Chapter 101 (1012 Update)

101:

The two entered the bathroom, and Ye Qingxi took the initiative to run the bathwater for Qin Cheng, but Qin Cheng beat her to it.

“I’m the older brother, I’ll do it,” Qin Cheng said.

Ye Qingxi: ...

Ye Qingxi felt that he really had the awareness of being an older brother.

"Okay." He didn't argue with Qin Cheng.

Qin Cheng prepared the bathwater, moved closer to Ye Qingxi, and reached out to help him take off his sweater.

Ye Qingxi: ? ? ?

Ye Qingxi: !!

Ye Qingxi took a step back, "I'll do this myself!"

Qin Cheng: ...

Qin Cheng could only regretfully withdraw his hand.

He bent down and took off his sweater, then his pants, and finally his underwear.

Qin Cheng stepped into the bathtub.

Ye Qingxi quickly followed and sat down inside.

Qin Cheng picked up the showerhead, adjusted the temperature, and prepared to wash Ye Qingxi's hair.

Ye Qingxi: ? ? ?

Ye Qingxi looked at him and said, "I can do this myself."

Qin Cheng: ...

"I'm your older brother, I'll help you," Qin Cheng said kindly.

Ye Qingxi: ...

"Good boy," Qin Cheng coaxed him.

Ye Qingxi: ...

Ye Qingxi looked at his handsome face.

"Fine," he thought, "it's not a big deal anyway."

Ye Qingxi could only let him wet her hair, squeeze out some shampoo, and start washing her hair.

Qin Cheng sat down in front of Ye Qingxi, raised his hand, and helped him rub the foam off his hair.

"Was the force too strong?" he asked considerately.

Ye Qingxi shook her head, even suggesting, "It could be a little heavier."

Qin Cheng then increased the pressure, "How about this?"

Ye Qingxi nodded. Very good, very comfortable.

Seeing him close his eyes comfortably, Qin Cheng became even more enthusiastic about washing him.

He could now understand why children liked to play house, pretending to be chefs or teachers. If the other person was Ye Qingxi, he would like it too.

Qin Cheng worked diligently as a shampoo boy until he felt he had been washing Ye Qingxi's hair for quite a while, and he had washed every part of her hair before picking up the showerhead again.

"Close your eyes properly~" Qin Cheng said gently.

"Mmm." Ye Qingxi obediently closed her eyes.

Qin Cheng carefully helped him rinse the foam off his hair.

After Ye Qingxi's hair was rinsed clean.

Qin Cheng immediately offered eagerly, "Let me put on some shower gel for you."

Ye Qingxi: ? ? ?

Ye Qingxi felt that he really liked taking care of her!

Qin Cheng looked at him, his eyes full of expectation.

Unable to bear it any longer, Ye Qingxi could only agree again, saying, "Oh."

Qin Cheng picked up the bath sponge that was placed aside, squeezed the shower gel onto it, and then began to apply the shower gel to his arms and body.

Ye Qingxi's arms and neck were covered in white foam.

"So cute," Qin Cheng said softly.

Ye Qingxi: ? ? ?

Is this cute?

What's so cute about that?!

"Then I'll pass on my cuteness to you."

After Ye Qingxi finished speaking, she teased him by moving closer to him and rubbing him with the foam on her body.

Qin Cheng wasn't annoyed and gently continued to apply the ointment for him.

As they painted, the two started playing around with it.

Ye Qingxi blew bubbles off Qin Cheng's body, while Qin Cheng blew bubbles off his shoulder.

Ye Qingxi couldn't help but laugh.

Qin Cheng smiled, his eyes crinkling.

He looked at Ye Qingxi and felt that being with him made everything fun, interesting, and enjoyable.

If Ye Qingxi were his younger brother, they could spend every day and night together.

After taking a bath, Ye Qingxi did almost nothing, while Qin Cheng did a lot, even drying Ye Qingxi's hair at the end.

Ye Qingxi changed into her pajamas, and Qin Cheng also changed into his pajamas that Mu Zheng had left there.

He stood by the bed, helping Ye Qingxi, who was sitting on the edge of the bed, to blow-dry her hair, while unconsciously thinking of his parents who used to blow-dry his hair.

I wonder if they've finished their work yet.

With that thought in mind, Qin Cheng finished drying his hair, picked up the smartwatch on his bedside table, and called his mother.

His father answered the phone.

Mu Zheng asked with concern, "What's wrong, Xiao Cheng?"

"Xiaoxi and I are getting ready for bed. Dad, are you done with your work? Are you going to sleep?" Qin Cheng asked.

"Not yet." Mu Zheng tried his best to keep his tone normal. "Xiao Cheng, be good. You sleep with Xiao Xi first. After you take a nap, you can see your dad tomorrow at noon."

"Okay." Qin Cheng nodded. "Goodnight, Dad."

"Good night." Mu Zheng hung up the phone.

He looked at the report in his hand, feeling as cold as a leaky window.

how so? !

If it weren't for Ye Qingxi's keen observation tonight, and her deep concern because her grandfather died of illness, which compelled her to insist Qin Luan come to the hospital that night, then their family...

Mu Zheng simply couldn't believe it.

After many hardships, the family of three has finally achieved their own happiness.

They almost lost it again!

He lost his lover, and his son lost his mother.

How cruel!

Especially Qin Cheng!

Mu Zheng is an adult. Even if he is unwilling, if Qin Luan really leaves, he will have to grit his teeth and get through it.

But what about Qin Cheng?

What about his children?

He finally has his parents by his side, how can he lose his mother too?!

He lost his mother, who had once been his only support and occupied the most important place in his life!

Mu Zheng felt deeply remorseful.

I blame myself for not being a good husband or a good father.

I blame myself for almost falling short, and I have let my child down again.

Mu Zheng would rather wrong himself than wrong Qin Cheng even in the slightest.

Ye Qingxi breathed a sigh of relief after watching Qin Cheng hang up the phone.

Qin Cheng's call was so sudden; he thought Qin Cheng was just putting on his watch after taking a shower, not realizing that the call had already been made.

At this point, trying to stop them would only make things worse, but fortunately, Mu Zheng was reliable and didn't arouse Qin Cheng's suspicion.

I wonder if Qin Luan's test results have come out yet.

Is he sick?

Is it easy to treat?

Ye Qingxi pulled back the covers and lay down, hoping that he had discovered her in time.

Qin Cheng lay down next to Ye Qingxi from the other side.

The two faced each other. Qin Cheng looked at him and said softly, "Xiao Xi, this is the first time we've slept together."

There was a hint of joy in his voice.

"If you like, we can sleep together in the future," Ye Qingxi said.

"Really?" Qin Cheng exclaimed in surprise. "Then let's sleep together in the dorm at noon from now on."

"That won't work, the dorm beds are too small, it will be too cramped."

Qin Cheng: ...

Qin Cheng agreed. He slept in a two-meter-wide bed at home, so the dormitory bed was indeed too small for him.

However, it's not convenient to change beds in the dormitory.

Qin Cheng lowered his eyes and took Ye Qingxi's hand from under the covers.

Ye Qingxi's hand was soft, and he gently squeezed it, feeling a little disappointed.

He can't sleep in the dormitory with Ye Qingxi.

Ye Qingxi watched as his mood plummeted in an instant, and she didn't know whether to laugh or cry.

Do you really want to sleep with him that much?

“Then let’s squeeze in,” Ye Qingxi said. “Let’s squeeze in every Monday and Friday.”

Qin Cheng immediately looked up and said, "Okay."

He looked at Ye Qingxi and thought she was really well-behaved.

Be good to him too.

He said he would wash his hair, so he let him.

He agreed when I offered to put shower gel on him.

Now he says he wants to sleep with him, and even though the bed is so small, Ye Qingxi is willing to squeeze in with him.

He's such a good younger brother.

What a well-behaved little brother.

Qin Cheng touched his hair; he had just dried Ye Qingxi's hair, and it was soft and smelled nice.

"Xiao Xi, do you want to hear a bedtime story?" Qin Cheng asked his adorable younger brother, wanting to use every trick in the book.

"You can tell bedtime stories?"

Qin Cheng hummed in agreement. "My mother told me that."

"Then you tell the story," Ye Qingxi said, wanting him to listen and see who among the three of them could tell the best bedtime story.

Qin Cheng raised his hand, turned off the light, and began to tell Ye Qingxi in the darkness: "A long, long time ago, in a forest, there lived a lovely little boy..."

Ye Qingxi listened quietly and fell asleep soon after.

Seeing that he was silent, Qin Cheng said gently, "Good night."

He closed his eyes, but his hand was still holding Ye Qingxi's hand.

Meanwhile, Qin Luan was lying in the hospital bed. Mu Zheng looked at her and discussed with her, "Let Xiao Cheng stay with Dad for the next few days. You have the surgery first. After the surgery, I will tell Xiao Cheng that you are sick and bring him to see you."

"Should we tell him? He's still so young." Qin Luan didn't want him to worry.

"Hmm." Mu Zheng held her hand. "He has the right to know that his mother is sick. Xiao Cheng is very smart; you can only keep it from him for a while, not forever. Don't worry, the doctor said we arrived just in time, and the chances of the surgery being successful are very high. So as long as you keep a good attitude and do as the doctor says, there won't be any major problems."

“We won’t tell him before your surgery, so he won’t worry or be scared. We’ll tell him after your surgery, and that his mother is fine. That way, he won’t worry.”

Qin Luan nodded as she listened to his gentle words.

Even now, she's still a bit confused. How could she have a tumor?

Wasn't she just busy with work and had irregular eating habits recently?

"Mu Zheng, did you have your physical exam this year?" Qin Luan asked him.

Mu Zheng: ...

Mu Zheng certainly didn't have time for a medical check-up; he had so many things to do.

"You should also go get checked later," Qin Luan said worriedly. "And the rest of the family, my brother, your younger brother and sister, Dad, Xiao Xi, and Xiao Cheng."

"I know," Mu Zheng said. "You rest first, I'll go and make the arrangements right away."

"Then you should get some rest too, staying up late is bad for your health."

"Okay," Mu Zheng replied.

Qin Luan looked at him, but for some reason couldn't close her eyes.

She feared that she would wake up one morning to find that tonight's test results were false and that her condition was far more serious than it was now.

"If it weren't for Xiaoxi, I would definitely be dead this time," she said softly.

"Don't think about these things anymore." Mu Zheng stroked her hair. "What you need to do most right now is to maintain a good mindset, get plenty of rest, and prepare well for the surgery."

"You still need to knit gloves for Xiao Cheng and Xiao Xi, have you forgotten?"

Qin Luan nodded; she hadn't forgotten.

She agreed to her son's and her nephew's request.

Her son is so good, and her little nephew is so cute.

She cannot break her promise to them.

Qin Luan closed her eyes, trying her best not to think about her illness anymore, and instead tried to recall the happy times she spent with Qin Cheng and Mu Zheng.

Mu Zheng sat by her bedside, quietly watching over her until she fell asleep, before quietly leaving the room.