Chapter 75 Extra 02
After confirming that Ji Ruan could eat some fruit appropriately, Gu Xiuyi immediately asked someone to bring a box of fresh cherries over.
Picked fresh from the orchard, boxed and delivered instantly.
When Song Ling brought it up, he felt that it had some of the meaning of the Concubine's Smile in A Ride Across the Clouds, except that Concubine Yang loved lychees, while their Empress Ji loved cherries.
Gu Xiuyi still had a conscience. After opening it, he found that there were a lot of them, so he gave Song Ling a small portion.
Before Song Ling left, what he saw was Gu Xiuyi taking the remaining half box to the sink, carefully washing each apple and placing them on a glass plate. He couldn't help but marvel at the scene.
Their boss is becoming more and more skilled at working.
Ji Ruan had just woken up and was not in good spirits. He closed his eyes to rest while waiting for the cherries. When he was woken up by Gu Xiuyi's kiss while pinching his chin, there was a plate of juicy cherries on the bedside, with bright red cherries dripping with water in the glass plate.
There were also some water stains on Gu Xiuyi's fingertips, which rubbed against his jaw and cheek when he kissed him, and they felt cold.
Ji Ruan then put his arms around his neck and used his shirt as a towel to rub his shoulders. Gu Xiuyi slightly supported the back of his head to make it more comfortable for him.
He fed a cherry into Ji Ruan's mouth: "Is it sweet?"
The plump fruit flesh burst with sweet juice between his lips and teeth. Ji Ruan half-closed his eyes, and his whole body seemed to be sublimated.
"So sweet, so sweet..." His lips were also dyed translucent and shiny. His fingertips rested on the shirt on Gu Xiuyi's elbow and he leaned forward: "Try it."
Gu Xiuyi felt like there was a joyful bird in his heart. He hugged Ji Ruan tenderly and leaned over to kiss her.
Ji Ruan's lips, teeth and mouth were all covered with cherry juice, and her mouth tasted like cherries, but the tip of her tongue was softer and tenderer than the cherries, and it was so sweet that Gu Xiuyi was infatuated.
Cherries are good things, and freshly picked cherries are more suitable for slow savoring.
Gu Xiuyi had plenty of time, so he accompanied Ji Ruan to grind each one carefully.
Then he discovered that time and taste buds were the most wonderful things in the world.
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Ji Ruan did not vomit again during meals the next day.
He devoured half a bowl of the fish porridge that Aunt Zhao had carefully prepared.
Perhaps mood really has a great impact on the body. Gu Xiuyi made Ji Ruan happy, and he was obviously in much better spirits.
Hmm...but it could also be because kissing is good for your health?
Although my lips are swollen and my eyes are blurry after each kiss, the refreshing feeling goes straight to the top of my head, which is more effective than ten bottles of cooling oil.
Ji Ruan couldn't tell whether there was any scientific reason for this, but after that he accepted all kinds of kisses.
After eating and gathering some strength, Gu Xiuyi followed the doctor's advice and took Ji Ruan out for some exercise.
It rained last night and the temperature dropped a lot compared to the previous two days. Before going out, Gu Xiuyi put a thin coat on Ji Ruan's shoulders.
In the evening, the sun sets and the moon hangs high in the sky. There is a cool breeze in the small garden. Occasionally, other patients come out for a walk accompanied by their family members.
Ji Ruan looked around. The petals of the small flowers on the roadside were gently swaying in the occasional breeze. The wind he held in his hands was also cool. He suddenly realized that he had hardly felt the summer heat this year.
But the temperature was extremely hot at this time last year, so hot that he could still recall with his eyes closed the heat waves all around him as he sat in the old house waiting for Song Ling to pick him up, and the distorted chirping of cicadas outside the window under the scorching sun.
Thinking about it now, it seems like a lifetime ago.
"What are you daydreaming about?" Someone pinched his shoulder.
Ji Ruan came back to his senses and met Gu Xiuyi's eyes. His gaze and tone were calm, and his conversation was as casual as any other old couple taking a stroll aimlessly.
Ji Ruan smiled and didn't explain much: "I'm not in a daze, I'm walking seriously."
He had been lying in bed for several days, and when he first got out of bed his legs were so weak that he could hardly stand. Even though he had eaten, he didn't seem to have gained much strength from doing so.
Gu Xiuyi first accompanied him to walk a few laps in the ward, and then went to the garden after his legs had adjusted. However, he still walked very slowly, and he always felt like there was wind in his body, and he walked a little unsteadily.
Gu Xiuyi looked at the time and thought it was about time, so he put his arm around Ji Ruan's shoulder and walked back, not letting him move for too long at once.
But Ji Ruan was still a little tired. While waiting for the elevator, he leaned on Gu Xiuyi with stars in his eyes. Gu Xiuyi wiped the sweat from his forehead and carried him back without saying much.
After more than a week of gradual care, Ji Ruan's health finally got better. He was in a good energy state for most of the day and no longer fell into drowsiness due to being too weak.
The more time he was awake, the more worries he had. Ji Ruan would look at his ears in the mirror when he had nothing to do.
The gauze had been removed long ago, leaving a large cut exposed to the air. Although the wound was not large and the scar, which was sutured by Li Suian himself, was not ugly, it still looked a little unsightly without the cover of hair.
Ji Ruan spent the whole day holding his cell phone looking for secret recipes for hair growth and nourishment, and asked Aunt Zhao to prepare some food that would help him grow hair. He prayed that he would soon grow hair as lush and beautiful as before.
One day at noon, Li Suian came to eat as usual. Ever since Ji Ruan was able to eat normally and Aunt Zhao started to prepare nutritious meals in various ways, he hardly ever went to the hospital cafeteria.
He arrived a little early that day and Aunt Zhao had not come yet. There was a plate of sliced apples on the table, so he sat on the sofa, eating while watching videos.
Ji Ruan should be in the bathroom, the door was tightly closed. Gu Xiuyi was sitting by the window typing on the keyboard and making a phone call to explain work to Song Ling. After two or three calls, Ji Ruan still hadn't come out.
This time is a bit too long. Even if it’s to take a shower, it’s time to come out.
Gu Xiuyi put down his computer and walked over to knock on the door: "Ji Ruan?"
No one responded.
Gu Xiuyi immediately became anxious, "Ji Ruan, are you okay?!" He grabbed the door handle and was about to break in.
Swish——
At the same time, the door was opened from the inside, and Ji Ruan was standing at the door.
Not only was he fine, he even looked in pretty good shape, with rosy cheeks and sparkling eyes, as if he had encountered some great thing, and the word "full of vitality" was just short of being engraved on his forehead.
Gu Xiuyi held his breath for a long time before he slowly calmed down: "Why did you stay in there for so long?"
"Gu Xiuyi!" Ji Ruan didn't answer. Instead, he excitedly grabbed Gu Xiuyi's shoulders, his joy was beyond words: "I have long hair!"
He put his head in front of Gu Xiuyi and said, "Look, look, I have long hair, Gu Xiuyi!"
“…”
So, by staying in there for so long, you were just observing the growth of your hair in the mirror?
Gu Xiuyi took a closer look with bated breath. On the scalp that had been shaved smooth enough to reflect light, a layer of furry stubble had indeed grown. It was obvious that Ji Ruan had been working very hard recently.
Gu Xiuyi's heartbeat was still pounding, but he tried his best to maintain a smile and gave encouragement: "Well, our baby is awesome."
"--I have long hair! I have long hair! I have long hair!"
A series of magical lines suddenly came out of Li Suian's mobile phone, and the voice and tone were exactly the same as Ji Ruan's.
At the same time, his wild laughter broke out in the ward: "Hahahahaha—hahahahaha fuck!"
He fell back on the sofa, holding his stomach. “Fuck, how could this be such a coincidence? Am I being fucking monitored? Hahahahaha!”
The divine chef Xiao Fugui is not the point, nor is Ji Ruan’s long hair. The point is how he managed to successfully see this short video after Ji Ruan said that sentence happily.
He played the video three times like a possessed man, and the whole room was filled with the video's huge and horrible "I have long hair!"
The lingering sound lasts for three days.
Li Suian laughed so hard that his back and waist ached, but he still had the fortitude to tap on his phone, trying to figure out whether he was being monitored by big data.
But the air around him suddenly turned cold. After the video ended, the empty ward became exceptionally quiet. Li Suian keenly noticed two burning gazes.
When he looked up, the couple in front of the bathroom gave him a death stare. Ji Ruan's cheeks were puffed up as if he was angry, while Gu Xiuyi looked like he was protecting his child completely, and his eyes were sharp enough to kill people.
Li Suian's laughter choked in his throat. He immediately looked away, touched his neck and thighs, stuffed an apple into his mouth, and pretended nothing had happened.
However, Ji Ruan's joy of "growing hair" did not last long.
In the afternoon, as he continued to happily observe the tiny precious hairs behind his ears in the mirror, he received bad news from Gu Xiuyi - he needed to shave his head again.
"Before the wound has completely healed and the external machine has been re-installed, the doctor's advice is to keep the area around the surgery clean. Your hair grows faster than others, and your constitution makes you more susceptible to infection than others, so it's best to shave it off again."
This is what Gu Xiuyi told him at the time, and his expression was very heavy.
Ji Ruan was struck by a bolt from the blue.
But he had no chance to resist, and that night he was taken away to shave off his carefully cared-for, newly sprouted hair.
It’s still the familiar master, the familiar operations, and the familiar feeling of despair.
In the evening, after taking a shower, Gu Xiuyi was about to comfort Ji Ruan. When he opened the bathroom door, he saw Ji Ruan sitting cross-legged on the bed with his back to him.
He lowered his head, his white neck curved into the wide collar of his hospital gown, and he seemed to be holding a small object in his hand.
Ji Ruan was ill and had lost a lot of weight. This slightly lonely posture made him look even more skinny.
Gu Xiuyi felt a slight pain in his heart. He walked over, knelt on one knee on the bed, and hugged Ji Ruan from behind: "Are you still sad?"
Ji Ruan didn't say anything, holding the small object in his hand. In the dim light, Gu Xiuyi couldn't see clearly what it was.
He kissed Ji Ruan's earlobe and whispered comfortingly: "Don't be sad, baby, we will be well soon. When the wound is healed and the external machine is installed, I will accompany you to slowly grow your hair, and it will definitely be darker and brighter than before."
Ji Ruan sighed, not knowing whether he had heard it or not, but he still nodded obediently: "Yeah."
"So good." Gu Xiuyi hugged him in his arms and touched the back of his hand: "What are you holding in your hand? Can I see it?"
Ji Ruan stretched forward.
With permission, Gu Xiuyi gently pulled his fingers apart and saw a small box in his palm. It looked familiar, as if it was a box he used to hold his cuffs.
Gu Xiuyi was puzzled: "Use this to do——"
He paused before he finished speaking.
There was no cuff in the box, but instead there was a small tuft of hair!
It was neatly arranged and tied with a small pink ribbon, and placed carefully in a box.
Gu Xiuyi recognized the ribbon as the one on the box of the cherry cake he bought for Ji Ruan before the operation. Apparently before the operation, Ji Ruan secretly picked up a small handful of shaved hair to keep.
Now I feel sad, and I took it out again to remind myself of something new.
Gu Xiuyi didn't know whether to laugh or cry. He didn't know when Ji Ruan cut the ribbon or when he grew this tuft of hair.
Ji Ruan raised his head and looked at the bright moon hanging high outside the window. The moonlight fell on his face, making the half of his head that had just been shaved shine brightly.
In the dark night, Gu Xiuyi saw the half-lit light bulb gazing at the moon and sighing, exuding the melancholy that is unique to a 19-year-old boy.
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