Lou Ming’s sideway turn was very light, but Chen Yu still noticed it. She moved the book that was blocking her sight away, and her eyes immediately fell into Lou Ming’s dark, deep pupils. Then, she called out in surprise, “Third brother, you’re awake!”
“I’m awake!” Lou Ming opened his mouth, and responded a bit hoarsely.
“Third Brother, are you thirsty? I’ll pour you some water. No, I’ll call you a doctor.” Chen Yu said, dropping the book in her hand, and hurriedly running out of the bedroom.
Looking at Chen Yu’s excitement, Lou Ming couldn’t help but smile. His mood brightened up for no reason, and he didn’t know if it was because he knew he rescued Chen Yu, or because he saw her as soon as he opened his eyes.
Maybe both.
Soon, Master Mao, Minister Lou, Elder Wu, and the medical team swarmed into Lou Ming’s room. After some examination and making sure that Lou Ming’s body was perfectly alright, they left again in turns. Again, only Chen Yu remained in the room, drinking congee with Lou Ming.
“This congee has no taste at all,” Chen Yu drank two mouthfuls and expressed her dislike.
“Then don’t drink it. I will let He Qi prepare something else for you to eat,” Lou Ming said.
“No.” Chen Yu shook her head.
“I thought you didn’t like it.”
“But it’s not like you can eat anything else,” Chen Yu said.
“…” Lou Ming was stunned, “You don’t have to eat the same thing as me.”
“But what if I eat something that smells too good, and you crave it.” Chen Yu said rightfully, “So you have to get better quickly, and then we can eat something else together.”
Lou Ming wanted to say that he would not crave it, but looking at the little girl’s seriousness, he could only nod and agree, “Okay, then I’ll get better quickly.”
Chen Yu smiled with satisfaction and lowered her head to take another sip of porridge. Lou Ming used a spoon to scoop a mouthful of porridge. Fluffy rice grains flowed into his mouth, and his tongue was flooded with a sweet aroma. In fact, it was totally tasteless, ah.
After lunch, Chen Yu helped Lou Ming stroll around the courtyard for a while, and then the two of them sat together on a rattan chair under the sun. Chen Yu took the opportunity to tell Lou Ming about the thrilling scene of New Year’s Eve.
“Third Brother, you must never touch a zombie again in the future.” Lou Ming’s evil spirit would riot the moment he touched a zombie. After two experiences, Chen Yu was a little scared.
“Okay.” Lou Ming nodded in agreement.
“My grandfather was there that day, ah. As I told you before, my grandfather is proficient at catching zombies. With him, you didn’t have to make a move at all.” Chen Yu said, “If my grandfather had made the move, you wouldn’t have been unconscious for so long.”
“It won’t happen in the future,” Lou Ming promised with a smile.
“Third Brother, although your evil spirit is used to catch ghosts, ah, absorb zombies and so on, you’d better leave these tasks to us, Celestial Masters. Don’t mess around in the future, ah.” Chen Yu babbled on for a long time, but her ramblings circled around only one thing.
“Got it. I won’t do it in the future.” In fact, Lou Ming didn’t understand these principles, but at that time, he had no time to think about it.
“Third Brother, you don’t know how dangerous that day was. The Heavenly Thunder almost struck down. Had it struck down, then…”
“Do you also like modern poetry?” Lou Ming feared that Chen Yu would keep rambling about this matter for the entire afternoon, so he broached a change of subject.
“What?” Chen Yu didn’t react for a moment.
“When I woke up, I saw you reading modern poetry,” Lou Ming reminded her.
“Oh, that book ah, it’s quite nice.” Chen Yu nodded.
“Which poem do you like?” Lou Ming asked casually.
“I like Third Brother… wait a minute, uh.” Now that Lou Ming asked, Chen Yu honestly pondered over a poem she had liked since she read the book in the morning.
Chen Yu suddenly ran away under Lou Ming’s astonished gaze. However, in two minutes’ time, she came running back again, still holding the book of poetry they were discussing just now.
“Third Brother, I like this one the most.” Chen Yu sat back on the chair, took the poetry book to Lou Ming’s side, and turned to the page she liked.
Lou Ming looked over curiously, then his expression fluctuated: “Do you like this one?”
“Yeah, I like this one.” Chen Yu nodded her head heavily.
I’m willing to be the rapids. This was a very famous love poem. Shishi likes this one. Is the little girl enlightened? Who does she like? A dark shade tinged Lou Ming’s eyes.
“Third Brother, can you read it to me?” Chen Yu blushed and said, anticipation overflowing from her voice.
“What?” Lou Ming raised his head, disconcerted.
Chen Yu’s face turned redder. She knew that her request was strange. It’s not like I don’t know how to read. Why am I letting someone read for me? Really!
“Our school is about to start, right?” Chen Yu cooked up a quick witted nonsense, “Two days ago, our monitor sent me a message that after school starts, the class will organize a recitation competition, and everyone must prepare a work. I want to recite this poem, but I think I can’t deliver it well, so Third Brother, read it to me once.”
At the end of Chen Yu’s speech, her guilty conscience made her voice smaller and smaller.
Lou Ming looked at Chen Yu and the little girl’s increasingly red face. Suddenly he smiled, and his eyes brightened again: “Okay, I’ll read it to you.”
Chen Yu gushly handed the book to Lou Ming without delay.
Lou Ming took a look at Chen Yu, and under the burning eyes of the little girl, he read softly:
“I’m willing to be the rapids,
The small river in the mountains,
On the rugged road,
Passing on the rocks…
As long as my love
Is a small fish.”
After reading these, Lou Ming couldn’t help but pause. He looked askance at Chen Yu next to him out of the corner of his eye, and suddenly felt that this sentence was like some kind of obscure confession.
Yes, yes, that’s the sentence. My love is a small fish, that’s me, Xiao Yu, tee-hee-hee. Chen Yu struggled to maintain her expression and didn’t let her inner thoughts show on her face, but her big eyes betrayed her heart.
“In my waves
Swim around happily.
I’m willing to be a barren forest,
On both banks of the river…”
Lou Ming smiled faintly and continued to recite in a soft and affectionate voice until he finished an entire verse.
“Third Brother, you read it really well.” Chen Yu took out her phone and asked again, “Can you read it again? I’ll record it and read it when I return. I’ll definitely get first place in the competition.”
Lou Ming glanced at the mobile phone that Chen Yu was tightly gripping. She wants me to read it again? Does she want to record it and learn it slowly?
“Okay!” Lou Ming didn’t reveal his doubts either. After Chen Yu tapped the recording app, he read the poem again.
Looking at the little girl, who resembled a cat that successfully stole a fish, Lou Ming’s smile widened even more. It seemed that he wasn’t imagining it. The little girl should really like him. Recalling that kiss on New Year’s Eve, Lou Ming could no longer restrain a deep laughter.
“Third Brother? Chen Yu raised her head in confusion.
“Shishi, once Elder Wu finishes separating the evil qi for me, I have something to tell you,” Lou Ming looked at Chen Yu and said seriously.
“What is it?” Chen Yu asked curiously.
“I can’t tell you now.” Lou Ming shook his head.
“Oh.” Although Chen Yu was curious, she did not pursue the question. She thought for a moment and also said, “Then I also have something to tell you at that time.”
“Alright. When the time comes, say your piece first,” Lou Ming said.
“En.” Chen Yu nodded joyfully.