Shen Yu Nan curled up on the sofa, his lower abdomen feeling cold and throbbing with pain. Even though he had taken painkillers, he could still feel the dragging pain in his lower abdomen, and his legs were also very sore and weak.

He was curled up, coughing occasionally. His clenched fingers gripped the clothes on his chest. His face was pale, and his chest heaved from coughing. His breathing was slightly unsteady, and his whole body trembled slightly due to the long-absent physiological reaction.

Having grown accustomed to Shao Sang's healthy body, he almost forgot that his own body was extremely weak, especially... his monthly... fertility.

Shen Yu'nan subconsciously licked his dry lips. His lips were very pale, with only a slight pinkish tinge to distinguish them from the rest of his skin.

Only when he heard the door open did he slowly open his eyes, which he had been resting with closed. His gaze gradually focused, and a faint light appeared in his beautiful eyes.

He knew Pei Wu had returned. Only then did he muster his strength and barely manage to sit up, unconsciously licking his dry lips.

Pei Wu's overall demeanor seemed inconsistent with her current image of carrying supermarket shopping bags.

Shen Yu Nan and Pei Wu's eyes met, their gazes locked. Shen Yu Nan's hands, which were casually resting on his knees, unconsciously curled slightly. At that moment, he seemed to have forgotten the pain in his body. After a few seconds, the two of them looked away from each other in a daze. Only then did he realize his sore waist and knees again.

The pain in his lower abdomen caused severe aches and pains in his lower back.

Pei Wu frowned slightly at Shen Yu Nan's unpleasant expression and his subconscious straightening of his back. She put down the bag in her hand, walked slowly forward to Shen Yu Nan, and looked down at him sitting on the sofa. From this angle, Pei Wu felt that Shen Yu Nan's body looked even thinner.

Her brow furrowed even more deeply as she asked, "Did you take your medicine?"

"...What?" Shen Yu Nan responded to Pei Wu's words in a low voice, his expression blank. His voice was weak and raspy, but there was a hint of surprise in his stunned eyes.

Compared to Shao Sang, Shen Yu Nan is at a significant disadvantage in terms of appearance. Although they look eight or nine parts alike, Shao Sang looks like an innocent and harmless little white rabbit, while Shen Yu Nan's appearance and temperament have an innate coldness and arrogance, making him look like a scheming man at first glance.

"Cough cough..." Coupled with his current physical discomfort, his slow movements only added to his languidness.

After a moment's realization, Shen Yu'nan assumed Pei Wu was referring to the medication Dr. Zhang had prescribed for him. "Cough cough... I've been taking the medication Dr. Zhang prescribed on time."

Pei Wu then asked, "Did you take your painkillers?"

"...."

Shen Yu Nan murmured Pei Wu's words softly, but her face flushed slightly.

Seeing that Shen Yuhuan remained silent, Pei Wu slowly squatted down, looked him in the eye, and softened her tone, "Does it hurt badly? Did you take any pain medication?"

There was a moment of awkward silence between them, but realizing the implication in Pei Wu's words, Shen Yu'nan unconsciously licked his dry lips, his ear tips turning red. "I ate..."

Pei Wu helped Shen Yu Nan lie down and covered him with a blanket. "Hmm, lie down and rest for a while longer."

Shen Yu'nan, who had been lying back on the sofa, watched Pei Wu's departing figure and saw her carrying the supermarket bags to the kitchen.

After a while, Pei Wu returned with a hot water bottle in her hand and placed the scalding hot water bottle on Shen Yu Nan's lower abdomen.

"That should make you feel more comfortable."

"...."

The hot water bottle is also wrapped in a layer of soft fabric, which is both soft and prevents the hot water from becoming too hot.

Shen Yunan felt her cheeks getting even hotter, and subconsciously turned her head to avoid the other person's gaze, but her reddened ear tips fell into Pei Wu's eyes.

Pei Wu looked down slightly, her superior eyelashes trembling slightly.

Her feelings for Shen Yu Nan were quite complicated. She didn't know why she kept recalling the scene when Shao Sang questioned her about her attitude towards Secretary Shen, and the original owner's memories and various scenes of her time with Shao Sang were all mixed together in her mind.

The two remained silent for a long time, until Shen Yu Nan sensed that Pei Wu was about to get up, and then subconsciously grabbed Pei Wu's hand.

"I'm not leaving, you rest for a while."

Shen Yunan's fingers are slender and his hands are beautiful, but unlike Shao Sang, his hands are not soft and delicate. On the contrary, Shen Yunan's hands are not soft at all. Having done all kinds of odd jobs since childhood and relying on part-time jobs to graduate from university, Shen Yunan's palms are covered with calluses of different sizes and are very rough.

When Shen Yuhan touched Pei Wu's delicate and soft hand, he subconsciously pulled his hand back. He made a soft "hmm" sound and nodded obediently.

Pei Wu felt the roughness of the other person's palms, and all the information about Shen Yu Nan that the system had provided her resurfaced in her mind. Back then, with the system's support, Pei Wu knew everything about Shen Yu Nan's past. She knew about his family background, how he escaped from that place, and how he supported himself and completed his studies bit by bit...

An overwhelming feeling of heartache welled up inside her.

But suddenly, Pei Wu felt a pang of panic at Shen Yu Nan's submissive demeanor. After all, the Shen Yu Nan she remembered wasn't the gentle type. He had schemed against Young Master Zhou, attempting to use him to escape Diana, and had quietly gathered evidence to bring down the Xu family... and more...

"Cough cough..."

Shen Yu Nan's cough brought Pei Wu back to reality. She lowered her eyes and pulled the blanket over Shen Yu Nan.

The cozy environment, the warm hot water bottle, and the faint scent of Pei Wu in the air provided substantial relief for Shen Yu Nan's menstrual cramps. After all, for 'painkillers,' the hormonal scent of a partner is the 'best medicine' for relieving male menstrual pain...

Shen Yu Nan, who had tossed and turned all night, was now drowsy but couldn't sleep. He kept thinking about Pei Wu's words about wanting to marry him, and his sleep was not sound. In his half-asleep state, he kept thinking about the scene when Pei Wu said she wanted to marry him.

'She said she wanted to marry herself; she actually wanted to marry someone like herself.'

He remembered asking Pei Wu if she liked Secretary Shen.

Pei Wu's response was that she didn't want to bring up the matter again.

The scene freezes on the moment Pei Wu speaks, and Shen Yu Nan suddenly wakes up. As he slowly comes to his senses, Shen Yu Nan vaguely sees Pei Wu's back in the kitchen... and there is a familiar... and sweet smell in the air.

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