Li Xi turned on the lamp by the bed, leaned towards him, and found a faint cold water between his foreheads.
Perhaps it was the sudden light that disturbed him, and the person in his sleep tilted his face to the side uneasily.
The breathing between his mouth and nose was too hot, and there was a feeling of burning skin across the back of his hand. Li Xi stretched out his hand and probed his forehead, but the temperature on his forehead was very low. It felt cold and soaked, and he couldn’t tell if he had a fever.
But the dense cold sweat still made his hands stiff, and he thought to himself that he was wet when he came back just now, so did he catch a cold because of the rain?
Li Xi rummaged through the bedside table and found a thermometer. He suddenly remembered that the thermometer needed to be disinfected with alcohol before it was used, and rummaged through the cabinet to find cotton swabs and alcohol to disinfect carefully.
“Wake up, I’ll take your temperature…” Li Xi leaned down and patted him lightly on the cheek.
The person who was sleeping uncomfortably was suddenly awakened by his movements, and there was still a moment of blankness in his eyes. When his gaze gathered and he adapted to the dim light, he saw Li Xi and the thermometer in his hand.
“Open your mouth.” Li Xi ordered directly.
Maybe because he just woke up, or maybe he really had a fever. His reaction seemed a bit sluggish. After hearing Li Xi’s words, after a while, he really opened his mouth obediently.
He looked so well-behaved. Looking at him quietly with his head tilted, his pupils were very black, and there was a little moist light under his eyes, like a crushed black crystal. Li Xi’s heart moved, and he quickly lowered his eyes and pressed the thermometer under his tongue, but his voice couldn’t help but lighten a lot, “Just press it with your tongue, don’t bite it.”
With one instruction and one action, he looked at it steadily for a while, then seemed to react a little bit, and said softly, “Li Xi…”
His voice was light and weak, and there was a little nasal sound caused by poor breathing. It sounded soft, as if he was extremely trusting. Seeing that the person was Li Xi, he closed his eyes with peace of mind and found a comfortable posture to fall asleep again.
Li Xi looked at him like this, his heart was astringent, like the softest part of his heart was touched and uncontrollably sour, because he rarely saw him so well-behaved and obedient. Even before, he always looked like he was about to leave.
Originally, he thought he was born with this personality, and after two years together, even if he didn’t say it, he must have been hiding it in his heart…
Ding—
The thermometer sounded a tone, and Li Xi recovered, pinched his chin and took the thermometer out of his mouth, squinted at the light, and glanced at the scale–38.7℃, it was indeed a little low fever.
In just a few minutes, he actually fell asleep again. Li Xi stared for a while, put on his coat, grabbed his wallet and keys, and went to a nearby pharmacy to buy a few packs of cold spirit and anti-fever granules.
It stood to reason that if he was an adult, he wouldn’t need to take medicine for a low fever like this, but Li Xi was afraid that he would have a high fever in the middle of the night, so he could only give him some first. It’s really not good to go to the hospital tomorrow.
Li Xi put the prepared potion at the head of the bed according to the instructions, thinking to himself that where he was raising his little lover, he simply spent money to find an ancestor for himself… He looked disobedient and had to wait for him to eat and sleep by himself.…
Thinking of this, his heavy mood became much easier. He sighed for a long time, then leaned down and called him in a low voice. After calling several times in a row, the other party opened his eyes groggily again.
Seeing that he was awake, Li Xi took the medicine on the bedside table in his hand and handed it to him, “You have a fever. Get up and drink the medicine before going to bed.”
Liang Suici stared at him and the brown cold granules in his hand for a long time before rubbing his eyes and slowly rising from the bed, taking the cup and thanking him quietly.
He was holding the cup, and the freshly brewed one might be a little hot, so he took a small sip, and he didn’t seem to think it was bitter at all.
Li Xi stood by the bed, his gaze falling on his sideburns soaked in cold sweat. In the dim light, his side was hazy and quiet. He was wearing light gray pajamas with a cardigan, and the back neckline was soaked in sweat and turned dark.
There was not a drop of the concoction left in the cup. Li Xi took the empty cup from his hand and stared at the hair behind his head. His thoughts were messy and slightly out of his mind.
As if perceiving his gaze falling on him, Liang Suici turned his head to look at him, but Li Xi put the cup down, turned around and got on the bed, then opened the quilt and lay down with his back to him.
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At six o’clock the next morning, Li Xi woke up suddenly for no apparent reason. He opened his eyes, and the first thing he did was to see the person around him.
But the person who had slept far away from him on the edge of the bed last night was lying sideways beside him at this time, as if subconsciously approaching the source of warmth.
Li Xi stretched out his hand and probed his forehead. There was no obvious burning sensation, and it was not as cold as it felt last night.
His breathing was very even, and his face was even a little light pink because of his deep sleep. Li Xi got up quietly, took his mobile phone, and made a phone call. After washing up, he went downstairs and made some breakfast. He ate whatever he wanted. After thinking about it, he took a copy and went upstairs.
When he entered the room, he found that the other party had already woken up. It seemed that he had just taken a shower and was wiping his hair with a towel. When he saw him, he obviously paused.
Li Xi walked over and put the tray in his hand on the bedside table, his voice steady, “You don’t need to go to the hospital today. I have already asked the director of your department for leave.”
Liang Suici put down the towel and looked at Li Xi and said, “But I just took a vacation a few days ago.”
Li Xi didn’t understand but subconsciously followed his words, “So what?”
“The hospital has regulations. I have already asked for this month’s leave. It’s always not good to ask for more.”
It’s not surprising that Li Xi listened to what he said. After all, this person had always worked hard, but he still found it funny after listening to what he said, “With so many doctors, can’t the hospital go on without you?”
Liang Suici frowned slightly, “Li Xi, do you have to talk like this?”
“Otherwise, how do you think I should talk to you?” Li Xi looked at him steadily, his eyebrows sharp and thin as a blade, but his tone was very leisurely, “In your heart, should I still coax you and serve you like before?”
Liang Suici stood by the bed, startled before saying, “Whatever you think, I’m going to be late for work.”
“Then you go.” Li Xi looked at him with interest, but there was frost in his eyes, and he warned, “Since you don’t listen to me, I can only try other methods. Seeing you so worried, why don’t I let you have no work in the future, how about it?”
His tone was even gentle, but it made people involuntarily feel a creepy chill from the bottom of their hearts.
Liang Suici knew what he meant. This was already a threat. He was silent for a long time, then raised his eyes to Li Xi and asked, “Li Xi, do you…really hate me?”
The final words even trembled a little, mixed with too many indescribable emotions, Li Xi’s expression stiffened, but it was only for a moment. His face regained a cold smile, and he said, “Do you think if you were me, would you hate yourself?”
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