"Baby, drink your medicine quickly!" (Childhood sweetheart IF storyline)
Pei Xi, who had been skipping along, stopped when she heard the question.
There were also small pebbles at my feet that had managed to escape being kicked away.
“You said it.” Although it happened when they had just met, Pei Qi remembered it very clearly. “You said you didn’t like people calling you brother, so I called you Guan Yue.”
Guan Yue is now much taller than him, probably because the boy has entered puberty.
Pei Xi also heard it from her teacher during class.
He really wants to reach puberty soon.
That way I can grow as tall as Guan Yue, and maybe even taller.
However, his immediate priority is to clarify the issue of not calling someone "brother," and this is truly not his fault.
Guan Yue remained silent, waiting for many seconds.
Guan Yue remained silent.
Instead, he turned around and continued walking forward.
The capybara hurriedly followed, taking small, quick steps: "Have you forgotten what you told me when I first met you?"
The boy's long legs moved with great difficulty, and he struggled to keep up.
"Why aren't you saying anything?" He was a little anxious, and because he had been following too closely, he was also a little out of breath.
The boy then lowered his eyes and said calmly, "I forgot."
"Anyway, it was you who told me not to call you brother," Pei Qi muttered, adding another word.
Guan Yue: "..."
Then the boy remained silent, so Pei Xi didn't bring it up again and continued talking about the hamburgers: "Shall we go eat hamburgers again? A new hamburger shop opened, and they're offering a buy-two-get-one-free deal on fries."
He hadn't had a hamburger in a long time, so he was thinking of rewarding himself with one after the next midterm exam.
Guan Yue walked ahead, coldly asking, "Why don't you go eat with the person who sat in front of you?"
"Hmm..." The capybara quickened its pace to catch up with the boy. "We were supposed to go together, but his mother had to take him to his grandmother's house at the last minute, so we said next time."
The boy fell silent again.
It turns out he had already made plans with someone else; he was just a backup option.
Pei Qi leaned closer, tilting her head to look at him: "Guan Yue, what's wrong with you? You're not saying much today. Are you too tired from being in the third year of junior high?"
Everyone else is called "Little Tong," but he is called by his full name.
Guan Yue didn't know why he was so irritable; in short, his brows furrowed uncontrollably again.
"Don't you think it's impolite to call me that directly? I'm so much older than you."
The capybara's eyes widened: "But...didn't I ask you before, and you said you didn't mind?"
He's now wondering if forgetfulness can still occur during puberty...
Guan Yue: "Really?"
Wow wow wow.
Pei Qi was a bit speechless. He felt that he couldn't argue with this forgetful teenager anymore; there was no point in arguing with him.
So he simply grabbed the boy's slightly protruding wrist: "Let's hurry up and get some hamburgers. You might be starving, so eat something to replenish your energy."
Guan Yue: "..."
The bones at the wrists were covered with a layer of warmth, and the skin on the capybara's palms was very thin, so the temperature of the palms seemed to be exceptionally hot.
Although the heat was intense, it felt as if a clear spring was flowing through him, calming the restlessness in his heart.
He was pulled along by the little capybara all the way to the newly opened burger shop on the street.
"Boss, do you give me a free order of fries with two hamburgers?" Only then did the capybara loosen its grip on Kai Yue's wrist, reaching into its school uniform pocket to start looking for money.
He pulled out a ten-yuan note.
Boss: "Yes, bring a medium-sized fries."
Pei Xi: "How much would it cost if we added two more Cokes?"
Boss: "Fifteen."
The capybara reached back into its pocket to look for money.
The pocket was a bit deep, so it was a bit difficult for him to find it.
Suddenly, the boy beside her reached out and handed her a red bill: "Two set meals, one with fries and one with popcorn chicken."
"Okay." The shopkeeper took the banknotes and gave change with practiced ease. "Wait a moment, shall we eat here?"
"Hmm." Guan Yue responded, and just as he was about to enter the shop, he saw the capybara standing there dumbfounded.
Then, quite casually, I picked up the little handle of the blue backpack on the back of the capybara and carried the bag and the capybara together into the store.
As Pei Xi's bottom touched the chair, she opened her mouth and said, "Didn't we agree that I would treat you?"
"Didn't you get a perfect score?" Guan Yue asked, his tone flat.
The capybara smiled, revealing a pair of sweet dimples: "Then after you finish your high school entrance exam, I'll treat you to barbecue! I'll treat you to a good meal."
Guan Yue: "Then you can only treat me to a meal."
Pei Qi didn't quite understand what he meant, but he didn't have that much pocket money to treat someone to barbecue, so he readily nodded.
"certainly."
The hamburger set meal was served at that moment.
The boy pushed the meal with popcorn chicken next to the capybara.
The capybara's eyes lit up, and it began to tear open the ketchup packet without any hesitation.
Guan Yue also poured a lot of fries into his tray.
Pei Xi chewed on some popcorn chicken: "Aren't you going to eat some?"
Guan Yue: "I'm not very hungry."
The capybara in front of him nodded and stuffed chicken nuggets into his tray: "This is delicious."
Guan Yue symbolically popped one into his mouth: "So, when will you come back for more?"
"What?" Pei Xi ate several more crispy fries.
"When are you and your classmate who sat in front of you coming to eat again?"
Guan Yue didn't know why he kept thinking about that little boy.
Little Tong.
It's so small.
What kind of brother is he?
"I don't know, we'll talk about it later," Pei Qi replied truthfully.
Guan Yue: "You all leave school together?"
Pei Qi nodded: "Yes, he just moved here, he lives a little in front of my house."
Guan Yue: "Oh."
Pei Xi stuck the straw into the cola, and then stuck it into Guan Yue's cola as well: "Have some cola, drinking something sweet will make you feel better."
“I’ll probably go to high school in the city,” Guan Yue suddenly brought up the topic.
Pei Xi was stunned.
Their current school is in Lanshan District of He City. When Guan Yue mentioned high schools in the city, he was probably referring to key high schools in the central area of He City.
"Mmm, I know you'll definitely get into that school." The capybara pursed its lips, its smile not as sweet as before. "Then... will you only be able to come back once a week?"
Guan Yue: "Mm."
"Then you'll come back, right? You won't not come back, right?" Pei Qi asked anxiously, holding the paper cup of cola, but not taking a single sip.
"It depends on how busy they are, it should be..."
Guan Yue was interrupted halfway through his sentence by Pei Qi's somewhat anxious voice, "Don't say 'should'."
Capybaras rarely speak to him in such a serious tone, especially since he's just a kid who hasn't even started junior high yet.
When she gets serious, she just purses her little mouth down.
“You have to promise me, Guan Yue,” Pei Qi emphasized solemnly, “you have to promise me when you’ll be back. If you can’t do that, don’t say anything. I don’t like waiting.”
Guan Yue was stunned for a moment.
He knew why the capybara had suddenly become so serious.
Because the capybara's parents always told him that they would come back to see him during festivals or New Year's, but this almost never happened.
It's fair to say that, despite knowing Pei Xi for so long, he has only met his parents once or twice.
The boy raised his eyes and looked firmly at Pei Qi across from him: "I'll be back almost every week. If something comes up and I can't come back next week, I'll let you know in advance."
The capybara seemed quite satisfied with the answer, its downturned lips curving slightly upward: "Okay, then I'll come visit you every week when you come back."
Guan Yue: "I want to study."
"There will always be times when you don't want to study. Don't worry, I won't disturb you while you're studying!" Pei Qi assured her.
Guan Yue still looked at him: "Do you remember that I used to walk to and from school with you?"
"Of course I will!" Pei Qi said, a little excited. "Of course I will remember, Guan Yue! I owe you so much when I was a kid. I could use you to bully others."
Guan Yue: "..."
Pei Xi noticed the speechlessness in Guan Yue's eyes and chuckled twice. "Really? Otherwise, Little Fatty and the others would definitely have fought with me a lot more."
Guan Yue stirred the straw in the paper cup: "Then I'm leaving. Are you going to find that little Tong guy to bully others?"
"No, I don't need to borrow someone else's power anymore. I am the tiger myself." Pei Qi snorted twice, a hint of pride creeping into her expression. "But I will always remember how good you are to me. We'll be best friends for life!"
As the boy listened, his eyes seemed to be immersed in a deep, unfathomable blue sea.
Pei Xi didn't see the color in the boy's eyes clearly, nor did she pay much attention; she was simply very happy.
I was happy to have eaten a hamburger, and even happier that Guan Yue said he would come back every week, and if he didn't come back, he would let him know in advance.
The sunset that evening was beautiful, fiery red, just like the one described in the Chinese textbook article "Burning Clouds".
Half a semester passed in this way, and Guan Yue was admitted to the key high school in He City as expected. Pei Qi was also promoted to the key class of the junior high school not long after.
Although the capybara seems simple-minded and not very clever, it has never caused any trouble with its studies, consistently ranking first or second in the class.
After entering junior high school, many of his former elementary school classmates were no longer in the same class, but fortunately, he and Xiaotong were still in the same class.
It's a way to have familiar people to eat with and go to and from school with.
However, he still missed Guan Yue a little.
Xiao Tong is a very good-tempered person, much better than Guan Yue, that taciturn ice block. However, he can't explain why, but he still thinks Guan Yue is the best.
However, Guan Yue went to high school, so they could only see each other once a week.
Moreover, since Guan Yue went to high school and his studies became more demanding, the two of them saw each other less often and went out to play. They usually did their homework together in Guan Yue's bedroom, which was convenient because he could ask Guan Yue if he didn't understand something.
Guan Yue's bedroom was very large, with a large desk that fit the two of them perfectly when they sat together. Guan Yue's bed was also very large; he hadn't lain on it yet, but just looking at it, he felt it was very soft and comfortable.
Guan Yue's parents are very, very good people. Pei Qi visits every week, and Luo Zhaoyun will cut fruit for him, bring him milk, and always cook delicious dishes for him to stay and eat.
One day during summer vacation, the two of them were doing their homework together again.
The cicadas outside the window chirped incessantly, the air conditioner was on inside, and the outdoor unit of the air conditioner hummed outside the window.
This made Pei Qi feel drowsy.
He lay on the cool desk, wanting to take a short nap.
Guan Yue had just finished writing a series of proofs when he glanced to the side and saw Pei Qi lying on the side, still clutching a pen in her hand.
Before the little one knew it, he had grown into a teenager. His delicate eyebrows were relaxed, and thick, dark eyelashes hung in front of his drooping eyelids. The baby fat on his face was also gradually fading.
Guan Yue was so engrossed in watching that it took him several seconds to come to his senses. He poked the capybara's exposed elbow with the end of his pen.
"Hmm..." Pei Qi opened her eyes, but closed them again in less than three seconds.
"Go to bed." The boy's voice was cool, with a cooling effect.
Pei Xi opened her eyes again, then closed them again. She struggled like this for several seconds before her consciousness gradually returned.
Go to bed?
Shall we go to the large bed next to Guan Yue?
But... he remembered that Guan Yue was a germaphobe.
Even though they know each other well, it probably isn't appropriate for him to sleep in someone else's bed.
The capybara mumbled sleepily, "No need... I'll just take a nap."
"Sleeping like this is bad for your stomach." Guan Yue's tone left no room for argument. "Go to bed."
Pei Xi slowly straightened up, rubbing her eyes: "Then I'll really go up."
Guan Yue: "Mm."
The capybara stood up groggily and collapsed onto his bed.
He sank into his blankets, leaving only his round head sticking out.
Guan Yue stared blankly for two seconds, then looked away in a panic.
The capybara in bed whimpered softly, "Hot..."
Hearing the sound, he looked down and found the air conditioner remote on the table, then lowered the temperature by a few degrees.
Pei Xi didn't know how long he had slept, but he slept very comfortably.
The bed smelled of Guan Yue's cedar wood scent; it wasn't strong, just a faint, pleasant aroma.
It's really nice to sleep in an air-conditioned room in the summer.
But the side effect was... he got a fever from being blown around.
He was actually in a daze and didn't know what was wrong. He just felt a headache and vaguely heard someone calling him.
But he just didn't have the strength to open his eyes.
When Guan Yue realized something was wrong, it was almost evening. Seeing that the capybara on the bed was still not moving, he slowly moved to the edge of the bed.
The capybara's head had somehow been completely buried in the blanket.
The boy slowly raised his hand, which was covered with pale blue veins, and gently lifted the corner of the blanket.
The capybara's little face was covered with a thin layer of sweat, and its cheeks were flushed.
He couldn't help but frown, placing his palm on Pei Qi's smooth forehead.
It's very hot.
He called softly twice more, "Pei Qi, Pei Qi..."
The boy on the bed didn't answer, but he frowned slightly and let out a weak "Mmm..."
The boy found the thermometer in his house and clipped it onto the capybara.
The temperature is 38 degrees Celsius.
Fortunately, Guan Yue's father, Guan Yuanshan, is a doctor and happens to be resting at home today.
Guan Yue prepared the antipyretics and cold medicine that Guan Yuanshan had given him and brought them to his bedside.
Pei Xi had a cold towel on her head to cool her down, and she seemed to be more conscious than before.
"Take your medicine, you have a fever." The boy squatted by the bedside, his tone unusually gentle.
Pei Xi was able to open her eyes now, but she still felt very tired and her vision was not very clear.
"Can you get up?" Guan Yue asked.
Pei Xi struggled to prop herself up, her elbows feeling weak.
The person in front of him helped him sit up straight and even put a soft pillow behind his back.
He suddenly remembered when he was very young.
He was in a similar daze once, unable to open his eyes.
Then his mother took care of him and even made him poached eggs.
That fried egg smelled wonderful, with a dot of sesame oil on top.
His mother sat by the bed, put the medicine to his mouth, and said, "Baby, take your medicine quickly."
"Drink your medicine quickly." Guan Yue sat on the edge of the bed and handed the capybara the bowl of dark medicine.
The capybara tilted its head, refusing to drink.
Guan Yue thought the capybara was afraid of bitterness: "This one is fine, it's not very bitter."
“It’s not that I’m afraid of hardship…” The capybara’s dry throat suddenly uttered a sentence, and then its slightly swollen eyes became moist, “I have never… been afraid of hardship…”
The last sentence was tinged with a sob.
Guan Yue didn't know why, but he suddenly felt his throat tighten.
"I didn't say you were afraid of hardship." He had never spoken to anyone so softly before, or rather, ever since he started elementary school, he had never allowed himself to speak in this tone.
But today, he inexplicably said those things.
"But you said you wouldn't take me with you because it was too hard..." The capybara shed tears.
A single, scalding tear unexpectedly landed on the back of his hand.
It was hot and humid.
"But...but you're not here with me...they...they're all bullying me..."
Pei Xi seemed to be making an accusation.
His eyes were tightly closed in pain, and he was clenching his teeth, as if he were swallowing all the years of suffering.
"I'm not... not happy at all." The capybara's tears fell like pearls from a broken string.
This was the first time Guan Yue had experienced what it meant to be helpless.
This is even more difficult than asking a science student to write a classical Chinese essay on the spot.
"I will protect you." After a long while, the boy gently grasped Pei Qi's fair hand.
It's like a person's oath.
Pei Qi was still half asleep and didn't hear clearly: "Hmm... what?"
The moisture in the corners of her eyes was gently wiped away.
“I will protect you, Pei Qi,” Guan Yue repeated.
His tone remained respectful.
The capybara sobbed pitifully, "Really?"
Guan Yue: "Really."
After being comforted for a while, Pei Xi's emotions gradually stabilized, and she stopped crying.
"Can you take your medicine now? It'll taste worse if it gets cold." Guan Yue held the medicine in his hands. "Shall I feed you?"
Pei Xi kept her head down, as if it weighed a ton: "Hmm..."
Guan Yue scooped up a spoonful of the medicinal soup and fed it to the capybara's mouth.
Pei Xi still didn't drink it: "It's too hot..."
Guan Yue was getting a little exasperated: "It's not hot, it's been sitting out for a long time."
Pei Xi pouted: "Is it bitter?"
Guan Yue: "Didn't you say you weren't afraid of hardship?"
The capybara started whimpering again, as if it were about to cry.
Okay, he shouldn't have said that.
I coaxed him for a while longer.
Pei Xi then made another unreasonable request: "You said... baby, drink your medicine quickly."
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