After a few knocks on the door, Chen Xi came in carrying breakfast.
Hearing the noise, Yunqi rubbed her eyes and groggily woke up: "What time is it?"
"It's 7:10. You can get up, wash up, and have breakfast now," Chen Xi replied as he placed breakfast on the table.
"Okay, I'll get up right away."
Yunqi put on slippers and went into the bathroom to wash up. When she came out, Chen Xi naturally handed her a bowl of porridge.
Yunqi naturally accepted it and said "thank you".
Because of that "thank you," Shen Xi pursed his lips, looking somewhat unhappy.
Yunqi could tell he was unhappy, so she silently opened the system interface. Darkening value +1, Darkening value: 71, he must really be unhappy.
"Chen Xi, did you do all of this?"
"Um."
"Your cooking is so delicious, I feel like you're spoiling me rotten."
"Hmm, eat more if it's delicious," Chen Xi murmured. "It's good that you've become so spoiled..."
"What did you say?" Yunqi didn't hear clearly.
"It's nothing... I'm going to work later, you..."
Yunqi quickly replied, "I'll stay home and read books; I won't go anywhere."
"……Um."
Chen Xi smiled, his happiness visibly evident.
Yunqi glanced at the system interface again: Darkening value -3, Darkening value: 68, not bad. Favorability +5, Favorability: 40, not bad at all!
Chen Xi looked at Yun Qi: "You seem... very happy?..."
Yunqi was startled, then smiled and said, "It's alright. Maybe it's because I had nothing to do the past few days, but now that I can read, I'm a little happy."
"Can...I...call you...Kiki?"
"Sure," Yunqi nodded. "Ever since my parents passed away, no one calls me 'Qiqi' anymore..."
Shen Xi clenched his fist. He seemed to have said something wrong, reminding He Yunqi of something painful: "I'm sorry..."
"It's nothing, I just felt this way... My parents have been gone for nine years, and I've been living alone ever since. Sometimes I don't even say a few words all day..."
Chen Xi looked at Yun Qi: "You... haven't tried to make friends?"
Yunqi felt her body begin to tremble uncontrollably again, her hands unconsciously clutching the hem of her clothes: "I...I'm scared...scared of crowds...when there are crowds...I...I'm afraid...to speak...I'm scared..."
Shen Xi held Yun Qi's hand, as if giving her strength: "It's okay...it's okay...don't be afraid...don't be afraid..."
Yunqi: "I was okay before, it wasn't this bad... Now I get scared when I see a lot of people... I can't control it..."
Holding Yunqi in his arms, Chen Xi gently patted her back to comfort her: "It's alright, it's alright... See, you can talk to me nicely, which means you're not afraid of me, right?!"
"Um……"
Yunqi realized she was in Shen Xi's arms, blushed, and struggled to break free from his embrace.
Shen Xi released Yun Qi without hesitation, but his eyes narrowed slightly, and it was unclear what he was thinking...
After cleaning up the dishes, Chen Xi went to work.
Yunqi was sitting on the edge of the bed reading a book, but actually she was chatting with Xiaoqi.
"Qiqi, you are now in Shenxi's villa in the suburbs. It is a detached villa, and you are currently in a room in the basement."
"Shen Xi is still worried that I will run away..."
"Yes, there are surveillance cameras inside and outside the villa, so you definitely can't escape."
"It's been several days... Has Chen Xi not planned to change my room to one with a window?"
What are you planning to do?
"It's time to get sick..."
After Xiaoqi's actions, Yunqi clearly felt unwell, her head was heavy and her body felt dizzy...
Yunqi put down her book and crawled into bed to rest...
"Qiqi, Chen Xi saw you lying down and sleeping on the monitor. He didn't notice you had a fever. You might have to wait until noon for Chen Xi to come back..."
"It's nothing... I'm not feeling well right now, I'll take a nap first. Xiao Qi, you go ahead and do your work."
"Okay, Qiqi, call me if you need anything."
"Hmm..." Yunqi drifted off to sleep... Her fever was making her body temperature rise higher and higher...
Shen Xi watched as Yun Qi slept motionless for two hours on the monitor and felt something was wrong. He adjusted the camera to focus on Yun Qi's face; her face was flushed, and she was breathing heavily… she looked like she had a fever…
Shen Xi immediately contacted his family doctor and drove home as fast as he could.
Yunqi vaguely heard the door open, opened her eyes, and tried to sit up but felt too weak: "You...you're back..."
Chen Xi touched Yun Qi's forehead: "Your forehead is very hot, are you feeling unwell...?"
"Um...I feel terrible all over...I have no energy..."
While using a warm towel to cool her down, Chen Xi said, "It's alright, you can rest for a while. I've called the doctor, he'll be here soon."
Just then, the phone rang. Chen Xi answered it as he walked out of the room, saying, "I'll be right there to open the door."
As the footsteps drew closer, a light, cheerful voice came from afar.
"Wow, that's rare. You actually called me. Who's sick? You look perfectly healthy. Why did you call me over? Hey, hey, why are you taking me to the basement?"
Shen Xi didn't reply, but opened the door and gestured for Lu Yichen to go in.
Lu Yichen entered the room suspiciously, and his eyes immediately fell on Yun Qi lying on the bed. He turned to Chen Xi in surprise: "Chen Xi, what's going on?!"
"She's sick. Her forehead is very hot; she probably has a fever. Could you take a look at her?"
"You know that's not what I'm asking... I'm asking who she is? And why is she in your basement?!"
"Get medical attention first!!"
"..."
After a brief standoff, Lu Yichen finally gave in, picked up his medicine box, and went to check on Yun Qi's condition.
As Yunqi watched Lu Yichen approach, she trembled involuntarily, her face flushed an unnatural red, and she gasped for breath as she struggled to sit up and back away, saying, "No!... Don't come any closer..."
Shen Xi immediately stepped forward and took Yun Qi's hand: "Qi Qi, don't be afraid. He is my friend and a doctor. You are sick now, let him take a look, okay?"
Yunqi gradually calmed down, but still looked at Lu Yichen with some fear.
Watching the interaction between the two, Lu Yichen did not approach rashly. He stopped two or three meters away from the bed and softened his tone: "Hello, my name is Lu Yichen. I am a friend of Shen Xi. I am a doctor. Shen Xi called me to come. He was in such a hurry that I thought he was sick."
"Hello... I am He Yunqi."
Lu Yichen smiled, softened his voice, and made himself appear sincere and amiable: "You don't seem to be in very good condition. Would you mind if I came over and took a look at you?"
Yun Qi trembled as she looked at Lu Yichen, then at Chen Xi, and nodded: "Then... I'll have to trouble Dr. Lu..."
"It's alright...it's alright..." Lu Yichen slowed his pace and gently walked towards Yun Qi. "I'll take your temperature now..."
"Um……"
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