My hand quietly left the mouse that I was holding and I didnât allow myself to make a single sound. I had all my attention focused on the movements behind the door.
*dong dong*. There was another two knocks. This time, I was positive that I wasnât hallucinating. Someone was really knocking.
âWho is it...â I weakly responded as I slowly headed towards the door and pressed my body up against the wall.
âItâs Suyang.â The person replied, âLet me come in.â
I instantly felt a breath of relief and leaned my head against the door. âDonât come in! Currently, I have no intentions of letting you enter.â
Suyang knocked again. He used a very light and quick tone I havenât heard in a long time. âCan we have a talk?â
âIâm going to sleep.â
âAs your boss, I am commanding you to open the door!â
Rather than saying something sweet, Suyang was using his usual boss status to suppress me. I was enraged and aggressively jerked the door open. Most likely, Suyang had been leaning against my door the entire time. The moment I opened the door, he directly fell into my arms.
All the words I wanted to say also fell apart. What did I want to say again?
Suyang dryly coughed twice. He held onto the door and stood up straight. âWhere were you the entire day?
âUggh! Didnât I say not to come in?â I pointed my finger at Suyangâs fingertips. His fingertips were slightly violating my space. âIf you have something to say, say it here, boss!â
âAllow me to come in.â
âIf you have nothing to say, Iâm going to bed.â I pretended to close the door, but Suyang blocked me. Obviously, this was what I had predicted.
âToday, I got hurt. So I want you to help me apply some medication.â Suyang raised the medicine bottle in his hand and shook it in front of me.
âYouâre hurt? Where?â Immediately, all the frustrations and anger I had inside melted away. I hastily dragged Suyang into my room and took the medicine bottle from his hand. I felt guilty and a bit responsible, âWhy were you so clumsy?â
âMy back. Today, while I was trying to protect Mi Fan from the crazy child, I accidentally crashed into something. My waist is still in pain.â Suyang explained as he grimaced in pain.
âTurn around. Let me see.â I made Suyangâs back faced me as I gradually lifted up his shirt. I couldnât help but suck in my breath.
Oh God! There was a huge bruise on Suyangâs fair skin. It stood out a lot. Within his bruise was clotted blood. I used my fingertips to stroke it a little and Suyang began to tremble.
âWhy is it so serious?â I frowned as my heart ached a bit for Suyang.
If he didnât go see Mi Fan.....women were always like this. They liked to put the blame on other women; especially if itâs women they werenât fond of.
âHelp me apply the medication.â While I was zoning out, Suyang had quickly taken off his entire shirt.
âYou!â Before I could stop Suyang, he had already thrown his shirt off to the side. His perfect back was displayed in front of me and my voice naturally became very timid, âWhy did you take off the whole...... thereâs not need....â
*Gulp* I lightly swallowed my saliva. My hands were shaking. It took a lot of effort before I was able to twist open the bottle. Why was I shaking? Was I nervous? I didnât even know where my eyes should be looking.
There was another serious issue. Am I supposed to directly pour the content on his back? Or use my hand to rub it lightly?n/ô/vel/b//in dot c//om
Use hand? Use hand? Use my hand?
At this moment, all sorts of strange thoughts popped up on my mind. Based solely on Suyangâs back, I honestly couldnât understand how a person who didnât exercise for 365 days could maintain such a good body.
It was as if his body was carved. There werenât any excess fat at all.
Could this type of body be innate?
âWhatâs wrong now?â
Since I still hadnât made a move, Suyang asked me.
âHuh? Nothing! Itâs just that... how do you want me to help you apply it? Do you want me to rub on it?â
âI want you to massage the clotted blood area, to spread it out.â
âOh. Ok! Spread out the clotted blood area. Got it!â I clumsily poured the medical content onto my palm and wanted to smile so badly. I was trying my best to stop myself from giggling as my hand slowly approached Suyangâs bruise. âIt might hurt a little. You must tolerate it!â
The moment my palm came in contact with Suyangâs back, I felt like I was getting shocked by electricity. I shrank back a little. Perhaps he was in pain, because he slightly trembled as well.
Since Suyang couldnât see me, my heartbeat was slowly returning back to normal. I was afraid to hurt him, so I tried my best to soften my touch. I was lightly massaging his bruise.
âGoldfish.â Suyang was calling me.
âYeah?â I thought I had hurt him, so I was worried.
âAre you trying to help me spread out the clotted blood or are you trying to tease me?â
âWhat?â
âStop stroking my bruise so softly. It feels very weird.â Suyang turned around and seized my hand. He made me forcefully push against his bruise. But I was the one yelping out instead. His strength was no joke. I could feel the pain from watching alone.
âAlright....â I followed Suyangâs instructions and increased my strength on his bruise.
Time continued to tick by. Deep down, I was hoping time would pause at this moment forever.
After I was done with his treatment, I gently patted Suyangâs shoulder. âAlright. Iâm finished. I think it would be a better idea for you to sleep on your stomach tonight...â
While I was talking to him, I noticed his forehead was covered with sweat. He must be in tremendous amounts of pain. But how could I expose him? So I pretended I didnât see.
âNow you know the price of foolishly acting like a hero to save a beauty, eh?â I picked up Suyangâs shirt from the ground and handed it to him. âHurry and put your clothes back on. Youâre already injured. You donât want to catch a cold as well.â
âYouâve cooled down? Not angry anymore?â Suyang was putting on his shirt and grinning at me at the same time. Was he trying to coax me?
âCool down? Iâm not mad?! Iâm totally fine...â There was a strong scent of medication on my hands and I wanted to wash it off. So I stood up.
But as I was standing up, Suyang grabbed my arm and pressed me against the door.