Chapter 28 – Falling Ill
Novel Title: 我们已经分手了 (We Have Broken Up)
Author：御小凡 (Yu Xiaofan)
Translator: K (@kin0monogatari)
Protagonists: 刘帆 (Liu Fan -MC), 陈谦 (Chen Qian -ML)
*Please read at Novels Space.space, the original site of translation. TQ*
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Of course, in the end, the gold chain was not bought.
Liu Fan enthusiastically bought a little golden dragon to hang around Chen Qian’s neck. The dragon, despite being in a chibi style, was made to look fierce. It was both cute and arrogant.
Then, Chen Qian bought a pig for him.
Liu Fan: “…”
Liu Fan sincerely said, “I’m also a dragon, dear. We are the same age. Did you forget?”
“This one looks good, dear.” Chen Qian put the cute little pig necklace around Liu Fan’s neck and praised, “Hmm, it really suits you.”
Liu Fan: “…”
He felt that loving Chen Qian was truly challenging.
Chen Qian held Liu Fan’s left hand, the rings on their ring fingers touching. It was unclear whether it was due to different sizes or different people, but the same ring looked elegant on Chen Qian’s hand while appearing bold and sharp.
Chen Qian said, “Give me your phone.”
“What are you doing?” Liu Fan handed over his phone in confusion and watched as Chen Qian took a few photos of their clasped hands. After comparing for a long time, he picked one and said critically, “This one. Change your profile picture to this.”
Liu Fan: “…”
“This one.” Chen Qian carefully selected another photo and seriously said, “Make it your phone wallpaper.”
Liu Fan could hardly stop laughing, finding Chen Qian’s serious commands adorably cute. So he took out Chen Qian’s phone and jokingly took a selfie under the jewellery store’s light, “Here, use this as your wallpaper.”
Chen Qian quickly snatched his phone back, glanced at the screen. He complained, “What kind of photo is this! It’s so dark! Your face is barely visible! Liu Fan, did you get uglier? How can anyone see such an ugly photo…”
While endlessly criticising, he set the photo as his wallpaper.
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“Whoa, what the heck!”
Girls are very sensitive to accessories. Liu Mengjiao immediately noticed the ring on Liu Fan’s ring finger, reacting in a shoujo manga style, “An engagement ring. Let me see, let me see. It’s platinum, right?”
She suddenly realised, “So the new profile picture you changed last night is this! Oh my god, the other one is from Mr. Chen, right?”
“Yep.” Liu Fan opened his messaging app and looked at his new profile picture. He couldn’t help but smile. After thinking for a moment, he changed his status: In a relationship. Stable relationship with a high-quality boyfriend~\(≧▽≦)/~
Liu Mengjiao: “… Could you stop destroying my will to live?”
“People need to help themselves. Go find a good-looking one to marry.” Liu Fan took a photo and sent it to Chen Qian with the caption: Please praise me~
Chen Qian immediately replied: Good job, you did well. Get a good sleep tonight.
Liu Fan: “…”
Liu Fan: Oh, remember to buy condoms because my mom says we should use protection.
Chen Qian: Enough! Can you not put your mom and condoms in the same sentence? It’s such a turn-off!
Liu Fan: If you’re turned off, there are still other tools we can use.
Chen Qian: Am I not satisfying you enough? Just wait until I get back, then you’ll know what the deal is.
Liu Fan’s phone dinged. A message from Sun Yiyi arrived, inviting them for dinner.
Liu Fan: My mom says we should go home for dinner tonight.
Chen Qian: I can’t make it today. Apologise to Ayi for me. I have some business to take care of and need to entertain guests. Either you go home to eat, or take Ayi and the others out to that roasted chicken place we’ve been to last time. I know the owner there; just sign my name. I’ll invite Ayi and Shushu out for dinner next time.
Liu Fan thought to himself that he wasn’t crazy enough to eat a 38,000 yuan roasted chicken. No way… that place serves wild game. He replied: Never mind, I’ll go home.
Chen Qian: As you wish.
The office was peaceful all day. Liu Fan sometimes felt like someone was watching him. But at least everyone’s attitude towards him remained unchanged.
Liu Fan asked, “Do you want to come to my house for dinner? My mom planned to invite Chen Qian, so the food will be plentiful.”
“Forget it. If General Manager Chen finds out I ate his food, he’d probably kill me.” Although Liu Mengjiao hadn’t had much contact with Chen Qian, her female intuition had fully grasped his possessiveness. “Besides, I have plans tonight.”
“Oh, really?” Liu Fan leaned on his chin and clicked his tongue twice. “With whom?”
“Zhou Xiang.” Liu Mengjiao took out a compact powder to touch up her makeup. “She invited me to her place for dinner. Apparently, her brother is cooking. And she says he’s quite skilled.”
At this point, Liu Mengjiao sighed, “I believe that. After all, a forensic pathologist should have good knife skills…”
“Well, I think you might be in for a vegetarian meal tonight.” Liu Fan packed up and left the company with her. When Sun Yiyi heard Chen Qian wouldn’t be coming, she specially packed a pot of Angelica chicken soup in a thermos for him to take back for Chen Qian as a late-night snack.
On the way back, Liu Fan made a point to stop at Watsons to buy a box of Durex and some lubricant. Since Chen Qian had to entertain guests tonight, he wouldn’t have time to buy them. Without these, it would be uncomfortable for Liu Fan himself. And they would definitely come in handy in the future.
Back home with nothing else to do, Liu Fan organised some client data and then played mobile games. Time flew by. And before he knew it, it was almost midnight.
Why hasn’t he called even once?
Just as Liu Fan was thinking this, his phone rang. “Hello? Chen Qian? Are you done with your business? What?”
Originally half-lying on the sofa, Liu Fan sat up straight. “Is it serious?”
Chen Qian replied, “They say it’s acute appendicitis. He’s just been taken into the operating room.”
“Which hospital are you at?” Liu Fan asked as he walked to the entrance to change his shoes.
“The city hospital.” Chen Qian realised, “Are you coming over? Don’t be ridiculous. It’s so late. What’s the point of making a trip? Get a good night’s sleep. I’ll handle things here and come home afterward.”
“How long will it take? Someone has to stay with him after the surgery, right?” Liu Fan raised his voice. “Enough. I’m coming over.”
For once, he took a firm stance and hung up the phone. After changing his shoes and grabbing his keys, Liu Fan hesitated before going back to pick up the thermos. He then headed out the door.
It took less than twenty minutes by taxi to get to the city hospital. When Liu Fan arrived, Li Yu was still in the operating room. Chen Qian was sitting outside and came up to him when he saw him. “I told you not to come. The surgery isn’t even finished yet. You brought the soup?”
Nearby, a man and a woman were holding hands. The woman was looking upset with red-rimmed eyes.
“My mom specifically asked me to bring it for you as a late-night snack.” Liu Fan could smell the alcohol on Chen Qian and knew he had drunk a lot during the social event. He pulled Chen Qian away to sit down at a distance. “What’s the situation?”
He glanced at the couple with a look.
Chen Qian understood. “Those are Li Yu’s parents. They needed a family member’s signature for the surgery.”
Liu Fan made a sound of acknowledgment. “Why didn’t you tell me earlier?”
“Did you give me a chance?” Chen Qian snapped, “Your temper has grown, huh? You dared hanging up on me!”
Liu Fan glanced over Chen Qian’s shoulder at the couple. “What’s up with Li Yu?”
“During dinner, he seemed off. He went to the restroom a few times.” Chen Qian frowned as he recalled. “After the event, Li Yu’s face was pale. I asked him, and he said he was fine. But he looked really unwell, so I brought him to the hospital.”
Liu Fan, hugging the thermos, remarked, “Good thing you were vigilant. If he’d gone home alone, he might have fainted from the pain and died.”
“Don’t talk about death in a hospital.” Chen Qian, out of habit, straightened Liu Fan’s clothes and hair. He then placed the thermos on the chair next to him. “Did you run over here? You’re sweating all over.”
“It’s hot.” Liu Fan adjusted his collar and looked at Chen Qian. “Are you worried?”
Chen Qian picked up a brochure and fanned him. He was puzzled. “Worried about what? Appendicitis is a minor surgery. This is a major hospital. What could go wrong? What nonsense are you thinking?”
Liu Fan thought Li Yu was quite pitiful, unsure of what he’d been doing all those years with Chen Qian. “Didn’t eat much tonight, right? Good thing I was smart. Drink some soup. It has angelica to replenish your energy.”
Chen Qian shifted away to show his refusal. “I’m not eating. Stop being so nagging. I’m not hungry.”
“Eat a little whether you’re hungry or not. I brought it all this way, and it’s heavy.” Liu Fan opened the thermos, releasing a fragrant aroma. He placed a large spoon inside. “Are you going to eat or not? If you don’t, I’ll eat it.”
“You’ve got some nerve! Get that away!” Chen Qian tried to resist but couldn’t move far since he was fanning Liu Fan. With a sullen face, he drank from the spoon. “What did you feed me? That’s ginger!”
“Eat radishes in winter, eat ginger in summer. Just eat it.”
“Liu Xiaofan, you…”
Liu Fan took the spoon away, gave him an oily kiss, and came back with the spoon. “Have a piece of meat.”
“Mmm… You should have some too. Ayi made it really well.”
“I had several bowls tonight. Stop fanning and drink the soup properly.”
“Aren’t you hot?”
So one person fanned while the other fed soup. The two of them waited while being clingy and sweet in front of the operating room until the doctor came out pushing the patient. Li Yu’s parents immediately stepped forward and asked, “Doctor, how is he?”
“He was brought in very timely, there’s no problem. After the anaesthesia wears off, the patient might feel some discomfort.” The doctor seemed to catch a whiff of chicken soup and his gaze drifted to the thermos Chen Qian was holding. His expression became a bit strange, probably because he hadn’t seen family members eating outside while someone was in surgery. “…Keep an eye on him tonight.”
Li Yu’s mother quickly said, “Okay, okay. Thank you, doctor.”
As she spoke, tears started to flow down her face.
Chen Qian watched from the side, his expression turning slightly sombre.
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*Translator’s Note: Maybe he got sick because he lost his appetite watching CQ and LF being lovey dovey hahahaha. Too bad, LY… You won’t stand a chance. -K
Next update: 2024.10.03
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