Chapter 20: WiFi Signal
Translator: マイ
§§§ 2nd update. I’ll come back for an edit another time ヾ(=`ω´=)ノ”§§§
By the time Ti Xiao returned from his dreamy state, he was already sitting on a chair in the clinic.
The gym trainee who boasted for the membership card before definitely wanted to swear at someone; RMB which was about to fall in his hand, was actually snatched away by the man eater instead.
When the weather temperature dropped drastically, even the small clinic was overcrowded with people. Since small children’s immunity was low and easy to get chills, the whole hall of the clinic was noisy with children’s cries. Ti Xiao held a thermometer under his armpit, and carried Xiao Yao’s paper bag with the other hand, and sat with a group of sick and noisy children, looking quite helpless. He slowly raised his head, looking at Xiao Yao through the gap of his bangs.
Xiao Yao, who was almost 1.9 meters tall, stood in a team with an average height of 1.6 meters, really stood out from the crowd, as the whole person was as tall as a green bamboo. His facial expression was a little anxious, and he would look to Ti Xiao’s side from time to time.
Are you worried about me?
Ti Xiao thought in a daze.
In normal time, if he faced Xiao Yao, he would definitely look away. But now that he was sick and his brain was burning hot, he boldly squinted his eyes, trying to make eye contact with Xiao Yao.
Looking at the chubby Ti Xiao, who was sitting in a small chair obediently like a child, Xiao Yao felt that he was a little cute, and couldn’t help but smile.
Seeing that, Ti Xiao’s mouth, which was hidden under the mask, also quietly curled up.
In order to maintain air circulation, the doors and windows of the clinic were open. Ti Xiao sat in a bad position where the cold wind came to greet him from time to time from outside the window. The blows made his head even more dizzy and his body was hot and cold.
Sitting around him were all children, and Ti Xiao couldn’t heartlessly change positions with the children, so he could only suffer in silence.
Those who were waiting for treatment in the waiting area were grandma and grandchildren and young mothers with children. Because Xiao Yao had a good appearance and gentle personality, as well as polite attitude, he was very well liked by others.
Ti Xiao had no idea what Xiao Yao told them, but the aunts actually agreed to help him reserve a place in the waiting area.
Ti Xiao watched Xiao Yao walking out of the clinic’s door with his long legs. Before leaving, Xiao Yao gave him a look, as if to reassure that he was alright.
Why did he go out?
Without a target to feast his eyes, Ti Xiao looked at the tip of his shoe, feeling bored.
They weren’t relatives, they were just ordinary neighbors with so little intersection, but why must Xiao Yao take care of himself to this extent?
Ti Xiao knew in his heart that his liking for Xiao Yao had reached the point of overflowing. This was the first time in Ti Xiao, 23 years old’s life, that he liked someone so much upon seeing him at first sight.
It would be nice if he liked me too.
So that I can savour the smell of fresh snow everyday ah.
Thinking about it this way, Ti Xiao sniffed, and the smell of fresh snow that he was thinking of was also coming in his nose.
Xiao Yao was already squatting in front of him, carrying along the coldness of the northern winter night.
The chairs prepared by the clinic were very short, and Xiao Yao, who was squatting down with his long legs bent, seemed only a little shorter than Ti Xiao.
Ti Xiao, who could finally have his gaze down at Xiao Yao for once, was very satisfied.
While he was feeling satisfied in his heart, his hands were stuffed with a cup of warm milk.
“Hold it to warm your hands first, then wait until it gets a little bit colder before starting to drink it.” Xiao Yao said in a low voice, and at the same time he pulled out a brand new woolly hat, which still had a tag on it from his pocket.
The color was bright red. It was soft and the stitches design was very nice. There was also a white bunny head embroidered on top of it.
To be honest, from Ti Xiao’s aesthetic perspective, this hat was actually quite ugly.
But it was warm.
Xiao Yao patiently took off the tag, adjusted the hat a bit, and then helped Ti Xiao put it on his head to block the cold wind.
The bangs on Ti Xiao’s forehead were a bit long, and because of his illness, his forehead was slightly wet with sweat. Xiao Yao didn’t find it uncomfortable at all and just directly stretched out his hand to pull the bangs away for him, then helped him to pull up his mask. While he was pulling the mask, Xiao Yao’s fingertips touched the skin on his face.
After finishing, he gently patted Ti Xiao’s head.
This action was so pampering that even an outsider could tell with a glance.
A love attack action that came to him like water flow, made Ti Xiao’s feel sweet in his heart. He seemed to like the person in front of him more and more.
I really want to take him home.
“Thermometer.” Xiao Yao was still squatting. He looked at Ti Xiao and said, “Let me take a look at the temperature.”
Because the thermometer was stuck under his armpit for a long time, after taking it out, Ti Xiao wiped it on his clothes a few times, feeling a little embarrassed to show it to Xiao Yao.
However, a person who was sick, no matter how strong he was, he couldn’t beat a person who was in good health, let alone a person in front him was someone he liked.
Seeing the mercury’s position was already close to 40℃, Xiao Yao frowned.
Then after hearing Ti Xiao coughed twice, his voice was hoarse, like a sandpaper rubbing together, Xiao Yao frowned even deeper. He dragged the woolly hat lower than before to protect his ears.
Sure enough, he was worried about me, hehe, the big flower field in Ti Xiao’s heart was blooming with happiness.
The temperature was close to 40℃, it was hard even for a strong adult to stand it, let alone Ti Xiao, who had very poor physical fitness. The doctor instructed him to have IV drops before leaving, and there were actually three bottles of it.
It was already 7pm, and to finish this infusion, Ti Xiao estimated that it would be around 10pm.
Although Ti Xiao wanted to stay with Xiao Yao a little longer, he wasn’t thick skinned enough to ask him to stay. Having Xiao Yao accompanying him to see a doctor, he was flattered enough.
“Xiao Yao, if you, if you have something else to do, you can go home first.” Ti Xiao gathered up his spirit and said, “I can do the infusion alone, thank you very much for today.”
Having said that, he still left a little hope for himself.
Hoping that Xiao Yao would do good deeds to the end and send the Buddha to the West.
“It’s okay, you can sleep and I’ll help you keep watch over your belongings.” Xiao Yao sat down on the small bench next to him, with his long legs bent, looking a little comical.
In fact, Ti Xiao didn’t bring anything when he went out, but it was Xiao Yao who carried a paper bag with him.
But since Xiao Yao gave him such a clean step to walk on, Ti Xiao also didn’t stand on ceremony and just shamelessly walked down on it.
The infusion hall was no better than the treatment room. Because the injection room was next door, and the children’s cries became more and more miserable, Ti Xiao’s brain hurt. He stretched out his free hand to rub his temples.
“Do you want to listen to music?” Xiao Yao suddenly said.
Then, without giving Ti Xiao any time to react, he had already helped him put the earphones on. The soft piano music and the soft female voice slowly came to his ears, driving away the noisy sound, and relieved his headache a little.
Ti Xiao’s ears were a bit red. When he looked over, he saw Xiao Yao lowered his head and was pressing something on the screen.
The white earphones cord was connected to the mobile phone in Xiao Yao’s hand at one end, and the music was poured into Ti Xiao’s ear at the other end.
There was a strange feeling slowly lingering between the two of them along the twisted and crossed earphone cord.
This atmosphere made Ti Xiao’s heart so comfortable, as he lay down on the armchair with ease, and fell asleep.
In the dazed state, he seemed to feel a hand swaying in front of his eyes, and then the light coming through his eyelids was blocked.
Xiao Yao helped Ti Xiao pull his hat down, covering his eyes, so that he could sleep more comfortably.
After finishing these small movements, he continued to contact Naomi.
Naomi:【picture】
It was Xiao Yu’s photo. The little guy was holding an assembled Lego as he showed it to the camera.
Naomi: By the way, have you considered what we talked about yesterday?
Xiao Yao, who was about to reply to the message, deleted the words he had already typed.
Naomi:【Voice】
She sent a voice message that was about 50 seconds-long. As Xiao Yao was about to press open it, he suddenly thought of Ti Xiao, who was still listening to music and sleeping.
Past: It’s not very convenient for me to listen to the voice message right now, you can type instead.
As soon as the message was sent, a light “snap” sound was heard. There was a right hand fell on the armchair he was sitting on.
The hand’s owner was still asleep without knowing it, completely unknown of this unconscious movement.
Xiao Yao looked over, the skin on Ti Xiao’s hand was thin and white, and the intricate blood vessels on the back of the hand could be clearly seen under the light. His nails were trimmed short, round and neat. There was a thin layer of callus on the side of his index finger and the middle finger joint probably because of his painting career.
His bones were small and his fingers were slender, but his fingertips looked chubby and smooth.
After a hard struggle in his heart, Xiao Yao couldn’t help but squeezed his fingertips.
Unlike the soft meat on Little Bunny’s face, the flesh on his fingertips was a bit elastic. However, Xiao Yao still felt that the softness in his face was much better.
Because of the infusion, Ti Xiao’s hand was exposed to the air. The temperature of the saline water was low, and it could be even colder when it got into the vein, making his whole hand now very cold.
Looking around, Xiao Yao found that other people who received the infusion brought a warm water bag, big enough just to put the infusion hand on it to keep warm.
After thinking for a while, Xiao Yao rolled up his sleeves, and then carefully raised Ti Xiao’s hand and placed it on his arm.
Once Ti Xiao’s hand was placed on his arm, Xiao Yao’s heart was suddenly shaken.
He was a little shocked. However, what came after a shock was a throbbing in his heart.
(Ok, who wouldn’t Xiao Yao~)
Next update: Tuesday, 8th Sept.