Chen Bing spoke softer and softer, becoming increasingly difficult to understand. However, Shang Yunmiao's attention was no longer on what Chen Bing was saying; her gaze was fixed on the thermometer in her hand, repeatedly confirming that she hadn't misread it.

After staring at her for more than ten seconds, Shang Yunmiao finally confirmed it. She looked at Chen Bing with a worried expression, her small hands tentatively touching Chen Bing's cheeks and forehead.

I have a fever... what should I do?

After the initial panic, the mature Shang Yunmiao gradually calmed down. She got up and left her room, then ran to Chen Bing's room to take the various medicines, water bottles, and other items that were originally there to her own room.

After returning, she tapped Chen Bing's cheek and, when Chen Bing looked at her, softly asked him how he was feeling.

Still groggy and feeling a terrible headache, Chen Bing didn't reply immediately. After a moment's hesitation, she seemed to come to her senses and answered, "I've exited the cabin, and I feel alright... haha... just kidding. I feel... um, just a bit of a headache, nothing else... nothing."

Judging from Chen Bing's squinting eyes, slightly furrowed brows, and somewhat weak tone, Shang Yunmiao felt that Chen Bing was definitely not as fine as he claimed.

After taking the fever reducer out of the medicine box, Shang Yunmiao quickly read the instructions.

"Chen Bing, let me give you a fever reducer."

"ok..."

Chen Bing was still relatively conscious, but her head was throbbing so badly that she didn't want to think about anything and vaguely agreed to Shang Yunmiao's request.

With her help, Chen Bing sat up, opened her mouth, and took the fever-reducing medicine from Xiao Shang's palm.

Then, he took the water glass that Shang Yunmiao handed him and gulped it down.

After drinking the water, Chen Bing did not lie down immediately.

He squinted at the bedroom light above his head for a moment before saying, "The light is too bright... it's a bit harsh on my eyes..."

Shang Yunmiao immediately found a remote control and turned down the brightness of the light.

"Hmm, very good. As expected of Corporal Shang, you completed the mission very... very well." Whether it was psychological or the fever reducer or the water, Chen Bing felt a little better and then had the urge to go to the restroom.

"I need to use the restroom..."

"Then, shall I go with you?"

Chen Bing, who was somewhat inclined to agree, did not refuse and got out of bed. With the help of the other party, who was somewhat materially superfluous but psychologically necessary, she went to the bathroom to relieve herself.

During the process, although Shang Yunmiao was still by Chen Bing's side, her gaze was fixed on the ceiling.

Wow, this roof is huge!

"Why don't you take this opportunity to get to know Xiao Chen? You'll have to meet him later anyway."

Xiao Shang, who was looking up at the ceiling, was blushing. She pretended not to have heard what was just said.

Chen Bing didn't force himself to do that. Although he still had a headache and habitually wanted to tease Xiao Shang a little more, the more important thing at the moment was to go back to bed and get some sleep.

After lying back on the bed, Shang Yunmiao found a towel and brought a basin of water, intending to wipe Chen Bing's body.

However, feeling a bit weak at the moment, Chen Bing waved her hand and refused.

"I just want to hold you and sleep soundly right now, is that okay?"

"Okay, okay." Upon hearing this, Shang Yunmiao threw the towel in her hand into the basin, then kicked off her slippers and climbed into bed.

After bypassing Chen Bing, Shang Yunmiao crawled into bed from the other side of the bed.

Not knowing how to make Chen Bing feel more comfortable in his embrace, Shang Yunmiao remained still after getting into bed. However, Chen Bing was a living person after all, and according to the law of "life always finds a way", he quickly adjusted his embrace on his own.

He wrapped his large arms around Shang Yunmiao's waist, then rested his head heavily in her lap. The way he was positioned was just like when the two of them sat on the sofa watching TV, except this time it was Shang Yunmiao who was resting her head on his chest.

After a brief moment of shyness over the soft spot where Chen Bing was resting his head, Xiao Shang realized that Chen Bing was in a lot of pain and was a very pitiful patient. So, after a short pause, she immediately placed her two small hands on Chen Bing's head and gently massaged it, hoping that this would make him feel better.

Lying in Xiao Shang's arms, I quietly savored her gentleness, feeling her soft, delicate fingers gently pressing on my head, and listening to her rhythmic, energetic heartbeat.

"Hmph... Xiao Shang is so cute, and she smells so good... Has she grown a bit more lately? When are you going to marry me...?"

Perhaps it was because Shang Yunmiao's embrace was too comfortable, Chen Bing, lying on it, mumbled some incoherent nonsense. And while he was talking, he rubbed his own cheek against Shang Yunmiao's.

This wasn't Chen Bing intentionally trying to be a pervert; it was just like lingering in bed after waking up in the morning—a completely unconscious act of seeking comfort. Our kind-hearted Shang Yunmiao was aware of this, so she merely blushed slightly, showing absolutely no resistance in her actions.

Fortunately, Chen Bing, who was genuinely ill, didn't intend to bully Shang Yunmiao. So, after finding a comfortable angle, he stopped what he was doing and asked, "Little Shang, can you say a few words to me? I want to hear you speak..."

This wasn't an unreasonable request, so after breathing a slight sigh of relief, Shang Yunmiao stroked Chen Bing's nape and said, "Okay... then, what do you want to hear?"

"I want to hear you confess your love to me, tell me how much you love me."

This is a bit...

Shang Yunmiao hesitated, not because she didn't know how to express herself. On the contrary, she loved Chen Bing in so many ways that she could talk about it for a whole day and night. However, these were things she could talk about for a whole day and night, but no matter where she started, she found it difficult to bring them up.

Just as I was struggling with whether or not to grant Chen Bing's request, Chen Bing suddenly changed her conditions.

"Wait a minute... wait a minute, let's save that for later. I... um... I want to hear you tell me about our childhood. You can tell me slowly, and I'll treat it as a bedtime story, okay?"

This time the difficulty was significantly lower than before, so after breathing a sigh of relief, Shang Yunmiao relaxed and slowly began to recount the experiences between the two of them from a very long time ago.

Lying in the ocean of the past, Chen Bing felt a sense of happiness enveloped by the passage of time.

Headaches and weakness become insignificant in the arms of one's beloved girl.

And so, after Shang Yunmiao finished recounting her experiences in kindergarten, Chen Bing closed her eyes and drifted comfortably into sleep.