Chapter 26 My dad kissed my mom!
Si Xiaotie's cold this time was more serious than the last time. He had a fever of 39 degrees Celsius in the middle of the night and called for his mother. The fever reducer didn't work, so the couple took him to the hospital overnight.
The emergency room was brightly lit, and all sorts of emergencies were happening to adults and children.
Si Yuming held the child while Lin Ke went to register. After registering, they went to see the doctor, who prescribed intravenous medication.
No child is afraid of injections, and Si Xiaotie, who is fearless, is no exception.
When the little girl saw the nurse approaching with the needle, she burst into tears, crying loudly, "No needle! No needle! I don't want it!"
Si Yuming reassured him, "Soon, Xiao Tie won't be afraid."
"Waaaaah, no, no!"
The girl struggled, her small, strong body moving like an eel. Lin Ke stepped forward to help hold her down and comforted her: "Baby, when you get better, we'll go eat pizza, and Mommy will take you to see your spider, okay?"
The nurse began disinfecting, and Lin Ke continued talking to her to distract her, "How is your spider now?"
Si Xiaotie relaxed a little. "The spider has grown up. Its legs have become extremely thick..."
The nurse found a small vein on the back of her hand, inserted the needle, and the girl immediately let out a cry, followed by tears streaming down her face.
After the pain from the ant bite subsided, Si Xiaotie, perched on his father's shoulder, pouted his little mouth with a pitiful expression, sniffed, and continued, "Uncle Zhang said last time that the spider was going to get pregnant and have babies. When I go next time, I'll be able to see its little babies. But the little babies have to grow up, and the spider has to take care of them..."
Lin Ke hadn't expected her to say so much in a row. She smiled gently and wiped away her glistening little tears. "Okay, then Mommy will go with you to see the spider's babies."
"Ugh!" Si Xiaotie glanced at the back of his left hand, which was already being injected with medicine, then pouted and ran into his father's arms. "It hurts."
Si Yuming patted her shoulder and smiled gently: "You must take good care of yourself next time, and don't catch a cold, okay?"
"I'll never catch a cold again."
The family of three sat in the corner of the infusion room. Lin Ke looked at the man gently coaxing her daughter, her heart filled with mixed emotions.
Si Xiaotie is almost four years old. In the past few years, Aunt Chen has helped take care of him in his daily life, so she hasn't been too tired.
But when the little girl is sick, no one can help her. Even though she knows it's just a cold and fever, she is still anxious and nervous. Looking at her daughter's uncomfortable little face, she feels extremely sad and wishes she were the one who was sick.
When Si Xiaotie was a little over two years old, she also had a high fever that lasted for several days. At that time, her father was abroad and could not come back. She stayed with him in the hospital for a week and lost several pounds after that week.
She thought to herself, "If only he were here with me, or even if it wasn't him, it didn't matter who it was, as long as someone was by my side."
This day seems to have arrived, though it's a little late, it has finally come.
After two IV drips, her temperature dropped, the sky outside began to lighten, and the little girl fell asleep peacefully.
After arriving home, Lin Ke thought she would stay in her room to take care of her, otherwise she would get a fever again and no one would know.
Si Yuming stopped him, "I'll go, you go back to sleep."
Lin Ke looked up at him, and after a long while, nodded, "Then thank you for your hard work."
She covered her daughter with the blanket and got up.
He walked to the door, looked back one last time, closed the door, and left.
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The next day, Si Xiaotie's fever subsided, but he still lacked energy and needed to be fed and watered.
Si Yuming took care of the child all morning and went to work in the afternoon, where Lin Ke took over.
By evening, the little girl was almost better, but Lin Ke felt something was wrong with her. She felt dizzy and lightheaded, and when she took her temperature, it turned out that she had a fever.
However, adults are always easier to handle than children. Lin Ke handed Si Xiaotie over to Aunt Chen, took her medicine, drank some water, and went to bed.
Si Xiaotie knew she had a fever and had lost her clitoris. He stood by the bed and held her tightly, speaking in a tearful voice, "It's all Xiaotie's fault. Xiaotie never wants to catch a cold again, and Mommy never wants to get sick."
Lin Ke was still awake and smiled, "Mom is fine, she'll be fine after a nap."
"Waaah, Xiao Tie, I'm so sorry, Mom."
"Okay, go play outside, Mom will take a nap."
Si Xiaotie let go of his mother's hand, took two steps and turned back, then ran out of the room with his short legs, and then stood on tiptoe to close the door tightly.
She went back to her bed and skillfully found her tablet to call her father.
As soon as the video call connected, the little girl cried out anxiously and sadly, "Daddy!"
Si Yuming was showing a partner around Entropy Domain's factory when he walked over with his phone. His voice, which had been cold just moments before, softened as he asked, "What's wrong, baby? Are you feeling better?"
Si Xiaotie shook his head: "It's not the baby, it's the mother. The mother has a fever and is not feeling well. Dad, please come back quickly."
The man's face darkened, and the next second, he hung up the phone.
He walked back into the crowd, his words still calm, "President Chen, I suddenly have something to attend to. Vice President Zhao will accompany you on the tour next time. I'll treat you to dinner another day."
Mr. Chen: "So urgent?"
"I'm sorry, Mr. Chen."
As soon as he finished speaking, he hurriedly walked out.
The driver wasn't there today, so Xu Lin quickly followed him.
After getting into the car, Xu Lin turned around and asked, "Mr. Si, where are we going?"
The man in the back row said coldly, "Ziyun Mansion."
Ziyun Mansion is a residential complex opposite the kindergarten; this is where I'm going home.
He didn't dare ask any more questions and quickly started the car.
Arriving in about thirty minutes, Xu Lin secretly glanced back through the rearview mirror, only to find himself meeting the gaze of his boss who was about to get out of the car.
The boss smiled and said, "Would you like to come upstairs with me for a glass of water?"
Xu Lin shrank back in fright and waved his hands frantically: "No, no, goodbye boss."
Si Yuming glanced at him again, then stepped out of the car.
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Since September, Lin Ke has been in a state of high intensity. After finishing the entropy domain project, she was busy with her part-time job at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. After finishing her part-time job, she was preparing for the exam. She did not dare to slack off in any of them, especially the exam preparation. This was the closest opportunity she had. If she missed it, she would have to wait another year.
Therefore, she would take time to read and practice after finishing her work each time, making use of every spare moment at the company. The more questions she did, the more opportunities she had.
Now the illness struck like a landslide, and after taking the medicine, I fell into a deep sleep.
She had many, many dreams, dreaming of her mother whom she hadn't seen in a long time. Her mother made her rabbit-shaped sugar cakes, and she ate them until her mouth was covered in smears. Her mother gently wiped them clean for her. When she leaned closer, she smelled the fresh scent of laundry detergent on her body, which was also the scent of lemon.
She dreamt of Lin Qiliang's family. She was sitting in God's-eye view and saw them all gathered together making dumplings. Lin Jiayan said nice things to make his parents happy, and Lin Qiliang gave him a big red envelope with lucky money.
She also dreamed of Si Xiaotie and Si Yuming. The little girl grew up and started elementary school. She became difficult to coax and would argue with her father, making him so angry that he wanted to leave home.
When her father left, Si Xiaotie was scared and begged her to go out and look for him together. She and Si Xiaotie walked and walked until they came to a deep forest full of illusions. Various animal cries and terrifying objects swayed around them. Si Xiaotie was so scared that she cried loudly. Lin Ke was also scared and held her daughter's hand tightly.
Until someone called out from behind, "Wife."
Lin Ke opened her eyes instantly. Her rapidly heaving chest eased the moment she saw him, and her tense breathing finally relaxed.
When that "wife" reached my ears again, I thought, "Awake?"
She turned her head and looked out the window. It was already daytime, and it was snowing. Snowflakes were fluttering down.
The room was warm and cozy, and the warm, cozy blankets made it hard to leave.
"Si..." He opened his mouth only to find his voice was extremely hoarse.
Si Yuming sat on the bed, picked her up, and held her close in his arms. He then took the water from the bedside table and fed her a couple of sips.
The warm water soothed Lin Ke's dry throat, making her feel much better. "What time is it?"
"Around seven o'clock."
She exclaimed in surprise, "I slept for over ten hours?!"
"Um."
Si Yuming put down the water glass, picked up the thermometer to measure the temperature, "37.2, low fever."
"It's alright." Lin Ke tried to move forward, but was immediately pushed back down. He frowned and said, "Rest a little longer."
"But... I'm hungry."
The man's face showed a moment of embarrassment. "I'll bring it in for you to eat."
After waiting a while, he brought a bowl of porridge into the room, then sat on the edge of the bed. Judging from his posture with the spoon, he was preparing to feed her. Lin Ke was flattered and hurriedly took the bowl from his hand, saying, "I can do it myself."
Si Yuming found himself empty-handed.
The woman hurriedly scooped up some porridge and put it in her mouth, then scalded herself and stuck out her tongue like a kitten. He couldn't help but chuckle, "Slow down."
Lin Ke then slowed down her movements. After taking a few bites, she secretly looked up, but her eyes met his, and she immediately looked away.
The atmosphere was a bit strange.
Lin Ke started a conversation by asking, "How's Xiao Tie?"
"Full of energy and vitality."
"...What time did you get back yesterday? Why didn't you wake me up?"
"A little after five o'clock."
"A little after five o'clock?" Lin Ke asked in confusion, "Aren't you at work?"
"Xiao Tie called me."
This guy, Si Xiaotie!
Lin Ke scooped up another spoonful of porridge, her voice softer, "You don't need to come back, it's just a fever."
After a while without hearing a response, she put down her spoon and looked up again, only to meet the other person's deep eyes.
Si Yuming sighed softly, somewhat helplessly, "I couldn't come back before when I wasn't in Beicheng, but now that I'm here, of course I have to come back."
He looked steadily into her eyes, his gentle yet powerful voice breaking the silence, "Lin Ke, I'm serious. I will try my best to be a good lover, not just a father or a husband."
Outside the window, aimless, cold snowflakes drifted by, but the gentle gaze before her was warm, completely enveloping her and etching her features into the lingering warmth of his eyes.
Lin Ke was somewhat lost in thought, holding the bowl without moving.
Si Yuming took the bowl, scooped up some porridge and brought it to her lips. She opened her mouth in a daze and ate it.
After finishing the last bite, he took out a tissue and leaned over to wipe her mouth clean, bit by bit.
Finally, he leaned in and kissed the corner of her lips.
Like snowflakes gently falling on her lips.
......
Si Xiaotie, who had finished eating his meal outside, put on his little backpack, and dressed in his little shoes and socks, was about to come in and say goodbye to his mother. But at the moment he pushed the door open, he hurriedly retreated and gently closed the door.
Then she ran to the kitchen and whispered, "Grandma Chen, you're taking Xiao Tie to school today."
Aunt Chen knew that Lin Ke was still sick, and upon hearing this, she put down the rag, wiped her hands, and said, "Let's go."
It snowed today, and Gu Yiyi was a little late for kindergarten. When she entered the classroom, Si Xiaotie was already eating breakfast in his seat, his two short legs swaying back and forth, his head shaking left and right, and the big steamed bun in his hand almost dancing.
He put down his schoolbag and went over, asking curiously, "Xiao Tie, didn't you have breakfast at home today?"
"Yes, I ate it."
Gu Yiyi leaned closer again, "Are you still suffering from a cold?"
"I don't have a cold anymore." Si Xiaotie's big eyes narrowed into slits as she boasted, "My dad kissed my mom, hehe, they're not getting a divorce!"
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Author's note: Here comes the little red envelope~
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