369 January 14 (1/2)

”Where do you think you're running off to?” Xin Zimen glared at Zhao Huan who came out of his study. ”I told you to fix that little girl.”

”Xiao Zi, she's a human, not a bloody machine that I could fix,” replied Zhao Huan feeling like this brother-in-law of hers really needed to learn how to talk.

”Don't try to be smart with me, Huan!”

”Oi!” Zhao Huan hit his head. ”How dare you be disrespectable to me? Don't forget I'm your elder. Be nice.”

”Whatever!” He grumbled before asking, ”How is she? Anything serious? Should I take her to the hospital? Or should I bring the hospital to home? I think the latter is a better idea.” At this point, he was more so having a conversation with himself.

”Xiao Zi...” she called him but he was so engrossed in rambling on and on that he didn't notice. ”Xiao Zi!”

”What?”

”She's fine. Ask someone to bring this medicine and after feeding her something light, tell her to take the medicine and sleep. She badly needs it right now.” Xin Zimen listened to her giving some other instructions and he mentally noted it all diligently while nodding his head. After she was done, she kept looking at his face before finally asking, ”Why are you panicking as if she's your daughter?”

”She's like one,” answered Xin Zimen without thinking.

Since Zhao Huan didn't close the door behind her, Xiu could clearly hear them clearly. And as soon as Xin Zimen said she was like a daughter, Xiu felt like someone had cocooned her body in a warm and fluffy blanket. It felt extremely good.

Outside, Zhao Huan tried to touch his forehead while frowning, ”Are you okay? Any discomfort anywhere? Or did you fall over your head last night?”

”What nonsense!” he had stepped back to avoid her touch.

”Sorry, but I'm more willing to believe that you're possessed than to believe that you've suddenly developed compassion. That's a humanly feeling. How can you have it?”

”I'm also a human,” he retorted.

”Really? You never acted like one though.” Xin Zimen glared at her while she laughed it off with a shrug and turned to leave. ”Take care of her and yourself. Also, you can call me without a reason as well. I promise I won't bite.”

Xin Zimen didn't listen to her, he gave Xiu's prescription to the maid behind him and took the tray with the bowl of porridge in it from her hands. He entered the study and placed the tray on the table saying, ”You're already this big and don't know how to take care of your health? Don't you know health is wealth? How can you be so reckless about it?” He pulled a chair beside her and sat down. With the spoon, he was mixing the porridge while rebuking her.

Xiu instinctively opened her mouth. She neither complained nor did she even bother to refuse his help. After all, she could still use her hands. There was really no need for him to feed her. And yet, he was doing it and she was letting him do it.

”You shouldn't have disturbed your sister-in-law early in the morning for me,” Xiu finally thought of distracting herself from all the strange feelings. She knew these feelings well. She had felt like this when she was young. She always thought if her father was around, her mother would perhaps be different. And right now, he was actually making her want to wish for a father all over again.

”I'm doing her a huge favor, the least she can do in return is using her medical degree for me,” retorted Xin Zimen in a way that Xiu didn't understand his meaning at all. He wiped her mouth with a tissue and passed her a glass of water as he went on, ”Don't think about it. She is a doctor, she knows patients come first.”

He heard a knock at the door and stood up to open the door. He came back to Xiu's side with her medicine which made Xiu scrunch up her face in instant dislike.

”Take this,” said Xin Zimen as he passed her the medicine. ”I just asked the maids to clean another room for you. After this, you're gonna sleep there.”

”I can go home to rest,” said Xiu.