Chapter 18 Puff
"The prince's kiss..."
The group of girls standing next to them were chatting and joking with each other.
Su Pu put her arm around Li Jichuan's head, protecting him from behind.
The couple behind him were kissing so passionately that they swayed and almost bumped into Li Jichuan.
Fortunately, Su Pu was there to protect her.
The girl apologized to them in a low voice, and the boy put his arm around her waist and carried her in another direction...
Li Jichuan stopped breathing, his heart felt empty, as if he was regretting something.
After the couple left, Su Pu straightened up again.
He was secretly relieved that the darkness concealed his overheated cheeks.
It also concealed his off-beat breathing.
In the darkness, he stood like a loyal knight, guarding Li Jichuan and his wheelchair, preventing others from getting close.
Actually, he had started to regret it during the football match.
He shouldn't have brought Li Jichuan along.
To allow someone who has lost both legs to run freely on the field, colliding with others at will, is simply too arrogant.
He didn't even consider Li Jichuan's feelings...
Su Pu's heart ached. How heartbroken Li Jichuan must be to see these people.
Protecting him was the least I could do.
A minute passed in the blink of an eye, and the stadium lights came on again.
The event was coming to an end, and Su Pu was about to push Li Jichuan away.
"Excuse me, what's your major?"
Two girls suddenly appeared out of nowhere and shyly stopped them.
"We've been watching you for a while now, and we were wondering if it would be convenient for us to add each other on WeChat?"
Su Pu was stunned; she hadn't expected to be approached here.
He released the armrests of his wheelchair, took out his phone, and prepared to type an explanation.
Then Li Jichuan opened his mouth and spoke to them.
"Sorry, we're a couple..."
"Huh?" The girl was quite surprised, her gaze shifting back and forth between the two faces.
"It's true, we're already married..."
As Li Jichuan spoke, he looked up at Su Pu.
Su Pu nodded blankly, indicating his confirmation.
"Wow, you two got married in college!"
The girls exclaimed in admiration.
"I wish you a happy marriage and a long and happy life together."
Even their blessings were so sincere; the two girls' faces were filled with relief and comfort.
"Thank you." Li Jichuan nodded to them.
Su Pu nodded blankly.
The two girls ran away laughing.
Su Pu pushed the wheelchair forward.
This seems to be the first time Li Jichuan has publicly acknowledged their relationship...
Even Li Jichuan's sudden change of heart and acceptance of his invitation that night seemed so unreal...
Did he really want to come, or was he just trying to cooperate with the family's informants and put his grandfather at ease?
Her thoughts were a jumbled mess, gradually tangling into a ball of fluff that rolled bigger and bigger in Su Pu's mind.
But what's the point of thinking about these things?
Li Jichuan let him move into his apartment, gave him half of the bed, and publicly acknowledged their relationship. Isn't that a form of recognition?
At least Li Jichuan came, at least Li Jichuan acknowledged their relationship...
Then he shouldn't overthink it, and he shouldn't be the one to back down.
Since Li Jichuan chose him, he must do his best to protect Li Jichuan and stay by Li Jichuan's side.
Nobody wanted Li Jichuan, but he did.
No one loves Li Jichuan, but he does.
Su Pu strode forward, pushing Li Jichuan out of the A University campus.
Even if everyone in the world dislikes or misunderstands this person, he will always stand by this person's side, accompany him forever, and support him.
Li Jichuan probably didn't know that Su Pu had liked him for a long time.
A very, very long time...
...
That was Su Pu's first year at this high school.
He was in his first year of high school that year, but transferred schools midway through, not understanding the unspoken bad habits of this school.
This school brings together all the children of noble families, and in addition to academic performance, family background is also highly valued.
Su Pu, an illegitimate child whose origins are shrouded in secrecy and cannot be brought into the open, is naturally relegated to the bottom of the food chain.
The kind that everyone can step on.
Back then, a game called "hunting" was popular on campus. Each grade would select a prey, and the entire grade would capture them during the long break between classes.
Those who are treated as prey can only try their best to hide, because being caught means being subjected to inhuman torture, and the "hunter" has the right to commit any atrocity against the "prey".
Unfortunately, Supu was also one of the prey.
On an ordinary yet life-or-death afternoon, with nowhere else to turn, he simply ran into the top floor of the teaching building, which was practically forbidden territory.
By sheer chance, he stumbled into a classroom filled with clutter and bumped into an older student.
When the group of people came looking for him, the senior student dispersed them with just a few words, and then pulled him out from under the table.
"How are you?"
"The senior asked."
Su Pu nodded and said "thank you" in sign language.
The senior student couldn't understand sign language, but he still accepted it readily and understood what he meant.
You see, true feelings don't need to be spoken, but feelings can be conveyed.
The senior seemed to understand his predicament, and after thinking for a moment, asked a question.
Did you bring your phone?
Su Pu shook his head.
One of the customs of "hunting" is to confiscate the "prey's" tools to prevent the "prey" from doing anything extreme.
"Oh, that's alright."
Li Jichuan took out his phone, turned on the recording function, and recorded several voice messages for him.
"If you bully me again, I will report it to the school, teachers, and the news media. I mean it!"
"What does bullying me prove? It proves nothing, except that you are cowards who bully the weak and fear the strong..."
Su Pu listened, his eyes widening in surprise.
Will these things really be useful?
He did try to fight back; at first, he would stubbornly charge forward, but he was outnumbered and ended up badly injured.
Sure enough, Li Jichuan had also thought of this.
So he recorded one last voice message.
"You know Li Jichuan from the senior year of high school, right? He's my boyfriend, and we're going to get married. If you mess with me, he'll definitely find you and make you wish you were dead. You don't believe me? Just try it..."
After finishing the recording, Li Jichuan shook his phone and gave Su Pu a hearty smile.
"Don't worry, they won't bully you anymore."
"I have to go home now, I have tutoring later. I wish you a speedy recovery and that you can live the life you truly want to live."
That evening, the sunset was brilliant, casting a golden-red glow behind Li Jichuan, as beautiful as an oil painting.
Su Pu was stunned by the beauty. When she came to her senses, she realized that Li Jichuan had already left, leaving only a cell phone on the table.
After that day, Su Pu suddenly realized that he seemed to have disappeared from the memories of those bad kids, and no one was "hunting" him anymore.
What's even stranger is that the classmates who bullied him all left school for different reasons in the following months.
Some were expelled for causing trouble, while others were asked to leave for repeatedly cheating despite warnings.
Several others were taken away by the police.
On the day the police car drove away from the school gate, Su Pu stood at the window of the third-floor classroom the entire time.
He was clutching the cell phone that Li Jichuan had left him.
Soon, Li Jichuan finished his college entrance examination, and his stories became legends on campus, some true and some false.
Su Pu treasured those recordings for many years, and even when he changed phones, he would immediately import the audio.
He has lost count of how many times he has listened to those recordings.
In the sleepless nights, through a long and desperate life, living a lonely and helpless existence, it was these experiences that sustained Su Pu until the day he finally stood before Li Jichuan.
Perhaps, in Li Jichuan's eyes, this marriage was just an unwilling and involuntary exchange of equal value.
In Su Pu's eyes, this was the redemption he had longed for, the echo he had never forgotten, and the trap he had willingly walked into.
Therefore, even if Li Peirong had not given any instructions, Su Pu would do her best to stay by Li Jichuan's side until she was no longer needed.
Now that he has learned more about Li Jichuan and glimpsed his origins that he never knew, he is even less likely to let Li Jichuan continue to go his own way.
Su Pu loves Li Jichuan, loves him so much, and will love him until the universe is destroyed!
Besides, it was Li Jichuan who said it.
"Yes, we are married."
as well as.
"Li Jichuan is my boyfriend."
We're going to get married someday!
Su Pu believed him when he said that.
They will definitely get married in the future!
Now, they're married!
...
When they got home that night, they each took a shower and lay down side by side.
Su Pu clutched her stomach, the pain gradually intensifying...
It's probably because the snacks tonight didn't suit his stomach.
However, Li Jichuan next to him seemed to be sleeping well, his breathing becoming even within seconds of his head hitting the pillow.
As she slept, her arm was still resting on his abdomen.
Baby, you can hug me anytime, but not now, please.
Su Pu had no words to express his suffering...
But Li Jichuan's breathing was so steady that Su Pu couldn't bear to interrupt him.
He was indulged like this, and he leaned closer to Li Jichuan, drifting off to sleep.
In the middle of the night, he was woken up by Li Jichuan shaking him.
"Su Pu, Su Pu, are you feeling very unwell?"
Su Pu felt a salty taste on his lips, probably from his cold sweat.
My body is experiencing alternating chills and fever, and the stomach pain is getting increasingly intense...
Ouch, it hurts—
Su Pu's eyes burned, and physiological tears streamed down her face.
"Have some water..."
Li Jichuan used the water dispenser by the bedside to make him a glass of warm water and brought it to his lips.
"Drink slowly, it's okay, it's okay..."
Li Jichuan's voice was so gentle, as ethereal as a dream.
Su Pu leaned on Li Jichuan's shoulder and drank half a cup of warm water, which finally eased her stomach pain.
Li Jichuan had already placed him on the pillow and warmed his palms together.
"Let me massage your stomach... My mom used to do that for me before, it should be quite effective."
Through his pajamas, Li Jichuan's hand covered Su Pu's stomach, rubbing it in circles.
After a long while, only a helpless sigh could be heard from the man.
"Su Pu, you're too thin."
"You've lost so much weight."
"You should eat more rice in the future."
Su Pu really wanted to agree, but Li Jichuan's massage technique was too gentle.
Su Pu felt as if she had fallen into a soft, fluffy cloud.
Feeling relaxed and comfortable.
puff--
Puff puff ————
Two awkward voices completely shattered the warm and tender atmosphere.
Thanks to Li Jichuan's massage, Su Pu's stomach pain was indeed relieved a lot after those two massages.
But after those two cries, he probably lost the will to live.
Please, please.
I'm really begging you.
Who would chuckle in front of their husband, their longtime crush?!
Su Pu pulled the blanket over her head.
I might as well die!
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