Chapter 71 Don't Leave Me
A faint light came in from the window.
Chen Luan's fingers hanging on his knees tightened slightly.
Jiang Xun's voice was weak and hoarse from a cough.
It sounds pathetic.
"But my hands are still cold."
Chen Luan raised his hand and poked Jiang Xun's soft, flushed cheek with his fingertips.
Jiang Xun didn't open his eyes, but he felt a momentary chill on one side of his cheek, like a piece of soft snow falling.
"It's okay, brother. This is exactly what I need."
He gently held Chen Luan's wrist, turned his burning cheek by feeling, and slowly pressed his hand against Chen Luan's palm with piety and vulnerability.
The slightly large temperature difference made Chen Luan hold his breath uncontrollably.
Jiang Xun leaned against Chen Luan's slightly cool body and let out a soft sigh. His hot breath landed on the edge of his palm, absorbing that precious coolness, and rubbed gently against Chen Luan's palm like a fluffy little animal.
It seemed that the coolness dispelled some of the unbearable burning sensation, and the boy's tight lips relaxed a little.
"…Do you feel better?"
Chen Luan lowered his eyes and looked at Jiang Xun.
The temperature in the palm of my hand was so high that it felt like it was burning into my chest along the flow of blood.
“Hmm—”
Jiang Xun closed his eyes and responded vaguely, his voice soft and sticky.
The heavy body seemed to be attracted by the lingering snow energy on Chen Luan's body, and it tilted towards Chen Luan very slowly, bit by bit.
The cheek pressed against the palm of my hand turned into the entire side of my face, then the forehead, the tip of my nose, and my lips.
Hot and moist breath fell, and soft lips touched the palm of my hand.
In the dim light, it was as ambiguous as a kiss.
The feeling was like a furry cat's tail brushing against the tip of my heart.
Chen Luan's heart beat uncontrollably twice.
But that feeling only lasted for a moment, and the boy's heavy head slowly fell down, resting on Chen Luan's shoulder with a weak feeling of hot flashes.
That's not a hug.
Jiang Xun's body did not completely fall into Chen Luan's arms. He just placed the weight of his head on that fulcrum, and still maintained a restrained distance below his shoulders.
Chen Luan lowered his eyes and saw Jiang Xun's hairy head with messy hair sticking up, and the fragile side of his neck exposed when he lowered his head.
The hot breath landed near his collarbone, and he could feel the slight tremors caused by the high fever in Jiang Xun's body.
Like a sick stuffed animal, it instinctively wanted to get closer, but was concerned about Chen Luan's possible rejection, so it finally restrained itself pitifully and cautiously, staying at a distance that was neither too far nor too close.
Chen Luan only needed to raise his hand to hold the weak stuffed animal in his arms.
The only sounds in the not-so-big dormitory were Jiang Xun's slightly heavy breathing and the occasional cough that he couldn't suppress, but those sounds were drowned out by Chen Luan's own heartbeat.
When the previous close dependence had already become a habit, Chen Luan found that the slight alienation at this time actually made him feel a little uncomfortable.
The fingers curled up at his side relaxed and tightened, and there seemed to be an invisible thin thread between the two people's chests separated by air, pulling Chen Luan and trying to bring him closer, but at the same time there was another voice telling him not to.
That's just teenage hormones at work, don't take it seriously, so don't do it.
You are the older brother, you can't be so irresponsible and let things go, so you can't do that.
However, the next moment, a heart-wrenching cough suddenly sounded in the air.
Jiang Xun, who was running a high fever, clutched the clothes on Chen Luan's shoulders, arched his back, and his coughs were accompanied by rapid gasps and whooshing sounds, which even led to an uncontrollable dry heave. His brows were furrowed and he looked like he was about to faint.
Chen Luan subconsciously raised his arm and put it on Jiang Xun's back, patting him gently.
The distance is shortened.
Jiang Xun, who finally caught his breath, lay on Chen Luan's chest, his arms hanging down to Chen Luan's side.
The distance disappeared.
He breathed with some difficulty, raised his arms and held Chen Luan loosely, his wet voice hoarse and muffled: "Um...Brother..."
It sounds very aggrieved.
The boy's warm and heavy temperature filled the empty chest, warming it.
Chen Luan blinked, and the warmth in his chest finally melted into a soft pool of water.
He raised his hand and ruffled Jiang Xun's hair: "This won't work. I'll take you to the school infirmary."
The boy breathed drowsily with his eyes closed, not saying a word.
Chen Luan raised his hand and pushed Jiang Xun's hot shoulder, wanting to get him a glass of warm water first.
The next second, the arms around Chen Luan suddenly tightened.
Jiang Xun buried his entire head in Chen Luan's arms, hugging Chen Luan tightly, like a stuffed animal about to have its beloved thing taken away. He begged weakly in a hoarse voice: "...Don't go, brother..."
“…”
The fragile dependence almost instantly shattered the already unstable wall built in Chen Luan's heart.
He sighed softly and raised his hand to stroke Jiang Xun's head soothingly: "I'm not leaving. I'm just going to get you a glass of water, okay?"
“…”
After a while, the head in my arms nodded gently, and I reluctantly let go of my hand.
Chen Luan held Jiang Xun's shoulders and leaned against him, feeding him half a cup of water.
The high fever still showed no signs of subsiding.
I really need to see the school doctor.
He opened the wardrobe and took out a knee-length down jacket to put on Jiang Xun, then helped the drowsy boy to sit up. After thinking for a while, he put his hat back on him, found a scarf and wrapped it around him a few times, covering most of his face. Only a pair of wet and red eyes were exposed between the hat and scarf.
It looks like a pitiful big rice dumpling.
"...Cough." Chen Luan lowered his eyes and coughed lightly to hide the smile that was about to burst out of his throat: "Let's go."
The snow outside still didn't stop and the cold wind was howling.
As soon as I left the building, a chill as sharp as a knife immediately swept through my collar and into my body along with the flying snow.
The footprints on the road were piled up layer by layer, and the melted snow was covered by new snow, which eventually condensed into an uneven, slippery ice shell under the cold wind.
Jiang Xiaozongzi lay on Chen Luan's back, his arms around Chen Luan's shoulders, his chin resting heavily on his shoulders.
Chen Luan's steps were steady, and the cold wind blowing in through the gaps in his hat made Jiang Xun's dizzy head a little clearer.
It was the same angle a few years ago, when Chen Luan was carrying him on his back and running away.
He asked Chen Luan to let go, but Chen Luan refused.
So this time, he won't take the initiative to ask to be released.
The arm around Chen Luan's shoulders tightened slightly, and the boy's slightly hoarse voice echoed in the wind and snow: "Brother."
Chen Luan didn't stop and tilted his head: "Hmm?"
"elder brother."
"I am here."
"elder brother."
"you say."
"Chen Luan."
“…” The sound of footsteps stepping on the snow paused for half a second: “…Hmm.”
After a moment, he added: "No respect for elders or younger ones."
"But Jiang Ling never calls me brother."
"He's rude."
The shadows of the two people overlapped and melted into the snow under their feet.
The increasingly distant voices of conversation were lost in the sound of the wind.
When the two of them arrived at the school clinic, they just heard the bell for the end of class.
Chen Luan randomly found a duty room and knocked on the door twice.
The doctor on duty, who was sitting at his workstation sipping milk tea, turned around, was stunned for a moment, and then smiled broadly: "Oh, what a rare visitor."
Chen Luan: “…”
Turn around and leave.
"Wait." Alpha's voice sounded slowly from behind: "It's time for dinner, everyone go eat. It's my turn to be on duty today. The other doctors are not here, so we have to wait until the afternoon working hours~"
Chen Luan: “…”
So he turned back and helped Jiang Xun in to sit down.
Yu Xiaotan stood up, hands behind his back, and walked around the two of them. His eyes fell on Jiang Xun's drowsy face. "Oh, you have a fever? There's been a lot of flu lately, and a lot of students are sick."
The forehead thermometer made a soft beeping sound. Yu Xiaotan looked at the bright red "40" on it and clicked his tongue twice: "Why don't you wait until he gets feverish and stupid before sending it over?"
Chen Luan: “…”
Chen Luan: "Stop talking nonsense and prescribe medicine."
"I know, I know. Why are you so fierce?"
Yu Xiaotan curled his lips and quickly wrote a prescription on the system.
I don't know why I was so desperate to come to the military academy. I thought that working in the same place would allow me to meet him more often and maybe I could win him over after a few contacts. But hey, I couldn't even find any trace of Chen Luan.
The few times I finally saw him, he would either turn around and leave, or he would be followed by all kinds of people when he was sending students, and I didn't even have a chance to talk to him alone.
On the contrary, he is becoming more and more proficient in medical services. In a few years, he will become a dedicated and responsible school doctor.
"The nurse on duty has gone to prepare the medicine. Go to infusion room number three and wait." Yu Xiaotan took out the list and handed it over, watching Chen Luan raise his hand to take it.
The metallic luster on the wrist bone flashed, and the edge of the cuff revealed a half-angle of deep blue.
"Huh?" Yu Xiaotan paused. "The Vesperis Deep Sea is a limited edition. I waited so long to get one, but I couldn't get one, so I had to buy another one. And it turns out you bought it."
Chen Luan was stunned for a moment, his eyes dropped to the dial, and then moved to Jiang Xun's face.
He usually doesn't know much about top luxury brands. He could only tell that the watch was expensive, but he didn't expect it to have such a great background.
...They were only fifteen years old when they gave the gifts, so I think they must have spent a lot of money to come up with that.
As if noticing Chen Luan's gaze, Jiang Xun turned his head slightly.
With a few muffled coughs in his throat, Jiang Xun raised his hand and pulled down Chen Luan's sleeve to cover the blue patch: "Brother, I'm a little thirsty."
"Then let's go to the infusion room first."
Chen Luan stood up with Jiang Xun and said, "Thank you, Master Yu. We'll be leaving first."
"Hey? Wait a minute."
Yu Xiaotan wanted to pull at Chen Luan's clothes, but someone knocked on the door again, interrupting Yu Xiaotan: "Doctor, my roommate has a fever and is almost delirious. What should I do?"
Chen Luan and Jiang Xun walked out of the door, and faint sounds of conversation were heard from the duty room.
"Oh? You're from the medical department. Then, what's wrong with your roommate? What medicine should be prescribed?"
"...Huh? Teacher, I'm a freshman. I don't know how to do that."
By the time the nurse came and hung up the IV, Jiang Xun had already fallen asleep in Chen Luan's arms.
Chen Luan gathered up the large down jacket and covered Jiang Xun with it, suppressing his breath in his arms, leaving only a small part of his forehead and the top of his hairy head exposed.
The breathing was small and deep, and fell warmly on the side of my neck.
There were only the two of them in the infusion room, and it was very quiet.
Chen Luan listened to the sound of the wind outside the window and gradually felt sleepy.
Jiang Ling, who had sent a message to Chen Luan to confirm the location, came in with a lunch box. What he saw was his brother sleeping with his arms around Chen Luan, buried in his clothes.
Chen Luan also lowered his head, his eyelashes drooping like bird wings.
Fell asleep?
He closed the door and approached with light steps, put the lunch box in his hand on the low cabinet, and leaned closer.
Perhaps it was because the chill from the wind and snow that had lingered on their bodies was too strong. Just before their breaths intertwined, the pair of wings trembled, and their grey eyes opened with a hint of haziness and weariness.
Their eyes met.
Jiang Ling curled the corners of her lips and quickly touched Chen Luan's lips, then immediately withdrew far away.
Hehe, I kissed you.
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