Kissing

Shen Yi tiptoed to turn off the living room light, then closed the door and left.

Back at his place, he collapsed onto the sofa, exhausted, just like Yan Xu had just returned home.

It has to be said that as you get older, everything becomes more difficult.

Places like amusement parks, where I used to spend the whole day with friends during my school years and never leave, are no longer possible; you can't play anything there anymore.

The phone vibrated on the coffee table.

Shen Yi frowned and opened the message. It was from his mother: [When are you coming back?]

His mother came again, urging him to go back.

Shen Yi himself didn't know either; it depended on when Yan Xu returned to Kuncheng. He laughed it off, saying, "I'll go back when I miss you."

After sending the message, he washed up and went to his bedroom to sleep.

Meanwhile, the wind was rattling against Yan Xu's window, making a whooshing sound.

Yan Xu was fast asleep, completely unaware that her body was burning up. In fact, it was precisely because of the fever that she slept so soundly.

The next morning, around ten o'clock, a cloudy sky enveloped Yunzhao County, and the atmosphere was deathly still, just like Yan Xu's room, where even the sound of breathing was very faint.

Yan Xu faintly heard knocking on the door, which gradually became more urgent, followed by the ringing of a cell phone.

But strangely, she couldn't move when she tried to get up to answer the phone.

Is it sleep paralysis?

I don't know how much time had passed when I heard rustling sounds at the door, followed by the sound of familiar footsteps.

"Yan Xu! Yan Xu!"

"Oh no, I've caught a cold..."

His body felt as heavy as if it were filled with lead, and he couldn't move.

Someone picked her up and carried her back to the room.

She tentatively called out in a weak voice, "Shen Yi?" She didn't even have the strength to open her eyes.

"I'm here." Shen Yi held her hand tightly.

The back of her hand felt warm and soft; had he kissed her hand?

Shen Yi's voice came through again: "I'm sorry, I forgot to close the window last night, and you were exposed to the wind all night."

There was no wind when he was in the rented room last night; he had forgotten that it's easy for it to get windy during the changing seasons.

It's his fault.

A constant buzzing sound kept ringing in her ears, but she couldn't hear it.

The more you try to hear clearly, the more blurred it becomes, and in the end, you get so angry that you lose all your strength.

Shen Yi bought cold medicine on a food delivery platform and cooked some porridge for her to eat before taking the medicine.

Twenty minutes later, the medicine arrived, and the porridge was almost ready.

Shen Yi brought a bowl of porridge to the bedroom and placed it on the bedside table.

He gently called to Yan Xu, "Eat first, then take your medicine."

Yan Xu felt weak all over and didn't want to move, so he made some incoherent noises to show his resistance.

Seeing that she was being petulant, Shen Yi had no choice but to pick her up by the waist and let her lean against the headboard.

As I sat up, my mind became much clearer.

Yan Xu opened his eyes groggily and saw Shen Yi holding a bowl and stirring it with a spoon.

He blew on the porridge in the spoon for a few seconds, then patiently held it to her lips: "Have some to tide you over."

Yan Xu's brain seemed to be under his control, and he unconsciously opened his mouth.

Plain congee has little flavor and is bland, but the temperature is just right, and it makes my stomach feel very comfortable after eating it.

Shen Yi repeated the action several times, and Yan Xu lost his appetite after eating half a bowl.

She turned her head away, pouting, "I don't want to eat it anymore. It's not tasty, it has no flavor..."

"..."

Shen Yi took a bite to try it.

It really didn't taste good, especially since she was sick and had no appetite for such bland food.

"I'm not eating anymore." Shen Yi put down the bowl, helped her lie down, and said softly, "I'll feed you your medicine in half an hour."

Western medicine should be taken half an hour after meals.

Yan Xu nodded slightly, then his head spun and he drifted back to sleep.

She had no recollection of when or how she took the medication.

When Yan Xu woke up, the first thing she saw was Shen Yi lying next to her.

My hands felt like they were being pressed down by something.

Yan Xu used his elbow to prop up the blanket, and he held her hands tightly with both of his.

The temperature of his palm was always higher than hers; being held by his hand always brought a warm feeling to her heart.

Yan Xu slowly withdrew from his palm. Shen Yi let out a soft moan, and Yan Xu, afraid of waking him, immediately stopped moving.

Seeing that Shen Yi was still sleeping, he withdrew his hand again.

One second, two seconds...

Time passed slowly yet intensely.

Whew—Success!

Yan Xu took a deep breath and glanced sideways to observe Shen Yi's movements.

It has to be said that he is quite well-behaved when he is asleep, like a large dog. He looks fierce but is actually the most affectionate, obedient and cute.

Yan Xu raised her hand and placed it on his brow, then on his thick, long eyelashes, then on his high, straight nose, and then on the soft touch that seemed to have been touched in his sleep—his lips.

and many more......

Why did the feel of his lips seem so familiar to her?

They haven't kissed yet.

He wondered if it was because her fingertips lingered on his lips for too long that he woke up. Shen Yi closed his eyes and reached out to hold her hand.

Yan Xu suddenly felt guilty, as if he had been caught stealing.

Shen Yi slowly opened his eyes, his eyeballs still bloodshot. He hadn't had a good rest because he had been taking care of her.

Shen Yi held her hand, rubbed the back of her hand against his face, and didn't say anything, just like a big dog wanting its owner to pet it.

Yan Xu blushed with embarrassment at his actions and didn't dare to look at him.

"Um...did I not take my medicine yet? Maybe I should take my cold medicine first." She still felt a little heavy, but much better than in the morning.

"You've already eaten." Shen Yi propped himself up against the headboard and showed her the cold medicine.

A few are indeed missing.

But she has no memory of taking the medicine. Could it be that she forgot it after sleeping?

Yan Xu: "I can't remember anything at all..."

My memory is getting worse and worse...

Shen Yi chuckled softly, looking at her with doting eyes.

Yan Xu, confused, also sat up and asked him, "What are you laughing at?"

"You sleep so well," Shen Yi said, holding her hand tightly.

Yan Xu did not deny it: "I slept very well today, and didn't have a single dream."

Shen Yi couldn't help but pinch her nose, and said with a hint of annoyance, "I mean, you can even forget to swallow medicine when I feed you mouth-to-mouth."

Mouth to mouth?

Yan Xu's ears burned, and his brain exploded with a "buzz".

She kissed Shen Yi...

The crucial point is that she forgot about it after the kiss...

This was my first kiss.

Yan Xu grew increasingly annoyed, clenching her fist and punching his chest: "Annoying! Why didn't you wake me up?"

"That's unfair to me..." Shen Yi said, "I fed you medicine, but you only swallowed the pills and didn't drink water. How could you swallow the medicine like that? So I had to feed you water mouth-to-mouth so you could swallow the medicine along with it."

"I called you several times, but you didn't get up."

Shen Yi looked at Yan Xu with a wronged expression, as if he wasn't lying.

All right......

That means she was sleeping too soundly.

Yan Xu turned slightly and solemnly instructed, "Next time, be sure to wake me up."

Shen Yi answered irrelevantly: "Then how do you explain giving you my first kiss so I could feed you your medicine?"

What do you mean...?

This was also her first kiss.

However, he did kiss her to help her. Yan Xu countered, "Then what do you want?"

Shen Yi stared into her eyes, enunciating each word clearly: "I want..."

Before she could finish speaking, Shen Yi's gaze shifted down to Yan Xu's red lips, staring intently at them. Although there was no actual contact, she felt as if she were kissing him.

He conquered her with his eyes in an ambiguous, thoughtless, and straightforward manner.

The air was scorching, sticky, and pulling.

Their hearts raced in the silence.

"Okay." Yan Xu slowly approached him. "Here you go."