DCFRP Chapter 79

TL: Hua

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Qi Xiaoyu woke up more than half an hour later.

The person who came knocking on the door was still the same nurse who had received Qi Xiaoyu at the beginning. She informed them that White-browed Hero’s surgery was successful. Right now, they only need to wait for the anesthetic to wear off and White-browed Hero to wake up before they can take it home.

Xun Qian sat in his wheelchair, nodded to the nurse, and asked in a low voice, “How long will the anesthetic take to wear off?”

The nurse glanced at Qi Xiaoyu, who was sleeping on the sofa, and then lowered her voice, “About twenty or so minutes.”

While the nurse was speaking, Xun Qian’s eyes were always looking at Qi Xiaoyu’s movements, seeing if he had woken up.

Seeing that Qi Xiaoyu was still asleep and hadn’t woken up, he nodded to the nurse, indicating that he understood.

The nurse nodded, held the handle, and slowly closed the door.

During the gap when the door was closed, her eyes carefully and curiously turned between Xun Qian and Qi Xiaoyu.

Now she was 100% sure of Qi Xiaoyu’s identity. She remembered what her friends said about Qi Xiaoyu when they boasted about him—that he had never had any scandals.

Thinking of Xun Qian’s usual way of treating others and comparing it now, she felt that her whole brain was blown up by the beauty scene and sweetness. What kind of fairy love is this, only for each other, only good to each other? She just wanted to squeal like a groundhog!

Although Xun Qian and the nurse were very careful, after a series of actions, Qi Xiaoyu was still woken up.

He rubbed his eyes; the daytime sleep made him feel uncomfortable, especially after having some jumbled dreams.

Qi Xiaoyu frowned and closed his eyes, not opening them immediately. He needed to take a breather before that dream disappeared.

He had just dreamed of Xun Qian standing in front of him, even bending down and kissing him!

He thought he was crazy.

He had never had such an intimate act with Xun Qian before, but he actually kissed him in his dream.

What was even stranger was that he could vaguely remember the feeling of the kiss.

Xun Qian’s lips were not as cold as his personality. They even have a strange burning sensation.

It was as if the slightest touch would be seared by this cluster of flames.

He also remembered that the kiss wasn’t very deep, just a touch between the lips. The tips of their tongue seemed to touch, but also not.

Qi Xiaoyu couldn’t remember clearly.

But it was enough to make his heart race, his mind confused, unable to distinguish between dream and reality.

Because Xun Qian was so close to him, their lips were against lips, noses against noses. He could even count Xun Qian’s pitch black and slender eyelashes clearly.

Qi Xiaoyu took a deep breath, slowly opened his eyes, stared at the ceiling above his head, and cleared his mind for a while.

He had read the script for a while before he went to sleep, and the bizarre plots in the script were now emerging in his mind, mixed with the dream scenes, making him feel a little lost, not knowing where he was.

In the past four months, he had dreamed of Xun Qian several times.

But every time, Xun Qian was standing behind the cold iron gate, like a statue without emotion.

Sometimes, Tang Yuning would stand beside him. He and Tang Yuning walked towards the villa side by side, leaving him only a resolute back.

Every time he woke up, his heart felt suffocated.

No dream had ever been like today, with such unrealistic romance.

After being dazed for a while, Qi Xiaoyu’s eyes slowly focused, remembering what had happened today.

He really was with Xun Qian!

White-browed Hero was having surgery!

Recalling the dreams he just had, Qi Xiaoyu was startled and sat up.

The gray suit jacket covering him slipped down, and a faint scent of cologne drifted in the air, making his heart flutter.

He recognized the coat at once.

He grabbed the coat and at the same time looked at Xun Qian. Xun Qian was indeed only wearing a white striped shirt, rolling up his sleeves, and burying his head in his laptop work.

Qi Xiaoyu was stunned for a moment, then immediately retracted his gaze, not daring to look in Xun Qian’s direction too much. The remnants of the dream were gradually fading away, but even a little bit of the dream’s aftertaste and hazy shadow made him feel inappropriate and overly audacious. How could he have such a dream?

But… the feeling just now was so real, making him unable to distinguish between what had just happened and what was real.

In the dream, Xun Qian was standing, while now Xun Qian was sitting in a wheelchair.

He pressed his temples, brought the phone to his eyes, brought the thermos over again, and drank. Then he glanced at Xun Qian’s legs.

He remembered what Song Yue had said to him more than four months ago. Xun Qian’s legs had not improved at all, and there was no sign of being able to stand up.

Now that four months have passed, will anything different happen?

Qi Xiaoyu licked his lips, wanting to ask but not daring to ask.

As he was hesitating, the door was knocked on again, and the nurse came to inform them that White-browed Hero had woken up, prompting them to go over.

Although the two of them have their own worries, they have no other thoughts at the moment.

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White-browed Hero had a bandage tied around its abdomen and a dog cone around its neck to prevent it from licking the wound.

It was lying on its back on the bed, and when it saw the two people at the door of the operating room, it immediately whimpered pitifully and then cried a few times, making the two people feel very distressed.

Afterward, Xun Qian took the medicine, while Qi Xiaoyu held White-browed Hero, then the two walked to the parking lot together.

The anesthetic effect on White-browed Hero had just worn off, and it still couldn’t move, only whimpering all the way.

Qi Xiaoyu could only keep comforting it and diverting its attention by talking.

When they arrived at the car, White-browed Hero seemed to realize that Qi Xiaoyu would not get in the car with it and kept making “ah-woo” sounds from its nose.

Usually, White-browed Hero couldn’t bear to leave him, and would always cling to him and scratch him with its paws. Now that it couldn’t move, Qi Xiaoyu felt even more softhearted.

Qi Xiaoyu’s attention was all on White-browed Hero. On the other side, Xun Qian had already gotten in the car.

Seeing that Qi Xiaoyu was also reluctant to leave the dog, he stuck his head out and said to him, “Where are you going? I’ll take you there.”

The bodyguard standing by the side heard this and immediately opened the car door, waiting for Qi Xiaoyu to get in.

Qi Xiaoyu looked at White-browed Hero, got in with the dog, and reported an address to the driver.

Xun Qian’s face changed slightly. He had investigated Chu He and naturally knew who Qi Xiaoyu was going to meet, but he didn’t show it. More importantly, what happened in the lounge just now was enough to offset all the recent unhappiness, soothe all the fatigue, and accumulate tenderness and sweetness in his heart.

Seeing that Xun Qian didn’t object, the driver drove to the address Qi Xiaoyu said.

In the back seat, White-browed Hero lay in Qi Xiaoyu’s arms. Its head, fixed by a dog cone, was facing Xun Qian’s direction, and the two white eyebrows on its forehead turned into an inverted eight shape.

Qi Xiaoyu tilted his head and leaned over to look at its face, “Look at this pitiful little thing. Just bear with it for another three days, and you’ll be alive and kicking again.”

In order to coax White-browed Hero to go to the operating room, Xun Qian said he would reward it with beef jerky. Now, he really took out a bag of beef jerky from the small box next to the seat, tore off a very small piece, and put it next to White-browed Hero’s mouth.

White-browed Hero hummed and rolled its tongue in along with the jerky.

Qi Xiaoyu smiled and said, “Don’t you feel uncomfortable? Why are you still as gluttonous as usual?”

Xun Qian also had a faint smile on his lips.

The two played with White-browed Hero in the car for a while, and it seemed as if the car stopped only in the blink of an eye.

The driver parked the car and turned around, “Third Master, we’re here.”

Qi Xiaoyu paused while stroking White-browed Hero’s fur.

Xun Qian also stopped teasing the dog. He lifted his eyes slightly and looked at Qi Xiaoyu, saying, “I’ll bring it to see you once it gets better.”

“Okay.”

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Qi Xiaoyu got out of the car and went to the 8th floor to find Chu He’s studio.

The two discussed the script.

After deciding on the final revisions, they could start filming.

After the chat, Chu He poured a cup of monk fruit tea and put it in front of Qi Xiaoyu, “Is your throat not healed yet?”

“Hmm? Almost.” Qi Xiaoyu took the tea, took a sip, and then put it down.

Chu He looked at him and smiled, “Xiaoyu, do you have something on your mind today? Would you like to have dinner with me and talk about it?”

“Hmm? No, I have something to do when I go back.”

Chu He scratched his hair and smiled a little regretfully. “Okay, next time you want to find someone to chat with, you can find me.”

“Okay.” Qi Xiaoyu stood up and packed his things. “I’ll leave first. Li Kun will come to you about the contract details later.”

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Two days later, on the way back to the hotel from the company, Qi Xiaoyu took the initiative to call Butler Cheng to ask about White-browed Hero’s recovery.

Butler Cheng answered very strategically, sighing first, ““It seems to be quite traumatized by the realization that it’s missing an egg. It hasn’t been very energetic for the past two days, just lying in Third Master’s bedroom motionless, and it even threw up a few times.”

Then he changed the subject, “But it has been much better under Third Master’s care in the past two days. It has stopped vomiting, and its wounds have recovered well. Third Master took it to see the doctor today, and the bandages will be removed tomorrow.”

Qi Xiaoyu finally felt relieved when he heard this, “Thank you for your hard work these two days.”

Butler Cheng quickly shook his head, “It’s not hard; it’s all thanks to Third Master who takes care of it.”

After a pause, he said, “Xiaoyu, the Mid-Autumn Festival is next month. Look, do you and the Third Master want to talk again? Why don’t you come back to celebrate the festival together?”

Qi Xiaoyu did not agree immediately. After a long while, he suddenly asked, “Uncle Cheng, how is Third Master’s leg?”

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