Chapter 34 - Hospital Discharge (1/2)
Chapter 34: Hospital Discharge
Translated by Shiya of Exiled Rebels Scanlations
Even after returning to the hospital, Li Sui still felt very unreal, as if he were dreaming.
Lu Shang was finally at ease, so he fell asleep on the way back, faintly leaning on Li Sui’s shoulder on the way; he had zero strength left. Li Sui could sense Lu Shang was still burning up, and that made him worry. It was snowing so much, and he still ran all the way out here; even a healthy person wouldn’t be able to take it, much less a patient who just had an operation. When they got back, Li Sui helped Lu Shang change back to the hospital gown. After taking off Lu Shang’s clothes, he saw the hickeys he made were still there, he bit too hard on some places, some bruises had hints of purple on the edges. Looking at the bruises, Li Sui felt terribly depressed.
Lu Shang seemed to be sleeping very well; he didn’t even move a little. Li Sui pulled the blanket up, then walked out of the room to find Leung ZiRui.
The whole building was mostly empty, no one was in the management office, there were only a few doctors on duty in the emergency room. It was only then that Li Sui remembered—it was New Year’s Eve, so most people were already home celebrating with their families.
Li Sui didn’t feel right calling other doctors, so after thinking for a while, he decided to call Leung ZiRui anyways. Firecrackers were burning on the other end of the phone, so it was extremely noisy. After listening to Li Sui’s description, Leung ZiRui sighed, “It’s fine, just let him sleep. In the past two days of your absence, he thought you were gone, and he was really depressed, so he couldn’t recover well. Now that you’re back, he’s at ease and dares to sleep.”
Li Sui’s gaze moved to the person lying on the bed, and his hands clenched subconsciously.
“Li Sui, it’s rare for him to fall for someone, he’s basically risking his life for this. So, treasure your time together and live happily, don’t fight…”
Leung ZiRui said something else as well, but Li Sui wasn’t listening anymore—only Lu Shang was in his mind. Li Sui sat on the side of the bed, and he held Lu Shang’s hand tightly, his heart clenching.
Li Sui thought he understood the things Lu Shang did for him clearly, but now that he looked back, Li Sui noticed that this person here did a lot more than he thought. On the surface, Lu Shang never said anything, but behind his back, Lu Shang had prepared almost everything for him. More importantly, Lu Shang always put Li Sui’s safety first.
Perhaps Lu Shang was feeling hot; his lips twitched a little, his mouth sometimes opened up, and the skin around his neck was slightly red. The protrusion at his throat was moving up and down slightly, as his collar bones, evident due to his skinniness, moved along with his breathing.
Li Sui pulled down the blanket a little, then picked up the wet towel on the bedside table to wipe away Lu Shang’s sweat. Lu Shang was in a deep sleep, but even so, he still seemed to have a shred of consciousness remaining. When Li Sui was wiping the sweat from Lu Shang’s head, he held onto Li Sui’s wrist, not really willing to let go. The feeling of being needed made Li Sui feel warm; since Lu Shang wasn’t letting go of his wrist anyway, he decided to turn the lights off, removing his own jacket, then snuggling into bed with Lu Shang just like all the nights before. Li Sui fell asleep as he hugged Lu Shang while only wearing a simple shirt.
Having Li Sui here had at least one benefit, which was that the patient, Lu Shang, would be more willing to listen to his doctor’s orders. Lu Shang thought of bitter medicine as monsters and calamities, he was naturally avoiding even medicines that were not going to make him throw up. If he could avoid taking medicine, he’d avoid as much as possible. Li Sui finally understood why Leung ZiRui was always so angry with Lu Shang—even Li Sui needed to use lies and sweet talks to get Lu Shang to take his medicine.
“Is it really not bitter?” Lu Shang picked up the medicine while frowning.
Li Sui said with a straight and serious face, “It’s really not bitter, it’s sweet.”
As if Lu Shang had just taken out all the courage he had, he put the medicine into his mouth. The second it came into contact with his tongue, though, Lu Shang knew he was tricked. He was just about to spit the medicine out when Li Sui moved over to cover his mouth. Li Sui kissed him, forcing him to swallow the medicine; when Li Sui let backed away, he laughed, “It’s not bitter, right?”
Lu Shang was amused, he didn’t even care about the bitterness in his gullet anymore, “Hmn. It’s sweet.”
After the Chinese Valentine’s, Lu Shang was finally discharged from the hospital and returned to their house. Li Sui found time to buy some New Year’s supplies, asking Aunt Lu to prepare a whole table full of delicacies, hoping Lu Shang would get better and stronger. Though at the end, most of the food went into Li Sui’s stomach.
Maybe it was because they cleared all their problems up, but after getting discharged, Lu Shang was in much better spirits than before, and color returned to his face. Whenever he had free time, he’d go look at the fishing pole Li Sui gave him, and he didn’t even want to put it back for bed.
“Do you want to go fishing?” Li Sui walked out of the shower room to see the anticipation on Lu Shang’s face, he just couldn’t help but ask.
“Hmn, but it’s not the right season now.” Lu Shang put the fishing pole back into the box, then waved his hand at Li Sui, “Come and have a chat with me.”
Li Sui climbed onto the bed, placing his hands on Lu Shang’s waist loosely, pulling Lu Shang to his chest. The two of them looked at each other; Li Sui knew that Lu Shang was about to set some dating rules, but the second he began thinking about how Lu Shang was his lover, he just couldn’t help feeling giddy inside.
“Promise me two things,” Lu Shang looked straight into Li Sui’s eyes. “Number one, no matter what happens in the future, don’t even think about a heart transplant. If one day, I woke up and found that your heart is inside me, the first thing I will do is to rip it out with a knife, do you understand?”
Li Sui had a complicated expression, but even with the mixed feelings, he nodded his head, “I understand, but you have to take good care of yourself too, don’t stay up late and no drinking. If you encounter any problems, tell me, we can deal with them together.”
What Li Sui said sounded pretty reasonable, Lu Shang nuzzled up to him and rested for a bit, then continued, “The second thing, you still have to study. I’ve already applied for a place for you; it will last for two years. Choose a time to go there for registration.”
Li Sui froze the second he heard they would be separated again, and he immediately showed reluctance on his face. Lu Shang laughed a little at the sight, then he continued, “But you can come back once a month—if you don’t find that troublesome, that is.”
“Not troublesome, definitely not troublesome.” Li Sui asked again, “Can I come back twice a month?”
“The two-way trip will take at least two days. If you do that, when will you get any rest?” Lu Shang had a pretty smile on his face, his eyelids were half-closed, his Adam’s apple was sliding slightly, giving off a slothful aura. The color of the lights in the room was warm, making Lu Shang especially alluring as the lights shone onto the side of his face.
Li Sui’s heart twitched, he couldn’t stop himself from kissing him.
Lu Shang saw the slight changes in Li Sui’s eyes, he had a light smile as he asked, “Do you want to do it?”
Li Sui froze, his ears turned red, and with a tiny voice, he asked, “Is that okay?”
Lu Shang climbed up from the bed; his hand reached for the drawer, and taking out a pack of condoms and lubricant, he said, “Well, since we’re together, this kind of stuff is unavoidable.”
Li Sui felt extremely guilty, he moved forward to hug Lu Shang, “I’m sorry… about the last time.”
Lu Shang patted Li Sui’s back, “Don’t overthink it. Uncle Yuen hadn’t gone far yet, so if I was really against it, I could’ve just screamed and he’d have come back in.”
“You…” The corners of Li Sui’s eyes turned red.
Lu Shang held Li Sui’s hand as he said simply, “Li Sui, I seldom say the word ‘love’ out loud, and the time I have left might be scarce, but I’m going to place all the emotions I’m capable of in your hands.”
Hints of sourness and bitterness rushed into Li Sui’s heart. Li Sui had been trying to hold his tears in for all this time, but still he failed. He was prepared to hide his feelings for Lu Shang for his entire life, but one day, he realized that he was inside of Lu Shang’s heart as well. His long-empty heart was suddenly stuffed full by the confession, it was stuffed so full that Li Sui didn’t know what to say. He only managed to hug Lu Shang tightly and called out his name, “Lu Shang…”
Lu Shang let him hug his fill, then laughed a bit, “Okay, how long are you going to keep me waiting?”
Li Sui finally snapped out of the hugging; he wiped his face clean, then moved back a little to take in the sight of Lu Shang clearly. After getting Lu Shang’s permission, he moved in to land soft kisses onto Lu Shang’s eyes, nose, mouth… One of Li Sui’s hands snuck into Lu Shang’s clothes; just as Li Sui expected, Lu Shang was already hard.
It was as if a warm blanket was covering Li Sui’s heart; his breaths turned heavy as he followed his instincts and lingered on Lu Shang’s skin.
Since Lu Shang had been using painkillers and anesthetics for years, his sensory receptors were actually not all that sensitive. Perhaps due to the atmosphere, the interactions at his nerve terminals had been magnified, and just gentle little kisses were able to lit sparks of fire in Lu Shang.
Li Sui didn’t know anything about skill, he was just gently caressing Lu Shang’s skin. Yet, that alone made Lu Shang’s breathing chaotic; his body trembled, he was so sensitive that he could almost sense the lines on Li Sui’s fingertips.
The more retained Lu Shang’s expression was, the more fueled Li Sui got. Li Sui could almost feel something destructive growing in him, he even felt the urge to just go wild. Li Sui raised his hand to undo Lu Shang’s clothes, trailing kisses down towards Lu Shang’s abdomen, followed by licking and sucking around the abdominal area.
“Don’t…” Lu Shang had a hunch what Li Sui was about to do, so he reached his hand down in an attempt to stop him.
“Let me try,” Li Sui said seriously as he moved Lu Shang’s hand away. Intentionally, Li Sui raised his head, staring at the blushing Lu Shang, as he put Lu Shang’s member into his mouth.
“Hmm!” Lu Shang was frowning hard; his mouth was opened slightly, letting out soft moans that he failed to hold in as his body trembled uncontrollably. Obviously, this was too big of a stimulus to Lu Shang, both physically and mentally.
Li Sui was used to seeing Lu Shang’s serious and calm expression; the expression Lu Shang had now, being tormented by lust, almost made Li Sui lose his mind. Li Sui really wanted to fuck him as hard as he could, to rip Lu Shang’s cold mask clean off, to see Lu Shang sink deep into desire and ask for more from him, to see Lu Shang’s face colored in redness and his clothes all messy, asking for his forgiveness.
Cheered on by the moans, Li Sui licked and sucked with more force. Li Sui really didn’t have much skill, but he did sincerely want Lu Shang to feel good, giving all he had into every movement, and making Lu Shang lose it time and time again. As if Lu Shang was thrown into the clouds, he felt everything blurring as Li Sui bobbed his head.
The temperature in the room continued to ascend as watery sounds mixed with thick moans scattered around the room.