Chapter 6: Interlocking Fingers
Zhou Zheng couldn't get up at all. He agreed verbally but couldn't move at all.
After the third failed attempt to wake him up, Lu Fangchi reached out and pulled Zhou Zheng up from the bed. He then went to the cloakroom to find a set of clothes and threw them to him. He looked into his hazy eyes and said, "Get dressed and get up quickly. Do you hear me?"
Zhou Zheng half-closed his eyes, nodded listlessly, and said in a low voice: "I heard it."
Lu Fangchi came out of the bathroom after washing up and found that Zhou Zheng had not moved. He had fallen asleep again with his clothes in his hands. His head nodded uncontrollably up and down and left and right, and then he fell sideways on the bed. His fingers struggled to move a little, but in the end they were no match for the soft bed and he fell into a complete sleep.
Lu Fangchi walked to the bedside and looked down at Zhou Zheng's face, which was abnormally flushed. His eyebrows were slightly wrinkled, and his fleshy thick lips were pursed and turned downwards. He looked inexplicably fragile.
Forget it, why bother him when it’s already like this?
Lu Fangchi reached out to take out the clothes from Zhou Zheng's hand, but he didn't expect that this action woke him up. He suddenly opened his red rabbit eyes and muttered, "I'll get up now..."
Lu Fangchi held his shoulders and said softly, "Okay, go to sleep. Don't get up. Give me your clothes."
His tone was gentle, like the soft light of sunlight behind the silent rain curtain.
Only then did Zhou Zheng relax, his eyes slowly closed again, and his hands that were pinching his clothes also loosened.
Lu Fangchi hung the clothes back in the cloakroom, went to the living room to get the medicine box and returned to the bedroom. He pointed the thermometer at Zhou Zheng's forehead and read it twice - 38.7°C
Fortunately, it’s better than the 40 degrees I imagined.
Lu Fangchi took out a fever-reducing patch and put it on Zhou Zheng's head. He then broke off two pieces of fever-reducing medicine and put them next to Zhou Zheng's mouth. He said, "Open your mouth and take the medicine."
Zhou Zheng opened his mouth like an obedient baby and rolled up the pill with his tongue. The soft touch passed across his palm, leaving a wetness. This action was too much, so Lu Fangchi quickly withdrew his hand and rubbed it on his trouser leg.
The scent of tea at the tip of his nose became stronger. Lu Fangchi held his breath, opened the drawer of the bedside table, took out a barrier patch, tore it open and stuck it on Zhou Zheng's gland, tucked the quilt for him, and then got up and left the bedroom filled with the scent of tea.
Lu Fangchi walked out of the house in one go, and only after he closed the door did he block out the pungent scent of orchid tea. The smell made his heart restless, and he quickly smoked two cigarettes to suppress the overwhelming feeling a little.
You bastard, you don’t know how to control your pheromones when you’re sick.
Lu Fangchi stayed outside the door for a while, and went back only when he felt completely calm. The air was still filled with the faint scent of tea, but it was not so pungent anymore, or perhaps his sense of smell had already produced antibodies.
Zhou Zheng's face was still red, but his sleeping posture was much more stable. Lu Fangchi picked up the thermometer and took another "drip" - 38.1 °C, much better.
I woke up in the middle of the night and changed Zhou Zheng's cooling patch twice. At eight o'clock in the morning, his temperature returned to normal and his fever went away.
Zhou Zheng was in low spirits due to a fever. He got up listlessly in the morning, drank a bowl of white porridge, and then went back to sleep. Lu Fangchi had planned to take a leave today to stay at home and look after him, but he did not expect that a program bug suddenly appeared in the company and he had to be there to deal with it.
Lu Fangchi did not intend to wake him up, but just left a note explaining the situation and put a glass of water on it.
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The atmosphere in the conference room was solemn. Everyone was silent. They secretly looked up at Lu Fangchi, who was sitting in the front row. They saw that his face was solemn, his brows were slightly furrowed, and he seemed to be ready to attack. It was a sign of impending storm.
Lu Fangchi was indeed furious, because such a low-level mistake should not be made!
"The model is almost jumping out of the screen. Do you think it's okay to watch?"
Everyone bowed their heads, speechless.
"Who made this copy?" asked Lu Fangchi.
An intern raised his hand silently.
Lu Fangchi closed his eyes and asked again: "Who brought it? Wasn't there any internal testing before the release?"
This kind of error cannot be the fault of one person. It is most likely that a certain link has gone wrong, leading to a series of errors.
He was so angry that his temples swelled. The computer in front of him rang "ding dong ding dong", then the call was hung up. Then "ding ding ding ding" countless messages came in at once.
Such a fierce message alert caught Lu Fangchi off guard, or perhaps he was so angry about this low-level bug that he forgot for a moment that the computer was connected to the projection screen, which was projected onto the large screen in the conference room.
I clicked on the computer message and took a look. Xiao Zhou Zhou: [Voice call has been canceled]
Xiao Zhou Zhou: [crying]
Xiao Zhou Zhou: [crying loudly] [crying loudly]
Xiao Zhou Zhou: [crying][crying][crying]
Xiao Zhou Zhou: Xiao Chi, I probably can’t hold on any longer. My bank card password is 191918. I’ll leave all the money in it to you, but can you give me some money to burn a paper figurine of you?
Xiao Zhou Zhou: Cheap ones are fine, but they look fake and not good looking. I'd better get an expensive one...
Lu Fangchi was dumbfounded. What was going on?
The next second, a sighing sound from the side brought Lu Fangchi back to his senses. He looked up and saw the big screen. The message sent by Zhou Zheng was clearly visible on it, and now everyone could see it.
No matter how calm Lu Fangchi usually was, his ears were burning uncontrollably at this moment. He immediately turned off the screen projection, stood up, said "You guys deal with the bug yourselves" and ran away.
After Lu Fangchi left, the meeting also disbanded. On the surface, everyone seemed to be fine, but secretly they were typing frantically in the small group, with the screen constantly refreshing with messages one after another.
1: Oh shit, Mr. Lu is in love?
Maoqiu: I was also shocked. I couldn’t imagine how someone like President Lu, who is so out of touch with the world, would feel when he falls in love…
He: What else could it be? Note the appearance of Xiao Zhou Zhou.
Maoqiu: [Covering face] It turns out that everyone in the world falls in love in the same way.
Bubble Love Meow Meow: [eating watermelon] So it wasn’t an illusion that I smelled a scent of tea on Mr. Lu today.
1: Yes, I smelled it too, so it is the little o with the scent of tea?
He: [bursts into laughter] It turns out that all men like this kind of little fairy.
Lu Fangchi knew nothing about these discussions. He walked quickly to the parking garage, opened the car door, got in the driver's seat, started the car, stepped on the accelerator and drove home.
It was embarrassing, but also really strange. Why did Zhou Zheng make a suicide note for no reason? Was he mentally ill?
Lu Fangchi stepped on the accelerator all the way home. As soon as he opened the door, he saw the big guy sitting on the sofa. Hearing the noise, he looked up, revealing his pair of watery peach blossom eyes. His face from his eyes to his cheeks was slightly red, and his mouth was slightly turned down, looking fragile and aggrieved.
While Lu Fangchi was bending down to change his shoes, Zhou Zheng stood up from the sofa, walked to Lu Fangchi with light steps, and bumped into his arms.
Zhou Zheng was a 1.9-meter tall man and was quite heavy. The collision caused Lu Fangchi to stagger back a step, and he leaned his back against the door to avoid falling.
Lu Fangchi didn't care about the burning sensation behind him. He just felt like there was a huge stove in front of him. Zhou Zheng was indeed burning again.
Zhou Zheng was probably feeling extremely uncomfortable. He kept whining and being extremely clingy, and he refused to let go no matter what Lu Fangchi could only half-carry him onto the sofa, and then he coaxed him in a gentle manner before he let go.
I went to the bedroom and took out the thermometer to take his temperature. The thermometer kept beeping and the red screen showed 40 °C.
It shouldn't happen that the fever keeps coming back and it's so high.
"Get up and go to the hospital." Lu Fangchi made an immediate decision and pushed Zhou Zheng to the cloakroom to change clothes.
Although Zhou Zheng had a high fever at this moment, he had slept enough. Unlike last night when he couldn't sleep at all, he cooperated and changed his clothes.
He stopped before going out, his eyes fixed on Lu Fangchi.
Zhou Zheng looked broken and weak because of his illness. His peach blossom eyes were misty and he seemed to be acting coquettishly all the time, like a large dog whining softly.
No one could refuse this kind of show of weakness, so Lu Fangchi said "Hmm?" very patiently.
Zhou Zheng pursed his lips lustfully, put his right hand in his sweatshirt pocket, and his left hand shook twice inadvertently and hung down by his side.
Lu Fangchi raised his eyebrows, then realized what he meant. Was he going to get involved?
Seeing that Lu Fangchi hadn't made any move, Zhou Zheng took the initiative and reached out to pull the other person's sleeve, shaking it slightly.
All right, the one who is sick is the eldest master. Lu Fangchi grabbed the restless hand with his backhand and led him out.
This feeling was a bit strange. It was the first time that Lu Fangchi held the hand of a person of the same sex. Unlike the omega's, which was soft and delicate, the alpha's palm was broad, thick and strong. His slender fingers forcefully inserted into the gap between the fingers and clasped them together, making their ten fingers interlocked.
Noticing Zhou Zheng's little movement, Lu Fangchi raised his eyes and glanced at him.
Zhou Zheng's eyes were wandering, and he was angry but unreasonable: "It's cold, it's warm like this." The white air he exhaled blurred his face as he spoke.
At some point snowflakes started falling from the sky again, like dandelion seeds, slowly landing on the two people's hair and melting quickly.
Zhou Zheng's eyes lit up and the corners of his mouth curled up, secretly rejoicing in his heart at this white-haired romance.
Lu Fangchi didn't understand. Seeing it was snowing, he walked faster. He thought it would be very troublesome if it snowed heavily and the road conditions would become bad.
But Zhou Zheng somehow stopped moving again. As a 1.9-meter-tall alpha, the extra four centimeters came in handy at this moment, and Lu Fangchi couldn't pull him.
Lu Fangchi stopped, looked back, and asked, "What happened again?" He almost called out "Ancestor".
Zhou Zheng didn't reply, but just looked away silently.
Lu Fangchi followed his gaze and his eyes fell on the children's play facilities in the community not far away.
No way?
The next second, Zhou Zheng's voice came to my ears: "I want to play on the swing and experience the feeling of flying."
Lu Fangchi: ...
Lu Fangchi was too lazy to pay attention to him and just pulled him away.
Zhou Zheng still didn't move, and said in a muffled voice: "Usually there are too many children lining up, and I'm in a hurry to go home. I've never played before, but there's no one here now, so I want to play."
These words sounded aggrieved and pitiful, and "hurry home" touched Lu Fangchi's heart and moved him.
Well, I do owe him.
Lu Fangchi sighed lightly and coaxed in a low voice: "Let's go to the hospital first. It will be difficult to drive if it snows heavily. Besides, you are so burned that you can't move."
These words meant that he was not allowed to play anymore. Zhou Zheng lowered his eyes in disappointment, then lifted his feet and started walking again.
Zhou Zheng didn't say anything until he got into the car. His eyelids drooped and his expression was gloomy, as if he had suffered a great injustice.
Seeing that he didn't move, Lu Fangchi leaned forward, raised his hand, pulled the safety belt and fastened it for him, then patted his shoulder casually and said, "When you're better, let's go to the amusement park."
【Author’s words】
Begging for a starfish