Chapter 45: First Wisdom Teeth "Someone is kissing him"

Chapter. Forty-fifth

Wen Jiangchu is very good at acting.

When he first met Shen Qiudu, he acted like a good guy, pretending they didn't know each other. Later, when Xu Zhouye slandered him, he also pretended to be calm, as if losing a friend he once treated sincerely was nothing to him.

He is such a good actor that Shen Qiudu is always fooled by his acting skills.

Like now.

Chen Qiudu brought Wen Jiangchu back to the tailor shop. Xu Qiuju had gone to measure the sizes of some elderly people in the slums these days, intending to make new clothes for them, so she was not at home.

The room was dark, with only a small night light on. The blurred light and shadow were reflected on the outlines of the two people's faces, revealing their deep brows and eyes.

Chen Qiudu originally wanted to help Wen Jiangchu undress and re-bandage him, but Wen Jiangchu refused to listen and deliberately hid in the corner, using his size difference to make Chen Qiudu helpless.

"But the pus and blood in your wound are mixed together. It will be very painful if it sticks to your clothes."

In the darkness, Chen Qiudu couldn't understand Wen Jiangchu's hidden thoughts. He only saw that he had lost his usual strength and his breathing became heavier. He raised his hand to touch Chen Qiudu's cheek, but his movements were trembling, as if he had used up all his strength.

But what he said was completely the opposite, "I'm really fine, Qiu Du. Right now... I just want to be with you forever. I don't want to think about anything else."

"Qiu Du..." Wen Jiangchu wrapped Shen Qiu Du's small hand tightly in his palm and gently kneaded it. "Please, Qiu Du, didn't you say you would reward me? Then can you please listen to me this time, okay?"

After Hua finished speaking, Wen Jiangchu began to smile and even moved towards Chen Qiudu.

Seeing that Wen Jiangchu still had the energy to tease him, Chen Qiudu turned his head and patted his hand angrily, "Then I'll listen to you. It's getting late. You are not allowed to stay up late, okay?"

"Okay, I will definitely not stay up late." Wen Jiangchu quickly opened the quilt and crawled in, leaving a space for Chen Qiudu, his eyes shining.

Chen Qiudu lay down obediently, found a comfortable position and closed his eyes. Wen Jiangchu took the opportunity to put his arm around his waist and put one hand on his head.

But... Chen Qiudu's suspicions still hadn't completely dissipated. This groundless worry grew stronger with each passing moment.

Until the hand that had been gently patting his back stopped completely and the breathing became extremely weak, he immediately opened his eyes and stood up.

"Achu...Achu, Wenjiangchu!"

No sound.

The only response he got was his body temperature getting increasingly hot, his body curling up bit by bit, and his face gradually losing color.

Even though she was in so much pain that she fainted, she bit her lips tightly for fear of making any noise and waking up Chen Qiudu.

Wen Jiangchu is a liar, a big liar.

Saying that it was nothing, just a minor injury, was just a lie to him!

He's really stupid...

Will a minor injury cause you to turn pale, bleed all over, convulse, and nearly lose consciousness?

"Wen Jiangchu! Wen Jiangchu...don't let anything happen to you. Didn't you promise not to lie to me? Why...why did you lie to me again?!"

Chen Qiudu cried until her whole body was shaking. She held back her tears, picked up her phone and dialed 120. After receiving the news that 120 had arrived, she hung up the phone and came to Wen Jiangchu.

Wen Jiangchu was now conscious and had no strength left in his body. Shen Qiudu carried Wen Jiangchu on his back and carried him up to the first floor bit by bit.

His already frail body could only barely support one person, but Wen Jiangchu couldn't lie on his side on the bed all the time. Chen Qiudu gritted his teeth, let Wen Jiangchu stick to him, and walked to the stairs.

Because the house was not big and the staircase was designed to be narrow, Chen Qiudu could only hold the wall with one hand and support Wen Jiangchu's shaky body with the other hand as he walked slowly down, keeping his nerves tense. If he was distracted for even a second, he would most likely fall and roll down the stairs.

Fortunately, perhaps due to his willpower, Wen Jiangchu regained some of his sanity and was able to exert a little strength to reach the door under the command of Shen Qiudu.

Hearing Chen Qiudu's sobs, Wen Jiangchu wanted to raise his hand to wipe away his tears, but he had to use all his strength to barely hold his fingertips.

"Qiu Du, don't cry. I'm really fine."

"You keep saying it's okay? You're so badly injured... why didn't you tell me? How long are you going to hold on by yourself?!"

Chen Qiudu turned away, tears streaming down his face like endless threads on a rainy window. Finally, losing all his strength, he lowered his head and buried himself in Wen Jiangchu's arms.

"I'm sorry, Qiu Du... indeed, I didn't want to worry you. At the time, you were already unwilling to accept treatment, and I was so scared that I used some extreme measures to end the fight faster. I didn't expect that it would hurt myself and hurt the enemy."

"I know that if I tell you, you'll feel even more guilty. I don't want you to live with endless regret. I don't want this to become a burden on your heart or a topic of conversation for others after dinner. I also don't want my feelings... to become so heavy that they suffocate you—"

Wen Jiangchu coughed violently several times, and the blood he coughed out dripped from his palm. Chen Qiudu quickly covered his lips to prevent him from continuing.

The ambulance arrived very quickly. The process of getting in the car, rescue, surgery, and hospitalization was too fast and too quick. Chen Qiudu could only mechanically follow the medical staff throughout the whole process. Finally, he stopped helplessly outside the operating room, watching the person on the bed getting farther and farther away from him.

The empty and confused mood reached its peak at this moment.

Shen Qiudu sat on a blue chair beside the hospital corridor with his head lowered.

No one knew what he was thinking at the moment. All they knew was that he was staring blankly at the safety rope on his swollen wrist.

The sound of footsteps was heard, and then two shadows blocked Chen Qiudu's way. His eyes went dark and he subconsciously looked up.

Xie Wu and Xue Shanke came hurriedly, looking disheveled and with messy hair.

Looking down, they saw that their hands were still tightly clasped.

"Where is Wen Jiangchu?" Xue Shanke asked hurriedly, as if he was not aware that there was something wrong with his appearance, nor did he notice the strange looks from the people around him.

"I'm in surgery, and the situation doesn't seem good. But what are you doing..."

Shen Qiudu was so shocked that he lost his voice and his mind went blank.

Xie Wu was the first to react. He broke free from Xue Shanke's restraints, removed the fallen leaves from his head in disgust, and shook himself off. "Damn it! It's all to save him!"

"Who would have thought that he was kidnapped by Song Jinfeng and his gang and taken to the mountains? I had to hide in the nearby forest for a long time! This suit he's wearing is a high-end custom made by a famous designer, worth tens of thousands of dollars..."

Xue Shanke sighed helplessly, "Don't worry, I'll go back and compensate you with ten pieces, and then buy you the latest gaming equipment."

"That's more like it..." Xie Wu lowered his eyes and noticed that Shen Qiudu was in a bad mood. He sat down beside him and put his hand on his shoulder to comfort him: "Qiudu, Wen Jiangchu's concealment of his serious injury has nothing to do with you."

"The fact that Wen Jiangchu was injured must be known only to the few of us. After all, the Song family just fell. If something happens to Wen Jiangchu again, the circle will lose two key figures and chaos will break out. Many people will seize the opportunity to intervene. Wouldn't all our efforts over the past few days be wasted?"

"Besides, he has already become a shareholder in this hospital. The medical staff and equipment have been prepared long ago. There will definitely be no problems. You can rest assured."

"I know, I'm just...very worried about him." Chen Qiudu suppressed the bitterness in his heart, his fingers stroking the corners of his clothes uncontrollably, his voice broken.

When it came to Wen Jiangchu's situation, he couldn't maintain his composure or ability to think clearly. All he could see was Wen Jiangchu lying unconscious on the hospital bed.

He was afraid...afraid of losing someone he cared about again.

In the past, living in such days, Chen Qiudu felt that he had become accustomed to being alone, working alone, making money alone, going through the estrus period alone, being scolded and beaten alone, and enduring those insults alone.

But now, Chen Qiudu no longer wanted to be alone. Having experienced the days of being dependent, he could no longer accept going back to the past.

Chen Qiudu always subconsciously thinks about the worst possible outcome, and this habit has not changed to this day. He can only close his eyes and take a deep breath, forcing himself not to think about it, but... it's no use.

Suddenly, Xue Shanke stuffed a diary into the palm of his hand on his knees.

"What's this?"

"Wen Jiangchu's diary was specially left in the car when we set off today. He said he would definitely use it. I think now is the time. You can open it and take a look."

"But it seems he only remembered the day we met again? I don't know why. When I asked him, he said... he kept a diary to escape pain."

"But after meeting you, he felt only happiness."

When Chen Qiudu opened the diary, he found that Wen Jiangchu had filled almost hundreds of pages.

The first half of the story chronicles the jealousy and ridicule he endured at school, including being accused of relying on connections to win awards, being accused of getting good grades because the school had obtained his exams in advance, and being accused of having a "crybaby syndrome" and spreading this as a joke...

Wen Jiangchu rarely talked about these things to others, and he seemed to not care at all, but in fact, the paper was filled with his crying and indignation.

"Why do people always believe what others say instead of listening to my explanation and looking at the real evidence in front of them?"

“Why should I spend more time and energy than others to explain to others things that I have never done, and at the same time suffer from others’ cold stares and verbal bullying?”

"I used other people's pain points as a joke. After being warned, I was told it was a joke. I didn't understand the meaning of it and thought I was making a big deal out of nothing. But is that really right? This joke is not funny."

In response to every rumor and defamation, Wen Jiangchu would initially write a whole sheet of paper saying “I didn’t do that”, but in the end, all that was left was a simple “Forget it”.

The only turning point was when Wen Jiangchu first met Chen Qiudu.

Shen Qiudu roughly knew a lot of the content, but there were only two things that surprised him.

May 5, 2026, the beginning of summer

The summer of 2026 arrived, and he took a rare day off and went to the market.

Are you preparing for Mother's Day in advance?

So cute when picking things...

How did my wallet get stolen by a kid?!

So embarrassing... I wanted to help get it back but unexpectedly fell down first, and he had to help me up himself.

But... he smells nice and his hands are soft...

He even gave me the last band-aid and plaster he had on his body?! He told me to take care of the wound to prevent infection and avoid contact with water, and finally thanked me for getting his wallet back for him.

Chen Qiudu, how can you be so nice...

But Chen Qiudu had no memory of this incident. This kind of thing happened all the time in the slums, and he'd just help anyone he saw. Who could remember it so clearly? And even go to the trouble of looking at the person's face?

But he didn't expect that he had come into contact with Wen Jiangchu more than once.

September 25, 2026

Today... is Mid-Autumn Festival. Luckily I made it in time and brought mooncakes to his house.

I just didn't expect that his house turned off the lights so early, which was also a lack of consideration on my part.

Huh?! He's not asleep yet?

What is he doing...how did he get on the roof!?

It turned out that there was a kitten trapped on the eaves of the roof, and its parents had been waiting in the grass.

...Why did this happen again? He tried to save himself but ended up tripping over the ladder.

In the end, he saved the kitten and saved me at the same time.

It’s great that the kitten and his family of three are reunited on Mid-Autumn Festival.

He looked at them for a long time.

Chen Qiudu, you will do the same in the future.

While he went back to the house to get me medicine, I ran away again, but left the mooncake there.

I made that myself.

This time Chen Qiudu remembered, but he forgot that someone had dropped it, and only remembered the box of mooncakes.

It's so disgusting and looks so ugly.

However, he was very happy and finished his meal sitting alone in the moonlight.

I didn’t expect it was Wen Jiangchu who did it.

It seems that he later studied cooking, and the food he cooks now is simply heaven and earth.

His later diaries basically recorded the days when he lived alone in the United States.

Due to his special identity, it was almost impossible for Wen Jiangchu to make friends. During that period, he was just like Shen Qiudu, always alone and got used to being alone.

Although the diary only recorded trivial matters and scenery, Chen Qiudu knew that Wen Jiangchu was very lonely at this time, but he didn't want to make his parents worry, so he pretended nothing was wrong.

Such an identity and burden weighed on Wen Jiangchu, forcing him to become obedient and sensible, and become a gentle and steady business leader in the eyes of others.

But only Chen Qiudu knew that Wen Jiangchu could actually act like a spoiled child and have a bad temper. Only in front of him would Wen Jiangchu subconsciously stay in bed, tease him deliberately, and then laugh secretly when he fell for it.

Wen Jiangchu is also a person with independent consciousness and imperfections, not a perfect work of art.

The diary stops at the day they met.

In May of this year.

That day, Wen Jiangchu only left a sentence in the notebook -

【Happiness comes quietly. 】

*

A few hours passed before the door of the operating room was opened. Shen Qiudu put away his diary and hurried forward.

"Doctor, how is he now?"

"He's out of danger now. Luckily, the infection isn't too deep, and he was brought in at just the right time. The knife wound and bullet graze didn't damage the underlying condition. Fortunately, he can be transferred to a regular ward. He should wake up in the next couple of days."

"It's just that Mr. Wen's glands have been slightly injured. He needs to be especially careful during these recent susceptible periods. He might get out of control. Who among you is Mr. Wen's partner?"

Xie Wu and Xue Shanke took a step back at the same time. Chen Qiudu lowered his eyes awkwardly, feeling a little uneasy. "I, we haven't had a..."

"You have to be careful, Mr. Wen is using the pheromone of Dianthus suffruticosa. The estrus period is usually in September, and the time is almost here. If you lose control, the time will be prolonged. As a partner, you have to be careful, understand?"

"Also, remember to remind President Wen to exercise restraint. During that time, he may be affected by the pheromones and have a strong reaction, but his physical injuries may not be healed. Be careful."

Chen Qiudu's mind was already confused, his body was getting hotter and hotter, he could no longer hear the specific words, he just kept agreeing.

It's just that he has never experienced such a thing before. If he tells it, will Wen Jiangchu listen...

*

The smell of disinfectant was pungent and sad. Next to the gray-white wall, the ripples on the machine screen moved slowly and ticked.

Chen Qiudu sat alone beside the bed. His thin hand could only cover half of Wen Jiangchu's palm. He had no choice but to cover the cold back of the hand with both hands, watching the infusion needle enter the blood vessel, staring at the red part in a daze.

Xue Shanke and Xie Wu went back to clean up first. In order to hide the fact that Wen Jiangchu was injured, they were forced to step in temporarily and solve the remaining mess.

In the VIP ward, only Chen Qiudu and Wen Jiangchu were left, along with the diary on the table.

"The temperature has just dropped..."

Chen Qiudu called softly, his fingers starting from his brow bone, moving to the corners of his eyes, the wings of his nose, and finally stopping at his chapped lips. He then rested his arms on the edge of the bed and fell to the side with his head tilted, "Wake up soon."

Tonight was really wasted, and deep sleepiness swept over him. Chen Qiudu quickly closed his eyes and fell asleep.

In his dream, he dreamed of Wen Jiangchu again, but this time he dreamed of the scene where he was hunted down and killed by that group of people and forced to the edge of a cliff.

But Chen Qiudu could do nothing, as if he was trapped there, his feet unable to move and his throat tightly grasped.

He could only keep making unpleasant and hoarse sounds like "Woo oh" and tears fell from the corners of his eyes again.

Wen Jiangchu was covered in blood, his body broken and in a state of disarray. When he finally decided to jump off the cliff, he looked deeply in the direction where Chen Qiudu was watching and whispered, "I love you."

Then, he turned and fell into the abyss.

"Wen Jiang Chu...Wen Jiang Chu!"

Chen Qiudu gasped for breath, and the strong sense of uneasiness and loss made him open his eyes instantly.

He subconsciously glanced around the beams. Fortunately, it was just a dream. He was still in the hospital, but... he was covered with a white blanket and had been moved to lie on the bed.

Before Shen Qiudu could react, he felt a sudden and intermittent light touch on his cheek.

Be cautious and try your best to restrain the love that is about to pour out.

Someone was kissing him.

Chen Qiudu turned around and happened to meet Wen Jiangchu's eyes.