Moving
The next morning, Liu Shanshan woke up earlier than Shen Anxia. She rubbed her temples and glanced at Shen Anxia, who was still fast asleep beside her.
Originally, Liu Shanshan didn't want to disturb her sleep, but she couldn't help herself. She kept touching Shen Anxia's face and hugging her waist. Shen Anxia was a light sleeper, and Liu Shanshan's antics woke her up completely.
With her eyes closed, she called out loudly, "Liu, Shan, Shan!"
Having shared a dorm room with Shen Anxia for so many years, Liu Shanshan could tell at a glance that Shen Anxia was grumpy when she woke up.
"Huh? You're grumpy when you wake up? Why do you look so unsatisfied?" Liu Shanshan thought she'd never seen anything like it.
Shen Anxia slowly opened her eyes and complained, "You still dare to talk? Think about what you did yesterday?"
Liu Shanshan thought about it carefully: "I'll praise you as my white moonlight."
"Anything else?"
"Anything else?" Liu Shanshan thought for a moment, but couldn't remember. "I was drunk later, right? You took care of me."
"Indeed, is there anything else?"
"And then? I fell asleep, right?" Liu Shanshan had no recollection of it at all.
Shen Anxia punched a cotton ball, then thought it best not to repeat such a taboo phrase: "Forget it, forget it if you've forgotten it!"
"So why are you sexually frustrated?" Liu Shanshan asked, leaning closer.
"You're the one who's sexually frustrated!" Shen Anxia tickled her hard.
"Okay, okay, I'm not happy about it," Liu Shanshan said, tired of being scratched. "Shall we get up? The moving company will be here soon."
The two got up and changed their clothes. Seeing that Yang Zheng had already set out breakfast on the coffee table, Liu Shanshan greeted him, "Good morning!"
Yang Zheng replied, "Good morning."
Shen Anxia looked at the breakfast and asked, "Did you buy this?"
"Okay, come have breakfast after you've washed up."
Then Yang Zheng had the good fortune to see the two childish kids fighting and washing up at the same time. They squeezed and jostled each other to brush their teeth and pushed each other back and forth to wash their faces. In the end, the two had no choice but to stand together to brush their teeth and wash their faces.
After tidying up, the two girls sat down at the coffee table with Yang Zheng to have breakfast.
After breakfast, the moving company arrived, and the two girls hugged each other tightly to say goodbye.
Liu Shanshan smiled and said, "Don't be afraid, someone already loves you in my place!"
Shen Anxia also encouraged her: "There will be someone who loves you in my place."
The two cars drove off in two different directions.
Five years of close companionship and being each other's best study partners have now begun the next chapter of our journey.
The moving truck drove directly to Shen Anxia's newly rented house.
Looking at the large boxes piled up in the rented room, Shen Anxia rubbed her sore shoulders and sighed, "It'll take another week to pack."
"I'll pack up! You take a rest." Yang Zheng rolled up his sleeves.
"Oh? Let me rest before I pack! You rarely have a weekend off, you should rest for a while!"
Yang Zheng pulled her into his arms: "I'm already resting just to be able to come to Xinfeng. If I can make things easier for you, then this trip will be totally worth it. Besides, isn't the purpose of a boyfriend to take care of his girlfriend?"
He kissed Shen Anxia's forehead, then released her and began tidying up the room.
The one-bedroom apartment that Shen Anxia rented was extremely clean. The two of them cleaned from 10:30 in the morning until 1:00 in the afternoon. They ordered some takeout, ate, and continued cleaning. By evening, there were still two large boxes left unopened.
Shen Anxia slumped onto the wooden floor and, looking at Yang Zheng who seemed completely untired, suggested, "Let's not tidy up anymore. I'm too exhausted. I want to sleep."
Yang Zheng looked at Shen Anxia, walked over, and pulled her up.
"The floor is cold. Would you like to take a shower now, or should we go get something to eat first?"
Shen Anxia thought for a moment and said, "How about I take a shower first?"
Yang Zheng first looked around the bathroom to make sure the hot water was ready, then pushed Shen Anxia inside: "Then you go take a shower first. I'll wipe the floor again."
"You've worked hard." Shen Anxia felt that she was indeed tired and wanted to quickly wash off the dust and get some rest.
After Shen Anxia finished washing up, Yang Zheng had already wiped down the floor, cabinets, and countertops.
"Are you cold?" Yang Zheng took a fleece-lined loungewear from Shen Anxia's wardrobe and draped it over her shoulders. Then he pulled her to sit down and prepared to let her dry her hair.
“I’m not cold,” Shen Anxia said, tossing the garment aside. “It’s very hot right now.”
Yang Zheng picked up his pajamas again and wrapped them around Shen Anxia: "The underfloor heating was only turned on today, and the temperature hasn't come up yet."
"But I'm so hot!" Shen Anxia felt like she was on fire.
“It’s only hot for a couple of minutes. You’ve been cleaning the house and exercising all day, so you don’t feel it, but you’re too tired today. Your resistance is lower than usual, so you’re more likely to catch a cold if you’re idle.” Yang Zheng picked up the hairdryer again and started drying Shen Anxia’s hair.
"Then turn on the air conditioner?" Shen Anxia reached for the remote control.
“I tried it when you were showering just now, and the air conditioning heating system isn’t working.” Yang Zheng held her hand as she reached for the remote control.
"Huh?" Shen Anxia was dumbfounded. "The landlord didn't say the air conditioner couldn't be used."
"I guess the landlord doesn't know either. I'll talk to him later and call a repairman tomorrow. I'll also check all the equipment again tomorrow to prevent any other problems from arising after I leave." Yang Zheng was a little worried. The apartment that Shen Anxia rented this time wasn't as nice as the one she shared before; it was just that it was very clean.
Shen Anxia nodded: "Then let's order takeout tonight? What would you like to eat?"
"I ordered it, it should be delivered in a bit." Yang Zheng put down the hairdryer after drying his hair. "I'll take a shower too."
Shen Anxia readily agreed: "Okay."
Then, as if suddenly remembering something, he called out to Yang Zheng.
Yang Zheng turned to look at her: "?"
"Hey, don't always take cold showers, it's so cold, you'll catch a cold."
Yang Zheng noticed that Shen Anxia looked a little uncomfortable when she said this, and instantly realized that Shen Anxia understood why he had taken a cold shower yesterday.
He laughed without any attempt to hide his laughter, but he agreed verbally, "Okay."
A little while later, the takeout arrived. Shen Anxia took out clean tableware from the kitchen and arranged it on a plate. Yang Zheng also finished washing it at this time.
"Why don't you blow-dry your hair too? I'm definitely feeling a bit cold right now."
Yang Zheng obediently went to the bedroom to dry his hair before coming to the dining table in the living room.
"I just heated up some milk." Shen Anxia handed Yang Zheng a cup.
Yang Zheng picked up the cup and took a sip.
Shen Anxia also started eating, clutching her milk cup.
Yang Zheng watched as Shen Anxia quickly stuffed the milk into her arms, then reached across the table to take her hand.
"Why is it so cold?" Yang Zheng frowned. At this temperature, he was bound to catch a cold.
Shen Anxia did feel a bit cold, but she didn't have much of an appetite at the moment. However, she still tried to drink a few more sips of milk to warm herself up.
Yang Zheng got up and went back to the bedroom. After searching carefully, he only found a small blanket that he had used last summer. He wrapped the blanket around Shen Anxia and asked, "Is it warmer?"
Shen Anxia nodded, quickly ate dinner, and then returned to her bedroom to find some thicker clothes to wear.
But no matter how much I looked, I couldn't find anything thicker than the one I was wearing.
During this time, Yang Zheng finished washing the dishes. Seeing Shen Anxia rummaging through drawers and cupboards, he asked, "Are you still cold?"
"It's okay, but I'm worried it will get cold at night. My previous house had very warm underfloor heating, so I always used a thin blanket and never thought of buying a thick one over the years."
Yang Zheng thought for a moment: "The blanket you lent me should keep me warm when folded up."
Shen Anxia refused outright: "Then you won't have a blanket. It's okay, I'll look for other ones."
"There's another way," Yang Zheng hesitated, unsure whether to say it aloud.
"?"
"A temperature-controlled human-shaped body pillow, I wonder if you mind?"
Shen Anxia: "..."
Shen Anxia put down what she was holding and explained to Yang Zheng, "The apartment I rented with Shanshan before was for the convenience of taking the exam, but it takes me two hours to commute to work, so this time I found one closer to my workplace. It would be a waste for me to live in a two-bedroom apartment by myself, so you'll have to make do for now."
"What are you worried about?" Yang Zheng found it amusing. "I can even sleep lying on the equipment. Now I don't need to go to a hotel, and I even have a sofa. It's already very good."
Shen Anxia pulled out two long down jackets, giving one to Yang Zheng to use as a quilt, and covering herself with the other: "Keep warm like this, so you don't catch a cold."
Yang Zheng had no objections. He glanced at his watch; it was only eight o'clock. He asked Shen Anxia, "Are you sleepy?"
"Hmm." Shen Anxia felt sore all over from moving all week that she just wanted to sleep.
Seeing that she was indeed very tired, Yang Zheng pushed her back to the bedroom: "Then get some rest. If you're still cold, let me know."
"good."
Shen Anxia fell asleep as soon as she lay down, but was woken up in pain in the middle of the night.
She could clearly feel soreness and even some spasms in her muscles all over her body. She felt so cold that she just wanted to curl up into a ball, and her throat felt like she had swallowed a razor blade.
She realized she had a fever, and felt that it was just about to escalate, and that it might get even higher soon.
She was too cold to move. She thought about how she had thrown away all her previous medications before moving, and now she had no spare medications at all.
She thought of wiping her face, but was afraid of waking Yang Zheng.
She curled up for a while longer, feeling really uncomfortable, and forced herself to pick up her phone to check the time. It was past one o'clock. She sent Yang Zheng a message: "Are you sleeping?"
Unexpectedly, Yang Zheng replied the next second: "Why are you awake?"
Shen Anxia typed: [I'm not feeling well, I wanted to check if you're asleep.]
Before the message could be sent, there was a knock on the door: "Anxia, is it convenient for you to come in?"
Shen Anxia put down her phone, turned on the bedside lamp, and said, "Come in, the door isn't locked."
Yang Zheng turned the handle and pushed the door open. He saw that Shen Anxia had already turned on the bedside lamp, but she was still curled up in the blanket. He said, "Anxia, I'm coming in."
"Um."
Yang Zheng sensed that something was wrong with her, so he took two steps forward and touched her forehead.
"She has a fever." Yang Zheng frowned and sat down beside her bed.
He then used the back of his hand to feel the temperature of her neck; it was alarmingly hot. "I remember seeing a thermometer today?"
"It's in the drawer of the dressing table," Shen Anxia said, enduring the pain.
"Do you have any fever reducers?" Yang Zheng asked, bringing over a thermometer.
"I threw it away. I even said not to bring any medicine when we move to a new house. I didn't expect to get a fever." Shen Anxia's face was flushed, and she could barely open her eyes due to the fever.
"I'll go buy it."
Yang Zheng stood up, but Shen Anxia stopped him.
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