Meng Ting’s eyelashes trembled at Yan Sui’s gentle kiss. Before he could close them, he opened his eyes again, and there was a bit of novelty in those eyes. He raised his head slightly and rubbed against Yan Sui’s cheek. Yan Sui paused and turned his face away, and Meng Ting’s lips also brushed against his.
It was too fast, too light, and too sudden, almost making people think that the kiss was an illusion. Yan Sui took a deep breath and pressed Meng Ting’s head back with one finger. At the same time, he also suppressed his suddenly arrhythmic and somewhat unsteady heartbeat.
Meng Ting’s eyes were still pure, but Yan Sui’s forehead kiss and careless brushing made him discover a way to express his closeness better than a hug.
“When I get better, I’ll kiss you again. I’m sick, I can’t infect you.”
Meng Ting muttered softly and then slowly closed his eyes. He was sick after all. The experience just now was extremely draining. Being hugged by Yan Sui and surrounded by a warm and safe feeling, it didn’t take long for him to fall asleep.
Yan Sui stared at Meng Ting’s face for a long time. After making sure that he was asleep, he reached out and stroked his lips. After so long, the soft touch was still clearly engraved in his mind. His eyes gradually darkened and his ears turned red. The impact of this kiss on him was beyond expectation.
He moved his eyes away from Meng Ting’s lips and reached out to rub his slightly furrowed eyebrows. Along with the heartache, those agitated emotions disappeared. He continued to keep watch by the bedside for a while before coming downstairs to find Li Yi, and then he told Li Yi about Meng Ting’s situation.
“This is going to be difficult…” Being sick and unable to take medicine, a cold can usually be endured and it will pass, but if there’s another illness in the future, it won’t be something that can be endured.
“You help me think of a solution, contact some psychologists, I’ll meet them first and then decide.”
He needed to understand the situation better. Meng Ting’s condition couldn’t be rushed at all.
“If Western medicine can’t be taken, how about trying traditional Chinese medicine?”
Li Yi saw Yan Sui’s frowning appearance and proposed a suggestion to him. Generally speaking, he studied Western medicine and rarely recommended traditional Chinese medicine to others, but he had no choice for Meng Ting.
“Why don’t we try a medicated diet? I’ve learned it from the Old Madam.” Nanny Wang suddenly interjected. She had just met Meng Ting and felt that he needed a good supplement. Moreover, Yan Sui’s deceased grandmother was an excellent cook of medicated meals. Nanny Wang learned a lot as she assist her.
“All right,” Yan Sui thought of Meng Ting’s appearance as he enjoyed eating and felt that this proposal was feasible.
Nanny Wang went to work, and Uncle Xiao sent Li Yi back. Yan Sui sat in the living room for a while, then went back to the room to continue watching over Meng Ting.
He moved his laptop and sat on the sofa next to the bed to work. When he raised his eyes, he could see Meng Ting.
Meanwhile, he continued to sleep soundly. As he said himself when he fell asleep, he was indeed very good and didn’t move much, but his brows were slightly furrowed, and he didn’t have a good sleep.
***
When it was almost five o’clock, Yan Sui put down the laptop. He stepped forward, pulled down the quilt covering Meng Ting’s chin, and reached out to rub his hair, “Wake up, eat something before going to sleep again.”
Meng Ting’s eyes slowly opened. After regaining his clarity, he slowly sat up and then leaned into Yan Sui’s arms. His voice was bitter, a little sad and dejected, “I’ve died many times again.”
Meng Ting was telling the truth, but it was too difficult to make Yan Sui believe and understand his feelings. He just thought he had a nightmare, “What are you talking about? Aren’t you properly here with me?”
He patted Meng Ting’s back gently, trying to make him feel better, “Do you want to eat in the room or downstairs with me?”
“Downstairs, I want to be with you.” He rubbed against Yan Sui with attachment. Thinking that he would be able to be with Yan Sui all the time in the future, his mood gradually brightened. At night, he had to let Yan Sui hold him for a while longer.
Yan Sui opened the luggage that Meng Ting had brought, changed him into some light clothes, and led him to the indoor bathroom to wash up before leading him downstairs. Meng Ting had never been taken care of like this in his two lifetimes.
He thought he was quietly sizing up Yan Sui as if he would stop him in time if he was even a little annoyed. Yan Sui’s movements were not very skillful, but he never showed any impatience from beginning to end, or rather, he had already begun to enjoy himself.
The two of them came downstairs hand in hand, which made Nanny Wang and Uncle Xiao couldn’t help but take a second look, but they immediately served the dishes.
“Aren’t you sitting down to eat together? There are so many dishes, Yan Sui and I definitely can’t finish it all.”
The long table was half full. The two of them, Yan Sui and Meng Ting, even if they only eat the dishes without the rice, they wouldn’t be able to finish it. Besides, he was still sick now, which would definitely affect his appetite to some extent.
“Uncle Xiao, Nanny Wang, sit down and eat with us.”
Yan Sui usually only eats breakfast at home, but he doesn’t mind them eating together. There are not many such opportunities, and there is nothing wrong with Meng Ting’s suggestion. Nanny Wang and Uncle Xiao hesitated a little before coming over to sit down.
There was nothing wrong with just Meng Ting and the others eating together. If He Wan was here, they would never do this.
Meng Ting was sitting on Yan Sui’s left-hand side. He personally opened the medicinal compote in front of Meng Ting, and then carefully observed Meng Ting’s reaction, “This is the medicinal meal prepared by Nanny Wang. See if you can eat it. Don’t force yourself if you can’t.”
Meng Ting came closer and took a sniff, then narrowed his eyes, “It smells so good.”
Uncle Xiao and Nanny Wang, who had been equally serious, immediately breathed a sigh of relief. Nanny Wang put on a kind smile and said, “If you like it, have some more. That’s all me, Nanny Wang, good at.”
Meng Ting picked up the spoon and glanced away at everyone staring at him. His eyes widened again, “Shall we start eating?”
“Let’s eat,” the corner of Yan Sui’s mouth couldn’t help but curl up. He picked up the chopsticks and put a few pieces of meat and vegetables on Meng Ting’s plate, and then he also ate.
Meanwhile, Meng Ting finally drank the medicinal meal prepared by Nanny Wang. It smelled a bit medicinal, but the taste wasn’t unpleasant. He drank a few spoonfuls of it before starting to eat.
He didn’t even need to rush to pick up food with his chopsticks. The food on the plate was only half gone, but Yan Sui immediately refilled it.
Although Uncle Xiao and Nanny Wang didn’t clip the food for him, it wasn’t difficult to feel their kindness. Eating here was completely different from that in the Meng family’s old house. It was also different from when he was eating by himself.
He swallowed the food in his mouth and looked at Yan Sui, who was still as calm as a mountain, “When I get better, I’ll clip food for you too.”
Meng Ting didn’t know how to be nice to someone at first, but now that someone is nice to him, he can follow suit. How well Yan Sui treats him, is how he will do the same to him.
Meng Ting’s eyebrows were curved and his tone was solemn, which was particularly pleasing to the eye. Yan Sui nodded lightly, and the corner of his mouth curled up again.
Meng Ting’s eyes glanced at the table, then looked back at Yan Sui eagerly, “I want that eggplant, it’s especially delicious with rice.”
“Okay,” Yan Sui stood up, stretched out his arms, and gave Meng Ting a large serving. As expected, he really ate another half a bowl of rice with it.
When he was about to eat his fourth bowl of rice, Yan Sui stopped him, “There’s still another medicinal meal in the evening, don’t eat too much.”
Meng Ting rubbed his belly. He was indeed full, but there was still some soup left on the plate of eggplants. He thought it would be a pity to throw it away, but before he could figure out how to tell Yan Sui, Yan Sui said again.
“Have another half bowl.”
“Um,” Meng Ting immediately smiled at Yan Sui. The reason why Yan Sui changed his decision was probably because he knew Meng Ting would smile like this at him.
It’s not surprising that a boy of seventeen or eighteen years old eats three or four bowls of rice for dinner. Even though he is still sick, Nanny Wang and Uncle Xiao are very satisfied. Their favorability towards Meng Ting has increased sharply. He is such a well-behaved and easy-to-support child.
After eating his fill, Meng Ting was almost half-paralyzed on the sofa in the living room. He squinted his eyes and held his belly, but he really enjoyed the feeling of having a full meal, which made him even more fond of Yan Sui, who gave him a full meal.
Yan Sui walked over. Before he could say anything, Meng Ting leaned forward and hugged his waist. He put his fluffy head in front of his stomach, Yan Sui reached out and rubbed it, almost forgetting what he was going to say.
It was only a moment later that Yan Sui said, “Let’s take a walk for a while, and I’ll show you around by the way.”
“Okay,” Meng Ting rubbed his cheek against his suit before letting the person go. He raised his eyes to look at Yan Sui, and Yan Sui also extended his hand to him. His eyes also moved from Yan Sui’s face to his outstretched hand.
Meng Ting didn’t hesitate any longer. He placed his right hand on his open palm. Being held by him, and then holding him back, was a very natural action, but it was actually very unusual, both for Meng Ting and Yan Sui.
“In the future, after eating a full meal, you can’t sit down immediately.”
Although Meng Ting’s look of satiety was adorable, it was not good for the body, so he would need to take care of him as well.
Meng Ting nodded obediently, then turned his head and looked at Yan Sui expectantly, “Then can we always go for a walk together in the future?”
“Um, let’s go together,” Yan Sui glanced at Meng Ting from the corner of his eye. Being able to have such a person walking with him until he is old is something he has never thought about before, but looking at Meng Ting at this moment, he feels good, or rather, he is looking forward to it.
But despite the expectations, there are still some reservations. After all… Meng Ting is too young and their future is too long. How long will he be willing to accompany him?
When Meng Ting suddenly stopped, Yan Sui also stopped and looked at him.
“Yan Sui.”
“Um?”
“I’ve thought it over.”
The light of the night lamp was only enough for them to see each other clearly, but it was sufficient.
“You said I’m a treasure because you like me, right?” After much thought, Meng Ting still felt that he did not have the qualities of a treasure, but Yan Sui still said with certainty, so, it had to be so.
He likes him. He is not a treasure in the eyes of outsiders, but he is Yan Sui’s.
The corners of Meng Ting’s mouth curled up as he said this. He took a step forward, grabbed Yan Sui’s other hand, and said solemnly, “You are also my treasure.”
In other words, I like you, too.
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