Chapter 48 We Are Through
“You’re awake?” Qin Muchen was a light sleeper, and he woke up the moment she moved. He got up slowly and held out his hand to switch on the lamp beside the bedhead.
Su Ziyue was a little slow in her reactions due to her illness. Hence, she didn’t have much reaction when she heard the familiar voice; she became dazed when she turned and finally saw who was sitting beside her clearly.
She frowned while staring at him. “Why are you here?”
Su Ziyue’s face was pale and her voice was hoarse, as though there was sand in her throat; she only managed to utter a complete sentence with much difficulty.
Qin Muchen didn’t say anything. He got out of bed and found something before turning around. He placed the item beside Su Ziyue’s mouth and said plainly, “Put this in your mouth.”
Su Ziyue looked at the item closely and noticed that it was a thermometer.
She didn’t put the thermometer in her mouth. Instead, she raised her head and looked at Qin Muchen alertly. “How did you get in here? Where did you get the key?”
“Why are you questioning me like you’re questioning a criminal? You want to call the police? But, I suppose you don’t have the energy to do so.”
Indeed, she felt so weak now and all the energy seemed to leave her body completely. It was a problem for her to even get out of bed, let alone taking her cell phone out and calling the police.
As soon as he finished speaking, Qin Muchen shoved the thermometer into her mouth immediately; he did everything so naturally that it didn’t seem like he was forcing her at all.
She opened her mouth in an attempt to spit out the thermometer. Almost immediately, Qin Muchen grimaced. In his icy and unemotional voice, he warned, “If you dare to spit it out again, I’ll break it and shove them back in your mouth immediately.”
Jerk! Mercury is poisonous! You can kill people with that!
She could tell by the serious look on Qin Muchen’s face that he really meant what he said.
Su Ziyue didn’t dare to disobey Qin Muchen no matter how angry she was. Therefore, she just opened her mouth and put the thermometer in while lying on the bed quietly without moving a muscle.
A subtle and faint smile crossed Qin Muchen’s face when he noticed the grumpy resentful look on her face. He turned around and poured her a glass of water.
Su Ziyue finally realized that he was wearing her pajamas!
Qin Muchen noticed Su Ziyue, who was goggling at him with her bulging eyes, when he came back after pouring her a glass of water.
He noticed she was staring at the checkered pajamas he was wearing now; Qin Muchen remained silent and his expression remained unchanged. He immediately walked toward her bedside while holding the glass of water in his hand and helped her up. He was about to feed her some water.
“No need for that.” Su Ziyue turned her head away, refusing to look at him.
Almost immediately, a grave look crossed Qin Muchen’s face.
Su Ziyue struggled to lay back on the bed. She continued, “Just leave.”
She was so weak now that she could barely speak; she could only utter two words at a time with much difficulty.
Slightly annoyed with Su Ziyue, Qin Muchen put the glass aside. He forcibly dragged her up from the bed with one of his hands, not caring about how much she struggled to free herself from his grasp.
By wrapping one of his hands around her neck and grabbing her chin, Qin Muchen used his other hand to hold the glass and forcibly poured water into her mouth.
“You!” Gulp!
Having no energy to struggle, Su Ziyue had to allow Qin Muchen to pour water into her mouth.
When she finished half a glass of water, Qin Muchen decided to go easy on her and let her go. He even took a towel to wipe the residual water off the side of her lips.
Being forced to drink water by him, Su Ziyue thought that her throat felt better. However, at the same time, she lost her temper and blew her top in the very next moment.
She sprung up on the bed immediately, took a pillow and hurled it toward him. “Just go and take your damn medicine if you’re sick! Why do you have to come here and do this to me? Are you feeling guilty because you lied to me? You lied to me once and saved me once. Our scores are settled! We are through!”
As she finished, Su Ziyue leaned against the bedhead. Her forehead drenched in sweat, seemingly tired from saying so many words at one go.
Although Qin Muchen was angry, he didn’t say anything.
He put the glass down on the table beside the bedhead loudly and glared at her coldly. “If I didn’t come, you’d be dead at home.”
“I’d rather die at home than having you save me one more time. I don’t want to owe you any more favors; such favors are difficult to repay,” Su Ziyue shouted back at him immediately.
Qin Muchen was already angry with her. Now, his face looked even grimmer.
Su Ziyue panted heavily. For her, talking was too tiring.
As for Qin Muchen, he was so frustrated that he didn’t want to talk to Su Ziyue anymore.
It was so quiet in the room that only the breathing sounds of the couple could be heard.
Su Ziyue admitted that her words sounded resentful, yet, she couldn’t control herself. She had no idea how to face and get along with Qin Muchen. She didn’t have much in her possession and didn’t hope for more either; she just had a simple wish. Qin Muchen was an exception. He intruded into her life without her permission and started treating her nicely; he was thoughtful and sensitive. He managed to involve himself into her life quietly, slowly, yet determinedly. However, in the end, she realized he did all of these just to lie to her; she didn’t even know about his true intentions.
After a long pause, Qin Muchen said again, “I’ve made you some porridge; it’s in the kitchen. Can you get up yourself and eat it?”
Su Ziyue turned her head away and refused to look at him. Qin Muchen didn’t say another word. As if his patience was wearing off, Qin Muchen stood up suddenly and started changing his clothes.
Like that time after they slept with each other for the first time, he changed his clothes right in front of her without a slightest bit of embarrassment.
Su Ziyue closed her eyes, refusing to look at him. She wrapped herself in the blanket completely.
Not long after that, the room was silent. When she peeped out from the blanket, she heard the sound of the door closing. Although the sound was soft and almost inaudible, she heard it anyway.
Sitting on the bed with a self-deprecating smirk across her face, Su Ziyue thought Qin Muchen had always been pretending all the time. Indeed, the Qin Muchen in the past was just a façade he tried to put on. He was not a very patient person; he was just pretending to be patient all this time.
She continued to lay down on the bed for a while. When she finally regained some energy, she got out of bed and went into the kitchen.
There was some porridge in the pot which was still hot.
She looked outside the windows and noticed it was dawn. It turned out that she had been asleep for such a long time.
She didn’t expect to catch a cold when she was only drenched in rain for only a while yesterday.
Su Ziyue stirred the porridge in the pot. After hesitating for a while, she poured herself a bowl of porridge before placing it on the dining table.
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The black Rolls-Royce was parked by the roadside.
Qin Muchen went down the stairs angrily. He walked toward the Rolls-Royce, pulled the car door open and got in. However, he didn’t start the engine.
He rolled down the car window slowly, took out a cigarette, and lit it. Placing the cigarette between his lips, he puffed at it deeply.
During the period when he stayed with Su Ziyue, Qin Muchen managed to play the role of a perfect husband successfully. He didn’t smoke or drink; he never went home late unless he needed to work overtime; he cooked and did all the house chores; he did everything so carefully and perfectly that he almost thought he had successfully quit smoking.
He managed to calm himself down after puffing at several cigarettes continuously. Then, he raised his head and looked at the floor where Su Ziyue’s apartment was at. A grim look flashed through his eyes.
He thought of Su Ziyue’s words again. ‘I’d rather die at home.’
With a sullen look on his face, Qin Muchen took out his cell phone and made a call.
When the call was answered, he barked directly, “How long has it been? You still haven’t settled the problem yet! If you can’t settle that, just get your *ss back to the U.S.!”
On the other side of the phone, Nan Chuan was still in a haze while he woke up from his sleep. He became wide awake as soon as Qin Muchen shouted at him. “Get it done by today…” A disconnect tone was heard as Qin Muchen hung up the phone.
Nan Chuan patted his chest; he thought the boss who was staying with Su Ziyue before this was much more nicer.
Hanging up the phone, Qin Muchen raised his head to look at Su Ziyue’s apartment again. A disappointed look flashed through his eyes.
You don’t want to see me? Fine then, I’ll make you come and look for me instead!
Thinking about what was going to happen later, Qin Muchen smiled. In a good mood, he turned his car around and drove away.
