Looking at the lifeless rag doll in his hand, he reluctantly squeezed it tightly.
Finally, unable to contain his anger, he threw the rag doll into the incense burner.
Su Ping opened her eyes and saw that Lu Zhiyan had tears streaming down his face and was muttering to himself.
Hearing the word "sister" from his mouth again, Su Ping felt a different emotion than before.
He was clearly still trapped in his dream and hadn't come out yet. Su Ping couldn't help but reach out and try to wipe away the tears on his face.
As soon as her hand touched Lu Zhiyan's face, he grabbed her wrist.
Lu Zhiyan slowly opened his teary eyes, tears still clinging to his eyelashes. He looked at Su Ping beside him, clearly still unable to distinguish between reality and dream.
"elder sister?"
Because of his fever, his voice sounded different than usual, and Su Ping was momentarily dazed, as if she had returned to the time when she was still a rag doll in her dream.
Lu Zhiyan gradually regained his senses. After recognizing Su Ping in front of him, he blinked, but did not let go of her hand.
This was the first time in a long time that he had dreamed of his sister so clearly, as if she was always by his side.
And it's so amazing, when Pingping is lying next to him, he inexplicably feels a familiar sense of security.
Even though they hadn't shared a bed many times, the feeling was strange, as if they had slept together countless times.
Thinking of this, he rubbed his face against Su Ping's hand like a cat.
Su Ping was stunned. Why was Lu Zhiyan so clingy and even acting cute when he was sick?
When the doctor came in to change the dressing, he happened to see the two lying on the bed gazing at each other intimately.
The ambiguous atmosphere in the air made him a little embarrassed to look directly at her. After quickly changing his dressing, he hurriedly and awkwardly walked out.
He stopped at the door. He really wanted to tell the young lady that the man was still running a fever, and even if she couldn't resist, she shouldn't go too far.
But this thought was fleeting. What right did he have to say such a thing? He was just a beast of burden working for someone else!
With that thought in mind, the doctor quickened his pace and left.
Once on the bed, Su Ping realized that the blankets were scalding hot, especially after Lu Zhiyan started sweating; the blankets felt like a steamer.
The little hand that had been pressed against his face left him without any emotion, and Lu Zhiyan felt a little disappointed, but he quickly let it go.
He hasn't gotten over the emotions from his dream. If his sister saw that he's doing well now, she would be happy for him, right?
Su Ping lifted the covers to go out and cool off, but Lu Zhiyan hugged her tightly from behind.
Hearing the sound of the IV drip sloshing around, Su Ping felt a chill run down her spine, and her heart leaped into her throat.
This guy's movements are so vigorous, isn't he afraid of the needle falling out?!
"Pingping, I just had a dream."
Lu Zhiyan nuzzled Su Ping's hair and said softly.
Upon hearing his words, Su Ping was stunned, her movement of turning over halfway froze.
She ultimately did not pry his hands off her waist.
What she really wanted to say was that she was also involved in that dream, but she couldn't say it and could only pretend that she knew nothing.
Behind him, Lu Zhiyan talked on and on, telling Su Ping about his encounter with the rag doll and how the rag doll accompanied him during his childhood.
This scene gradually overlapped with the image of Lu Zhiyan from his childhood.
Su Ping didn't speak, but listened quietly to him.
The things they had experienced together in the dream were recounted by Lu Zhiyan. Su Ping knew that she was very important to him in the dream, but she didn't expect her importance to be so great.
She was only with him for less than a year, but he has remembered her for twenty years.
Lu Zhiyan realized after he finished speaking that he had been the only one talking, while Pingping remained motionless and silent.
After a two-second silence, he asked somewhat cautiously, "Pingping, do you think I'm a strange person?"
They actually treated a rag doll as a person and called her "older sister".
If he weren't involved, he himself would find it unbelievable, let alone Pingping who knew nothing about it.
Thinking of this, Lu Zhiyan nervously clutched Su Ping's clothes, hoping to hear her answer, yet afraid that the answer would not be what he wanted to hear.
Knowing that he would overthink if she didn't speak up, Su Ping sighed and turned away from his embrace to face him.
Upon seeing Lu Zhiyan's face, she couldn't help but touch his face and whisper.
"What are you saying? I just feel sorry for you."
It was precisely because she witnessed those things in her dream that she felt even more sorry for him.
Because she could only watch helplessly as he suffered those things, powerless to do anything about it.
After repeatedly confirming from her eyes that she was speaking the truth, Lu Zhiyan's tears welled up again.
He had told himself back then that crying was useless and that he should cry less in the future, so why did he feel like crying just from hearing Pingping's words?
Su Ping wiped away his tears and comforted him, "Don't cry, don't cry. Why are you acting like a child? Even if you cry when you're sick, you still have to obediently get your shots and take your medicine."
Knowing that she was trying to amuse him and make him happy, Lu Zhiyan smiled through his tears and nodded emphatically.
"Yes, I won't cry!"
After saying that, he actually stopped crying, but his shoulders were twitching from the aftereffects, which made him look strangely comical.
Feeling both pitiful and amused, Su Ping couldn't suppress the smile on her lips for a moment. Although she managed to stop it in time, he still saw it.
Lu Zhiyan's face immediately darkened. He pretended to be angry as he looked at her and questioned her.
"Pingping, were you just making fun of me?"
Su Ping suppressed a laugh and quickly shook her head to indicate that she didn't.
But Lu Zhiyan believed his eyes; he was certain he had just seen Pingping laughing at him.
Perhaps it was because of his illness, but looking at Su Ping's small face in front of him, he suddenly felt a strong urge to be bold.
Looking into his deep gaze, Su Ping suddenly had a bad feeling. By the time she tried to pry his hand off her waist, it was too late.
Lu Zhiyan leaned in and gently bit her lips, not giving her any time to react. His hand, which was on her waist, slowly moved up and placed on the back of her head.
With a little more force, the two became even closer, and Lu Zhiyan deepened the kiss.
Sensing that Su Ping was struggling, he gently bit her lip and said with a smile.
"Sister, you can't refuse me now, because the book says that sick children can eat a piece of candy."
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