Childhood sweetheart IF storyline: "Be good."
“…”
Guan Yue reasonably suspected that the guy in bed was pretending to be confused.
But the forehead that had just had the fever-reducing patch removed still had an abnormal temperature.
"Why...don't you call...you used to call out." The capybara's eyelids drooped, and it was unclear where its gaze was fixed.
The voice was weak and pitiful.
Guan Yue frowned and put down the medicine in his hand: "Who called you baby before?"
The capybara finally raised its head, its already hazy eyes filled with confusion and helplessness. Then, as if it had been holding back its strength for a long time, it suddenly pounced into the arms of the person in front of it.
“You… Mom, have you forgotten…” the capybara sniffed.
Guan Yue: "..."
Pei Qi: "Mom, why aren't you calling me anymore..."
Guan Yue: "..."
He was a little angry that he was mistaken for someone else.
But the person in my arms was soft and warm.
never mind……
"You...you be good." He subconsciously tried to recall the tone of Pei Xi's mother had used when she spoke to him, and after thinking it over, he could only utter these few words haltingly.
Suddenly, the capybara pressed its warm hands against his lower back, hugging him tightly, as if to prove: "I'm a good girl..."
Guan Yue's Adam's apple bobbed as he said, "Then take your medicine."
"Oh..." the capybara responded softly.
"Sit still."
The boy's voice had a natural coolness that slightly stung the capybara's nerves.
But he only had a moment of clarity before the dazed feeling returned to his mind.
Pei Qi pursed her lips, obediently released the person in front of her, and stepped out of the embrace filled with the scent of cedarwood.
It's a little strange.
My mother didn't smell like this before.
However, it smells very nice.
He liked it very much.
Guan Yue picked up the medicine bowl again.
Honestly, I've lost count of how many times I've had to take the bowl; if I don't drink now, it'll really get cold.
He spoke, scooping the medicine back to the capybara's lips: "Drink it quickly."
The capybara remains true to its original aspiration: "You haven't called me baby yet."
The boy's lips were tightly pressed together.
One second.
Two seconds.
The third second.
Guan Yue: "Baby, drink your medicine."
The capybara was delighted and immediately opened its mouth, swallowing the medicine from the spoon.
The cold medicine wasn't actually that hard to drink, so Pei Xi behaved herself and didn't fuss for a while. However, when it was time to swallow the pills, she started yelling for him to call her "baby."
There was a first time.
The second time you open your mouth, it won't make people feel as embarrassed.
Guan Yue then called out "Baby" a few more times in response.
Then Pei Qi swallowed the pills contentedly and went to sleep.
It's unclear whether the pills contained sedative ingredients or if it was because the fever was subsiding, but in any case, the capybara slept very soundly after taking the medicine and lying down again, and didn't wake up once during the night.
Actually, this silly capybara doesn't want much.
A simple "baby" is enough to satisfy me; I ask for nothing more.
The boy's eyes were dark and gloomy, like the night outside the window, making them difficult to see clearly.
Pei Xi's third aunt took her younger sister to visit her third aunt's husband in another city, and Pei Xi had been staying at home alone for the past few days.
Guan Yue simply let the capybaras stay at his place overnight.
After all, the fever hasn't completely subsided yet, and she's still in a daze.
Luo Zhaoyun also came in to take care of things during that time.
Luo Zhaoyun has always liked Pei Xi.
Pei Qi was originally a very well-behaved child, and she was also very cute. She had a pair of round almond-shaped eyes, and when she smiled, the whole world seemed sweet.
She had always wanted to have a son like that, but for some reason, she gave birth to a serious and unsmiling little devil.
"Where are you sleeping tonight?" Luo Zhaoyun cooled the child on the bed again; the child was still a little warm, but the temperature had dropped considerably.
Guan Yue pressed his temples: "I'll just make do with the bay window for one night."
Luo Zhaoyun nodded: "Alright, keep a close eye on Xiaoqi."
Guan Yue: "Mm."
Luo Zhaoyun instructed, "If anything happens, come to the bedroom to find me and your father."
Guan Yue: "Mm."
The capybara in the bed had no memory of this period; he regained consciousness the next day.
The sun shines warmly through the window.
It landed on Pei Xi's eyelids.
He turned over, and his consciousness gradually returned.
He opened his eyes. He was covered with a very comfortable pure cotton sheet. In his eyes was a small, exquisitely designed chandelier on the ceiling.
This is not his bedroom.
The light bulb hanging from the ceiling of his bedroom was a very ordinary energy-saving light.
The capybara's eyes darted around, and suddenly met a burning gaze from beside the bed.
"Guan Yue, what are you doing here?" Pei Qi asked, then suddenly realized that her voice sounded very nasal.
Moreover, my brain started to ache while I was speaking.
“This is my bedroom. Where else would I be if not here?” Guan Yue got up from the small chair by the bed, put down the exercise book in her hand, and walked closer to him.
The next moment, the boy's cool hand touched his forehead.
Pei Xi: "Hmm."
Guan Yue: "The fever has subsided."
As he spoke, the boy withdrew his hand.
"Do I have a fever?" Pei Xi asked blankly.
Guan Yue: " "
"Guan Yue, have you been taking care of me all this time?" Pei Qi blinked her slightly sore eyes.
Guan Yue: "..."
"It's not me, you're a medical miracle, you take care of yourself."
Although Pei Xi still had some aftereffects of the fever, she had already realized that Guan Yue meant the opposite of what she said.
Then he chuckled twice and said, "Thank you, Guan Yue."
The boy didn't seem to appreciate it, only lowering his eyelids and glancing at him a few times.
Pei Qi wanted to prove her sincerity: "I'll treat you to a hamburger."
Okay, actually it was just that he was craving it.
Guan Yue: "How can you eat with your throat like this?"
Hmm.
How did Guan Yue know that it was he who wanted to eat it?
The capybara's expression held a hint of nervousness: "Please...please have some."
The boy curled his lips into a fake smile, then immediately withdrew his expression.
"Then I'll try them all myself."
Well, I've been exposed again.
The capybara licked its lips sheepishly, looking somewhat embarrassed.
"Get up, wash your face, and then go downstairs for dinner." Guan Yue coldly tossed out these words and turned to go into the bathroom.
"Oh, okay." The capybara was very obedient after waking up, nodded, and got out of bed.
When he entered the bathroom, there was already toothpaste and water on the sink, and toothpaste had been squeezed onto his toothbrush.
"Guan Yue, you're so kind." The capybara looked at him with its bright, sparkling eyes.
The boy didn't know how to respond to that look, so he quickly moved away, saying, "I was just afraid you'd use the wrong cup and toothpaste."
That's the reason.
But Pei Xi still thinks Guan Yue is very good.
After all, no one had ever taken care of him like this before.
He looked at his slightly disheveled face in the large mirror, rubbed it, and then smeared the toothpaste that Guan Yue had squeezed out for him between his teeth.
After brushing his teeth and washing his face, he went downstairs and ate the breakfast that Aunt Luo had made.
There was toast, milk, and eggs.
Simple but nutritious.
Aunt Luo also spread a layer of farm honey on his toast, saying that honey is good for the throat.
The capybara ate it and found it all very sweet.
This summer vacation was the happiest summer vacation Pei Xi had ever had.
He always stayed at Guan Yue's house, sharing a bedroom with Guan Yue, eating the meals cooked by Aunt Luo, and Guan's father would bring them new toys when he came home from work.
Sometimes it's a new game console, sometimes it's a Lego puzzle.
But what makes him happiest is actually seeing Guan Yue every day.
only.
Summer vacation went by very quickly.
Soon, Guan Yue went back to school.
However, in the following semester, Pei Qi skipped a grade because of her outstanding grades.
Therefore, he was able to go to No. 1 Middle School with Guan Yue.
His parents had promised him that if he got into the top high school, they would come back to send him off to school.
So Pei Qi was very happy on the first day of school.
He kept asking his aunt to call his mother and ask when they would arrive.
However, my aunt kept stammering and telling him to wait a while.
We waited and waited.
He received a very exquisite and beautiful phone box.
"Xiaoqi, look what this is." Auntie San handed the box to the boy.
Pei Qi was busy packing some of her small belongings into her suitcase: "Third Aunt, there's a picture of a cell phone on the outside, the latest model! Third Aunt, are you getting a new cell phone?"
"It's not mine, it's yours." Auntie shoved the phone box into his hand.
Pei Xi was stunned for a moment: "Mine?"
"Yes, you did so well on the test, of course your parents will reward you properly," Auntie said with a smile. "The phone card is also inside, you can just insert it and use it."
"My parents? Did they give this to me?" Pei Qi was still a little confused, looking at the box in her hand.
This is the first time in his life he's had his own cell phone.
And it's the latest model.
"Yes, they asked me to give this to you and to tell you that you are really great!" As she spoke, Auntie produced another envelope from somewhere.
The envelope was heavy, and the seal was pried open, revealing that it was full of red bills.
Pei Xi was taken aback again.
"Your parents' business has been picking up recently, and they've seized this opportunity to expand overseas..." Auntie San became excited as she said this, "After all these years of hard work, they've finally seen the light at the end of the tunnel..."
"These are from your parents. They asked me to give them to you. You're going to live at school, so take these and use them for now."
Pei Xi stared blankly at the thick envelope.
My aunt was still saying, "From now on, you can buy whatever you want to eat, play, or buy..."
"What about them?" Pei Xi finally spoke after a long pause. "Why did you, Auntie, pass it on? Didn't they say they would come to take me to school today?"
“Xiaoqi, your parents… are still in Singapore and can’t come back in time.” Auntie San couldn’t help but look troubled, her expression filled with reluctance. “They told me to apologize to you.”
Pei Xi looked at the phone box in her hand.
It's the newest and best model.
It's the model that all the other classmates are talking about getting.
But then what?
Aren't you coming to see him again?
They lost him again.
Why do I always break my promises?
"Xiaoqi, don't be too sad... They'll definitely come to see you once they're done with this busy period," Auntie San comforted her softly. "Now that you have a cell phone, it'll be easier for you to contact them."
Pei Xi didn't speak, he just nodded.
The woman kept watching him with concern: "Xiao Qi..."
"It's alright, Third Aunt." Pei Qi smiled at the woman, trying to put her mind at ease. "I'll take the phone apart later. I'll finish organizing my things first."
As he spoke, he put down the phone box and continued packing his luggage.
He knew his third aunt was still watching him.
So he deliberately sent the woman away: "Third Aunt, didn't you say you were going to make dumplings for me?"
Third Aunt: "Are you hungry?"
"Yes, I'm hungry." Pei Qi pretended to be very hungry and wailed, "I want to eat the dumplings you made, Auntie."
"Okay, I'll go downstairs now." The woman felt a little relieved, thinking that the child's emotions came and went quickly, so she hurriedly turned around and went to the kitchen.
Pei Xi wasn't hungry at all.
Although he hadn't eaten much to begin with, he felt very full and uncomfortable while eating dumplings.
But not wanting to worry his aunt, he could only eat all the dumplings in the bowl on his table.
My aunt's dumplings are delicious, but for some reason, he couldn't taste anything today. He felt like throwing up after eating them, but he kept forcing himself to stay nauseous.
Until he took his luggage bag and boarded the bus to school with Guan Yue.
The bus stopped in the next town to pick up the students.
Pei Xi finally couldn't hold back any longer and ran off the carriage, vomiting profusely.
Guan Yue did not go down with them at first.
Because the capybara told him it was just going to the toilet and would be back soon, he didn't think anything was wrong, except that the capybara seemed a little quieter today.
He waited for a while, but Pei Xi still hadn't returned.
Could it be that this little fool really fell into a pit?
He got out of the car somewhat uneasy, only to find Pei Qi vomiting profusely by a patch of wasteland at the rear of the car.
Both my eyes and my heart twitched.
"Motion sickness? Why are you vomiting like this?"
Pei Qi shook her head, clutched her chest, and squatted down.
Guan Yue leaned over to pat him on the back and handed him a tissue.
Pei Xi wiped her mouth; it felt very uncomfortable, filled with refluxed stomach acid.
"What's wrong with you?" He remembered that Pei Qi didn't get carsick. They had taken a car ride to the amusement park in the city together during the summer vacation, and Pei Qi had always been energetic.
Pei Xi just shook her head, looking rather unwell.
Guan Yue placed his hand on the boy's forehead and touched it; he didn't have a fever.
"It's nothing, I don't have a fever." Pei Qi finally spoke, a bitter smile on her face. "It's just that my stomach is upset, I'll feel better after throwing up."
"Are you really alright?" Guan Yue's brows were furrowed tightly.
That bitter laugh ripped a hole in his heart.
The capybara nodded, grabbed his arm, and pulled him back into the car: "It's really okay, let's get in the car."
The two sat down side by side again, and the bus finally started moving again.
Guan Yue observed the capybara beside him for a while and confirmed that it looked alright.
Pei Xi was too tired to vomit and didn't notice Guan Yue staring at her. She just turned her face to look at the autumn scenery flashing by outside the window.
He actually doesn't like autumn.
Because he was abandoned in the autumn.
Thinking about this, he didn't feel sad; his heart just felt a little numb.
Gradually, my eyelids became heavy.
The boy turned his head listlessly and looked at Guan Yue beside him: "Guan Yue, can I lean on you and sleep for a while?"
Guan Yue, standing next to him, was wearing the same pure white school uniform as him, and his hair looked fluffy and dry, probably just washed.
He exudes the youthful vigor that a young man should have.
However, he also has the common problem of teenagers: he likes to say one thing but mean another.
"Can't you stand by the window?"
He wanted to hear what the capybara had to say, so he relied on him.
However, he forgot that it was a capybara.
As expected, the capybara nodded obediently, thinking that what he said made a lot of sense, and then tilted its head towards the window.
Guan Yue: "…………"
Pei Qi was about to close his eyes.
But somehow, a force lifted his head and tilted it to the side again.
Then, his right ear rested against Guan Yue's hard shoulder.
Her dark hair brushed lightly against the boy's neck.
Guan Yue's Adam's apple bobbed again, and his hands involuntarily clenched into fists.
There was a very faint plum scent in my nose.
It's sweet.
"Hmm...didn't you tell me to sit by the window?" Pei Qi said, moving her head and her black hair brushing against the boy's neck.
"..." Guan Yue suddenly reached out and pressed the capybara's head, which was about to stand up, onto his shoulder, making sure it was firmly in place. "Don't move, just go to sleep."
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