Out of impulse, Chi Zhao didn't even think and just leaned towards Qi Yuyang. It wasn't until he felt the soft touch that Chi Zhao suddenly realised what he had just done. He immediately opened his eyes and tried to get up with the intention to leave.
But it was too late.
The surprise slowly faded from Qi Yuyang's eyes and it was replaced by a sharp and deep light. He very quickly turned the situation around and, with one hand holding Chi Zhao's shoulder and the other supporting the back of his head, he would use his slender and powerful fingers to carefully rub the back of Chi Zhao's neck whenever the kiss turned passionate.
In an instant, Chi Zhao lost his strength. When Qi Yuyang pressed that spot on the back of his neck, a feeling of familiarity and dependence suddenly stirred inside him, making him want to lean against Qi Yuyang, submit to him and give him everything he wanted.
The two kissed indiscriminately on the hospital bed. Everything had happened too quickly, and the system could only stare dumbfoundedly at the pair of dog men. After a long moment of silence, the system finally acted and quickly entered the depths of Chi Zhao's mind whilst muttering angrily, "Stupid idiot!"
...….
A few minutes later, Chi Zhao raised his head while panting slightly and saw that at some unknown point in time, he had ended up sitting in Qi Yuyang's lap. Qi Yuyang on the other hand didn't seem to find it a problem and continued to hold him while a smile on his face.
Chi Zhao was silent for a moment. He then quickly jumped off Qi Yuyang and restored his expression back to his usual facial paralysis look. The only exception was that the corners of his eyes were still slightly red, and his breathing was not as stable and calm as before.
"I'm going to get you water."
The hot water bottle was in the ward, but Chi Zhao had thrown out a line like this and hurried out the room without even taking a cup with him. Qi Yuyang watched his escaping figure and the smile on his lips couldn't help but deepen.
Once outside the ward, Chi Zhao didn't look for the water and instead stopped and leaned against the wall after walking about ten metres away from the room.
After a while, he covered his face and collapsed.
How did that situation happen just now?!
Having heard this question, the system appeared in a flash and considerately put on a small movie in Chi Zhao's mind. It was a replay of the scene where he took the initiative to kiss Qi Yuyang.
Chi Zhao: "..."
Chi Zhao supported his head and leaned back against the wall. He clearly looked very depressed, "Did the plot collapse again?"
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The system internally said: What collapse? The plot has never been normal from the very beginning okay?!
Although it thought this, the system didn't say it and instead changed its way of comforting Chi Zhao.
[Probably not. Think about it. In the original plot line, Qi Yuyang and Xue Qing was in a romantic relationship. Kissing him now shouldn't be a problem.]
Chi Zhao frowned. Just as he wanted to say something, someone nearby called out to him. After turning around to look, he saw that it was the elderly doctor.
The doctor came over and reproached, "Why didn't you stay in the ward? What if the patient wakes up?"
Chi Zhao explained, "He is already awake."
"Awake?" The doctor's gaze turned sharp, "If he's awake then why did you run out?! Leaving a patient in the room, unable to drink water when he wants to, don't tell me you're thinking of just leaving him here? You really shouldn't do that. Your boyfriend is bedridden, yet you don't plan on caring for him. Is this something a human would do?!"
Chi Zhao: "...." What the hell is this?!
"I'm not leaving." Chi Zhao replied helplessly, "I just wanted to get some air and then go back later."
The doctor wanted to continue speaking but before he did, he looked suspiciously at Chi Zhao's slightly red lips. He was astonished for a moment before letting out a laugh, "Oh….I understand, seems like I misunderstood. Haha so it turned out to be like this. Young man, you scared me. Alright, it's good that you two reconciled. I can rest assured now. I'll see you tomorrow."
The elderly doctor wasn't wearing a doctor's gown and appeared to be getting off work. Chi Zhao watched him leave and walked around a few places first before returning with mineral water he bought from the vending machine.
There was mineral water in the ward, but it was twenty yuan per bottle, much more expensive than the ones Chi Zhao bought. When Chi Zhao returned with the water, he stuffed it directly into the fridge and had no intention to give it to Qi Yuyang to drink.
Qi Yuyang saw this but didn't say anything and just smiled knowingly.
The more incomprehensible and confused Xue Qing was, the happier he was. It meant that Xue Qings heart was messed up, that he was hesitating and that he was feeling conflicted. He was no longer indifferent to him like before.
Sitting on the hospital bed, Qi Yuyang wondered what could have made Xue Qing change his attitude so suddenly.
It seemed to be....because he was sick?
No, but he was already sick in the first place. Even after knowing that he was sick, Xue Qing had only asked him to see a doctor and didn't do anything else. As for today...
A light bulb lit up. Qi Yuyang now understood.
Chi Zhao returned with a glass of warm water. He passed the water to Qi Yuyang and watched him finish half the glass before taking it back and along the way glancing at the door.
How strange. Didn't he say that he was going to deal with the paperwork? It has already been 30 minutes, why isn't he back yet?
Chi Zhao checked the time and then asked Qi Yuyang, "Are you hungry?"
Nutrition was provided through the drip but how could that be compared to piping hot meals? Seeing Qi Yuyang nodding his head, Chi Zhao immediately turned around to go buy him something but Qi Yuyang's anxious all stopped him in his steps, "Don't go."
Chi Zhao looked back at him. Qi Yuyang met his gaze and pursed his pale lips, "Just let the nurse bring it over. Don't go."
Qi Yuyang's voice was very weak and his eyes were filled with anxiousness and desire. Seeing that Xue Qing wasn't answering him, Qi Yuyang silently lowered his eyes, his eyelashes trembling slightly. It was as if he didn't dare look at him lest Chi Zhao rejects him.
Used to seeing Qi Yuyang's masculine and dignified appearance, anyone who saw him now would feel sympathetic not to mention someone like Chi Zhao who had intimate contact with him just a moment ago.
Chi Zhao returned and sat down next to Qi Yuyang. He pressed the bell to call the nurse, "Okay, I'll call the nurse over."
...…..
The subordinate heard from the nurse that Qi Yuyang was awake and deliberately wiled away outside for half an hour before returning. Just as he entered, he saw the legendary celebrity Xue who wouldn't even give President Qi a moment of his time help Qi Yuyang pick out the carrots from his food.
The two were very close with Xue Qing's attention on the food and Qi Yuyang's attention on Xue Qing.
The subordinate opened his mouth to speak when suddenly a cold and icy look was directed at him. He could only close his mouth again and silently retreat.
From Chi Zhao's position, he couldn't see the door, but he seemed to have heard the sounds of the door closing. Chi Zhao raised his head, "Someone came in?"
The coldness in Qi Yuyang's eyes was already gone. He looked at Chi Zhao tenderly, "No, just noises outside."
Chi Zhao accepted this and then pushed the plate over, "All done. Go eat."
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Although it wasn't good to be picky, the doctor had said that Qi Yuyang was malnourished so making Qi Yuyang eat was the top priority right now. Forget about nutrition, just making him eat was enough.
Gazing at Chi Zhao's clean and slender hands, Qi Yuyang wanted him to feed him but he felt that he may be pushing it too far and was afraid of ruining the mood, so he obediently started to feed himself.
Chi Zhao watched him eat. For a while, there was only the sound of cutlery colliding with each other. When he saw that Qi Yuyang had very quickly demolished half the food, Chi Zhao couldn't help but furrow his brows, "The doctor said you're malnourished."
Qi Yuyang paused.
"What do you eat at home?"
Qi Yuyang slowly lowered his chopsticks and then raised his head, smiling lightly at Chi Zhao, "It's nothing. It's just the usual food...I just didn't have the appetite recently and didn't feel like eating."
Staring at Qi Yuyang's eyes, Chi Zhao frowned further, "Then why didn't you tell me?"
The smile on Qi Yuyang's face gradually faded, and he calmly looked back at Chi Zhao, "If I told you, would you listen?"
Chi Zhao was stunned.
"Would you care?"
Chi Zhao opened his mouth to answer but he couldn't say a word.
Chi Zhao was rendered speechless by that question. Qi Yuyang lowered his head again and picked up his chopsticks. His voice sounded a little distant, "Not being able to eat is nothing, I'm used to this kind of life. But, I can't get used to your indifference to me."
Qi Yuyang picked at a piece of potato on the plate and he lowered his voice to a volume that only Chi Zhao could hear, "Never can get used to it."
Chi Zhao still didn't answer. He however tightened his hands slightly and this small action of his was noticed by Qi Yuyang who no longer spoke. The ward was quiet again. The system silently looked at Qi Yuyang and felt that something wasn't right.
Did it see wrong or was it overthinking it? Why did it feel that the protagonist was trying to trick Chi Zhao? Was he deliberately doing this to arouse Chi Zhao's sympathy and guilt?
It stands to reason that this should not be the case. Qi Yuyang's character set up was that he should be a very arrogant person and very competitive. He could use his money and power to deal with Xue Qing to force him to stay by his side and would never deliberately lower himself and expose his weak side to gain Xue Qing's sympathy because something like that was too degrading. With Qi Yuyang's personality and identity, it wasn't something he would do.
Who would have thought that Qi Yuyang really did just that? He had now found a way to pursue the person he liked. As long as he could get him, he no longer cared about his face or reputation.
...…
When it was time to sleep, Qi Yuyang was still plotting over how he should make Chi Zhao sleep on the same bed as him, but Chi Zhao didn't fall for it and slept on another bed for the night.
The system originally thought that Qi Yuyang would be very excited and may not even be able to sleep for half the night, just staring at Chi Zhao, but Qi Yuyang had instead fallen asleep as soon as the lights were turned off. It seemed that he really was lacking in sleep. On the contrary, Chi Zhao wasn't able to close his eyes for most of the night. He tossed and turned for a while before finally turning over to look at Qi Yuyang.
The ward wasn't completely dark. The warm-coloured bedside lamp was still on and a small part of it fell onto Qi Yuyang's face, softening his features.
Outsiders would never associate Qi Yuyang with the word soft, only Chi Zhao would do something like that.
It was because this man would only show his soft and weak side when he was around him.
His heart lightly thudded. Chi Zhao closed his eyes and slightly pulled up the sheets to cover up the light before his eyes.