Chapter 82: An Unexpected Need to Break-Up (1/2)

Chairman Yan, who had a rare case of the heavy cold, took his medicine and slept. When he woke up, not only were his symptoms worse, he even had a mild fever. Lying on his bed with a fuzzy brain, Yan Jin’s first sentence was unexpectedly “Do not call Chu Ge.”

Xiao Yu had complex feelings as he put the smart thermometer to the side. He put the two medications he had prepared into Yan Jin’s mouth, then…… he patted Yan Jin to indicate that he should get up and drink the water himself.

Even though Yan Jin was a cold and ruthless scoundrel, it was fortunate that Chu Ge was a good friend. Before he left, he told Xiao Yu what to expect with Yan Jin’s situation. That was why Xiao Yu had prepared for the possibility of Yan Jin waking up with a fever.

According to Chu Ge, this was what Yan Jin’s constitution was like. If his illness was not treated in a timely manner, it would become more severe, making it imperative for someone to stay by his side to monitor him. At the same time, he recovered very quickly whenever he did get sick; sort of like a trade-off.

Later that night, Xiao Yu suddenly jolted awake as if he shared a telepathic connection with Yan Jin. The moment he opened his eyes, he could see a hand groping at the bedside nightstand in the dark.

“Squeak?”

The hand stopped moving and retreated back under the blankets, but Yan Jin was only fooling himself.

Xiao Yu rubbed at his sleepy little eyes, then quickly came darting out of his cage, agilely climbed up the nightstand, and wrestled a cup of water closer to Yan Jin.

Knowing that he was caught, Yan Jin could only poke his head out from under his covers and reached out to pet Xiao Yu’s little head: “Thanks Fishy.”

“Squeakk.” It’ll be better if the water was hot.

“It’s fine.” Yan Jin rubbed Xiao Yu a few more times. The nice feeling of petting his fluffy hamster made Yan Jin feel as if his illness recovered by half.

Xiao Yu could feel the abnormal heat on top of his head and his neck couldn’t help shrinking back a bit at the contact.

“It’s great that you can see in the dark……” Yan Jin helplessly smiled: “Right now, other than you, I can’t see anything else clearly.”

It would be more accurate to say that right now all Yan Jin could see were Xiao Yu’s little eyes glowing in the dark. That was how he was able to locate Xiao Yu’s head so easily.

“Squeakk!” Of course!

A hamster’s night vision was very good. His eyesight at night was even better than during the day.

Xiao Yu proudly lifted his head up high. Then he noticed that he could see Yan Jin’s slightly frail face exceptionally clearly.

Right now, Yan Jin did not have the same handsome appearance he had during the day. After sleeping, his hair was tousled, his lips were dry and cracked from dehydration, and his face pale from illness. All together, this reduced his appearance points. But against the dark background, this version of Yan Jin looked the most real out of all the times Xiao Yu had seen him. As they made eye contact, Xiao Yu could see that the ice in Yan Jin’s usual glacial eyes was broken, revealing the clear lake underneath.

This Yan Jin seemed more approachable, no longer like a frozen mountain peak that kept everyone away.

But Xiao Yu did not reach out to him.

He looked at Yan Jin, who was just one step away, but felt as though he was looking at a mirage that came from afar.

The heavily ill Yan Jin finished drinking his water before quickly going back to sleep, while Xiao Yu stood on the nightstand and watched him for a long time.

When Xiao Yu first started living here, he had questioned why there were no personal maids at the villa when Yan Jin obviously had the money to hire them.

Right now, Xiao Yu pondered this matter once again.

It would be nice to have someone stay by Yan Jin’s side at a time like this. Someone who could keep him company, smooth away the stray hairs on his forehead, bring him a cup of steaming hot water, and personally place it to his lips.

Someone to cover him with the blankets and lay in his arms, accompanying him through this uncomfortable night.

That person probably wouldn’t be a maid, but someone who could accompany Yan Jin for life.

But whether that person was a man or woman, young or mature, common or dazzling, at the very least…… that someone had to be a human.

This was the first time since Xiao Yu’s rebirth that he questioned why he came back to life.

He did not know if it was some supernatural being’s idea of a joke, or if it was god’s arrangement, just ——

Why was he sent to Yan Jin’s side? Why did he find out all these things he had never known before? Why was his fate tangled up with Yan Jin’s?

Why was it that even though their souls were so close, even though he was right before his eyes, even though he reached out his hand, he still had no way to get closer to that person?

What was the reason?

What was the point of his rebirth? Since he could be brought back to life, why couldn’t he also be a human?

……

That weekend, Xiao Yu fussed over Yan Jin like a mother hen. He reminded Yan Jin when to take his medicine, paid attention to the temperature of the room, and checked Yan Jin’s temperature at regular intervals to make sure he didn’t have a fever. He even got out the little measuring cup for cough syrup and carried it on his head to get water for Yan Jin. It took about ten minutes for one round trip, but there was nothing he could do about that. If he didn’t make the journey, Yan Jin would refuse to take his medicine. This was something that Yan Jin should be doing himself. Xiao Yu could still accept the fact that Yan Jin did not attach any importance to taking his medicine, but Yan Jin would even try to get away with not taking it.

“Fishy, I don’t feel sick anymore……” Yan Jin tried to lift up his covers.

“Squeakk!” Get back in bed and lie down!

Xiao Yu stood on the edge of the bed with his arms stretched out to the sides like he could hold back an entire army by himself.

Two hours ago, he was momentarily soft hearted and allowed Yan Jin to go to the kitchen to cook something. When Yan Jin came back, he started sneezing and Xiao Yu discovered that he had a light fever again.

Yan Jin said helplessly: “Fine, if you insist that I stay in bed, can you bring my documents over here?”

Xiao Yu turned his head to look over at the stack of documents that was taller than himself and indifferently said:

“Squeakk.” Since you’ll be calling in sick on Monday, you can look at the documents then.

“Fishy, I can’t finish it in one day……” Yan Jin blinked his eyes, trying to coax Xiao Yu to yield by acting pitiful.

“Squeakk.” Maybe Chu Ge can come and help carry your documents over to you?

It was a pity that Xiao Yu remained unmoved. He even brought up Chu Ge to threaten Yan Jin.

Yan Jin had no way to deal with Xiao Yu, who could be neither threatened nor persuaded. He could only sigh and stay in bed.

After a while, a head poked out from under the blankets: “Fishy, what are we going to do about dinner?”

“Squeak.” Takeout.