Although Xiao Tuanzi talks a lot, each of her phone calls has a specific focus.
For example, when she talks to Huo Qin on the phone, she first expresses her deep longing for him, and then asks about how the little balloons at home are doing.
When I talk to Xie Jingcheng on the phone, he will ask me things like how long it has been since I picked him up from school, whether he is used to it, and how he ate dinner.
When asked about Yu Ci, the conversation turned to the same topic as in the previous call: tracking Xiao Lancao's recent situation and expressing curiosity about Yu Ci's brother's daily life.
at this time.
Chaochao braced her little hands on the wooden table, her short legs starting to dangle restlessly as she knelt on the low stool. "Brother Yushen, how are you doing in the hospital? Did you eat the snacks I gave you...?"
After recounting her legendary experiences in a sticky, rambling manner, the little dumpling finally asked about Pei Yushen's recovery.
Pei Yushen listened to the little dumpling's endless chatter, his lips moved slightly but he hadn't uttered a word when he heard Chaochao's solemn voice from the other end of the phone: "Stop, wait a minute."
Pei Yushen was slightly taken aback, and then the call was disconnected.
The pale-faced, handsome young man lowered his head slightly, staring blankly at the phone that had suddenly exited the call interface.
Just as the boy was silently enduring and stunned, a video call came in.
Pei Yushen blinked slowly.
The little girl's soft and cute face took up half of the screen. She carefully examined Pei Yushen's face, which was still a little stunned and hadn't had time to react.
It feels like it's been so long since I've seen Brother Yu Shen.
"Let me see, Brother Yu Shen doesn't seem to have lost weight—hmm, not bad, still so handsome... but he's too pale, is it the lighting...?"
The little boy stared at the boy's face, muttering to himself, seemingly satisfied with his brother's current state.
It's definitely more reassuring to watch a video.
As Chaochao's voice rang out, Pei Yushen's slightly startled dark eyes regained their clarity. He gazed at the screen with a cool, clear look, his eyes as clear as spring water flowing over rocks under the moonlight, reflecting the gentle moonlight in a daze.
In the live stream, a blurry face appeared on the little girl's smartwatch.
The viewers in the live chat became curious and excited, speculating about who was in the video chat with the little dumpling.
【Oh no, could it be Chaochao's dad?】
Probably not. Based on past experience, Chaochao's first call is to her dad.
Wow, the shadow looks like a handsome guy!
[Yes, yes, even though we can't see his facial features clearly, he definitely looks handsome!]
Did anyone notice Jiang Chi's resentful gaze in the corner? Haha, it's like he's afraid Chaochao will be taken away from him.
Pei Yu's deep gaze swept over the live broadcast screen and scrolling comments on the television, his pale lips pursed slightly in unease.
He wanted to say that he could actually see her face in the live stream. But he swallowed those words back down his throat.
He was the first person to video chat with Chaochao today.
It was as if they had acquired a privilege, however brief.
A faint but resilient joy climbed up the boy's heart like a vine, prompting him to simply hum in response.
Chaochao's ears twitched: "Brother Yushen, what are you looking at?" She seemed to hear a faint voice.
Little Tuanzi didn't know that it was actually the sound of Jiang Chi scooping water and wringing out a towel inside the yurt, as well as the sounds of his friends chatting on the grass outside the door.
"look in--"
Pei Yushen glanced at the TV, paused, and silently lowered the volume of the live broadcast. "I'm reading a book. There are people chatting downstairs."
He didn't know why he couldn't say it.
"Brother Nayu Shen, remember to close the window. Don't catch a cold tonight. It's so cold here."
Curled up into a little ball, Chaochao was almost a perfect glutinous rice dumpling. With her sharp eyes, she spotted the fruit plate on the bedside table in the ward. "Oh dear, is Brother Yushen eating apples today too? Let me see... Did Aunt Shu cut them?"
She smacked her lips. Although she had eaten a small apple in the afternoon, she didn't know why, but she always felt that Yu Shen's plate tasted better.
"……Um."
Pei Yushen's heart skipped a beat, but he didn't show it on his face. He glanced at the bedside table, where there was a freshly peeled little rabbit apple next to the fruit plate, looking adorable.
It's just that the video frame was too small to capture.
Pei Yu hesitated whether to take the rabbit-shaped apple over to show the little dumpling. He slightly raised his finger, then lowered it again.
I'll wait until it's carved even more beautifully before giving it to her.
He is not satisfied with the current model.
The little girl had already regretfully looked away from the fruit plate; she couldn't look anymore because she had already brushed her teeth. While talking and picking at her hands, she didn't notice the boy's brief change in expression.
"But! Aside from the cold at night, the cows, sheep, and ponies here are all very cute, and the uncles are very nice too. We'll come again when you get better, Brother Yushen!"
At this point, she suddenly remembered that her brother hadn't told her what the doctor had said, so she asked again.
Pei Yu lowered his eyelashes slightly and gave the little dumpling a faint smile: "The doctor said there's nothing wrong."
After listening to all the phone calls, the system felt like Chaochao was a nurse making rounds in a hospital, showing meticulous care for each of her sickly older brothers, cough cough...
The strange feeling vanished in an instant, and the little dumpling's almond-shaped eyes curved into crescents: "Then Brother Yu Shen will definitely get better soon!"
"We'll invite Brother Jingcheng and Brother Yuci to play together then..."
The last sentence was spoken in a low and unclear voice, and Pei Yushen did not hear it clearly, or rather, his thoughts were still briefly lingering on the previous question. Only when Chaochao heard her brother urging her to wash her face did she wave goodbye to him.
"Um."
The video call was disconnected.
He let out a soft breath, his cold black eyes gazing out the equally dark window. If he were at the Huo residence, there would be clusters of lush flowers, piles of strange stones, and a little boy who often passed by with a small cloth bag slung across his shoulder.
I do seem to miss it a little.
"If things get better..."
The boy uttered a sound as if in a dream.
...
I don't know if it's because she drank too many cups of milk tea today, but Chaochao is unusually awake tonight. In previous episodes, she would have been drowsy by now.
After wiping Chaochao's face, Jiang Chi noticed that even after the phone call ended, the little girl was still fiddling with her watch, which aroused a sense of doubt in him.
Chaochao stared at her little watch, feeling like something was missing. She turned her head toward the vast, dark grassland outside the door, and suddenly her eyes lit up.
Just as Jiang Chi picked up the basin to pour out the water, the little dumpling slipped out of the yurt before him, her sweet voice carried by the cool breeze: "Brother, I'm going to Leo's house, you go to sleep first!"
Jiang Chi glanced at the pitch-black sky, and the melody of a song inexplicably began to play in his mind—
I gave you too much freedom.
"..."
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