Volume 1, Chapter 17: When I recover, you can take care of me

After dinner, Ji Yunbai drove Shi Rui and the other two back to school.

Du Ruo accompanied Xu Jingmo to the hospital for an IV drip.

When they arrived at the hospital, the outpatient nurse first took Xu Jingmo's temperature.

40 degrees is considered a high fever.

A CT scan and routine blood tests were done to rule out pneumonia and viral infections. It was just a simple flu, so we started to prescribe the right medicine.

The doctor prescribed some antipyretic drugs, gave him some precautions, and advised him to go home and rest.

Since the emergence of the new coronavirus, the number of patients with fever in hospitals has increased significantly every day.

Those with recurrent positive test results, influenza A and influenza B..., the beds are tight, the air circulation is not good, and ordinary influenza patients are generally not admitted. If they stay, it will be easy for cross infection.

Xu Jingmo and Du Ruo returned home again.

After arriving home, Du Ruo opened the medicine box, read the instructions carefully, picked out the pills one by one, and handed them to Xu Jingmo: "After taking these, go to sleep and sweat."

After saying that, she suddenly stood on tiptoe and touched his forehead. It felt a little hotter than before. She stared at him in surprise and said, "You should post the thermometer reading on your Moments. It's rare to be so calm when your fever reaches 40 degrees."

Xu Jingmo took the pills and said with a smile, "Are you praising me or insulting me?"

Du Ruo: "I admire you."

The nurse said that people with weak immune systems will feel weak, dizzy, and chilly if they have a fever of 40 degrees. When asked about Xu Jingmo's symptoms, he said he felt a little uncomfortable.

Also 6.

After taking the medicine, Xu Jingmo went into the second bedroom and prepared to change into pajamas and go to sleep.

Du Ruo sorted out the medicine box and found a box of fever-reducing patches under the bag. She took the fever-reducing patches and followed him to the second bedroom and said, "You should put on the fever-reducing patches too. They have a double effect and can help you get better quickly..."

She had just opened the bedroom door when she paused, "A little..."

Xu Jingmo had just taken off his shirt and was facing away from her. He had broad shoulders and a narrow waist, and the muscles on his back were clear and distinct. The dorsal groove of his spinal muscles was as deep as a ravine, winding from top to bottom to the edge of his trousers, which was very tempting.

Xu Jingmo heard her voice and turned around.

Du Ruo clearly saw his firm and tight pectoral muscles and his well-defined and powerful abdominal muscles. She even secretly lamented that her mind reacted too quickly, as she could tell at a glance that he had six-pack abs.

This was the first time that Du Ruo saw a male body so directly. She couldn't help but feel curious and couldn't help but take a few more glances.

Xu Jingmo felt warm at her frank and undisguised gaze. He reached out and threw the T-shirt he had just taken off over her head to block her view. He quickly put on his pajamas and asked in a low voice, "Does it look good?"

Du Ruo pulled off the T-shirt on his head, which seemed to still retain Xu Jingmo's hot body temperature and a faint pine scent. It should be the smell of laundry detergent, and it smelled quite good.

Du Ruo commented truthfully: "You have a good figure."

The smooth lines and full muscles without being exaggerated are in line with her aesthetic.

"Thank you for the compliment." Xu Jingmo buttoned up his pajamas and started to act weird because he was so angry with her.

Du Ruo walked in as if nothing had happened, handed him the fever-reducing patch, and repeated to him the doctor's instructions, "The fever-reducing patch can be applied to the forehead, neck, armpits, groin..."

Du Ruo paused when he thought of this. Where is the groin?

She was about to sweep Xu Jingmo when Xu Jingmo suddenly and quickly covered her eyes with his hands.

This sudden action startled Du Ruo. She tried to tilt her head back to avoid it, but she stumbled and almost fell. Xu Jingmo quickly grabbed her arm with his other hand and pulled her back. Out of inertia, Du Ruo bumped into his chest.

The tip of her nose suddenly felt sore and she lost her vision. Du Ruo instinctively protected herself and raised her hand to push him away.

Through the thin cloth, she could feel Xu Jingmo's rapid and chaotic heartbeat under the palm of her right hand, and her left hand felt his hard and powerful muscles. It was a very special touch. Du Ruo paused in her push and stood there in a daze.

The two bodies were very close to each other, and the hotness of Xu Jingmo's body surrounded her. Du Ruo felt as if she was being roasted by a stove. Her face was hot, and her heart seemed to be hot too. The strange feeling came back.

It was just a brief second or two, during which neither of them spoke a word and neither of them let go.

Xu Jingmo was very hesitant. She was afraid that her uncontrollable heartbeat would reveal her thoughts, but she was also reluctant to maintain such an intimate distance, so she did not push him away.

Xu Jingmo's Adam's apple rolled slightly, and he lowered his eyes to glance at Du Ruo's fair neck. He resisted the urge to lower his head and kiss her, and asked in a hoarse voice, "Do you like to touch it?"

Du Ruo didn't know what was wrong with her. Xu Jingmo was clearly wearing pajamas and her eyes were blindfolded, but at this moment, the touch of the muscles under her hands inexplicably overlapped with the curve of the chest muscles she had just seen, and it automatically appeared in her mind for a long time.

It's all because of her good memory.

As soon as Xu Jingmo finished speaking, Du Ruo quickly came back to her senses. She wanted to step back, but then she felt that his words were ambiguous. She just touched him accidentally and didn't touch him intentionally. Just as she thought of this, her left hand involuntarily touched along the outline of the line.

Du Ruo: ...

Dead hand! You listen! Hand!

In an instant, Xu Jingmo's body became stiff. He took a deep breath and held her arm tighter.

Du Ruo pretended to be calm and raised her hand to hold his wrist, then moved his left hand away and gently shook off his right hand. She took two steps back and gave his evaluation: "It feels good to touch."

Xu Jingmo stared at her solemnly, his thin lips pressed into a straight line, which made people feel a little intimidated, like a hungry wolf waiting for an opportunity, ready to pounce and bite someone at any time.

However, Du Ruo just faced his gaze calmly without any reaction. In her heart, she was like a dead pig that was not afraid of boiling water. As long as I am calm enough, you can't do anything to me.

The two of them locked eyes for a few seconds, and Xu Jingmo turned away first, pulling up the collar of his pajamas, turned around and snorted, "I won't let you touch me even if I want to."

Du Ruo: “…”

Tsk, who cares.

Xu Jingmo sat on the bed, opened a fever-reducing patch and put it on his forehead. He saw Du Ruo still standing at the door, looking at him quietly.

Xu Jingmo suddenly felt angry. He was really going to be pissed off by her innocent yet curious look.

He was angry that she had teased him without him noticing, and he was angry that he couldn't face her calmly.

A casual look or gesture from her could easily stir his heart and make him unable to extricate himself.

He knew in his heart that she didn't mean it, but he couldn't help but let his imagination run wild.

Maybe he has a chance?

Do you want to seduce me a little?

She had no idea what dirty thoughts were going on in his mind.

He didn't dare to try.

For him, this kind of thing cannot be done by trial and error.

Perhaps because he was so angry, Xu Jingmo's mind was not clear, and he said without restraint: "Why are you still standing there? Do you want to see how I stick to your groin?"

“…”

Du Ruo lowered his eyes and glanced, only to realize belatedly the awkwardness of that position.

Du Ruo suddenly felt like she was acting like a hooligan, as if she was molesting decent women and men. When did she have such a dirty hobby?

She felt a little guilty, but when she thought that the person in front of her was Xu Jingmo, her unreasonable words seemed a little more reasonable.

Who are you two? How dare you challenge her?

After not seeing you for a few years, I have forgotten my status in society.

Du Ruo leaned against the door frame very naturally and said, "I want to see it, can you let me see it?"

Xu Jingmo's face darkened. He stood up, grabbed her shoulders, turned her around, pushed her out the door, and said angrily, "No, let me go!"

He was so screwed that she dared to look, but he didn't dare let her see it, for fear that he would react in front of her.

Du Ruo smiled in her heart but didn't show it on her face. She shrugged nonchalantly and said, "Stingy guy." Then she walked towards the living room.

Just as she took a step out of the second bedroom, Xu Jingmo suddenly grabbed her wrist and pulled her back violently, and their bodies collided violently again.

However, this time, Du Ruo didn't have time to separate them with his hands. Their chests were pressed tightly together, and their hearts were beating violently up and down. In the silence, it was impossible to tell whose beat was more rapid and deafening.

Du Ruo raised her eyes and looked at him, feeling a little nervous for no reason.

It has happened several times. This inexplicable and strange emotion has appeared several times since she returned to China, and she doesn't know why.

"Why are you pulling me?" Du Ruo asked Xu Jingmo while staring into his bottomless black eyes.

Xu Jingmo stared at her deeply, trying to keep his tone light, and said half-jokingly: "Du Ruo, do you know that when a girl stares at a man's body, it is considered flirting for the man."

Du Ruo's eyes widened slightly, she was flustered. Could he think she was trying to tease him on purpose?

Although she did it on purpose, it wasn't that kind of intentional!!!

Damn! She was wronged!

Du Ruo quickly shook off Xu Jingmo's hand and distanced herself from him, with an expression that said, "Don't talk nonsense."

Xu Jingmo leaned lazily against the door, looking at her calmly, and said with a smile: "It's okay if you want to 'flirt' with me, I can't do anything to you. If someone else were to do that, they would bully you to death."

Du Ruo said disdainfully: "Who can bully me?"

Xu Jingmo raised his eyebrows slightly and nodded in agreement, "That's right, no one can bully you."

As he spoke, he suddenly stepped forward, bent slightly, looked directly into her eyes, and said in a softer tone, "Then could you please stop bullying a patient like me?"

Du Ruo panicked for no reason and slapped him on the head, "How did I bully you?"

Xu Jingmo didn't expose her. He was already satisfied with her expression of being weakened. He chuckled and went into the house. Before closing the door, he deliberately said, "I want to put on a fever-reducing patch. Don't peek... Don't bully a decent man like me..."

"Xu Jingmo, do you deserve to be punished?" Du Ruo gritted his teeth in anger.

"Wait until I recover and you can deal with me." Xu Jingmo winked at her and quickly closed the door before Du Ruo could hit him.