Chapter 214: No title (1/2)

Chapter 214: [No title]

Cheng Xi didn’t say anything as she turned around, crouched down again, and hugged him forcefully.

In the future, Lu Chenzhou would ask her, “What would you have done if, after you ran in so recklessly, I hurt you?”

Cheng Xi would obstinately reply, “I had both steel drill bits and a brick in my bag, so I’m sure I would have been able to defend myself adequately.”

She wasn’t sure whether or not to be sad that Lu Chenzhou never gave her an opportunity to use her brick. But in the present, after she hugged him for a while, she found that his physical strength was terribly atrophied—his temples were sweating from just this brief exertion.

“What’s wrong with you?” she asked in shock as she put a hand on his forehead. He wasn’t feverish; instead, his sweating had made his skin cold and clammy.

Lu Chenzhou didn’t respond as he weakly leaned into her embrace while his lips turned a pale white.

Cheng Xi was unable to rouse a response from him, so she grabbed his hand and took his pulse as she asked, “How long has it been since you last ate?”

He didn’t reply.

Cheng Xi was stunned by the implication. She pried his hands off of hers and helped him to the sofa. “Lie down for a while. I’ll make something for you to eat.”

Lu Chenzhou was somewhat unwilling to let go, and his hand firmly grasped the hem of her dress as he weakly pleaded, “.......Don’t go.”

“I’m not leaving. I already told you—I’ll stay here as long as you need me. But you still have to eat.”

Lu Chenzhou was truly famished. He had been excessively engrossed in his game, causing him to not realize just how hungry he was. But after he finally relaxed, he noticed that it had truly been quite a while since he last ate.

Thus, Cheng Xi went downstairs to make him some simple food. In his debilitating condition, he wouldn’t be able to eat anything overly rich; it’d be better to start with some sort of porridge to first replenish his strength and assuage his hunger before slowly nursing him back to health.

Meanwhile, Baldy, Lu Chenming, and Cheng Yang finally mustered up enough courage to enter after waiting outside this whole time; however, they were not courageous enough to venture past the first floor. When they saw her come down, Cheng Yang was the first to ask, “Are you alright?”

But Baldy was more concerned about Lu Chenzhou. “Is Boss Lu okay?”

And Lu Chenming just looked at her silently.

Cheng Xi smiled as she replied to all of them at the same time. “It’s no big deal. He’s just a bit hungry, so I’m making him something to eat.” She then looked at Cheng Yang. “Brother, will you get me some glucose from the convenience store?”

Cheng Yang wasn’t too happy that he had been assigned a task, but he eventually dragged Lu Chenming to go shopping together.

Baldy wanted to see Lu Chenzhou, and Cheng Xi nodded without protest. “Alright, he’s upstairs.”

After giving her permission, she entered the kitchen to focus on cooking. Lu Chenzhou’s kitchen was clean and spotless, and luckily, he had some ingredients in his pantry, which Cheng Xi used to make him a pot of porridge. By the time it was all ready, Cheng Yang and Lu Chenming had also returned. Cheng Yang was actually quite jealous that his sister was personally cooking for Lu Chenzhou, but he instantly felt better when he saw that it was just a plain pot of porridge. He slyly commented, “Why don’t you serve him a larger portion? He’s such a big man! How will this little bowl be enough?”