Moonlight falls into my arms

These words were quite pointed, and Jiang Yuci paused in his actions.

She quickly recovered and said casually, "You don't have to eat."

Ruan Li: "......"

He probably wouldn't say anything nice.

"It would be foolish not to eat something that's free."

Ruan Li took a big gulp of porridge from the bowl, "Mmm—"

So hot!

Her mouth was open, her eyes were tightly closed, her whole face was red, and faint blue veins bulged on her forehead.

With a ripping sound, the chair leg scraped across the floor and slid backward abruptly.

Jiang Yuci stood up and placed his hand on Ruan Li's chin. "Spit it out."

Ruan Li was so burned that her mind went blank, and she only felt that it was not good to vomit on the table.

When Jiang Yuci uttered those three commanding words, she complied without any mental processing.

"Ah." She slowly opened her eyes, her entire tongue felt numb, as if fine needles were pricking it.

Even a slight brush against the edge of my mouth with a sharp tooth is incredibly painful.

Jiang Yuci took the tissue and wiped his hands, then threw the tissue along with the mouthful of porridge that Ruan Li had spat out into the trash can.

He didn't stop to get a glass of water.

He stuffed it into Ruan Li's hand, grabbed the coat next to him and put it on, "Let's go to the hospital."

Ruan Li was still standing there with her mouth open when he took her hand and led her to the hospital.

Jiang Yuci didn't drive; he chose the subway instead.

"Waaaaaah..." Ruan Li looked at him, her mouth still open and unable to close, her lips red and swollen.

Jiang Yuci seemed to understand her words and replied, "Driving might cause traffic jams, the subway is faster."

Ruan Li, with tears still clinging to the corners of her eyes, slowly nodded.

She lowered her head and covered her face.

Jiang Yuci looked at her openly and blinked.

"what happened?"

The subway was already packed with people. Jiang Yuci held onto the handrail, protecting Ruan Li.

To outsiders, it looked a bit like a little girl being held in his arms.

The person covering their face didn't reply, but simply shook their head.

Jiang Yuci slowly asked, "Excuse me?"

Ruan Li opened a gap in her fingers and looked through it at Jiang Yuci, who was talking to her with his head down.

His voice softened slightly, carrying a questioning tone.

Ruan Li lowered her voice and said very softly, "I'm sorry."

That's so embarrassing! She even spat on Jiang Yuci's hand.

She herself found it disgusting and even vomited on Jiang Yuci's hand.

Jiang Yuci looked at her intently, seemingly understanding why Ruan Li was apologizing.

"It's fine."

Hearing his kind attitude, Ruan Li felt even more guilty.

"I'm so stupid."

"No." Jiang Yuci felt a bump on his back.

The distance between them, which had been a few inches, suddenly closed, and her sweaty nose touched his clothes.

Jiang Yuci controlled the situation well, gripping the handle and pulling hard, thus avoiding hitting Ruan Li.

The two of them simply got much closer together.

Ruan Li's nose was filled with his pleasant scent. The two of them were clearly using the same bottle of laundry detergent, but Jiang Yuci smelled very different.

It has a faint, refreshing scent, somewhat like the smell of cool pine wood, which is comforting.

Ruan Li was still immersed in the fragrance on the tip of her nose.

Suddenly, a very soft sound came from above.

"I was silly too, I forgot to bring the trash can, it's not your fault."

Jiang Yuci used his other hand to pat her, "No one can stay calm all the time, you're not stupid."

Ruan Li's tears fell even harder. "I need to apologize to another group of people now."

Jiang Yuci slightly raised his eyebrows.

Then Ruan Li said, "I used to complain about those naive and sweet female leads in TV dramas, but I was wrong."

Jiang Yuci chuckled at her sudden train of thought: "Then you should apologize sincerely."

When Jiang Yuci stood in front of Dr. Li with Ruan Li, Dr. Li knew at a glance that Ruan Li had gotten into trouble again.

"What's wrong with her this time?"

Ruan Li shrank back behind Jiang Yuci. "Never mind, Jiang Yuci, I think I'm feeling a bit better."

She didn't want to become a laughing stock.

"You burned your food this morning, look." Jiang Yuci pulled Ruan Li out and pressed down on her shoulder.

Ruan Li awkwardly shifted to the side.

"Wow, you burned your food! Are you eighteen or eight?"

Ruan Li pouted and looked at Jiang Yuci with a wronged expression.

Jiang Yuci stared at Dr. Li, who shrugged. "Those with powerful backers are truly terrifying."

"Open your mouth." Dr. Li took out a small flashlight to check Ruan Li's oral cavity.

Under Jiang Yuci's stern gaze, Ruan Li opened her mouth and said, "Ah."

"This is a bit serious." Dr. Li pressed his hand on Ruan Li's chin, lifted it up, then pulled it down, and the flashlight flickered.

"After two blisters, her tonsils are swollen." Dr. Li stopped joking and seriously examined Ruan Li's condition.

Jiang Yuci frowned, bent down to look at Ruan Li's oral cavity. Next to a row of neat, white teeth, there were two blisters on the oral cavity, which were not small.

Ruan Li shrank back a little.

Dr. Li looked at her and said, "I haven't finished examining you yet. Now you're already feeling embarrassed. Be more careful when you eat. Do you know how often parents bring their children to complain about them getting burned while eating? They're usually just a few years old."

Ruan Li lowered her eyes, not wanting to speak.

She didn't know what was wrong with her. Dr. Li had just seen her and everything seemed fine, and she hadn't felt anything was wrong.

But when Jiang Yuci came over, she felt embarrassed.

Dr. Li tapped her on the head. "They're all still in kindergarten. You're in kindergarten too?"

Jiang Yuci pulled the hand that was tapping Ruan Li's head, "Alright, let's prescribe the medicine."

Like a cub protected by a tiger king, Ruan Li immediately grabbed Jiang Yuci's clothes, looked at Dr. Li, and said, "Don't laugh at me. I have someone protecting me. Be careful, or my boss will beat you up."

Dr. Li, of course, didn't take the child's actions seriously and turned off the flashlight.

"I'm afraid you're going to suffer with meals these next few days," Dr. Li said.

Ruan Li stood up and walked to Jiang Yuci's side, only to be unexpectedly tapped on the head by Jiang Yuci. "Be more careful next time."

He was thinking that since he was already malnourished, and now his mouth was injured, he would probably only be able to eat liquid food for the next few days.

They're even harder to raise now.

Ruan Li clutched the top of her head: "Are you two going to each put your ears out for me?"

She glared angrily at both of them.

Dr. Li nodded, "If you put your ear close, it might make you more obedient. Be more careful with your meals in the future."

Ruan Li looked at Jiang Yuci and found that Jiang Yuci seemed to agree with Dr. Li's words and was no longer protecting her.

She instantly became like a defeated general who had lost his backer, and gave up.

"Here, go get your medicine." Dr. Li wrote out the prescription for Jiang Yuci.

"You know, how come something always happens when you raise a child? How did you raise him?"

Dr. Li said, "You should return the child to the parents as soon as possible. When the parents come back and see that their child has been suffering from fevers every few days, malnutrition, and blood deficiency, and now has been burned, they will definitely come after you."

Dr. Li thought that his casual, nonsensical remarks would not elicit a response from Jiang Yuci.

Unexpectedly, he responded in a low voice, "I know."

They really do look like repentant parents.