Chapter 97 – I’ll Tell You a Secret (Request for Subscription)

The day after Mid-Autumn Festival, Friday 2nd October.

It was a breezy morning when Shen Yu opened his eyes lazily, tucked the cat collar around his neck to one side and sat up from bed with a yawn.

When the window is opened, the cool breeze from outside blows in and the curtains swing gently.

At the height of the twenty-third floor, it is possible to see a long way.

Shen Yu is not nearsighted, which makes many students like him who spend all day on the computer very envious. In fact, myopia is something that has a lot to do with genetics, as well as developmental eye habits, and basically after puberty, it is very difficult to be nearsighted.

Outside is a comfortable expanse of blue sky and the soft sunshine makes the mood feel comfortable.

Shen Yu loves autumn, although the last time she told Li Xiang that she liked the cold and gloomy winter, she was just angry with her, autumn is always more peaceful and refreshing.

The morning was slightly chilly and I wanted to put on my denim jacket before I remembered that it had been taken over by Asaba Li Xiang.

Shen Yu blushed oddly at the thought that she might do strange things with her clothes, so it seemed that the two were even.

The guest room did not have an en-suite bathroom and he took his toothbrush and towel outside to wash up.

Zhang Xiaoru is in the kitchen preparing breakfast and when he sees Shen Yu coming out, he asks him again about last night.

“Then you can take her to the hospital again later, I saw how swollen her feet were last night, it must be serious, it’s not your fault for not watching her!”

“No need to go to the hospital, right? The doctor said it’s nothing serious, it’ll just take a few days to recuperate, she’s more tender and it looks serious, if it were you, I guess the swelling wouldn’t even be swollen.”

“What do you mean, you’re saying Mum’s getting old aren’t you?”

“I’m talking about not having to go to the hospital ……”

“So you’re too nosy for Mom?”

“……”

Shen Yu stopped talking, reasoning with women was in itself an unreasonable thing, whether it was his mother or Asaba Li Xiang, very often he couldn’t grasp their brain circuits at all.

After brushing his teeth and washing his face, he was driven out again by Zhang Xiaoru, who told him to go and see Asaba Li Xiang to see if her foot was better and to ask her to have breakfast.

The door to her room is closed and Shen Yu knocks lightly on it.

It’s 8:30 in the morning and Asaba Li Xiang is actually awake early. I’m sorry I didn’t catch up with my dream last night, my foot hurts and I woke up holding the wall to wash up and go to the toilet, put on my make-up at the dressing table and then sat on the edge of the bed staring out the window.

After all, this was Shen Yu’s house and she could hear Zhang Xiaoru and Shen Deyou in the living room, and was too embarrassed to go out on her own, feeling embarrassed to be alone with her aunt and uncle while Shen Yu was away.

I don’t know if it was the pain in my feet, but even though I tried to catch up on my sleep when I woke up, my head couldn’t stop thinking about Shen Yu.

“Are you awake yet?”

“Wake up, wake up!”

When she heard Shen Yu’s voice, she was so happy that she ran to open the door for him, but as soon as her left foot stuck to the ground, she grimaced in pain and limped over to open the door for him.

Shen Yu looked down at her and could clearly see the happiness in her eyes.

So subconsciously I asked her, “Your feet don’t hurt anymore?”

“It’s super painful …… Didn’t even sleep well last night ……”

“So you’re still so happy?”

“No. ……”

Asaba Li Xiang sat down on the edge of the bed and, at Shen Yu’s request, held out his hoof for him to see.

It was red and swollen, with no sign of the swelling subsiding at all.

Shen Yu looked on, eyes narrowed for a moment, slightly annoyed, and asked her, “What the hell …… did you go running a marathon yesterday?”

Asaba Li Xiang retracted her feet, pulled the quilt aside to cover him from looking, and said shyly, “I accidentally stirred the quilt a few times when I was sleeping …… and then this happened …… ”

“You dreamt of being kidnapped?”

“Not at all. ……”

“Then what are you stomping on.”

Shen Yu is so angry with her, she is so big and she doesn’t even sleep well.

He remembered the two times he had peeked at her sleeping posture when he woke her up. This one slept like a mess, giving her a 20-metre bed wouldn’t be enough for her.

“Don’t cover it, you can’t keep this pig’s foot warm, it needs to be chilled.”

Shen Yu pulled back the quilt covering her feet and tossed it aside, her eyes obviously panicked for a moment, and she pulled the small quilt again and hugged it in her arms, not daring to cover her feet, exposing them to Shen Yu.

Shen Yu wasn’t interested in seeing it, so he turned and went out, brought in an ice pack, sat down on the edge of her bed and put it gently on her ankle.

Probably due to the cold stimulation, her toes moved around playfully and it was tempting to watch Shen Yu squeeze them to stop her from moving.

“Ice yourself first, and take it away to warm your feet for a while if they’re freezing.”

“Oh ……”

Shen Yu brought a small chair for her feet, otherwise she wouldn’t have to sleep in his bed if it was wet.

Twenty minutes later, Shen Yu came in with a bowl of porridge and a bottle of medicine in her hand, put the porridge on the table, went over to help her take the ice pack away, took a tissue to wipe the water and sprayed some medicine on it.

Asaba Li Xiang just watched quietly as he did this for her, and although his expression was one of reluctance, his movements were careful, for fear of hurting her.

The foot doesn’t even look like hers anymore, it’s Shen Yu’s.

“Drink your own porridge and don’t run around if you have nothing to do.”

“Mmmmmm ……”

Asaba Li Xiang sits at the table drinking congee with her right foot on the floor and her left foot crossed on a small chair, her trouser leg rolled up to her knee, revealing her slim white calf.

Zhang Xiaoru’s salty bone congee is a great way to replenish your Qi and calcium, and it’s very tasty.

Asaba Li Xiang sipped her porridge gleefully and glanced back to see Shen Yu climbing onto her bed and reaching for the coat she had hidden in the corner.

” Shen Yu!”

“?”

Asaba Li Xiang immediately jumped up on one leg and grabbed it, and was so strong that Shen Yu didn’t pay attention and snatched it back.

“What are you doing, it’s my clothes ……”

“I… I haven’t washed it yet! I’ll give it back to you when I’m clean!”

“I’ll just throw it in the washing machine myself.”

Asaba Li Xiang got anxious and said in a rush, “I used it to pad my feet last night!”

Shen Yu stopped talking, finally stopped grabbing the clothes in her arms, glanced at her with a complicated look in his eyes and turned to go out.

Relieved, Li Xiang put her clothes away like a baby and placed them happily next to her pillow, bouncing back to drink her porridge.

About an hour later, Shen Yu came back and helped her change an ice pack and brought her the computer and drawing board that she had moved to his room yesterday.

“Paint it yourself here.”

“Ah, I want to work with Shen Yu ……”

“I don’t have a toilet there, do you want me to help you to the toilet?”

Li Xiang could have done it if he had wanted to, but it was clear that Shen Yu was not willing to do such a chore.

Shen Yu turned around and went out, taking the dishes off the table and washing them together, closing the door behind her so that she could concentrate on her work in peace and quiet.

Asaba Li Xiang also has no idea how to get Shen Yu to confess his love for her.

If we don’t finish our drawings and artwork, Shen Yu will be less likely to confess his love to her.

Li Xiang was so inspired that he turned on his computer and then concentrated on his drawing board.

Shen Yu came in twice more, basically in an hour or two, to change her ice pack and remind her to spray.

Gradually, Shen Yu became accustomed to it.

Although he has sprained his foot and has been a nuisance to him for a while, he has at least behaved better, listening to him, staying quietly in his room and not running around, and his parents can no longer find a reason to take Li Xiang out to play.

The overall result is a lot less stressful.

For Asaba Li Xiang, Shen Yu’s care was just what he needed, and although his feet hurt a little, he felt good about it.

Both men got what they wanted out of this foot twisting incident.

……

After lunch, under the satisfied gaze of Shen Deyou and Zhang Xiaoru, Shen Yu assisted Asaba Li Xiang back to his room to rest.

Li Xiang is not a good nap taker either. After Shen Yu closes the door and goes out, she lies on her bed and searches aimlessly on her phone for information on how long it takes for a sprained foot to heal, how girls chase guys, or what guys do when they like a girl ……

Until WeChat popped up and Jiang Ningle sent her a message.

As her best friend, Jiang Ningle shared with her a big secret.

Jiang Ningle: ” Li Xiang! I’m in love! He confessed his love to me last night! I said yes to him!”

Luo Yan : “Really! Is that the Singaporean guy who was your dance partner last time?”

Jiang Ningle : “Yeah, what do you think of him?”

Luo Yan : “I’m impressed, gentle and humble, Le Le, congratulations!”

Asaba Li Xiang then chatted with Jiang Ningle and listened to her share the details of how the Singaporean boy confessed his love to her last night at Mid-Autumn.

She knew that Jiang Ningle had liked the boy first, and she had even asked him for a dance partner, but in the end, it was the boy who had confessed to Jiang Ningle.

I was under the impression that the boy seemed quite shy and bashful, it was surprising that he could muster up the courage to confess ……

Asaba Li Xiang can’t figure out how Jiang Ningle managed to turn passivity into initiative, he is a master of love.

So Asaba Li Xiang hurriedly asked, “Le Le, how did you do that?”

Jiang Ningle : “It doesn’t take much, the most important thing is to make sure he doesn’t like me, then when I find out he actually likes me, I give him a little hint that I like him too, and last night we had Mid-Autumn together and he was brave enough to confess.”

Luo Yan : “So profound!”

Luo Yan : ” Le Le …… I’ll tell you a secret …… you can’t tell anyone …… ”

Jiang Ningle : “What secret is so serious …… Don’t worry, I won’t tell anyone!”

Asaba Li Xiang then squirmed and sent her a voice: “It’s just that I seem to have a crush on a guy lately, but I don’t know what to do. ……”

It’s a powerful secret!

Jiang Ningle, stunned, looked around to see if anyone had heard the voice over, then walked to a secluded area and called her.

As the call came through, neither Asaba Li Xiang nor Jiang Ningle spoke for the first time.

Until Jiang Ningle asked her in a somewhat shaky voice.

“You, you cheated?”

“?”