Chapter 237 Medicated Bath
Qiao Mei was surprised that Yan Qing actually planned to open a clothing store. After a moment of surprise, she didn't say anything more.
"Alright, see you at the final stage of the competition tomorrow afternoon. I'll head back now."
After saying goodbye to Yan Qing, Qiao Mei boarded the aircraft and left, unaware that Yan Qing, standing in place, was gazing intently as he activated his personal computer bracelet.
Then a completely black interface appears, resembling a surveillance video.
......
When they got home, Qiao Mei prepared a medicinal bath for Ao Cang and let him in before she asked him carefully if he had gone out without telling her last night.
Upon hearing this, Ao Cang paused for a moment while unbuttoning his clothes, then nodded.
"Yes, I went to the beach."
"The beach?" The girl frowned and pressed him for details. "What are you doing at the beach in the middle of the night? You can't be just looking at the sea, can you?"
That's just plain crazy, especially since it was raining last night.
"No, I came to retrieve this."
Ao Cang stopped undressing, opened his computer bracelet, and took out a white seashell about the size of a bowl.
"I sensed it was almost fully grown when I was half asleep, so I secretly went out to find it and brought it back from the deep sea."
The shell doesn't look secure; it's probably been opened before.
Qiao Mei reached out and took it, placing her right thumb on the edge of the shell and lifting it open.
The moment she opened it, a large, full pearl, entirely blue-purple in color, came into Qiao Mei's view.
The pearl was not like the ordinary pearls she knew. To the naked eye, it was surrounded by a faint blue mist. When she reached out and gently touched it, she immediately felt as if she had entered a cool autumn. A chill spread from her fingertips and then climbed all over her body.
"This is........?"
"This is called an Ice Pearl. It takes a hundred years for one to grow. Wearing it is very effective in keeping cool in the summer. I noticed that An'an seems to be particularly afraid of the heat, so I brought it out of the deep sea as soon as it matured."
Before meeting Ao Cang, Qiao Mei did not believe that such a miraculous thing existed in the world.
But since she was able to transmigrate into a book, especially in an interstellar era where familiars are everywhere and can even talk, it's not so strange that something like this, which would be impossible in modern times, exists.
She held the large, icy bead in her hand, then glanced at the pale-lipped boy, her heart quickly filled with tenderness and a tingling sensation.
She never mentioned being afraid of the heat, but he noticed it, and even braved wind and rain to go to the sea in the middle of the night for her sake...
She put down the ice beads in her hand and let Ao Cang go in for a medicinal bath first, while she went to put the things away.
Ao Cang was very tolerant of pain and physical discomfort. Although he didn't think that such a small cold was a big deal, seeing how much Qiao Mei cared, he could only do as she said, taking off all his clothes and getting into the wooden tub filled with medicinal bath water.
Perhaps because he had caught a cold, he felt mentally and physically exhausted. Not long after entering the room, enveloped in the warm medicinal bath, his consciousness gradually became hazy, and he fell into a light sleep.
He didn't know how much time had passed when he heard a splash, followed by the sound of water overflowing onto the ground.
He opened his heavy eyelids and was about to look in front of him when he felt a warm embrace encircle him.
Along with it, there is also a very faint rose scent.
"Go back to sleep. The doctor said that when you're halfway through the soak, you should apply this medicine to the back of your neck. I'll apply it for you."
He was on the side of the bathtub closest to the wall; if he were outside the bathtub, it would be impossible for him to apply the ointment for her.
Qiao Mei thought that since she hadn't taken a bath herself, she could just soak in this beneficial medicinal bath with him and then apply some medicine to him. It would be very convenient, so she didn't think much of it.
But Ao Cang was different.
Even if he is a god, he is still a man.
He opened his eyes and looked at his delicate face, which was slightly misty. His body, which had been rather cold, suddenly felt much warmer.
He bent his neck like an obedient dog so that Qiao Mei could apply the medicine for him.
But during this process, his eyes did not close again.
The bathwater was light green overall and not murky. Everything underwater was clearly visible to the naked eye.
However, the surrounding mist was so thick that Qiao Mei didn't even think about it and was still carefully applying the medicine to him.
When she finished the small bottle and needed to clean the remaining medicine from her hands, she was startled by the intense gaze that was projected onto her through the mist.
She subconsciously looked up and saw Ao Cang's golden eyes, which had always been clean and pure, but now seemed much deeper and more intense.
Seemingly noticing that she was looking at him, he quickly withdrew his predatory gaze, reverted to the familiar demeanor Qiao Mei knew, stepped forward to push Shui Bo away, hugged her, and leaned against her chest, muttering, "An'an, my head is so dizzy."
Qiao Mei's hands weren't washed yet, so it was impossible for her to hug him.
She could only step back a little to stop him from sticking so tightly, as she needed to wash her hands.
"I think I'll feel less dizzy after soaking in it. If a similar situation happens again, I'll really get angry."
Qiao Mei dipped her hands in the bathwater and rubbed them. She felt that the smell of the medicine was almost gone before she lifted her hands up with satisfaction.
But as soon as he raised his hand, it was grabbed by a large hand, the fingertips forced into his, and they intertwined their fingers.
Then, a strong force came from the owner of the hand, pulling her into a very hot embrace before she could react.
"An'an, could you help relieve my dizziness?"
Qiao Mei felt confused and thought to herself that she wasn't medicine, so how could she help him?
But after Ao Cang whispered a few words in her ear, she realized why he said that, and instinctively wanted to refuse.
He's still sick, after all; how can he act recklessly without considering his condition?
However, before she could utter the words of refusal, she heard him mention the Ice Bead he had brought back for her.
He was almost about to bluntly state that he wanted to blackmail Bingbingzhu for revenge.
Qiao Mei: "........."
"Alright then, but it's a deal, you have to listen to me later."
She understood him very well; if she listened to everything he said, he would definitely lose his temper.
After the medicinal bath, most of the water that was originally up to one's neck had disappeared.
Qiao Mei, on the other hand, was too tired to open her eyes and let Ao Cang, who was her patient, carry her back to her room.
The moment her head hit the pillow, she intended to close her eyes and fall asleep.
But then she suddenly remembered that the clothes Yan Qing had given her hadn't been hung up yet after she took them out of the capsule, so she pushed Ao Cang to help her hang them up.
Ao Cang seemed much more energetic and reached out to grab the clothes upon hearing this.
But as soon as he got the clothes, he sensed something was wrong.
Now it's time for the part everyone's been waiting for.
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