The two of them hugged for about half an hour before getting out of bed.
When washing up in the bathroom, 521 appeared with a 'piu', its little wings hugged Lin Yuan tightly, and it hummed: "Senior... Last night scared 521 to death. Huo Chen didn't sleep the whole night, and lay stiff next to you, his eyes were so scary... I was afraid he would kill you, eat you bite by bite. Mental illnesses are so scary..."
Lin Yuan's brushing movements paused, and he said unclearly: "Do' he u'ally no' sle'?"
521 slowly raised a question mark: "?? Senior what are you saying?"
Lin Yuan hurriedly spit out the toothpaste and gargled: "Doesn't Huo Chen usually not sleep?"
521 wuu'ed a few times and said with lingering fear: "I know ah! But I never thought that when he didn't sleep he was that scary. If I knew beforehand, I would've fallen asleep earlier. Last night, he scared me so badly I almost malfunctioned, then I couldn't sleep the whole night."
Indeed, only Lin Yuan slept soundly last night. Huo Chen was in pain, and 521 was trembling the whole time.
Lin Yuan recalled that recently Huo Chen's food intake was okay, although he only ate half the amount he ate, compared to before, it was a big improvement.
But Lin Yuan didn't know what to do about his sleeping problem. Huo Chen was already immune to the effects of the medicine, so his mental state was very bad.
For the whole day, Lin Yuan searched the web for ways to help people sleep. In the evening, after Huo Chen finished showering and sat down, Lin Yuan brought him a warm cup of milk.
"Husband~ Have a glass of milk."
Huo Chen didn't take it. He leisurely looked at the young man standing in front of him, wearing light colored pajamas and signs of dampness in his slightly curly black hair. His eyes were still bright and clear.
"I don't drink milk." Huo Chen said calmly.
Lin Yuan didn't expect Huo Chen to refuse him. He scratched his hair in distress: "Why not? It tastes good. I put in a large spoonful of honey, so it's very sweet."
Huo Chen looked at him quietly, and asked with deep eyes: "Why should I drink this?"
Lin Yuan didn't hesitate and said directly: "I checked online and they said that drinking milk before going to bed would help people sleep."
Drinking milk before going to bed is good for sleep, this was a common saying. Huo Chen knew what Lin Yuan wanted to do as soon as he saw the cup.
But when he heard him say this out loud, and looking at Lin Yuan's willingness to do unnecessary work for himself, Huo Chen felt that the milk's warmth and sweetness seemed to flow into some cracks that had been unable to heal for a long time.
Whatever, just drink the milk, as long as it makes him happy.
Huo Chen stretched out his hand to take the glass of milk, and sure enough, Lin Yuan's eyes lit up and his brows bent with a smile, making people feel uncontrollably soft hearted.
When he finished the glass of milk, Lin Yuan took the empty glass and put it on the coffee table. He smiled and said: "Huo Chen, wait for me for a moment~ I'm going to bring something."
Lin Yuan left the room and came back in with a foot basin.
He had entered the bathroom and filled half a basin of hot water. Lin Yuan put the basin next to Huo Chen's feet, plugged it into an outlet, and smiled: "I read on the Internet that a foot bath can also help you sleep. I bought this basin at the mall this morning. The sister who sold this said that this brand has many functions and is the most popular. Everyone who used it said it was great. Try it, Huo Chen, maybe it will work."
In any case, Huo Chen's condition couldn't be helped by medicine, it's better to try other methods, Lin Yuan thought to himself.
Even though Huo Chen's illness was severe and his state was bad, he could clearly feel that he was cared for by the young man in front of him.
Huo Chen had never been cherished by someone else like this. For a moment, he felt at a loss. His pair of inky, dark eyes hid a beast. Now they were faintly red, as if miserable and painful to the extreme and crying bloody tears.
Huo Chen gasped disorderly and uncontrollably grabbed Lin Yuan's hand. He tightened his grip as if to embed himself into Lin Yuan's body and mix with his flesh and blood.
Lin Yuan felt a little pain when he was held, and tried to break free: "Huo Chen, it hurts, be gentle."
Huo Chen didn't decrease his strength, but instead used more force, bringing a trace of beast-like fierceness and instinctive madness.
He knew what was going on. He was a devil living in hell, a bug living in the mud, when suddenly a ray of light shone down on him, bringing him warmth and brightness.
But this light would not stay forever. The only way to keep it was to pull it closer to the depths of hell, closer to the dirty mud and fall together, rot together.
Nothing can be more intimate than perishing together.
Lin Yuan was in a lot of pain because of Huo Chen's strength. But he didn't get mad, because Huo Chen was sick, and he needed to be considerate of Huo Chen and have patience.
He took a deep breath and tried to ignore the pain. Lin Yuan showed a soft and harmless smile to the beautiful and pale man in front of him: "Huo Chen, if you want to hold me, then hold. I'll give myself to you to hold. But can you soak your feet first?"
Huo Chen had never met someone who tolerated himself like this, and his surprised expression was hard to conceal. Obviously, he brought him pain, but he still accepted him. That soft and easy-to-bully appearance seemed to convey that no matter how much injury and pain he gave him, he was willing to endure and accept it.
Lin Yuan... Lin Yuan...
Huo Chen saw that his eyes were full of grievances and his grip finally lightened up. On the white and slender hand, a few blue and purple fingerprints were left, as if they were old injuries.
But Huo Chen was sure that they'd disappear, he couldn't bear to leave scars on Lin Yuan, this was already his limit.
"Sit down." As Huo Chen spoke, he lightly pulled Lin Yuan down.
Lin Yuan obediently sat next to him.
Huo Chen gently rubbed the blue and purple finger marks on his hand and whispered: "It's useless, Lin Yuan. Don't do this type of thing again in the future, it's a waste of time. No matter how many glasses of milk I drink, nothing will change for me."
Lin Yuan lowered his eyes and looked at Huo Chen's hand. The bones were distinct and snow white, like he only had a thin layer of skin and flesh wrapped around his skeleton. Clearly it was only one hand, but he could already tell that he was sick.
"Huo Chen..." Lin Yuan called softly, but he didn't get to say anything before Huo Chen interrupted him.
"Did I hurt you just now? I'm sorry. To make it up to you, I'll help you soak your feet so you can dream well tonight."
Lin Yuan never imagined that in the end the one to soak their feet would be himself. And Huo Chen even helped him to wipe his feet. Huo Chen's hands were very cold, so when he grabbed his feet, Lin Yuan felt a combination of cold and hot. His heart beat very quickly, and he could almost hear it, really strange.
There was the sound of water from the bathroom. When it disappeared, Lin Yuan finally came to his senses and got into the quilt in a hurry with his head hidden.
It was dark in the quilt. Lin Yuan heard his own slight breathing and Huo Chen's approaching footsteps, and inexplicably became a little nervous.
Soon, the other side of the bank sank as Huo Chen laid down. Lin Yuan twisted and pinched the quilt for a long time. Only after 521 reminded him of the blackening value did he slowly lean over.
Lin Yuan wanted to hug Huo Chen as usual, but just as he touched the other party's body, his wrist was caught by a cold hand. The force was not heavy, and felt completely different than before. The strength was not able to stop him, and he could even feel the hand trembling.