Chapter 448: Chapter 445
He wouldn’t make him feel he could do whatever to him, after all, he was a highly educated scientist and importantly, a patient.
Huo Qi felt a bit thirsty after finishing the work.
Seeing a thermos and a cup on the table next to him, he didn’t think twice, poured himself a glass of water, and gulped it down.
Xiao Yixing was leaning against the headboard reading, flipping through a geology book packed with dense, academic text.
Noticing his actions, the fingers turning the pages hesitated for a moment.
Then he looked at Huo Qi.
Huo Qi tilted his head back drinking, his porcelain white neck exceptionally long and beautiful. As the liquid slid down, his Adam’s apple bobbed.
The line from his jaw to his ear was smooth and clear, and under the daylight, the blue veins beneath his ears vaguely appeared.
After finishing the water in one breath, Huo Qi’s lips were still glistening with wetness. He raised his hand and lightly touched them, only to look up and meet the gaze of the man on the bed.
He was just drinking water, why was he staring at him like that?
It seemed unfathomable.
Xiao Yixing spoke flatly, “You used my cup.”
Huo Qi was stunned for a moment before he realized, though he never really minded such things.
But recalling that Xiao Yixing was a germophobe, he awkwardly chuckled and blurted out without thinking:
“We’ve kissed already, what’s the big deal about sharing a drink?”
As soon as those words were spoken—
A typically aloof, strict, and highly intelligent geology professor now found himself utterly paralyzed by that comment, and now, seemingly unable to hold back, he turned his face away, looking out the window.
He pressed his lips tightly together.
Turning his face away, Huo Qi couldn’t see his expression, but noticed his earlobes turning visibly red at a noticeable pace.
Huo Qi, somewhat mesmerized, widened his eyes: “…”
Did he… say something wrong again?
So much had happened after getting their marriage license: a car accident, hospitalization, learning about his inadequate blood levels and the difficult prospect of conceiving, yet Lu Xiao forcefully took Wen Xian to get the license.
Luckily, after much to and fro, they did get married.
Lu Xiao wanted to tell his parents about Wen Xian’s hospitalization, but Wen Xian felt it was nothing serious and chose not to mention it, to spare them the worry.
Besides, they thought she was pregnant; knowing she wasn’t would be too disappointing.
That evening, Lu Xiao called his parents saying he wouldn’t return home but would stay out with her instead.
The family didn’t think much of it; whatever the couple preferred was fine.
That night, Huo Qi hesitated for a long time before finally coming over to speak a few words with her, politely greeting her in Lu Xiao’s presence before leaving.
She didn’t know his relationship with Professor Xiao, just assumed they were friends from their time in Qinghai.
When it was quiet, Wen Xian snuggled into Lu Xiao’s embrace, rubbing against his chest. On the single hospital bed, two people lay closely together.
Lu Xiao intended to find a folding chair to sleep on, but Wen Xian wouldn’t allow it, reluctant to have him sleep in such a spot.
After all, she hadn’t undergone surgery or had any wounds; it was merely a mild concussion, so she insisted that he sleep with her at night.
Eventually, Lu Xiao, worn down by her persistence, reluctantly agreed.
Actually, a single bed wasn’t too small for two people, just a bit tight, especially since Lu Xiao was tall, with long legs and arms.