Chapter 18: "Mute"
There was a noise from the main room door and Yuan Lingling woke up.
Her head felt foggy and heavier than ever.
However, after waiting for a long time and seeing Shen Caisheng not come into the room, she suddenly felt strange.
"Chen Caisheng." She shouted and then realized that her voice was hoarse. She seemed to have caught a cold.
She didn’t know if it was a psychological effect, but when she realized she might be sick, she felt dizzy, her mouth was dry, and now she just wanted to drink some hot water.
Fortunately, she always had the habit of preparing hot water in her room at night. She slowly propped herself up and felt even more dizzy, as if the whole room was spinning.
But Shen Caisheng next door knew nothing about it at this time.
In the end, he took Lao You's words to heart. After returning home, he wanted to get rid of the coldness in his body before going into the house to see the children. He still planned to sleep in the guest room tonight. Since they would not be husband and wife in the future, the less involvement they wanted, the better.
Chen Caisheng took out a quilt that he had slept on before from the box in the corner. The weather was cold and the quilt felt hard like a piece of iron, but Chen Caisheng didn't care.
We have encountered all kinds of harsh environments while performing tasks, and sleeping in the open air is common.
Unexpectedly, just as he had made the bed, he heard a bang from next door.
Almost instinctively, Shen Caisheng threw away the things in his hand and rushed to the master bedroom as if teleporting.
"What's wrong?"
Just as he finished speaking, he saw Yuan Lingling holding a cup in her right hand and a broken kettle shell in her left hand, staring blankly at the broken inner pot on the ground.
Seeing him coming, Yuan Lingling raised her head and said aggrievedly, "I...I didn't mean it."
My eyes turned red when I said that.
Shen Caisheng strode over. He was still wearing the military coat he had just put on. The coat was rolled over by the wind and snow. Before he got close to him, Yuan Lingling could already feel the coolness on his body.
It was almost instinctive for her to give in. Yuan Lingling sighed and whispered, "It hurts a little."
Shen Caisheng hummed, took the shell of the thermos and threw it aside, then pushed her to sit on the bed, squatted down and helped her take off the shoes on her feet.
Yuan Lingling subconsciously shrank back, but was caught by Shen Caisheng's ankle.
"Don't move."
There are no fur slippers in this era, so Yuan Lingling was wearing just a pair of old-fashioned cloth shoes. During the day, she would wear several layers of socks to keep warm, but tonight it was so comfortable to soak her feet that she went straight to the kang.
When she was scalded just now, there was only a thin layer of cloth on her feet. Now that she took off her shoes, the instep of her feet was already red. Yuan Lingling also felt the pain later.
"Don't move, wait for me."
When Chen Caisheng stood up, he suddenly reached out and rubbed Yuan Lingling's head twice, then turned and left.
Yuan Lingling sniffed and forgot the pain for a moment.
The posture is a bit too intimate.
And when Chen Caisheng touched her head, it was like he was petting a cat.
Why is this happening?
Yuan Lingling raised her hand and touched her chest, her heart beating wildly. It was too horrible that the hand warmer bottle exploded on its own. She was almost scared to death.
She thought about this and that and felt that Shen Caisheng came back after a while. He was holding a piece of gauze in his hand, which contained a ball-shaped object. It was wet and dripping onto the ground.
Shen Caisheng squatted in front of Yuan Lingling and held her feet with one hand. Yuan Lingling wanted to retreat but was easily caught by the other party. He looked up at her.
Yuan Lingling was a little confused and looked dazed at the moment, so Shen Caisheng reminded her, "Don't move, or you'll get a scar that won't look good."
Yuan Lingling nodded, not daring to move anymore, but the soles of her feet felt itchy, and her heart felt itchy too.
She had never seen Shen Caisheng from this angle. There were actually two whorls on the top of Shen Caisheng's head, but his hair was soft and slightly long, which covered it a little, so it was usually not visible from the back.
He is obviously a cold-faced villain, but he has such a cute head.
Yuan Lingling was eager to reach out and touch it, but she felt a sharp pain on the back of her foot.
"Hiss..." She tried to retract her foot, but Shen Caisheng grabbed it again.
"Does it hurt?" he asked.
Yuan Lingling's eyelashes flickered, "A little bit."
"Bear with it, let the temperature drop, and go to the hospital when it's daybreak." Shen Caisheng had learned some first aid knowledge, and her burns were not too serious.
"A-choo! Hmm." Yuan Lingling responded in a muffled voice.
Shen Caisheng paused, stood up, searched in the cupboard, took out a scarf, and without saying a word, wrapped Yuan Lingling tightly like a ball of wool.
"Wait a moment, it will be fine in a moment." Shen Caisheng continued to work without looking at Yuan Lingling, as if cooling down her feet was a big deal.
When this thought flashed through her mind, Yuan Lingling's face started to burn.
However, Shen Caisheng, who seemed to be working seriously, was also feeling uneasy at the moment.
Because of the impulsive desire to hold her in his arms just now.
Fortunately, he has strong self-control.
I knew very well that this woman married me because I had no elders to restrain me and I had my own money.
money?
He suddenly looked up and his eyes met Yuan Lingling's, whose face was flushed red.
"What...what happened?"
As soon as Yuan Lingling finished speaking, Shen Caisheng's hand was raised in front of her. She subconsciously dodged it, and the other person's hand stopped in the air.
After just a moment, Shen Caisheng withdrew his hand without saying a word.
Yuan Lingling was puzzled.
Those who don't speak will be treated as unhappy.
Did he touch me and is he angry?
The two were speechless and the surroundings were extremely quiet. The explosion of the inner tank was so loud just now, but the child didn't react at all and was sleeping so soundly. It must be the effect of the antipyretic medicine.
Yuan Lingling was very envious. She wished she had not woken up just now. Otherwise, why would so many things have happened?
Her head was dizzy and she would have fallen asleep if her feet hadn't been cold and stinging.
When she was about to lose consciousness, Shen Caisheng finally let go of her feet and stood up.
He stood up like a mountain, blocking the light in front of Yuan Lingling completely, which scared her and made her sober up.
Fortunately, Shen Caisheng walked away quickly. Yuan Lingling looked at her feet, which were still red and there was no sign of improvement at all.
"Don't touch it. Let's go to the hospital tomorrow." Shen Caisheng seemed tired and his voice was lazy.
He took out a mercury thermometer and handed it to Yuan Lingling.
What kind of family is this? In this era, there is such a thing in the family. Yuan Lingling was very surprised.
"What are you standing there for? Test it quickly." Shen Caisheng urged.
Yuan Lingling took it quickly, subconsciously trying to pull open her collar, but then she pushed it back and looked up at Shen Caisheng, who immediately turned around and stammered, "I... I'll clean up the floor."
The bad mood that had come inexplicably just now suddenly disappeared. Yuan Lingling laughed softly. Her voice was very low but it was still heard by Shen Caisheng who walked to the door. He paused slightly and hurried out.
Yuan Lingling smiled and put the thermometer under her armpit. She curled up into a ball because of the cold. Suddenly, she remembered Shen Caisheng's actions just now. It turned out that he didn't want to touch her, but wanted to test the temperature of her forehead.
Didn't she misunderstand that Chen Caisheng had died?
Shen Caisheng, who was outside the main room, picked up the broom and remembered Yuan Lingling's dodging action just now. He sat directly on the millstone next to him and couldn't help laughing at himself.
Why would he want to ask Yuan Lingling why she wanted to marry him?
The two of them had never known each other before, and it was impossible that she would marry him just because she had some feelings for him.
Even if she was willing to get close to him in the past, it was always for a purpose. It must be because she had changed so much that he had such wild thoughts.
It must be so.
Shen Caisheng picked up the broom and walked into the room, seeing Yuan Lingling staring at him.
He pretended not to know and concentrated on sweeping up the debris on the ground. "Don't go here yet. It's slippery."
Shen Caisheng walked out right after he finished speaking, without giving Yuan Lingling a chance to respond.
Yuan Lingling originally thought that if he just looked at her, she would apologize. Since she didn't even talk to him, how could she start talking?
But the opportunity to speak soon came.
After taking the temperature, Yuan Lingling took a look and saw that it was 37.8 degrees, which was really a bit feverish.
"Do you understand it?" Shen Caisheng asked when he saw that she was reading it seriously.
Yuan Lingling immediately shook her head, then nodded, "Aren't there numbers on this?" She should be able to recognize the numbers.
Chen Caisheng hummed, frowned and said, "It's a bit of a fever, do you feel uncomfortable? If you feel very uncomfortable, I'll get you some medicine now."
"No, it's just a small problem. I can just cover it up." Yuan Lingling said as she went to get on the kang. "By the way, I'm sorry for what happened just now. You wanted to test the temperature of my forehead, right? I didn't mean anything else. I'm just not used to physical contact with people."
Hearing this, Shen Caisheng glanced at her, and the emotions in his eyes made Yuan Lingling completely unable to understand.
After a while, Shen Caisheng pursed his lips slightly, as if smiling, and said: "Really? I really can't tell."
Yuan Lingling: “…”
She said so much unnecessary things. Can't people make mistakes?
Can't you just correct your mistakes when you realize them?
Not wanting to pay attention to him, Yuan Lingling lay on the kang, turned over, and left her back to Shen Caisheng.
She thought she wouldn't be able to sleep after all the tossing and turning all night, but as soon as she lay down she felt her head weigh as if it weighed a thousand pounds, and she fell asleep in a short while.
When I woke up again, it was already bright daylight.
Yuan Lingling subconsciously reached out and touched her forehead. It seemed that it was no longer hot, and the dizziness and nausea feeling was gone. She slowly sat up.
Shen Caisheng was not in the room, and even Yuanyuan was not there.
Her stomach growled twice, and she reluctantly put on her clothes, hunched her neck and went out of the house. As soon as she walked into the main room, she smelled the fragrance of food, which seemed to be the smell of pancakes.
There was no food on the table, but there was a small piece of paper. Yuan Lingling picked it up and saw that it was written by Shen Caisheng. The handwriting was fluent and powerful, and it was written quite well.
There are only two short lines of words on the paper, which are very consistent with his "dumb" temperament.
"I had to go out for something. I've heated up breakfast in the pot. Remember to eat it. I'll be back soon." There was a signature at the end.
"Who cares when you come back?" Yuan Lingling muttered as she folded the paper and put it in her pocket.
In this respect, she and her original self have the same hobby, both like to collect these little notes.
Shen Caisheng is really good at cooking, and he seems to be able to cook for all kinds of flavors. Today he made egg pancakes with some chopped green onions, served with millet porridge.
This breakfast was as good as the one she used to buy downstairs at the company.
Yuan Lingling brought breakfast to the main room, sat on a stool, ate an omelet and porridge, and admired the snowflakes falling in the yard.
It would actually be nice if I could live like this every day.
Just as Yuan Lingling was marveling at Shen Caisheng's cooking skills, there was a sudden knock on the door.
"Who is it?" Yuan Lingling asked.
The person outside the door was silent for a while.
Yuan Lingling walked out of the main room and heard a slightly immature female voice, "Excuse me, is Mr. Shen Cai here?"
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