Ji Yujin was slightly stunned when he met those eyes, his eyes full of disbelief.
Chu Fengqing opened his lips but couldn’t utter a single word. He was a little confused. Something was wrong with his whole body, and the pain in his throat made him frown. He raised his eyes to look at Ji Yujin, but he couldn’t see clearly. He wanted to reach out his hand, but he had no strength in his body and couldn’t even raise his hand.
Ji Yujin didn’t dare to blink or even move. He was afraid that this was his illusion, and if he blinked, everything would disappear.
“Qing’er…”
Ji Yujin stretched out his hand and touched his eyelashes with his fingertips. The trembling eyelashes slid across his fingertips, and his fingertips, which were covered with thin calluses, could not feel it very well. It was like the feeling of a butterfly flapping its wings and the breeze lingering on his fingertips.
“Ha.” Ji Yujin turned his eyes to his fingertips.
In an instant, Ji Yujin’s eyes turned red.
Chu Fengqing blinked, and the scene in front of him gradually became clear. He saw Ji Yujin clearly. He bent his fingers slightly, feeling mixed emotions, as if his heart was squeezed hard by his hand, and his eyes were red.
Ji Yujin actually had white hair.
There are a few silver strands in his black hair, which is very eye-catching, even though he has just turned 20…
Chu Fengqing pursed his lips, afraid that he would lose his composure, and closed his eyes.
As soon as he closed his eyes, Ji Yujin panicked. He quickly reached out and touched Chu Fengqing’s face. “Qing’er, don’t sleep. Don’t do this to me, I’m begging.”
“Even if it’s just one day, no, even if it’s just one more hour.”
“Chu Fengqing…” Ji Yujin said, burying his head in his neck, “I’m begging, don’t sleep.”
Chu Fengqing didn’t know how long he had slept, causing Ji Yujin to become like this. In his perception, he had just closed his eyes, and it seemed like the prescription change happened just yesterday.
Suddenly he felt a drop of hot water falling on his neck. Chu Fengqing was stunned, and his pupils contracted.
“Ji…” Chu Fengqing wanted to speak, but his throat felt like it was cut by a knife. It was so painful, and his voice was extremely hoarse. It took him a long time to squeeze out a word.
He wanted to tell Ji Yujin that he didn’t want to sleep anymore, but he couldn’t say it and he couldn’t even move.
He used all his strength to move his hand to Ji Yujin’s back. Just with this small movement, his forehead was covered with cold sweat.
The moment he put his hand down, the man’s body stiffened, and the next moment the man gently held him, and slowly, his hands became tighter and tighter, as if he wanted to rub him into his bones and blood.
Chu Fengqing buried his face in his chest, listening to his strong heartbeat. His nose was filled with the faint scent of agarwood, a reassuring smell.
“Bang”.
A large cluster of colorful fireworks exploded in the air. The light of the fireworks entered their eyes, and both of them had shockingly bright eyes.
Chu Fengqing caught a glimpse of the red envelope on the bedside and realized what day it was today. He was a little dazed. When he changed the prescription, it was still the transition from spring to summer, so how come it was winter already?
He looked at Ji Yujin and moved his lips. Although no sound came out, Ji Yujin clearly heard him say, “Happy birthday.”
Ji Yujin’s eyes turned red again. He curled his lips, and his fox eyes turned up. The originally arrogant young man now had a hint of frost in his eyes. In just half a year, he looked a lot more stable.
“I am happy to have you.”
Ji Yujin murmured softly.
He stood up and said, “Are you thirsty? I’ll go get some water.”
The moment he turned around, all the emotions in his eyes started to surge. It was hard to tell what they were, and they were so complicated that no one could understand them. In the interweaving of light and darkness, he slowly suppressed all his emotions.
“Someone.”
Ji Yujin shouted in a deep voice, and in the blink of an eye, Qing Niao appeared in front of the door. When he raised his eyes, he saw Chu Fengqing open his eyes, and his eyes widened slightly.
He stared at that place and wanted to reach out to wipe his eyes to see if he had seen it wrong.
Ji Yujin: “Go and invite the divine physician over.”
Qing Niao retracted his gaze and accidentally met Ji Yujin’s eyes. He trembled all over, immediately lowered his head, and said softly, “Yes.”
He disappeared as soon as he finished speaking. On the way, Qing Niao thought of Ji Yujin’s eyes, and his heart skipped a beat. There seemed to be something wrong with his master. There was murderous intent in his eyes. Although it was fleeting, but he still caught it.
Why… just because he glanced at the madam?
……
That night, the Chu residence was brightly lit, and Chu Fengqing’s room was crowded with people. Father and Mother Chu, who had fallen asleep, also got up.
Everyone stared at the divine physician, holding their breath. After taking the patient’s pulse, the divine physician stroked his completely white beard and chuckled, “Qing’er, you made it.”
The room suddenly became quiet and then instantly became noisy. Mother Chu covered her lips with a handkerchief and shed tears. The usually serious Chu Feng curled his lips and smiled a few times, his eyes turning slightly red as he smiled. No one knew how long they had been waiting for this day.
Everyone in the room was crying or laughing, except Ji Yujin. He was sitting in the corner, looking particularly quiet among the shadows.
Li Yu noticed him and frowned. He and Ji Yujin had known each other for a long time. They were in the same academy when they were young, but Ji Yujin entered the academy halfway.
In fact, he didn’t like this man at the beginning. He had been extremely flamboyant since he was young and didn’t know how to restrain himself at all. He was really eye-catching and did whatever he wanted.
An outsider with such a strong personality was actually not liked by everyone at the beginning. There were always people talking behind his back, and if he went too far, he would be isolated. However, he was still contented and did not seem to care much about others.
People who don’t care about others at all are extremely scary because you can’t restrain them with worldly things.
Ji Yujin was the same, he just happened to have a good brain, he could easily come up with the Four Books and Five Classics1The Four Books and The Five Classics were the canonical works of the Confucian culture in the feudal society in ancient China., as well as all kinds of weird ideas. He seemed to be born to be brilliant and the center of attention. In just two months, all the children in the academy were tamed by him and called him boss.
Except for him, he was born with a rebellious nature, and his father was in a high position and had a lot of power, so he was somewhat arrogant. The two of them had been getting along for a long time, and they were against each other in various ways, until Ji Yujin gave up his status as the third place in the imperial examination and voluntarily entered the palace.
When he heard the news, he simply couldn’t believe it. How could a man like him become an eunuch? How could he become an eunuch?
He went over angrily. At first sight, he thought he had recognized the wrong person. He was wearing a red robe and sitting in the highest seat with his legs crossed. He was still as unbridled as ever and did not look at all miserable.
Li Yu was speechless. Ji Yujin laughed, “Young Master Li, do you want to laugh at me? I’m really sorry. I’m now on the same level as your father.”
At that time he was thinking he might never be able to compare with this guy in his entire life, he was too terrifying.
For the first time, he sincerely shouted “Boss.”
Later, he joined the Jinyiwei and rose from a small follower to the head of the Jinyiwei. The two became close friends. They both had a lot of blood on their hands. No matter what the mission was, Ji Yujin was always frighteningly calm, except for that time when he killed his own father.
That was the first time he saw him with that expression, he seemed relieved, but there was something else hidden in his eyes.
This was the second time he had seen him look like this.
The reason why Ji Yujin doesn’t care about other people’s opinions and the secular world is because he doesn’t care. The things he cares about are few, but extreme.
Li Yu sighed lightly and looked away. This was not something he could control.
Chu Fengqing raised his eyes and looked in the direction of Ji Yujin, as if thinking about something.
After lying in bed for more than half a year, it was difficult for Chu Fengqing to recover to normal. At the beginning, he couldn’t even stand up. Ji Yujin held his hand to have him take a few steps every day.
It was like taking care of a child who was just learning to walk, except that these steps were a hundred times more painful than the first steps. After just a few steps, Chu Fengqing broke out in cold sweats from the pain.
Ji Yujin frowned, picked him up, and walked into the room.
There was charcoal burning in the room, making it quite warm. Ji Yujin gently massaged his legs.
Chu Fengqing was somewhat helpless: “Big Brother told me that it would be difficult for me to recover if you were by my side. I didn’t understand what he meant at first, but now I understand a little bit.”
Ji Yujin paused for a moment while pressing his leg and said disapprovingly, “You’re in so much pain, and you’re still going?”
“Nothing can be achieved overnight. Do you want to become fat in one go?”
Chu Fengqing pursed his lips and said, “It doesn’t make sense to take one more step a day. I’ve been awake for seven days, and now I can only take seven steps a day. Do you think that makes sense?”
Ji Yujin raised his head and smiled at him, “That makes sense.”
Chu Fengqing: “……”
Never mind. This doesn’t make sense to him.
Chu Fengqing was thinner than before he fell into a coma. Ji Yujin never asked anyone else to do anything for him, he even tied his hair himself.
Chu Fengqing reached out and touched the jade hairpin on his head. “Your craftsmanship is quite good. You can be a hairdresser.”
Ji Yujin smiled and asked, “Then does Physician Chu think highly of the humble?”
Chu Fengqing hesitated and said, “It depends on your performance.”
Ji Yujin’s fox eyes were curled upwards, and he raised his eyebrows slightly when he heard what he said.
Chu Fengqing saw him in the bronze mirror and added, “You are trying to bribe me with lust, it won’t work.”
Ji Yujin was stunned for a moment but soon reacted. He curled his red lips and said, “Physician Chu, your mind is not healthy.”
Chu Fengqing pursed his lips and smiled, and the next moment, a soft touch covered his lips. Ji Yujin teased softly, “But I hope Physician Chu can keep this up.”
The two hadn’t been this close for a long time, and they were instantly attracted to each other, and their kiss became deeper and deeper.
After it was over, Chu Fengqing’s breath was slightly disturbed, and Ji Yujin stroked his back, “I was too presumptuous.”
Chu Fengqing recalled the time when they first met, and he called him “presumptuous” and couldn’t help but laugh: “You have maintained it as always.”
Ji Yujin also laughed.
Chu Fengqing raised his eyes to look at his head. The few silver strands in his black hair were very conspicuous. This was something he had not dared face since he woke up. He felt a little sad every time he saw it.
Ji Yujin noticed his gaze and took a step back without showing any expression. Before he could finish his words, he changed the subject and said, “Divine Physician will be back tomorrow after collecting herbs.”
As Ji Yujin spoke, he poured half a cup of warm water from the table and fed it to him. Chu Fengqing regained his previous cold voice, but his tone was much gentler. He suddenly thought, “Didn’t Master ask Junior Brother to help me? I haven’t seen him for a few days.”
When the divine physician was traveling, he took in another apprentice. It was said that the apprentice was extremely talented, but he had never seen the apprentice in such a long time.
Hearing his words, Ji Yujin lowered his eyes, and a hint of darkness flashed quickly in his eyes.
Fortunately, Chu Fengqing didn’t take this matter to heart. He was a physician, and he knew what medicine to take.
But since he woke up, Ji Yujin has been by his side all the time. He has been holding it in for several days and finally asked on this day, “Ji Yujin, you stay by my side all day, how do you handle the affairs in the city?”
The emperor had just ascended the throne and had too many affairs to attend to, so he had no time to take care of this small city for the time being. Most of Yancheng’s affairs were temporarily still handled by Ji Yujin.
Ji Yujin held the cup tightly. “You don’t want to?”
Chu Fengqing shook his head. Not really, he just felt like something was wrong with him.
Then he became more and more certain of his thoughts that there was really something wrong with Ji Yujin.
He was clearly in the Chu Residence with his family around him, but after he woke up, he only met people other than Ji Yujin a few times, and each meeting was extremely hurried.
Either the other party had something to do, or it was time for him to rest or take medicine, it was like… someone had planned it.
A few days later, Chu Feng was transferred from Yancheng to the capital, and Father and Mother Chu also rushed to Jiangnan for some business with their relatives there, leaving only Chu Yinyin.
Yinyin should be relatively free; however, they are in the same mansion, but their schedules are always different. Li Yu, Qing Niao, Zhao Li, and even his former personal servant Chang Wang are gone. The only person he can see in the twelve hours of the day is Ji Yujin.
Moreover, Ji Yujin was too cautious. Even when he drank a sip of water or ate a piece of cake, he had to watch him swallow it before he could turn around and do his own thing.
Chu Fengqing gradually realized the problem.
