"Don't worry, Chi Yuan will become even smarter."
Shen Yulou squeezed in at some point and put his arm around the dean's shoulder.
Who are you?
The dean turned his head and looked at the stranger who had suddenly appeared with a blank expression.
"Oh, I am his lover."
Shen Yulou smiled with satisfaction and showed a photo of himself and Chi Yuan on his phone.
"I'll go check on him in the ward first. Don't worry, he'll be fine."
After greeting the teachers and seeing them off from the hospital, Shen Yulou went to the ward.
He touched Chi Yuan's forehead, then sat down on the edge of the hospital bed and stared blankly.
Chi Yuan's hand had somehow hooked onto Shen Yulou's index finger and was shaking it.
"You're awake?"
Shen Yulou snapped out of her daze, immediately flashing a bright smile, and helped Chi Yuan sit up.
"Did I disturb your meal with your parents?"
Mr. Chi lay on the hospital bed, weak and pale, but his first question was still whether he had disturbed him.
"I'll have plenty of opportunities to have dinner with my parents, so this one won't make a difference."
Shen Yulou patted the back of his hand to reassure him and then tidied up his blanket.
Did the doctor say anything to you?
"I've said everything that should and shouldn't have been said."
Chi Yuan lowered his eyes, his breathing became lighter, and he glanced at him cautiously.
Will you... find me unattractive?
Shen Meiren simply took his other hand in hers as well.
"Won't."
"If I said I wanted you, I'd want you. Someone who loves you will never look down on you."
"You're lucky to have found someone who truly loves you."
Shen Meiren warmly kissed the back of Mr. Chi's hand; the warm touch was especially stimulating to his heartstrings on his cold skin.
"Also, don't thank me!"
Chi Yuan's eyes were a little red, but he still kept his lips tightly pursed.
If Shen Yulou were to say another word of love to him at this moment, he probably wouldn't be able to hold back.
After a long while, Chi Yuan finally wanted to say something, but Shen Yulou anticipated his prediction and interrupted him before he could speak.
"Don't thank me, I just need to know that you love me."
Mr. Chi silently shut his mouth.
"You will get better, believe me."
Shen Yulou sat on the hospital bed and gave him a big hug.
"Don't be so discouraged. If you love me, trust me. I would never lie."
Even though a boy's hands are slender, they are always warm and strong.
Mr. Chi felt like crying again, and he rubbed his chin against the boy's clothes on his shoulder.
"Give me a chance, I'm sure I can cure you, listen to me, okay?"
She gently pushed Chi Yuan away, cupped his face in her hands, and wiped his eyes with her thumb.
"But if you are cured, you will no longer be able to study in your dreams."
"If it's not treated..."
Shen Yulou fell silent, and Chi Yuan also knew the potential consequences of this illness.
He stroked the boy's head with his palm, just like the touch from who knows how many years ago.
“You are more important than talent. My talent has been with me for so many years, just so that I could meet you.”
"There are no 'what ifs' and no exceptions."
His lover loves him very much, so he cherishes her dearly in his heart.
He is the first priority in everything in his life.
"Would you believe I can cure your illness? If you do, you must listen to me."
Shen Yulou kissed the tip of his nose as a reward.
"When have I ever not believed you?"
The look in Mr. Chi's eyes always captivated him.
So engrossed in each other, they failed to notice the small crack in the hospital room door and the three ears pressed against it.
"Mom, move aside a little, you're blocking my way!"
Shen Yuwen stood on tiptoe, trying to get his mother to move a little to the side.
"Did you hear that? Your son told you to move to the side a little."
Mother Shen nudged Father Shen, who was squatting at the bottom, with her calf and relayed Shen Yuwen's words incoherently.
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