Chapter 188 Yan Yu, come down and take a bath with me.

Although Yan Yu's thoughts had returned somewhat, he was still worried about many things. For example, the more brightly Shen Jin smiled now, the more worried he was about Shen Jin's cold face later...

"Smile more," Shen Jin said, a little annoyed that his face was still tense. He reached out and tugged at it. "Smile already, I want to see you smile!"

After Yan Yu's face was pulled for a while, he couldn't help but laugh: "Yeah, I laughed."

Shen Jin leaned gently against his chest.

Yan Yu ruffled his hair, his gaze somewhat distant.

"After you get better, will you still be like this... spending time with me, or..." Yan Yu paused for a moment, feeling that asking such a question now seemed a bit cunning, but he couldn't help it, "Or, being with me like this now..."

After saying that, Yan Yu felt empty inside, and for some reason, he felt like he was still dreaming.

Shen Jin looked at Yan Yu and blinked: "Why do you ask that?"

“Because…” Yan Yu pursed his lips, gave a bitter smile, and still didn’t finish his sentence.

Why? Of course, it's because he knows Shen Jin rejects and hates him, so naturally he doesn't dare to have so many extravagant hopes now...

But Shen Jin didn't understand any of this at the moment. He was like a child, looking forward to a beautiful and eternal fairy tale. He chuckled and said, "Yes, we will. We will be together like this forever. What do you say?"

Even knowing that this was just nonsense uttered while having a fever, Yan Yu's body still stiffened involuntarily upon hearing Shen Jin's words. He stared intently at Shen Jin, wanting to take him into his own eyes.

After a long while, Yan Yu finally asked in a low voice, "...Why?"

"Why?" Shen Jin tilted his head, still feeling dizzy. Sometimes thinking about things caused him a lot of pain, so he simply gave up thinking.

He looked up at Yan Yu and gave him a bright smile, then laughed twice: "Maybe it's because I like it! I like it! Hehe, aren't you happy?"

As he spoke, Shen Jin tightened his arms around Yan Yu, as if afraid that Yan Yu would run away, and then chuckled mischievously twice.

Yan Yu froze again, staring blankly at him, momentarily forgetting how he should react.

“It seems like this is actually quite good,” Shen Jin suddenly spoke, his gaze fixed straight ahead, as if some image had flashed through his mind. Then he laughed again, “It should be alright... As long as I’m happy right now!”

After saying that, Shen Jin looked at Yan Yu again, tapped his head, and muttered, "Thinking too much gives me a headache..."

Yan Yu gradually came to his senses, a slight smile appearing on his lips. He reached out and gently patted Chen Jin's head, realizing that asking these questions now was somewhat unreasonable.

People should know how to be content with what they have.

He nuzzled Shen Jin's soft hair and said gently with a smile, "Well, then I won't think about it."

At this moment, Shen Jin suddenly saw some bright red fruits growing on a tree not far away. They looked especially beautiful, with water dripping from them, making them look very fresh.

"I want to eat that!" Shen Jin hugged Yan Yu, excitedly pointing to the bright red fruits in front of them, and said, "They look so delicious! I want to eat them!"

"Which one?" Yan Yu asked instinctively.

Shen Jin pointed to a tree not far away. Yan Yu turned his head and looked over. There were many trees intertwined together, and he also saw the fruit tree that Shen Jin was pointing to.

"I want to eat some." Shen Jin shook Yan Yu's arm and chuckled sweetly, "Can you go pick some for me? I'll share some with you when I get back, okay?"

Yan Yu smiled, intending to jokingly say, "Then kiss me and I'll go pick it for you," but then he remembered that the two of them weren't in that kind of relationship now, so he held back.

He smiled and said, "Okay, then I'll go pick some for you."

But he didn't say anything. After hearing his answer, Shen Jin laughed and gave Yan Yu a quick kiss on the cheek.

Immediately afterwards, Shen Jin kissed the other cheek.

"This is a reward for you." After the kiss, Shen Jin looked at Yan Yu very obediently.

Yan Yu was stunned for a moment, then blinked blankly at him.

Shen Jin laughed again, then cupped Yan Yu's face in his hands and kissed him on the lips.

"Go pick some for me, I want to eat them..." Shen Jin's voice was soft and sweet as she whined, with a lingering tone at the end.

Yan Yu felt his heart soften completely.

"Okay, I'll go pick some for you. You stay here and wait for me, don't wander off." Yan Yu released Shen Jin and said to him.

Suddenly released by Yan Yu, Shen Jin's expression immediately changed, and he grabbed Yan Yu's hand.

"But I don't want you to leave." Shen Jin's voice was low as she looked at Yan Yu with pleading eyes. "What should I do?"

"..." Yan Yu pursed his lips, wanting to laugh a little, and asked him directly, "So what do you want from me?"

"I don't want you to leave, but I also want to eat fruit?" Shen Jin tilted his head and said with an innocent smile, "Can't I take it like this?"

"So, do you want me to hold you or do you want some fruit?" Yan Yu asked, half-laughing and half-crying, then muttered to himself, "Although I don't really care..."

Upon hearing Yan Yu's words, Shen Jin immediately found himself in a dilemma, hesitating for a long time without being able to give an answer.

"Hmm? Then I'll go pick some fruit first, and you can carry me again when I get back, okay?" Yan Yu said gently, discussing with Shen Jin.

Shen Jin tugged at Yan Yu's arm, pouted aggrievedly, and shook her head.

Seeing Shen Jin shake his head, Yan Yu sighed, "Then you don't want to eat the fruit?"

Shen Jin shook his head again.

"Then what do you suggest?" Yan Yu still had a gentle smile on his face, without the slightest impatience. On the contrary, he felt that the time they spent together was very warm.

“Then you can take me with you…” Shen Jin thought for a while and said in a low voice.

Upon hearing this, Yan Yu's smile immediately vanished.

"No way." Yan Yu refused outright.

It rained heavily yesterday, so the roads were difficult to walk on, and in areas with many trees, the branches and leaves were covered with rainwater left over from last night.

Shen Jin is still sick and hasn't recovered yet, so we definitely can't let him go.

"Why?" Shen Jin immediately became unhappy.

"Alright, be good, I'll be right back." Yan Yu lowered his head and kissed Shen Jin.

At first, Shen Jin was very unwilling, but Yan Yu kissed him several times and coaxed him a few times before he started to smile again.

Shen Jin then chuckled like a child, released Yan Yu, patted Shen Jin's head, and got up to pick fruit.

Shen Jin sat obediently in place, resting his chin on his hands and looking at Yan Yu with a smile.

In the past, Yan Yu rarely walked on roads that were completely muddy after rain, and it was rare for him to do things like picking wild fruits.

After falling off the cliff, everything changed.

During the time I lived in that small village deep in the mountains, I tried many things that I had never tried before.

Thinking of that small village, Yan Yu couldn't help but recall the villagers who had seen him off that day. After discovering traces of Shen Jin, he immediately left a message at the place he had agreed upon with the villagers, telling them not to wait any longer.

He must have seen it too.

Soon, Yan Yu returned with some fruit.

"Here, eat it, but don't eat too much, or you'll get diarrhea." Yan Yu spread out the wild fruit in his palm and placed it in front of Shen Jin.

"Ah..." Shen Jin didn't take it, but opened his mouth, indicating that Yan Yu should feed him.

"Hmm?" Yan Yu chuckled softly, sat down beside him, and readily picked up a fruit and fed it to Shen Jin. "Okay, I'll feed you."

Shen Jin chewed the fruit that he was fed a few times, and chuckled like a child who had just eaten candy.

Yan Yu looked at Shen Jin, and seeing him smile, he couldn't help but smile too, asking softly, "How is it? Is it delicious?"

Shen Jin ate a fruit, smiled and nodded: "Delicious, sweet."

"If you like it, keep eating." Yan Yu smiled. He recognized the fruit in his hand and knew it was edible. He then fed Shen Jin another fruit.

"Are you just busy feeding me?" Shen Jin asked between bites, blinking his eyes.

"Hmm?" Yan Yu smiled.

Shen Jin said, "Aren't you going to eat it? It's clearly very sweet and delicious, I'm not lying to you, or are you worried that there won't be enough for me?"

Yan Yu couldn't help but laugh and shook his head: "No, I just don't really like sweet things."

"Is that so?" Shen Jin blinked, a little confused as to why he didn't like it, even though it was so sweet and delicious.

Yan Yu smiled and fed Shen Jin a few more: "If you like them, keep eating."

When he fed Shen Jin, Shen Jin's soft lips gently touched his fingers, causing a slight tingling sensation.

With the fruit Yan Yu fed him still in his mouth, Shen Jin leaned over and lay on Yan Yu's lap. Yan Yu simply smiled and patted Shen Jin's head.

“By the way, I’ve been thinking about it, and I still think that eating alone isn’t very tasty. It’s only good when there are two people eating together!” Shen Jin suddenly said firmly, then gave Yan Yu a slightly mischievous smile.

Before Yan Yu could react to what he was about to do, Shen Jin opened his mouth to catch the fruit Yan Yu was feeding him, then suddenly leaned forward and kissed Yan Yu's lips.

Yan Yu froze, almost dropping the fruit in his hand, and blinked.

After kissing Yan Yu's lips, Shen Jin used his tongue to transfer the food in his mouth to Yan Yu's mouth, then nibbled on the corner of Yan Yu's mouth before lying back down, looking at Yan Yu with a smile.

Seeing Yan Yu's stunned reaction, Shen Jin chuckled smugly and asked, "Tell me, is this fruit sweet? Is it delicious?"

Yan Yu remained motionless for a long time. The fruit that Shen Jin had fed him still seemed to carry the lingering taste of his own mouth. Thinking of the scene just now, the tips of Yan Yu's ears turned slightly red: "Mmm, very sweet..."

Upon hearing Yan Yu's words, Shen Jin smiled but remained silent.

Then, the two began feeding each other wild berries, which looked particularly heartwarming.

Shen Jin lay on Yan Yu's lap, contentedly opening his mouth to wait for Yan Yu to feed him. However, after Yan Yu gave him some fruit, he stopped feeding him.

"Alright, I'm not eating anymore." Yan Yu put away the fruit he had picked, saving it for him to eat next time.

Shen Jin, who was happily eating, immediately became unhappy: "Why?"

"Eating too much will give you diarrhea," Yan Yu said softly.

Although Yan Yu meant well, Shen Jin was still very unhappy, but he just snorted and didn't say anything.

Yan Yu saw that Shen Jin looked pitiful, so he reached out and patted his head.

"Okay, don't be angry, I'll give you some next time," Yan Yu comforted him.

“Okay.” Shen Jin nodded in agreement.

Afterwards, the two snuggled together and continued chatting until the sunlight shifted to another direction.

"The sun has been shining for a long time today, shall we go back?" Yan Yu said to Shen Jin when he saw that the sun was no longer shining.

Shen Jin nodded in agreement and immediately hugged Yan Yu's neck. Yan Yu then picked up Princess Shen Jin and carried her away from there back into the cave.

At this time, most of the tomb raiders were catching up on sleep in the cave, and they were all asleep, except for one or two people who were on guard duty.

After Yan Yu carried Shen Jin back into the cave, he put him down and started holding his hand instead. Shen Jin didn't pay much attention and just let Yan Yu hold his hand.

"Um, when do you plan to leave this mountain?" Yan Yu asked as he approached one of the tomb raiders.

Upon hearing Yan Yu's words, the tomb raider replied directly, "We were originally planning to leave today, as we still have some distance to go to our destination. However, due to the heavy rain, the road is not easy to travel, so we plan to leave another day."

“The mountain road is indeed difficult to walk on after the rain.” Yan Yu nodded in agreement.

"That's right, you can easily slip and fall, especially since it's not flat ground," the tomb raider sighed. "Also, there are a lot of poisonous snakes in the mountains, and now that it's raining, there are even more. You guys need to be extra careful!"

Afterwards, most of the tomb raiders gradually woke up and began to do their own things.

During this time, Yan Yu and Shen Jin were inseparable. Whenever Yan Yu loosened his grip on Shen Jin's hand even slightly, Shen Jin would immediately tighten it.

It wasn't until evening that everyone started preparing dinner.

While the tomb raiders were preparing dinner, Yan Yu was brewing medicine for Shen Jin. Shen Jin stayed next to Yan Yu, clinging to him and obediently watching him brew the medicine.

After the medicine was brewed, the tomb raiders also prepared the meal.

"Dinner's ready, come and eat!" someone called to Yan Yu and Shen Jin. "You must be starving, hurry up and eat while it's hot! That's when you'll really want to eat!"

Upon hearing this, Yan Yu couldn't help but smile and quickly replied, "Okay, we'll go over after we take the medicine."

"Okay, come over here quickly!" the tomb raider replied and started eating.

Yan Yu poured the prepared medicine into a bowl and said to Shen Jin, "It's time to take your medicine."

Upon seeing the bowl of medicine, Shen Jin immediately became unhappy.

"The medicine is very bitter, I don't want to drink it," Shen Jin said to Yan Yu, acting coquettishly.

Yan Yu scooped up a spoonful of medicine, blew on it, and then held it to Chen Jin's lips: "It's no use trying to coax me. Come on, open your mouth."

Shen Jin pursed his lips, and finally reluctantly opened his mouth, took a small sip, and immediately frowned because of the bitter taste.

Seeing that only a small portion of the medicine had been drunk, Yan Yu frowned.

"Sweetie, drink up, then we'll go eat," Yan Yu coaxed softly.

Shen Jin said, "I don't want to take medicine, I want to eat... what do you taste like?"

Yan Yu was immediately amused by his thought process.

"Alright, stop fooling around, drink it quickly." After laughing, Yan Yu continued to coax Shen Jin to drink the medicine.

In the end, Shen Jin had no choice but to drink the bowl of medicine.

"Good boy." Yan Yu praised Shen Jin.

After saying that, he was about to get up.

Shen Jin immediately became unhappy: "I finished my medicine, and you didn't even give me a kiss."

Upon hearing Shen Jin's sullen words, Yan Yu immediately laughed and then lowered his head to gently kiss the corner of his lips.

"Alright, you're the most obedient one," Yan Yu continued.

Afterwards, Yan Yu took Shen Jin to eat. By the time they finished eating, it was already dark.

Shen Jin suddenly said to Yan Yu, "I want to take a bath."

"Take a bath?" Yan Yu was taken aback.

Shen Jin nodded.

Yan Yu was immediately in a dilemma. With such harsh conditions in the mountains, how could he take a bath without hot water?

"Taking a bath? We always bathe in that river not far from here," a tomb raider interjected after overhearing their conversation.

Yan Yu knew about that river, but the water was quite rapid and cold. It was so late, and Shen Jin was still sick, so it wasn't suitable for him to go into the river.

"Sweetie, can we not go? You're still sick." Yan Yu sighed and tentatively asked Shen Jin.

Shen Jin shook his head, looking unwilling.

“No, I want to go,” Chen Jin replied.

“No, be good and listen to me.” Yan Yu’s attitude was somewhat firm.

If I say I won't go, I won't go. I can't let Shen Jin's condition worsen.

However, Shen Jin's stubbornness flared up, and she insisted on going, constantly pestering Yan Yu with coquettishness and tantrums, but Yan Yu firmly disagreed.

"I just want to go..." Shen Jin tugged at Yan Yu's sleeve, saying pitifully, her eyes even reddening.

Yan Yu had a terrible headache.

He really couldn't stand seeing Shen Jin make such a fuss. Whenever he saw Shen Jin like this, he wished he could give him everything.

"Stop it, be good." Yan Yu still refused.

"I want to go, I'm going!" Shen Jin continued to act willfully, appearing quite stubborn.

No matter how Yan Yu tried to persuade him, it was no use.

Finally, one of the tomb raiders nearby couldn't bear to see how pitiful Shen Jin was and said, "Yan Yu, why don't you take Ah Jin to take a bath? It's the middle of summer anyway, it won't hurt, as long as he doesn't play in the water for too long."

Otherwise, it would be really pitiful if Shen Jin continued like this.

Shen Jin nodded quickly, "Please, take me with you, I'll be good."

Yan Yu could no longer refuse.

"Alright, alright, let's go." Yan Yu hugged Shen Jin and went along with his wishes.

Shen Jin immediately laughed.

Afterwards, Yan Yu took Shen Jin to a deserted place upstream of the river.

"Don't stay too long," Yan Yu reminded Shen Jin.

“Okay.” Shen Jin nodded, responding happily.

As he spoke, Shen Jin began to take off his clothes, leaving Yan Yu stunned.

Shen Jin seemed not to notice Yan Yu's expression and proceeded to strip naked.

Yan Yu was startled and didn't know where to look; his whole body froze.

Immediately afterward, Yan Yu looked away. I didn't dare to look at Chen Jin, and I felt my heart beating faster and faster, and I couldn't calm it down.

This feeling... is truly agonizing.

After taking off his clothes, Shen Jin went straight into the water and looked at Yan Yu with some confusion.

"Why aren't you taking off your clothes? Why aren't you getting down?" Shen Jin tilted his head and asked, "Let's take a bath together!"

His voice was exceptionally clear in the darkness, instantly reaching Yan Yu's ears. Yan Yu felt his heart skip a beat, and he dared not look at Chen Jin, his mind beginning to wander.

"I won't wash, you can wash. Be careful, I'll wait for you on the shore." Yan Yu's gaze wandered around, casually brushing off Shen Jin's words.

His mind is completely elsewhere right now.

As he spoke, Yan Yu's gaze inadvertently swept over Shen Jin's body. The moonlight was particularly bright tonight, shining on Shen Jin so clearly that he could see him very well.

Yan Yu's ears immediately turned a blush, but fortunately it was hard to see in the dark.

At this moment, Yan Yu felt that bringing Shen Jin to take a bath was a terrible decision, and it was too much of a torment for him.

"Hurry up and wash, don't stay in the water for too long, it's very cold. Get out of the water when you're done," Yan Yu said to Shen Jin, looking at the ground.

Shen Jin wanted Yan Yu to come down and wash with him, so he was very unhappy.

"Come down and come with me," Chen Jin said to Yan Yu from the water.

"Stop fooling around," Yan Yu replied softly.

Shen Jin fell silent, looking sullen, and stopped speaking.

After not hearing Shen Jin speak for a while, Yan Yu became a little worried about him and looked up at him, just in time to see Shen Jin's body again.

Yan Yu coughed and quickly looked away.

"Why won't you come down? Don't you want to be with me?" After a long silence, Shen Jin finally spoke up, sounding aggrieved.

“No, you go ahead and wash.” Yan Yu replied immediately.

"You just don't want to be with me," Shen Jin said angrily.

Yan Yu coughed twice, not daring to look at Shen Jin, and stopped arguing, only thinking about when Shen Jin would finish washing.

He can't leave now, because he's afraid something might happen to Shen Jin if he leaves and Shen Jin isn't there.

Then, Shen Jin began to whine and beg Yan Yu to come down and rub his back.

"Come down and scrub my back," Shen Jin said softly to Yan Yu, "Hurry up!"

Yan Yu was immediately at a loss.

"You can do it yourself, I'm not going down." Yan Yu was silent for a moment before replying, "I'll wait for you up here, don't be stubborn."

Even the slow-witted Shen Jin realized that Yan Yu was deliberately avoiding him, and Shen Jin immediately became unhappy.

"Why are you avoiding me?" Shen Jin asked unhappily. "Is it because..."

As he spoke, he walked a little closer to the shore and approached Yan Yu.

"I didn't, what are you thinking?" Yan Yu chuckled, then couldn't help but mutter, "I'm so eager to get closer..."

The situation is a bit delicate now, mainly because Shen Jin took off all his clothes, otherwise he wouldn't be in such a state where he doesn't even know where to look.

Fortunately, he brought Shen Jin to this secluded place. Otherwise, if there were other people present, who knows if Shen Jin would have taken off his clothes just like that.

Just thinking about it made Yan Yu feel a little envious.

Could it be that when Shen Jin used to hang out with these people... he also took baths like this?

Yan Yu suddenly felt uneasy.

At this moment, Chen Jin from the river continued to ask, "If you don't have anything, why don't you come down?"

"Come on, stop fooling around." Yan Yu was both amused and exasperated. "Hurry up and wash up and come up, lest it get worse. You're still sick."

While speaking to him, Yan Yu avoided eye contact, not daring to look at him. However, Shen Jin thought that Yan Yu was guilty and dared not look at him.

"I don't care, if you don't come down, I'm staying in the water and won't come up!" Shen Jin said angrily, her tone somewhat defiant. "I'm serious!"

As he spoke, he angrily slapped the water in the river.

Yan Yu glanced helplessly at him in the river, his gaze sweeping over his body. His eyes flickered slightly, and his protruding throat bobbed a few times before he quickly looked away, his voice hoarse: "...I don't need to wash."