The soul is a sword, the body is but the scabbard. - Bolingbroke
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After growing up and being involved in shopping malls, love affairs, and the literary world for so many years, Xiaochuan has always been able to handle things with ease, but at this moment, right now, he has never been so helpless.
What's the use of living half a life and accumulating several truckloads of experience? Why don't we still have to fight here at the critical moment?
Xiaochuan hated himself for not being calm enough. He kept hinting that if he was just a child, he would be the same person as the one he held in his arms, the one who changed her diapers, and even the one who bathed her. But
He just didn't have the courage to break in.
He admitted that he was very dark, and he admitted that his body reacted the moment he saw Ruochu's naked body, and he could not forgive himself for this.
How could he react to a child he had grown up with? How could he? This made him feel ashamed.
However, all Xiaochuan's struggles and psychological activities only happened in a short period of time, because the next moment he rushed in without hesitation, tilted his head and lifted Ruochu out of the bathtub, and then immediately
Wrapped her in a large bath towel.
If Chu didn't wake up.
Xiaochuan carried Ruochu to her room, pulled up the quilt and covered her. He found that Ruochu's breathing was even and her face was peaceful. He reached out to touch her forehead and found that her body temperature was normal. Then he breathed a sigh of relief.
Gently pushing away the wet hair from Ruochu's face, Xiaochuan couldn't help but shook his head. The child must have been exhausted recently if she slept so hard. He really shouldn't torture her like this.
He stood up gently, turned off the light, closed the door, and returned to his room. He was very tired after struggling for so long.
Ruochu could be said to have woken up from the cold. Even though he was hiding under the quilt, he was still shivering from the cold. He kept dreaming of standing on the Arctic ice cap.
I finally woke up and found that it was not much warmer than it was in the Arctic. I subconsciously wrapped myself in a quilt. Why did my throat hurt so much and my head felt dizzy. I looked at the sky outside the window. I thought I had to get up to go to work.
I really don't want to get up. It would be great if I could just continue to sleep, but unfortunately I can't. There are still a lot of things to do today.
After struggling for a long time, I finally took off the quilt and prepared to get up. Oh, I was busy and covered myself up again. Why was I naked?
I frowned and thought about what happened last night. I remembered that I went to take a shower. What happened next was a bit unclear. Could it be that after I came back from the shower, I just got into bed and even forgot to put on my pajamas? No way, I have grown so big.
It's just that I forgot about other things, but I will definitely not do this. After all, habits cannot be changed in a short time, so how to explain this?
Ruochu knocked on his forehead with one hand painfully, and even though his head hurt, he didn't think about it. Forget it, he just thought that he had been busy and confused recently, and the top priority now was to get up and go to work.
The world was spinning for a while. She must have gotten up violently. She took her time, but it was still the same. She reached out and touched her forehead. It was hot. Damn it, if you don't have a fever in the morning, you won't have a fever in the future. Isn't a fever at this time obviously holding her back?
No, you can't get out of the line of fire even if you are slightly injured. You must persist as long as you have breath. Ruochu forced himself to put on his bra, when there was a knock on his door.
Ruochu was stunned for a moment and thought it was an auditory hallucination.
"Ruoruo, are you up?" Xiaochuan went to the "Mirror" early in the morning and was reluctant to call Ruochu. Looking at her posture last night, I'm afraid she won't be able to wake up until noon.
At noon, I found that Ruochu hadn't come yet, so I decided to come back to see her. There was nothing in store at home, and the only instant noodles was an empty bowl. She would definitely be hungry when she woke up, so I just happened to take her out for lunch.
Ruochu's brain was reacting rapidly. What was going on? Could it be? It was daddy? He was back? But why didn't he know when he came back?
Could it be that when he fell asleep last night, when he thought about the strange incident that could not be explained at all, how he returned to bed from the bathroom, Ruochu opened his mouth in shock.
"Ruoruo, are you awake?" Xiaochuan decided to wake Ruochu. It was already noon, and when he went back to sleep, he would really be like a piggy snoring. There was still no sound.
"Ruoruo, daddy is going in." Xiaochuan thought Ruochu was still sleeping, but he still said hello first.
Ruochu was startled, threw away his bra, quickly got back under the quilt, and closed his eyes the moment Xiaochuan opened the door and came in.
"Ruoruo, aren't you hungry? Get up and let's go have a big meal." Xiaochuan saw the bra next to Ruochu's pillow. It was clearly not in this position last night. Moreover, her eyes were closed tightly and she could not breathe.
It was not smooth, he seemed to be held back, he smiled slightly and said deliberately seductively.
It’s so embarrassing, should I keep pretending? It’s really a dilemma. Ruochu already had a fever, but now that I’m so embarrassed, my face is already as red as a burning cloud.
Xiaochuan originally thought that Ruochu was joking with him, or that he was embarrassed to face him because of what happened last night. He shook his head and was about to leave. However, he noticed her face and felt something was wrong. He walked over and put his hand on her forehead.
The last time I tried it, it was hot.
Shit! Xiaochuan cursed himself fiercely, after soaking in cold water for so long, why didn't he think of it and ran to work in the morning? What if it burned out?
Without saying a word, Xiaochuan went to Ruochu's closet and took out some random clothes, then reached out to lift Ruochu's quilt.
"Ah! Daddy, what are you going to do?" Ruochu yelled and grabbed the two corners of the quilt tightly, looking at Xiaochuan with wide eyes and a horrified look on his face.
Xiaochuan was startled by Ruochu's shouting. After he calmed down, he said seriously, "Ruoruo, you're awake, okay, can you get dressed by yourself? We'll go to the hospital right now."
"I don't want to go to the hospital." Ruochu's expression was like a frightened deer, his red face trying hard to look stubborn and unyielding.
Xiaochuan's eyebrows knitted together. He had no experience in dealing with disobedient children.
Ruochu saw that Xiaochuan was also determined not to give in. After thinking about it, he said pleadingly: "I have to go to work. I have a lot of things to do today." This explanation is always acceptable, and her mind is really full now.
It's those messy manuscripts.
"You don't have to go to work. I'll give you leave. Just leave the rest to me. We have to go to the hospital. If you don't get dressed again, do you want me to help you?" Xiaochuan didn't give in at all, looking at Ruochu's face.
He is getting redder and redder, and his voice has become much hoarse. If something really goes wrong with the fever, how should he explain it to Qin Nan and Qin Bei?
"I'll wear it, I'll wear it, daddy, can you..." Ruochu said while pointing to the door.
"I'll wait for you in the living room. If you need help, call me." Xiaochuan turned around and walked out, with a light smile on his lips. He couldn't help but compare her current reserve with her appearance last night, and then he thought about it in his heart.
I scolded myself again.
"Huh", Ruochu breathed a sigh of relief, thinking that he would be free after leaving home, but he didn't expect that his father was also such a "chicken bitch". It seemed that he was still far away from the absolute freedom that he wanted.
, I have no choice, who gave me the choice, let’s slowly transform daddy. But I forgot to ask, when did daddy come back? Wasn’t daddy still in the United States when I called yesterday morning? He was so elusive, and yet
Yes, how on earth did I get back to the bedroom last night? Is it possible? Isn’t that... I was exposed!
Thinking of this, Ruochu suddenly covered his eyes with both hands. He felt sorry for himself and asked others to go out. He was so embarrassed that he was so embarrassed. How could this happen? You must listen to your mother next time and never fall asleep in the shower. Absolutely
cannot.
"Ruoruo, do you still want to come out?" Xiaochuan's impatient voice came from outside.
"Ah, wait, right away." Ruochu replied in a hoarse voice, reluctantly started to put on clothes, and then walked out of the bedroom precariously.
Xiaochuan was waiting at the door and supported her, "Why is it so serious?" She couldn't even walk smoothly.
"It's okay." Ruochu forced a smile. She also wondered why she was so sick this time because she was always in good health. In fact, she ignored that cold was just an inducement. The main reason was the stress during this period.
She is too big, her life is irregular, she always stays up late, and her nutrition is not up to par. Even an iron man cannot withstand her going through so much trouble.
Xiaochuan picked up Ruochu and walked out.
"Daddy, I'm fine, put me down quickly." Ruochu said anxiously.
"Don't move. Who told you to fall asleep in the bathtub? Don't do that next time." Xiaochuan had already carried Ruochu to the door, and Ruochu was cooperating with him to open the door.
"You, is it really you? Ah..." After Ruochu finished speaking, he buried his face in Xiaochuan's broad arms, feeling embarrassed to come out again.
"What's wrong? Ruoruo? Ruoruo?" What did Ren Xiaochuan call? Ruochu just buried his head and pretended to be an ostrich, but it didn't take long for Xiaochuan to put her in the car.
The car started to move, but Ruochu still remained silent.
"Are you angry with Daddy?" Xiaochuan glanced at the wilting Ruochu in the rearview mirror and wanted to tease her into talking, because only in this way could he know that her brain had not been burned out.
"without."
"Then why don't you say anything."
"My throat hurts." It was obvious that he was still having trouble.
Thinking clearly, Xiaochuan felt relieved and increased the speed of the car.
After going to the hospital, she got a fever-reducing injection and observed her for a while. Ruochu's fever basically subsided and she ate something. Xiaochuan felt relieved a little. Ruochu clamored to go back. Xiaochuan originally wanted her to go back.
He stayed in the hospital for one day for observation, but he couldn't resist her, so he had to take her back.
Ruochu asked to go to the "mirror" in the car, but Xiaochuan refused verbally. Ruochu thought about it and could do things just as well at home, so he didn't insist anymore. Who would have expected that as soon as he returned to the room, Xiaochuan would follow him.
She took out the computer on her desk. Ruochu dared not speak out in anger, so she had to stay in bed and rest as Xiaochuan asked.
It wasn't until he confirmed that Ruochu was asleep that Xiaochuan secretly went out. He was going to the supermarket to buy things. The doctor said that Ruochu had symptoms of hypotension and anemia and needed to strengthen his nutrition. Xiaochuan had no experience in caring for patients. He just went online
After finding some recipes suitable for patients, I could only follow the list and buy them.
Xiaochuan felt guilty about Ruochu. He could have sent her home or handed her over to Xiaoqing, so that maybe Ruochu would get better care, but he didn't want to do this. He wanted to take care of her by himself and let her
It is also his duty as a father to get up and running as quickly as possible.