In Ye Qingliu's gray-blue eyes, beneath the frozen lake surface, something seemed to melt very subtly.
He began to chew subconsciously and extremely slowly.
The movements were light and slow, with a sense of awkwardness that came from someone experiencing the real world for the first time.
"Is it delicious, kid?" Sun Guixiang's voice was filled with great satisfaction and a hint of barely perceptible nervousness.
Her eyes stared at his chewing movements without blinking, as if she was appreciating the reaction of a rare treasure.
Ye Qingliu did not answer.
He just chewed quietly, his long eyelashes drooping, covering most of his eyes.
But his Adam's apple slid very slightly and he swallowed the warm porridge.
This subtle action is the best affirmation in Sun Guixiang's eyes!
Her cloudy eyes narrowed into slits as she smiled, and the wrinkles on her face were stretched out, filled with pure joy.
"Come, have another bite!" She immediately scooped up another spoonful, blew it cool more carefully, and handed it to his lips again.
This time, Ye Qingliu's movement of slightly opening his lips seemed to be a little smoother.
Although there was still a bit of confusion from just waking up and that strange sense of passivity when being taken care of, the hint of resistance had almost disappeared.
Sun Guixiang held his waist firmly and protectively with one hand, letting him lean slightly against her not-so-broad and even slightly hunched arms.
The other hand very patiently and gently blew on the porridge to cool it down, spoonful by spoonful, and fed it into his slightly open mouth.
She fed slowly and patiently, muttering a few words under her breath with each spoonful:
"Eat slowly, kid, don't burn yourself..."
"Is this Codonopsis not too strong? Grandma picked the best ones specially..."
"Eat more! You're too skinny. You feel like bones..."
"Look at your complexion, it's better than yesterday... You still need to drink some hot tonic soup..."
Her voice was low and soft, with a strong rural accent.
Ye Qingliu was half held in her arms, quietly accepting the feeding.
His body went from being stiff at first to slowly relaxing, and he even unconsciously adjusted his posture slightly, allowing the back of his head to rest more comfortably and subtly on Sun Guixiang's thin shoulders.
His gray-blue eyes were lowered most of the time, his long eyelashes casting shadows under his eyelids, chewing quietly and swallowing quietly.
Occasionally, when the breath of Sun Guixiang's cool porridge brushed against his cheek, or when her calloused fingers accidentally touched his chin, his long eyelashes would tremble very slightly, as if a feather was tickling his heart.
The cutest moment is when he swallows a mouthful of porridge and subconsciously opens his mouth slightly, waiting for the next spoonful.
The action was full of complete trust and confusion of just waking up, like a baby bird waiting to be fed.
Looking at his completely dependent, defenseless and confused appearance, Sun Guixiang felt a joy in her heart like boiling syrup, so sweet that it was sickening.
She couldn't help but lower her head and rubbed Ye Qingliu's smooth forehead very gently with her rough cheek that was marked by the years.
"So good... Grandma's child is so good..." She whispered, her voice filled with deep doting.
This intimate action seemed to make Ye Qingliu's body relax a little more.
He even rubbed Sun Guixiang's shoulder very lightly and unconsciously, like a little animal seeking more warmth and comfort.
Although the movements were still slight and laziness of just waking up, Sun Guixiang was so excited that she almost couldn't hold the spoon.
The pine tree growing on the top of the cliff is now nestled in the most humble yet warmest embrace in the world, being fed spoonful by spoonful like a real "child".
He took off all his cold armor, revealing a soft inner self, as tender as a child, which he himself had never noticed. In this humble room in the dim morning light, surrounded by the aroma of porridge.
In Sun Guixiang's repeated calls of "little friend", the god fell into the mortal world and found the warmest home.
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