TL: Hua
Ye Rongxu was happy inside but didn’t show it on his face. He said reservedly, “Then just say we will go together.”
After a pause, he whispered again, “Then will you stay at my house during this period of time?”
It’s better to set up a bed in his bedroom and stay in his bedroom, like before in the hospital, so he can sleep at night without fear.
But fearing that Qin Chaoyan might misunderstand, he hurriedly explained: “It’s mainly because my PTSD hasn’t healed yet.”
Qin Chaoyan’s smile froze, and he asked, “PTSD?”
Ye Rongxu said seriously, “It’s post-traumatic stress disorder; you don’t even know that?”
Then he explained seriously: “According to Baidu1Chinese equivalent to Google., it refers to a mental disorder that occurs when a person experiences, witnesses, or encounters death threats, serious injuries, or other events. I have compared the situation online and found that the first cause is death threats, which I have experienced. Then there are symptoms such as excessive alertness, emotional anxiety, and clinginess, etc.; it also matches…”
Qin Chaoyan was obviously relieved when he heard this and then said unhappily, “Don’t diagnose yourself randomly; the doctor didn’t say you have this…disorder.”
“But compared with the description on the Internet, my situation and symptoms are somewhat consistent.” Ye Rongxu looked very innocent when he said this.
Qin Chaoyan: “…”
The corner of his mouth twitched and he couldn’t hold back the urge to rub his head fiercely. “When you go to the doctor, don’t say you read what the internet says.”
“Of course not; I’m not stupid.” Ye Rongxu quickly avoided him, covered his head with his hands, and continued asking, “So are you going to stay tonight?”
His pair of pure eyes was cunning and expectant.
Qin Chaoyan was a little stunt when he met those bright eyes, and suddenly a thought emerged in his heart.
Maybe the other party wanted to keep him, so he deliberately made up a reason that he had PTSD?
He pursed his lips, quickly came back to his senses, and whispered, “Do you want me to stay?”
Ye Rongxu froze. He suddenly turned his head away and cleared his throat, his tone as proud as ever: “What about you? Do you want to stay?”
Qin Chaoyan concealed his smile, but his voice became a bit hoarse.
“If you want me to, I’ll stay.” He leaned over and whispered in Ye Rongxu’s ear; his voice was very pleasant, gently brushing the tip of his ear.
Under the night sky, Ye Rongxu’s ears, covered by scattered fine hair strands, quietly turned red, and his tone became a bit chaotic, stuttering, “I, I don’t really care.”
Then he said with shame and anger, “It’s up to you.”
Then he controlled the wheelchair and quickly drove away from Qin Chaoyan.
Qin Chaoyan was slightly startled, afraid that he would rush into the swimming pool again, and hurriedly caught up with him.
Ye Rongxu felt a refreshing evening breeze cool his heated face, and he soon calmed down again.
He turned his head to look at Qin Chaoyan, who followed him, pursed his lips, and his tone returned to arrogance: “Well, I heard from Uncle Yang that all the cars in our house have been sent for inspection, so there may be no car to take you back.”
This is a fabrication with eyes closed. No matter what, their family would not send all the cars for inspection.
“Also, the villa area is quiet, and it’s hard to get a taxi.” He continued to make up stories with a solemn face, paused, and added, “There are no buses or subways.”
Qin Chaoyan held back his laughter and said in distress, “Is that so?”
Then he looked at Ye Rongxu and asked, “Can I stay here tonight then?”
Ye Rongxu couldn’t help but curl up the corners of his mouth, but he was afraid of being discovered and quickly pursed his lips, saying in a reserved manner, “You said it yourself.”
In the gentle night breeze, both of their clothes were fluttered, and the grass leaves on the roadside were also rustling.
Qin Chaoyan stood not far from the wheelchair. Seeing Ye Rongxu’s lively little expression in the starlight, he pursed his lips and smiled: “Well, I said it myself.”
There was a hint of doting in his tone that he didn’t even notice.
*
In the living room, Ye Boxuan waited for his parents to go upstairs to rest before taking out his mobile phone and calling his assistant.
“… Send someone to continue investigating Xuxu’s kidnapping case privately, starting with Wan Chunhai and Bohai cleaning. I always think… forget it, just investigate for now.”
He spoke in a low voice, and after hanging up the phone, his eyebrows were still slightly wrinkled.
Chen Jiang stood with him in front of the French window in the living room, looking at the bodyguards outside and Ye Rongxu not far away, always paying attention to the situation.
After listening to his employer’s phone call, Chen Jiang hesitated and turned around, asking, “Sir, do you suspect that Wan Chunhai isn’t actually the mastermind of the kidnapping?”
Ye Boxuan pinched his eyebrows and said, “It’s hard to say.”
It’s just a vague intuition, but there’s no evidence or clues at the moment…
He sighed and said to Chen Jiang, “I’ll have to trouble you guys to pay more attention to Xuxu’s safety. Don’t relax your guard recently.”
“Yes, don’t worry.” Chen Jiang hurriedly complied.
When this matter was brought up, he felt a little guilty. When the young master was kidnapped, no matter what, he, the closest bodyguard, was responsible.
In fact, when Ye Boxuan first learned that Ye Rongxu was kidnapped, he was furious and blamed the bodyguard in his heart. But then Ye Rongxu was saved thanks to Chen Jiang.
“Thank you for your hard work. Also, thank you for saving Xuxu.” Ye Boxuan turned around and patted Chen Jiang on the shoulder.
Chen Jiang hastily bowed and said, “It’s what I should do.”
Ye Boxuan moved his gaze to the French window and saw that under the street lights in the courtyard, Ye Rongxu and Qin Chaoyan were lowering their heads and huddled together. It was unknown what they were talking about. After a while, Ye Rongxu suddenly stretched his hand to Qin Chaoyan’s neck and laughed evilly.
He probably intentionally let the night breeze cool his hands, thinking that this could tease Qin Chaoyan. But the latter stared at him for a while without dodging. When Ye Rongxu’s smile gradually stiffened and he seemed to feel uninterested and wanted to retract his hand, Qin Chaoyan suddenly held his hands and covered them with his own.
Ye Rongxu was stunned.
Qin Chaoyan seemed to feel that covering his hands like this wasn’t warm enough, so he gathered Ye Rongxu’s hands in his palm, lowered his head, and blew on them. Then he lifted his eyes and said something to Ye Rongxu.
Ye Boxuan guessed that he should ask if his family Xuxu was still cold. A hint of a smile appeared on his lips.
Under the streetlight, Ye Rongxu’s face flushed, and he panickedly withdrew his hand. Qin Chaoyan straightened up, took off his coat and put it on him, covering him tightly, and pushed him back to the villa.
Seeing this, Ye Boxuan couldn’t hide his smile anymore and shook his head secretly.
Perhaps worried that the young couple would feel embarrassed to see people watching them when they came back, he turned to Chen Jiang and the others who were still busy on the first floor and said, “Go and have a rest.”
*
A week later.
Following several winter rains, Jiangcheng experienced increasingly chilly and damp weather. The wind carried a bone-chilling cold.
Ye Rongxu’s health hadn’t seen much improvement since he was kidnapped and hospitalized. On rainy days, he huddled in his bed with a slight pain that penetrated into the bone.
He simply stayed in the room with a constant temperature and humidity system all day, not going anywhere, like a flower growing in a greenhouse.
Ye Boxuan and the two old people in the family knew that he felt uncomfortable on damp and cold days, so they indulged him, and he became more and more lazy.
Qin Chaoyan came to Ye’s house several times during his stay and saw him curled up on the bed in the bedroom reading novels, like a lazy cat. Occasionally, when he felt uncomfortable, he would take a few breaths of oxygen, and the butler would bring the meals upstairs.
If he was willing to get up occasionally to feed the fish, it was a sign of Young Master Ye’s diligence.
On Sunday, the weather was finally clear and sunny.
Qin Chaoyan put a bed in Ye Rongxu’s room last night and stayed there.
He woke up early in the morning, and when he looked at the time on his cell phone, he saw a message from Grandma Ye in the “Our Loving Family” group: Today’s weather is good, just right for going to Dongshan Temple to burn incense. Are all the family members up?
It was attached with emoticons such as “Blue Sky and Sun.jpg”, “Good Morning.jpg”, and “A Beautiful Day.jpg”.
Qin Chaoyan got up quickly after reading it, dug Ye Rongxu, who was still sleeping, out of the quilt, and whispered, “Wake up, aren’t you going to Dongshan Temple?”
Ye Rongxu opened his eyes in a daze, then closed them again, pulled the quilt up, and hummed, “Go tomorrow.”
“Grandma has already said in the group that we’ll go today.” Qin Chaoyan pinched his cheek and shook it left and right.
Ye Rongxu still closed his eyes and continued to hum: “But I feel uncomfortable; I have a headache.”
Qin Chaoyan: “If you lie down all the time, you will have a headache. Just stand up, and it will be fine.”
“It’s not because of sleep; it’s because of a headache.” Ye Rongxu was lying so he could sleep a little longer.
Waking up early and going to bed early and all that was really hard to stick to in winter, especially when the previous succession of rainy days was too good for sleeping, and his health regimen was interrupted all of a sudden.
Qin Chaoyan frowned and said, “Then go to the hospital?”
Ye Rongxu was silent immediately, and after a while, a small snoring sound gradually came out.
Qin Chaoyan: “…”
He had no choice but to let the other party sleep a little longer.
As a result, half an hour later, Ye Rongxu was still sleeping soundly.
Qin Chaoyan came out of the bathroom after washing up and saw the message on his mobile phone flashing: Grandma Ye sent a message in the group again.
“Everyone, are you all awake? If you haven’t woken up yet, I’ll ask Jiaojiao to call you.”
“@Qin Xiaoqin, is Xuxu awake? If not, wake him up. Hurry down and have breakfast.”
Qin Chaoyan glanced at someone who was still curled up in the quilt, looking helpless. He walked to the bed and shook him again, leaning over and whispering, “Xuxu, wake up.”
Ye Rongxu hummed again when he was shaken and turned his head to the side, with the back of his head facing him.
Qin Chaoyan: “…”
He thought about it and suddenly leaned close to the other’s ear, saying slowly, “If you don’t wake up, I’ll kiss you.”
Ye Rongxu wanted to hum again, but he reacted quickly, and his sleepiness disappeared instantly. His eyes opened with a “swoosh,” and he turned his head subconsciously.
Qin Chaoyan was caught off guard and didn’t have time to move away. His lips brushed against the other’s lips, and his body froze instantly.
Ye Rongxu also froze. Both of them widened their eyes at the same time; their pupils shrank.
There was an electric current at the place where they touched, and the tingling sensation spread to the gaps between their teeth and to the tip of their tongues.
Their hearts slowly throbbed.
In the fish tank on the table next to them, two Koi fish touched heads, flicked their tails, and chased each other back and forth in the water.
On the bed, the two people with their lips pressed together were still frozen, as if they had forgotten to breathe.
There was a sudden knock on the door, followed by Lin Jiaojiao’s faint voice.
“Brother, Brother Qin, are you awake?”
The two people on the bed quickly separated, a little flustered, like fish that would startle at the slightest touch.
They didn’t look at each other again; after pursing their lips, the tingling sensation still remained.
Ye Rongxu could even taste a hint of cool sweetness and subconsciously licked his lips with the tip of his tongue. It tasted like… toothpaste.
The next moment, he froze again because of this action.
The curtains in the room were not open, and the light was a little dim. He tilted his head slightly and looked stiffly at Qin Chaoyan, his hand under the covers quietly pressing the position of his heart.
It was very strange, as if it was about to jump out. He didn’t know if it was his heart problem or…
After standing still for a moment, he couldn’t help but turn his head to look at Qin Chaoyan again. His beautiful eyes flashed with confusion, and he murmured, “I seem to be…really sick.”
Because of the constant temperature system, the room is warm and the blanket is thin.
Qin Chaoyan easily saw through his actions; his black eyes were deep, and his voice was hoarse: “Where are you feeling sick?”
Ye Rongxu pursed his lips, suddenly turned his head, and stopped talking.
The scattered hair was slightly messy, revealing the white jade-like ears and facial contour that were as delicate as fine brushwork.
But soon, he turned back, stretched out his white wrist from under the quilt, and grabbed Qin Chaoyan’s slightly cool collar with his slender fingers, pulling him towards himself.
Qin Chaoyan leaned over in cooperation, supporting his side with one hand, his eyes dark.
Ye Rongxu’s other hand also reached out; his fingertips seemed to pause when they touched the material of the clothes, then through the clothes, his palm gently pressed on his heart.
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