Chapter 186 - Everything Will Be Alright (1/2)
”The bath is ready.” Qian Ling walked out while wiping her hands on the clean cloth. Susu was told about the new treatment and another wave of pain she needs to endure. Even though she hated it, she knew she had to get through it to get well.
Leaning onto Chen Mu's chest, her body relaxed as he carried her to the bathroom. There was a chair prepared for him to assist her. Since her body was weak, he had to help her strip. Holding her naked body in his embrace, he stepped foot in the tub and slowly sat down. The second her body soaked entirely in the tub, she whimpered in pain.
Her legs bent and straightened rapidly in the bath as if she was drowning. Hugging her close to his chest, his strong arms kept her from climbing out of the tub. He closed his eyes as water splattered to their faces. Although he didn't feel a pinch of pain like she did, his heart felt it from her screams. All he could do was whisper to her ears that the pain would go away once the toxins are released.
Of course, this was only his way of interpreting it. Her sniffles and clenched fists were tough to ignore. If he had the choice, he would rather suffer in her place. Even if he wanted to release his grip around her and let her go, he knew he couldn't. This was the most difficult task in his life.
Her struggles reduced in strength as her body weakened from struggling so much. An hour into the bath, she asked, ”Can you talk about something to distract me from this?”
”Okay. How about I tell you a story about a five-year-old girl and six-year-old boy's first encounter?” His eyed reddened as lips quivered slightly. With his arms around her body, he began telling her the story of when they first met.
He wanted to tell her this since long ago, but never had the right opportunity to do so. Now was probably not the best time, but he didn't want to wait any longer. ”Once, there was a six-year-old boy named C and his friend was named T. Like every other day, C went over to T's house to play with him. As they were having fun running around in his garden, T overheard his parents talking.”
”Apparently, T's family had invited T's fiancée over to play. Both sides of the family would be present as well. After hearing about this, T asked C to do him a favor and switch identities with him. Although C refused at first, he ended up agreeing.”
Susu asked, ”But don't they look different? T's parents would find out, wouldn't they?”
Chen Mu chuckled and shook his head, ” T and C looked very alike when they were young. Sometimes, people actually mistaken one for the other. Plus, T's parents had to leave for something important at the end, so they never found out about the swap incident.”
Susu leaned onto his chest, ”oh..”
”Anyways, T and C changed clothes. After that, T snuck out of the house to play with his friends while C met his fiancée for him. At first, C wanted to ignore the little girl, but she was too adorable. This girl was sensitive to others' emotions. She could tell that C didn't want to interact much. Still, she initiated conversations with him.”