Chen Ji did not stop her any further. He looked down at Xu Ruantang and said in a deep voice, "You can only look, but you can't touch her."
Xu Ruantang looked speechless, wanting to roll her eyes at him. "It's not like you haven't touched it before."
Has someone forgotten how they held her hand and gently guided her hand to touch it when they wanted her to?
It's already dark, and they're still putting it on.
Chen Ji's throat was dry as he watched Xu Ruantang deftly lift up his shirt and examine him intently.
After the frontal inspection was completed, they still insisted on making him turn around.
After checking the back as well, Chen Ji pulled her to sit on a stool, saying, "You're really not injured."
If she didn't stop him, Xu Ruantang was going to take off his pants.
Chen Ji found a vegetable bun on the plate, broke it in half, and handed the half with more vegetables to Xu Ruantang, saying, "Eat slowly, it's still a little hot."
Xu Ruantang washed her hands before sitting back down.
"Has anyone in your unit been injured? Is it serious?"
The two chatted while eating.
Chen Ji replied calmly, "Yes, it's not serious. It happens often during training."
There was blood everywhere; he was covered in so much blood. How much blood must the injured person have lost?
Chen Ji spoke as casually as if he were eating or drinking.
Xu Ruantang looked up at him, her expression indescribably complicated.
Chen Ji put down his chopsticks and placed the water he had poured next to her.
He knew what she was worried about and comforted her, saying, "Don't worry, it's those young punks who often get hurt. I won't, I'll be careful."
Unlike when he was all alone, he now has someone to care about, and he is more cautious in everything he does.
I didn't want her to worry.
I don't want to see her cry.
Xu Ruantang was silent for two seconds before asking calmly, "So, are all the scars on your body from when you were a kid?"
Chen Ji nodded slightly, then, as if remembering something, stared intently at Xu Ruantang with his dark eyes and asked, "Is it ugly?"
He was still a little uneasy.
Even though he knew getting hurt was inevitable, he still regretted it at that moment, thinking that if he had known he would meet her, he would have been more careful.
Xu Ruantang chuckled softly, "No, he's very sensual, very manly, and especially handsome!"
She wasn't comforting him.
That's not what I think, but what I genuinely believe.
She could never bring herself to like handsome men from later generations. She always felt that those with fairer skin and more delicate features than her were like sisters who needed her protection.
She still prefers someone like Chen Ji, with his reassuring muscles and broad shoulders, and the sense of strength that allows him to lift her up with one hand while lifting weights.
Most importantly, Chen Ji's face would be just as good as anyone's even in later generations, and he might even have a lot of female admirers.
She probably won't even have a chance to meet him.
Thinking this way, she felt very fortunate.
She was glad she came here, glad she didn't run away back then, and glad she agreed to her parents' request for her to marry far away.
After the meal, Chen Ji brought over a large pile of medicine and watched her take it.
I took my temperature before bed, and the fever had gone down.
After taking a shower, Xu Ruantang went upstairs and found that the towel blanket on the bed had been replaced with a quilt.
Chen Ji was leaning against the headboard reading a book when he saw her enter the room. He lifted the blanket and patted it, saying, "Come up."
"You'll get hot under the blanket. Why don't I cover myself with the blanket, and you can keep using the towel blanket?"
Xu Ruantang suggested.
Chen Jiyou's deep eyes narrowed. "Wife, you want to sleep separately from me?"
Xu Ruantang closed her eyes briefly. "Never mind what I said."
Who would have thought that Commander Chen, who is always cold and aloof and looks at people with the eyes of someone looking at a dog, is actually a very affectionate person?
Fortunately, he changed to a thinner blanket.
In the middle of the night, Xu Ruantang started having a headache again.
She only groaned once, and Chen Ji immediately sat up.
Before turning on the light, he thoughtfully covered Xu Ruantang's eyes with his hand.
Sure enough, when I took her temperature, it was up again.
Chen Ji went downstairs to get the fever-reducing medicine that the doctor had prescribed in advance.
Before they left the clinic, Chen Ji had already considered this possibility. After all, he knew Xu Ruantang's physique better than anyone else.
After feeding her the medicine, Chen Ji turned off the light and lay down beside her.
This time, Xu Ruantang didn't feel cold anymore, but kept complaining of being hot and kicking off the blankets.
It was already quite cool at night, and even someone like Chen Ji, who has a high body temperature, didn't feel hot under the covers.
But he also knew that you shouldn't cover up when you have a fever, so he pulled the blanket down a bit.
Xu Ruantang had her arm outside the blanket, and then she would try to pull the blanket off again.
Having no other option, Chen Ji could only find a fan and gently fan himself.
He didn't sleep much, getting up every now and then to touch her forehead.
Xu Ruantang was sweating, so Chen Ji went downstairs to fetch some water and wrung out a wet towel to help her wipe herself.
After all this commotion, as dawn broke, Xu Ruantang's fever finally subsided.
She was in and out of sleep, vaguely remembering the warm, large hand, the cool, comfortable breeze, and Chen Ji's deep, pleasant voice.
Chen Ji held a fan and fanned her all night.
She wanted to tell him it wasn't necessary and to let him go to sleep, but she was too drowsy to open her mouth.
Xu Ruantang was woken up by Chen Ji and carried downstairs.
Chen Ji made breakfast, carried her to the bathroom, squeezed toothpaste onto her, and let her lean against him to wash up.
"Honey, let's go to the military hospital for a check-up today."
Her fever subsided during the day but returned at night, so Chen Ji still wanted to take her for a checkup.
Xu Ruantang woke up while brushing her teeth. She had actually slept quite well last night, except for a fever and headache.
"No, I'm not going. It's normal for fevers to come back. I've always had this problem. It'll be fine in a few days."
She remembers that when she was a child, her mother said that recurring fevers were because there was inflammation in her body that had not been eliminated and that it would take time.
Going to the hospital still means taking medicine, or if you can't stand it, you get an IV drip.
She can handle it.
Besides, Chen Ji can't be held accountable just because she doesn't go to the army every day.
Chen Ji wrung out a hot towel and wiped her face, saying in a gentle but firm tone, "Be good."
Xu Ruantang didn't argue anymore. She finished her breakfast in silence before saying, "The test requires fasting, so it's not possible today. You go ahead and do your work today. If I continue to have a fever tonight, how about we go to the hospital tomorrow morning?"
Chen Ji: "......"
Concern can cloud judgment.
Xu Ruantang consciously took the thermometer, and Chen Ji only went to the army after confirming that she did not have a fever.
He also told her that if anything happened, she should call the regimental office and he would be back soon.
Xu Ruantang's head was almost severed before Granny Chen finally left, turning back every few steps.
She believes it now.
Chen Jizhen raised her like a child.
Xu Ruantang was both amused and exasperated; she wasn't that fragile.
She used to get sick at school, suffering from gastroenteritis with vomiting and fever. She only rested for half a day before going back to work part-time at the cake shop near the school gate in the afternoon.
When she was in junior high school, the doors and windows of her room were closed too tightly, and she had to climb out by herself to get carbon monoxide poisoning.
The worst time was when the school elevator broke down, and she happened to be on her period, but she climbed to the 21st floor without saying a word.
Later, she was so exhausted that she suffered a massive hemorrhage that day and fell into a coma and was hospitalized. After her roommates went back to class, she was the only one hospitalized.
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