Chapter 2091: That Expression Is So Disgusting

There was no sound from her side, just shallow, inaudible breathing. After a ten-second pause, she murmured vaguely: “Huh?”

She was sleepy.

Xu Shu deliberately softened his voice, speaking gently and slowly to her about trivial matters until he heard her even breathing. He then whispered, “Good night.”

Even hanging up the phone was done quietly.

The smile on his face never faded, and he kept the phone by his hand in case she called again, so he could answer quickly.

Returning to the hospital, Yaen Chi hadn’t slept yet. After chatting for a while, Xu Shu went back to his car to fetch newly bought daily necessities and walked to the dormitory.

The next day, Ye Wanting woke up early, went to the cafeteria with her roommate for breakfast, and then attended classes together. At noon, they went to the third floor of the cafeteria for spicy hotpot, when Yaen Chi sent her a message.

“What are you eating?”

She instinctively looked around, not seeing anyone, and then felt a bit ridiculous. She snapped a photo of her spicy hotpot and sent it to him, adding: “It’s spicy, when you get better, I’ll treat you.”

Yaen Chi replied: “Little girl eats such a large portion?”

Ye Wanting blushed, pursing her lips as she typed: “I’m eating with my roommate.”

Yaen Chi sent her an emoji, a GIF of a cute, chubby-cheeked little girl eating with big eyes, looking adorable.

Ye Wanting couldn’t help but respond to his emoji, saying: “So cute.”

“Jiaojiao sent it to me before, and I saved it.”

“Oh…”

“What time are you coming over this afternoon?” Yaen Chi asked directly.

Ye Wanting’s heart raced, “Around four-thirty, I finish class at four, after Professor Khor’s class. It’ll take me about half an hour to get there by bus.”

Yaen Chi: “Stay safe.”

Ye Wanting asked: “Brother Chi, is there anything you want to eat? I can bring it over.”

Yaen Chi had no appetite; his mouth still tasted like the morning’s plain congee, which he found too flavorful. However, she mentioned yesterday that he looked thin, prompting him to go to the bathroom to check in the mirror. He indeed looked almost sunken, needing nourishment.

“Yesterday’s cake was pretty good.”

Ye Wanting immediately replied: “I’ll go buy it!”

Yaen Chi raised an eyebrow, his lips curling into a smile, his eyes filled with rare tenderness.

Li Jian pushed the door open, only to see a certain someone sprawled on the bed, wearing an expression of amorous disgust. He paused, retreated, and closed the door. Less than a second later, he kicked it open again.

Luckily, the hospital doors were made of good material, didn’t break, but the door panel slammed against the wall, wobbling back, bending despite being straight.

Yaen Chi’s hand shook, almost throwing his phone away, his brows furrowing in annoyance, “Li, are you sick or something!”

Li Jian stared at him, then raised a hand to his chest, “It’s you, you scared me to death, I thought you’d been possessed.”

“You, a resolute and upright soldier, believe in this sort of nonsense?”

Li Jian said: “I don’t believe it, but your face just now was too damn disgusting, it scared me. You, in this lifetime, will never show such an expression unless possessed by evil spirits.”

Yaen Chi wanted to swear but feared being too vulgar, which would harm his karma. Besides, he was curious about how his chatting with Ye Wanting was perceived by others.

So he pretended to be casual, but very intentionally asked: “Oh, what expression do I have?”

Li Jian actually thought seriously and then tossed out a remark that would make Yaen Chi want to jump up and hit him.