Chu Fengqing’s eyes flickered slightly, but he didn’t say anything. This time he must have been frightened. He sat in the wheelchair and looked up at Ji Yujin, who was busy.
Ji Yujin found some goat milk from somewhere, saying it was good for health, but it tasted fishy, and he couldn’t swallow it at all.
Ji Yujin also heard that cooking with almonds could remove the mutton smell, so he did not ask anyone else to help him and went to the small kitchen to cook it himself.
Chu Fengqing sat in the yard, looking at the busy figure in red clothes. He must have been scared this time.
Ji Yujin took a sip of the cooked goat milk. The taste made him frown slightly. He felt that the taste of this thing was strong, so how could he let Chu Fengqing drink it?
He didn’t want Chu Fengqing to feel even the slightest bit of discomfort, so he threw the pottery jar aside and turned around, meeting Chu Fengqing’s sight.
His body froze, and without thinking, he walked towards him. He put his hand on the wheelchair handle and said, “How long have you been here? It’s so cold in the yard, did you run out to get some fresh air? What if you catch a cold? It’s also my fault that I didn’t notice you.”
Chu Fengqing shook his head. “Not long. It’s good for health to get some sun occasionally.”
Ji Yujin frowned. “Can sunbathing be good for your health?”
During the days when Chu Fengqing was in a coma, he also learned some basic medical knowledge from the divine physician so that he could take care of Chu Fengqing. However, what he learned in a few months was just the basics.
Chu Fengqing nodded, and the two did not continue talking about this topic. Ji Yujin pushed him into the room.
He can walk now, but only a few steps. After walking for a long time, his legs feel like they are pricked by needles. Ten steps is a big hurdle, and he has not yet succeeded in the challenge. Ji Yujin said that they have a lot of time now, so there is no need to rush and take it slowly, so he listened to him and took it slowly all the time, which led to the current situation.
Chu Fengqing drank a few sips of warm water and began to reflect on his muddled state. He decided to practice for another half an hour in the future.
He looked at Ji Yujin and wondered what he was busy with, so he called out, “Ji Yujin.”
Ji Yujin was looking for a cushion but stopped when he heard his words, turned around, and said with a smile, “Every time you call me by my full name, it makes me feel a little flustered. It’s not intimate at all.”
He paused and said in a serious tone, imitating Chu Fengqing’s tone: “Chu Fengqing.”
“Tsk, you listen, don’t you think it’s very serious? Every time you call me, I wonder if I’ve made a mistake.”
Chu Fengqing was made to laugh and cry by him, but could he really be so serious? He usually didn’t pay attention to these details.
“So how do you want me to call you?”
Ji Yujin’s eyes lit up instantly. “There’s a lot.”
“Husband, Xianggong1Also mean husband, Gege, I can accept it.”
He mentioned several names in a row. Seeing his expression, Chu Fengqing knew that he couldn’t let him think any more, so he interrupted him.
“Ah Jin.” Chu Fengqing’s voice was clear and cold, like a spring flowing into the summer, which could clear away the heat.
Ji Yujin’s voice finally stopped. He raised his eyes and looked at Chu Fengqing, as if he didn’t hear it clearly.
Chu Fengqing thought he was not satisfied with this name, so he called him again tentatively: “Ah Jin.”
Ji Yujin slowly raised his lips and responded, “Yes.”
After a pause, he took two steps to Chu Fengqing and said, “Call me again.”
Chu Fengqing followed his wishes and called out again, “A Jin.”
“It sounds pretty nice.” Ji Yujin said, “No one has ever called me Ah Jin. My mother calls me Yujin, and my grandparents call me Jin’er. In recent years, not many people dare to call me by my name. Most of them call me Lord, Master, and other nicknames.”
Ji Yujin raised his eyebrows and pecked Chu Fengqing on the lips, “Call me like this from now on.”
Chu Fengqing chuckled: “Oh? Then what about ‘Gege’, ‘Xianggong’, ‘Husband’ and other titles?”
Ji Yujin paused for a moment, and just when he thought, “I’ve lost a lot”, he saw the teasing on Chu Fengqing’s face. He immediately understood that Chu Fengqing did it on purpose. His fox eyes were slightly hooked, more evil than a demon. He smiled and said, “Since we have an occasion to use these calls, how can we let outsiders hear it?”
Chu Fengqing didn’t understand. Ji Yujin smiled but didn’t say anything.
In the afternoon, Chu Fengqing took a nap with Ji Yujin. The first person he saw after waking up was Ji Yujin.
The next few days were spent living like this, the two of them seemed to be isolated from the world. Now even the kitchen chores were taken care of by Ji Yujin, and Chu Fengqing could not even see the servants who cleaned the house.
Li Yu, Zhao Li, and Qing Niao found a tavern. Taverns were always doing good business in winter, and they searched for a while before they found one with a private room.
The strong liquor slid down his throat, and Li Yu let out a “tsk” sound, his pretty face wrinkled into a bun. After taking a gulp, his face turned red, and he let out a sigh: “Great.”
Qing Niao didn’t drink the wine but just ate the peanuts that went with the wine. He was used to being a secret guard and seldom drank.
Zhao Li stroked the wine glass with his fingers and said softly, “I haven’t finished my work today, why did I come to the tavern with you two?”
Li Yu: “Is that your business?”
Zhao Li put down the wine glass and said, “Master leave all matters to us.”
Li Yu: “Humph, I haven’t even seen his shadow these days. I went to the mansion to look for him, but I only saw him briefly. He was diligent in asking me to help with things.”
Qing Niao added: “Master has withdrawn all the secret guards in the mansion and does not allow anyone to approach.”
After a few drinks, Li Yu’s eyes became blurry, and he spoke slowly. “It’s normal. If it weren’t for Brother Chu’s poor health, I would have suspected that he would go to a remote mountain to live in seclusion. I ran into the Third Young Lady of the Chu family yesterday. Even the Third Young Lady hadn’t seen Brother Chu for a few days already, but she didn’t realize anything was wrong. Suddenly, the other people in the Chu family all had problems. Who do you think was responsible?”
He paused, slammed the cup on the table, and said in a low voice, “He is a lunatic.”
After he said this, everyone fell silent.
Although this may sound unpleasant, but it is the absolute truth.
Zhao Li frowned, a hint of worry flashing in his eyes.
Li Yu glanced at him and said, “We can’t interfere in this matter. He’s a stubborn person. If you interfere, he might get even crazier.”
Qing Niao glanced at him and asked, “Did you invite us here just to talk about this?”
Li Yu pursed his lips. “Otherwise? I really come to drink with you? Is there nothing you two can do?”
Zhao Li: “You must be drunk. One moment you don’t want us to get involved, and the next moment you want us to come up with a plan. You’re contradicting yourself.”
Li Yu: “……”
……
The sun was setting outside. As soon as it went down, the temperature dropped instantly. One could see the white mist when they spoke a word.
Chu Fengqing, wearing a fox fur coat, sat by the window looking at the red and suddenly said to Ji Yujin, “Ah Jin, shall we go out for a walk tomorrow?”
Ji Yujin tightened his grip on the wheelchair, but his expression didn’t change much. He was silent for a moment, raised his lips, and asked, “Why do you want to go out? Isn’t it good here?”
Chu Fengqing pursed his lips, which were still a little pale, forming a sharp contrast with Ji Yujin. “This place is great.”
Ji Yujin: “If it’s great, then don’t go out. Just make a list of what you want to buy, and I’ll have someone buy it for you.”
Chu Fengqing didn’t say anything but just reached out and covered Ji Yujin’s hand. He was holding the hot water bottle, so his hands were warm, but Ji Yujin’s hands were a little cold.
The dry warmth slowly seeped over from Chu Fengqing’s body. Ji Yujin’s pupils shrank slightly and then returned to normal.
The two of them watched the sunset quietly and the red color on the earth.
After a long time, Ji Yujin said, “Alright, I’ll push you out tomorrow.”
But Chu Fengqing refused, “No, I suddenly don’t want to go out anymore.”
Ji Yujin squatted in front of Chu Fengqing, stared into his eyes, and asked, “You really don’t want to go out?”
Chu Fengqing smiled and said, “En, I won’t go out.”
Ji Yujin also smiled, leaned over, and pecked Chu Fengqing on the corner of his lips. “It’s getting cold, let’s go in.”
At night, although Chu Fengqing’s health had improved a lot, but he was still afraid of the cold. In the past, he would often wake up in the middle of his sleep because of the cold, but now that Ji Yujin was here, this rarely happened to him.
Today he was awakened by the cold again. He opened his eyes in a daze and found that Ji Yujin was not around. Chu Feng became more sober and slowly sat up.
“Don’t sit up. It’s cold.”
Chu Fengqing looked in the direction of the voice and saw Ji Yujin sitting on the small couch below, with his back against the edge of the bed, just like the days when Chu Fengqing was unconscious.
“What’s wrong? Can’t sleep?” Chu Fengqing asked.
Ji Yujin stood up and touched Chu Fengqing’s hand. Even though he had just woken up, his hand was not very warm. He pulled the quilt and covered both of them. He then put his arms around Chu Fengqing and rested his head on his shoulder. The unique medicinal fragrance of Chu Fengqing made him calm down a little.
He whispered, “Qing’er, I seem to be a little bit wrong.”
Chu Fengqing turned his head to look at him. Under the moonlight, Ji Yujin’s fox eyes were red, his waterfall-like black hair was scattered on his shoulders, and his whole body exuded a sense of hostility.
“There are things I keep telling myself not to do, but before I know it, I’ve already done them.”
“I don’t want anyone to get close to you, and I don’t want you to see anyone. The way they look at you makes me uncomfortable.” He felt so uncomfortable that he wanted to kill them.
Ji Yujin spoke in a disorderly manner. He bit Chu Fengqing’s earlobe and said in the most gentle voice of his life, “I want to lock you up so that no one can snatch you from me.”
