There was neither the expected coldness or alienation in those eyes, nor was there any stormy anger.
There is only a pure, undisguised, mirror-clear—
surprise.
Extremely surprised.
It was as if I had seen something that was completely beyond my comprehension, but I couldn't understand why it happened.
His body was still wrapped in the loose coat, with his head slightly tilted, as if the whole person was paused.
The color that had just faded from his handsome face seemed to have not yet fully recovered, revealing a clean, cold white. His slightly parted lips, forgotten to close, appeared even more rosy and softer than before due to surprise.
The gray-blue eyes behind the lenses were slightly wider than usual, clearly reflecting Sun Guixiang's wrinkled but smiling face.
That look lost all the sharpness and aloofness of a controller, leaving only a kind of defenseless ignorance after being "ambushed" and... a strange, funny dullness.
So cool and cute!
The usual glacial aura was gone, leaving only the cuteness of the young man having his face pinched unexpectedly.
This huge contrast made Sun Guixiang's heart soften. The fingers pinching his cheek couldn't help but use a little more force, feeling the delicate elasticity under the slightly cool skin. The smile on her face became more loving: "Are you back to your senses, little boy?"
The clear touch from the fingertips again was like a second microcurrent, instantly hitting Ye Qingliu.
He shuddered as if he had been scalded.
The pinched cheek moved slightly to the side extremely quickly, with an almost instinctive sense of embarrassment and panic.
Sun Guixiang let go of her hand, the cool and delicate touch still lingering on her fingertips, and a mischievous and doting smile still on her face.
Ye Qingliu finally broke free from that confused state.
He sat up suddenly.
The black coat covering his body slipped slightly due to his sudden movement.
Almost subconsciously, with a barely perceptible look of embarrassment, he quickly raised his hand and, in a somewhat flustered manner, straightened the silver-rimmed glasses that had slipped slightly from his nose due to his tilted head.
The gray-blue eyes behind the lenses instantly regained their usual clarity and calmness, but beneath that calmness, there seemed to be a ripple that had not yet completely subsided, as well as a rare and captured trace of embarrassment.
His eyes quickly swept across Sun Guixiang's smiling face, then quickly moved away and fell on his coat, which had slipped off most of his body.
He saw the coat, saw the marks of it being securely placed on him.
Deep in the gray-blue eyes, the icy sea that had just been stirred by surprise seemed to have been thrown into by a small, warm stone, causing a circle of extremely subtle, indescribable ripples.
He didn't say anything, but just stretched out his hand. His movements were no longer stiff, but natural as if he had regained control. He pulled up the coat that had slipped off and draped it neatly over his shoulders.
The movement seemed to pause as his fingertips brushed against the soft cashmere collar.
Then he slowly raised his eyes.
His gaze fell on Sun Guixiang's face again.
The eyes had returned to the calmness of a deep pool, sharp and cold, as if the confused and surprised boy after his face was pinched was just an illusion.
However, beneath that calmness, beyond the lines of the tightly pursed lips, between the slightly tense jawline—
However, Sun Guixiang clearly caught a very subtle, almost imperceptible trace of helplessness.
That helplessness is not displeasure, but more like an almost indulgent and silent acquiescence when faced with some irresistible and warm "intrusion".
He even tilted his head slightly, almost imperceptibly, towards his cheek, which had just been pinched and seemed to still have a little warmth.
The movement was so fast that it almost seemed like an illusion.
"Cough." Ye Qingliu cleared his throat very lightly, and his voice returned to its clear and steady state, as if nothing had happened just now.
He stood up, put on the coat draped over his shoulders smoothly, buttoned the bottom button, and his posture became upright and inviolable again.
"Have a good rest." He spoke briefly and his eyes fell calmly on Sun Guixiang's face, as if he was just stating medical advice.
After saying this, he took a step forward, his steps steady and calm, and walked straight to the door of the ward.
The dark grey sweater and the straight black coat outlined his lean and powerful back.
Sun Guixiang sat on the bed, watching the boy's back as he returned to normal, though his steps seemed a bit faster than when he came. She looked at the faint pink color at the base of his ear, which was still visible under the light and had not yet completely faded...
In her cloudy eyes, a smile spread out like ripples, as warm as the sun in winter.
The door was closed gently.
Silence returned to the ward, leaving only the lingering warmth of the coat with the cool scent of cedar and the sweet aroma of snacks that lingered in the air.
The cold wind outside the window is still howling, but it seems that it can no longer invade this small world wrapped in warmth.
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