Villainous Sick Beauty Chapter 33

TL: Hua

After taking a hot spring bath, Ye Rongxu felt a little stuffy in the nose. He suspected that he might have caught a cold when he “fell into the water,”  so he told Ye Boxuan that he would not go back at night.

He didn’t tell the truth just because he was afraid that Ye Boxuan would worry.

At night, he really had a low fever.

Qin Chaoyan, who walked into the room with a cup of water and medicine, saw him wrapped in a quilt like a cocoon, his cheeks flushed with illness, while he was grunting in discomfort.

Qin Chaoyan frowned slightly. During the day, his clothes were wetter than Ye Rongxu’s, and he was blown by the wind more than the other party, but he was fine.

It was evident that young master Ye was indeed delicate and frail.

He placed the cup of water and medicine on the bedside cabinet, walked to the bed, and sat down. Then he raised his hand to test Ye Rongxu’s forehead.

Ye Rongxu had a low fever, and his forehead was slightly hot. When he touched the coolness of his palm, he couldn’t help but rub himself against it.

He didn’t even open his eyes, just like a cat rubbing against the palm of a human, sighing comfortably.

Qin Chaoyan froze, his fingers slightly curled, and after a while, he suddenly changed his position, pinching Ye Rongxu’s soft cheek and gently pulling it.

“Hmm.” Ye Rongxu finally opened his eyes, covered with a layer of mist, looking dazed.

Qin Chaoyan retracted his hand, put it behind his back, and subconsciously rubbed his fingertips a few times. His eyes were dark, but his tone was particularly calm: “It’s time to take medicine.”

Ye Rongxu said, “Oh,” then supported himself and sat up with difficulty. His eyelids soon drooped again, and he looked sick.

Qin Chaoyan hadn’t seen him like this for a long time. He tucked the quilt for him to prevent him from catching a cold again, and then brought the cup of water and medicine over again.

He was about to hand the medicine and water to Ye Rongxu, but he saw that Young Master Ye opened his mouth first.

“Ah.” The young master’s eyes were still closed, his mouth was open, and his black hair was a little wet, sticking to his forehead like a young bird waiting to be fed in a bird’s nest.

It’s true… Stretch out your hand, and clothes come to you. Open your mouth, and medicine comes to you¹The actual idiom was [飯來張口，衣來伸手] “Stretch out one’s hand for clothes, open one’s mouth for food,” but Qin Chaoyan changed food to medicine. It describes a person who leads an easy, spoiled life..

Qin Chaoyan’s eyes deepened. His palm covered his lips and sent the medicine into his mouth, and then, as if he were scalded, he quickly switched the glass of water to the same hand and held it tightly to feed him water.

He tried his best to ignore that soft and warm touch just now, but as a result, he fed the water too quickly and almost choked the other party, and in no time, Ye Rongxu coughed.

Qin Chaoyan’s pupils shrank slightly. He took the water cup away in a panic, helped him into his arms, and patted his back to relieve him.

This wasn’t the first time he had taken young master Ye into his arms, but perhaps because people who were sick were extraordinarily fragile, at the moment he felt that Ye Rongxu was even more frail and thinner than usual, like a fragile crystal person.

He didn’t even dare to pat him too hard, for fear of breaking him.

Ye Rongxu coughed for a while, and after his breathing slowed down, he simply nestled in his arms. Perhaps after being sick, his psyche was also a bit fragile, and he clutched at his clothes with extra attachment.

Qin Chaoyan embraced his thin body, not daring to use any force, and tilted his head to whisper, “You will catch a cold if we stay like this; can you lie in the quilt?”

Ye Rongxu buried his head in his neck and shook his head lightly when he heard this. His fine, soft hair tickled him slightly, and his burning nostrils fluttered behind his ears, scalding his ears as well.

Qin Chaoyan’s arms around Ye Rongxu’s waist tightened subconsciously, and after hearing a soft hum, they suddenly loosened.

This is really bothersome.

His eyes were dark, and he took a deep breath, intending to forcefully press Ye Rongxu back under the covers. Ye Rongxu, however, hugged him, grunting and not letting go.

He seemed to be sick and confused, his mouth murmuring something.

Qin Chaoyan came closer and listened attentively.

“Dad…” A soft, coquettish whisper murmured.

Qin Chaoyan: “…”

Finally, Chen Jiang came and had no choice but to persuade him: “When the young master was sick before, it was Mr. Ye who took care of him. Maybe he thought you were Mr. Ye.”

After hearing this, Qin Chaoyan’s face didn’t improve but became darker.

“Alas, when the young master is sick, he will be more clingy. Why don’t you lie with him for a while, wait until he falls asleep and his hands are loose, and then go back to the room?” Chen Jiang provided another suggestion.

Qin Chaoyan lowered his eyes to look at Ye Rongxu’s thin but tightly hugging arm, and finally pinched his eyebrows and said in a hoarse voice, “Okay.”

Chen Jiang was immediately relieved, and when he left the room, he also helped the two of them close the door.

Qin Chaoyan lowered his eyes to look at Ye Rongxu for a while. Finally, he hugged the other party and laid down together, pulling the quilt over to cover himself and the other person tightly.

He had planned to lie down for a while and leave, as Chen Jiang said, but he might have been too tired from the internship and study recently, so he fell asleep not long after lying down.

Ye Rongxu nestled in his arms and soon felt uncomfortable with the heat. He wanted to roll to the side, but a strong arm held his waist, so he couldn’t roll out and could only hum with his eyes closed.

But after being covered, the fever gradually subsided in the second half of the night.

The next day, Ye Rongxu opened his eyes hazily.

Looking at the handsome face enlarged in front of him, his eyes trembled, gradually changing from confusion to fear.

Why? Why did he sleep with Qin Chaoyan?

Is this a dream? Or did he cross over into a dream?

“Swish,”  Ye Rongxu quickly reached out and pushed Qin Chaoyan in a panic.

Qin Chaoyan’s cold eyebrows furrowed together, and after a while, he slowly opened his eyes and met Young Master Ye with a face as pale as if he had seen a ghost.

Qin Chaoyan thought he was sick and hurriedly reached out to touch the pillow and asked, “Where’s the medicine?”

Ye Rongxu was stunned: “Medicine? Medicine?”

Qin Chaoyan: “…” It seems that he is not sick.

He breathed a sigh of relief and asked, “What’s wrong?”

Ye Rongxu looked confused and finally realized that something was wrong. Qin Chaoyan was the same as yesterday, youthful and young, not the appearance of four years later.

It wasn’t a dream, and he didn’t cross over into a dream. He was really confused.

Ye Rongxu was relieved immediately, but then he realized that something was still wrong. Since it wasn’t a dream, how could Qin Chaoyan—

“Why are you sleeping in my bed?” Young Master Ye asked in shock.

Qin Chaoyan: “…”

Oh no, I overslept.

He raised his hand and pressed his forehead, explaining: “You held me tightly last night and wouldn’t let go.”

Ye Rongxu opened his eyes wide and said, “Impossible.”

Qin Chaoyan: “You called me dad and wouldn’t let me leave.”

Ye Rongxu: “Nonsense.”

Qin Chaoyan: “If you don’t believe me, ask Uncle Chen.”

Ye Rongxu: “Uh.”

He hesitated and fell silent.

It would be better if he didn’t ask about this kind of thing. If he asked, how embarrassing would it be if it was confirmed? And it was probably true if Qin Chaoyan dared say so.

It was better to die without admitting it.

Ye Rongxu decided to play the ostrich.

Fortunately, Qin Chaoyan didn’t say anything else, and the embarrassment soon passed.

*
Because of illness, Ye Rongxu decided to stay in the villa for one more day.

It wasn’t until Monday when Qin Chaoyan was going to the company for internship that he asked Chen Jiang to drive him home and take Qin Chaoyan to the company on the way.

After arriving home, Ye Rongxu was surprised to find that Ye Boxuan was also at home instead of working.

“Dad, why aren’t you in the company today?” he asked curiously.

Ye Boxuan coughed lightly, not wanting to say that he came back because he was worried about his son.

“I heard you were sick again? And you were almost dragged into the lake while fishing?” He asked instead of answering.

Ye Rongxu suddenly felt guilty, his eyes wandering.

Ye Boxuan sighed, pondered for a while, and asked again: “How are you and Qin Chaoyan these two days? Nothing… cough, nothing happened?”

Ye Rongxu was puzzled and said: “No.”

After thinking carefully, he said: “Oh, yes.”

Ye Boxuan immediately became alert.

Ye Rongxu: “He is good at fishing.”

Ye Boxuan: “…”

“That’s good, then.” He picked up the water cup and tactically drank water.

Coincidentally, Old Master Ye, who had gone to the park to exercise, came back. As soon as he entered the door, he saw Ye Rongxu and said in surprise: “Oh, Xuxu is back.”

Ye Rongxu quickly turned around and called out: “Grandpa.”

Old Master Ye touched his head lovingly and asked with concern: “Did you have fun at the villa these two days? I heard that your Grandpa Lu also visited our villa?”

Ye Rongxu’s eyes lit up: “Grandpa, do you know Grandpa Lu?”

Ye Boxuan also looked at the two in surprise.

Old Master Ye hummed and said, “That’s Old Lu from Hongsheng, Lu Yunfeng’s father. You met him when you were a child, but you may have forgotten him by now.”

“Hongsheng?” Ye Boxuan looked at Ye Rongxu and asked calmly, “Is that the Grandpa Lu who opened a small company and had an unfilial son? The one you told me the night before?”

Ye Rongxu: “Ah? Yes, yes, that’s what he told us.”

When Old Master Ye heard this, he laughed out loud, “Old Lu is still so humorous and loves to lie to children. By the way, Xuxu, did he really catch that fish? If I remember correctly, his fishing skills are very poor. If he’s not the one who catches it, I will make fun of him.”

Ye Rongxu sweated slightly.

“So the one you met was Director Lu.” Ye Boxuan curled his lips slightly and said, “Qin Chaoyan, this kid, is quite lucky.”

Ye Rongxu was puzzled and asked, “Why?”

“Hongsheng had originally cooperated with Jiazhao, which Qin Chaoyan had just taken over, but…” Ye Boxuan briefly explained the situation.

Ye Rongxu suddenly realized, and then couldn’t help but curl up the corners of his lips, saying, “How can he be lucky? It’s me who’s going fishing; I’m the lucky one.”

Ye Bo Xuan couldn’t help but get up and walk over, rubbing his head as well, saying, “Good, it’s your luck.”

*
In the reception room of Hongsheng Group, Qin Chaoyan, Manager Lou, and Manager You sat here again, waiting to meet President Lu of Hongsheng.

Manager You waited for the reception secretary who brought them water to leave, then he couldn’t help but cross his legs and say, “I think today we have to wait in vain again; this President Lu clearly doesn’t want to see us.”

After speaking, he glanced at Qin Chaoyan and said, “They don’t trust our company’s management. It’s useless to come, no matter how many times. In my opinion…”

“Old You, if you have any opinions, you can wait until we get back to the company. There is no need to complain here.” Lou Xinyu suddenly spoke up, “Also, I inquired about the matter last time. President Lu did have something urgent coming up last Friday and was quite busy. Don’t take advantage of the situation and say something irrelevant.”

Manager You snorted lightly, raised his hand, and surrendered: “Okay, I’ll be quiet.”

Then he leaned back in his chair, thinking calmly: Let’s wait then; I’ll be damned if I can see Lu Yunfeng.

After thinking, he looked at Qin Chaoyan again and found that Qin Chaoyan was also looking at him.

The boy’s eyes were dark and cold, with a penetrating scrutiny that made people’s backs chill for no reason.

Manager You were so shocked that he subconsciously straightened up. When Qin Chaoyan slowly looked away, he realized that he was actually fooled by a young man who was less than 20 years old and felt quite annoyed with himself.

Due to the other party’s identity, he didn’t dare say anything, only thinking angrily in his heart: What are you proud of? When the cooperation between Jiazhao and Hongsheng is fully blown up, you little kid will have a good show to watch.

Just after thinking this, the reception secretary knocked on the door and smiled politely: “Sorry, President Lu is busy today and has no time to see you three…”

Manager You sneered in his heart, his expression definitely saying “as expected.”

He pretended to be regretful and said, “Alas, it seems that our luck is not very good today…”

Before he finished speaking, Lu Yunfeng’s assistant hurried over.

He seemed to have trotted all the way here, panting, with a thin layer of sweat on his forehead. As soon as he saw the four people standing at the door, he hurried forward to shake Qin Chaoyan’s hand and said with a sigh of relief, “Are you Mr. Qin from Jiazhao? Hello, President Lu has been waiting for you for a while, please follow me.”

Lou Xinyu was obviously surprised when he heard it.

Qin Chaoyan was also a little surprised. After shaking hands with the assistant, he suddenly turned his head and glanced at Manager You inadvertently.

Manager You was looking stiff, and noticing his sight, he showed a forced smile.

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  The actual idiom was [飯來張口，衣來伸手] “Stretch out one’s hand for clothes, open one’s mouth for food,” but Qin Chaoyan changed food to medicine. It describes a person who leads an easy, spoiled life.