Su Liangshu bullied people too much,” Zhou Guiqin fumed, “He hid the demolition and relocation of the matter, but also transferred the marital property, this matter I can’t just let it go.”
“Can’t you just ignore those properties.”
“How can I not care, I have been working for this family for more than twenty years, why don’t I want it.”
At the end of the argument, Su Orange is really tired, she forgot to wear her jacket, only wearing a sweater out of the dormitory building, outside I do not know when it snowed, the snowflakes are very big.
She seems to not feel the cold as if, keep walking, keep walking, before also did not feel the Jingbei University campus is so big, like how can not finish walking.
She walked from the east side to the west side, then detoured to the north side, turned back and went to the south side, and stayed in the snow for so long that the sweater on her body was soaked.
Obviously freezing and shivering, but she as if she did not realize.
Suddenly, I don’t know who bumped into her, she fell to the ground, her hands propped up in the snow, the piercing coldness spread from her fingers, blinking to her whole body.
She shivered even more.
Zhou Guiqin’s questioning voice was still there, asking why she was so heartless, blaming her for being a white-eyed wolf.
She cursed so hard that Su Orange’s heart felt like it was going to break.
Tears flowed down the corners of her eyes, she knew that at this time she must be in a sorry state, but she didn’t have the strength to stand up.
The onlookers were getting more and more, they were whispering about something, Su Orange tried to support the ground to stand up, who knew that there was pain coming from her ankle.
She seemed to have broken her foot.
She then tried again, her ankle hurt even more, she really broke her foot.
Embarrassed and wretched, Su Orange hated to find a crack in the ground.
Suddenly, a commotion came and someone called out to her, “Su Orange.”
Su Orange looked up and watched Zhou Yuchen break away from the crowd and walk out, three steps and two steps to her, ignoring the snow on the ground, one knee touched the ground and squatted down, holding her wrist, “Can you walk?”
She shook her head, “Can’t.”
In the next second, Zhou Yuchen hugged her horizontally. Being hugged in plain sight, or being hugged by a male god like Zhou Yuchen, her heart trembled.
Her fingers trembled along with her, nearly scratching the side of his neck.
The snow was heavy again, and in the dim light, their eyes met, and she heard him say:
“Shake what.”
“Wrap your arms around me.”
He was the one who initiated the request for her to wrap her arms around him, and there were sounds of surprise from the crowd of onlookers, “What’s going on?”
“They talked?”
“No way.”
“When did Zhou Yuchen change his preferences.”
Voices rang out one after another, Su Orange suppressed her palpitations and asked what she had long wanted to ask.
“Zhou Yuchen, why is he so nice to me?”
Snow fell, staining her eyes red, those deer eyes vaguely uneasy, the fingers hooked around his neck slowly shrinking.
She wasn’t quite sure what he would say.
Perhaps it was all her own fault.
He was just helping her in passing.
The silence was like a knife cutting into Su Orange’s heart, and every extra second that passed hurt.
It was all delusional, what was she really expecting.
Pursing her lips, she spoke with difficulty, “I just opened-”
“Because like.” Zhou Yuchen interrupted her, returning word for word.
Why are you so good to me?
Because of like.