Chapter 14
“Not yet, just awhile longer.” It was very comfortable embracing this beauitful woman. Moreover, he really liked watching the little rascal’s face panting with rage.
“软玉馨香” – Literally jade (in particular, soft jade/nephrite) fragrance; Not sure what this means since jade shouldn’t have a smell…? (Consulted with Jenny) Update: 2/22/16 – zskyfish has brought to my attention that xia0xiao1mei (translator of Chaos of Beauty) mentions in her footnote-ch20 that fragrance and jade refers to a beautiful woman! Thank you ~
“But I need to go to the bathroom.”
“You really know how to kill the mood.”
“This isn’t something I can control.” She couldn’t help twisting her hips because nature called.
With one twist of her b.u.t.t, Zhong Zhen Dong immediately felt troubled. He discovered his “little brother” was now very easily aroused from just one of her unintentional actions. It certainly wouldn’t be very pleasant if he pitched a tent in public.
He could only resolve to let her go, and hold her hand while walking back to their residence.
As expected, people really shouldn’t be obstinate. Zhong Zhen Dong became accustomed to taking cold showers, and he liked to immerse himself under the showerhead. As for drying his hair, he liked letting it dry naturally .
When the little white rabbit was around, she’d help him dry his hair with a blow dryer. If she didn’t a.s.sist him, he would go back to his usual habit of walking around with his hair wet. He relied on his st.u.r.dy build, believing that having his hair wet wasn’t a big deal. However, he didn’t expect that he would actually win the grand prize; catching a very big cold.
It’s already been several years since he last caught a cold. This time, it came back with a vengeance, causing him to be thoroughly defeated. In addition to having a headache, he had a sore throat, his whole body ached, and his forehead was burning to the point he felt faint. He felt extremely unwell. The medicine he ate was ineffective, so much so that he wanted to vomit and have diarrhea.
“兵败如山倒” – troops in defeat like a landslide; a beaten army in total collapse
Tang Xin Lian immediately took up the responsibility of taking care of him. “Your cold isn’t the usual small cold, the momentum of it is fierce. There’s actually no medicine to treat colds, taking medicine will actually hinder your body’s immune system. You don’t have to do anything, just have a good night’s sleep. I’ll keep you company.”
He tiredly opened his eyes half way to look at her. She still had that auntie hairstyle, clipping her long hair to the back of her head. Because she was taking care of housework, she didn’t care about her appearance. But he thought that her smile at this moment was very beautiful. Hearing her tender voice made him experience a never felt before tranquility.
He closed his eyes and peacefully went to sleep.
When it was time to eat, she woke him up to get out of bed. Sometimes he ate sweet potato/yam porridge, which was full of nutrition, with a light but tasty side dish. Other times, he ate noodles with beef stew; the meat stew was soft and aromatic, very appetizing.
When he finished eating, he wanted to lie down again but she wouldn’t let him. She said it wasn’t good for digestion, and proceeded to place the pillow behind his back at a comfortable angle so that he could lean back on it and rest.
He sat with his eyes closed, resting. Feeling sleepy and hazy, he felt someone help him gently lie down. He took this opportunity to smell the scent coming from her body. He knew that she didn’t apply perfume, but she still had this type of faint, fresh smell. Sometimes it smelled like tangerine, sometimes lavender or peppermint. This was because when she was cleaning the house, she took note to use brand named detergents. Every time he went to the supermarket to buy products with her, she always carefully checked the product’s raw materials.
“Just because it’s cheap, doesn’t mean it’s good. Nothing comes for free, the quality of a product is very important. Sometimes, it’s necessary to let others make a profit. This way, businesses can survive. We need to support good commodities, being too greedy and buying cheap goods is a kind of deception that will ultimately harm yourself.” She always patiently informed him like this.
She was very into saving money, but that was only when it applied to her. For his and the little rascal’s health, she always bought and fed them food that was healthy. She took note whether or not the product had any preservatives, and to buy the freshest fish, she would specially go to the harbor. She also supported the farmers who directly sold their vegetables online.
She earnestly engaged life, and her smile was always content and very pure. In order to take care of him, she even asked for a few days off work.
When he was in a daze, almost asleep, he felt something cool on his face. It turned out she was using a wet towel to wipe his face, alleviating his fever. When he woke up, he discovered a pair of big eyes, full of worry, staring at him from his bedside; it was the little rascal.
The little rascal, who was normally on opposing sides with him, was unexpectedly keeping watch over him and sitting next to him while he was sick. Seeing that he was awake, his small, concerned face appeared to rejoice.
So it turned out that the little rascal could also worry about him, and not just dislike him. As expected, he was a young, two-faced person; on the surface he was cold, but he had a good heart.
“Do you want to drink water? Mom said when you catch a cold, you need to drink more water.” The little rascal asked, resembling a little adult.
He nodded and the little rascal promptly went to pour a gla.s.s of water for him. After he finished drinking the water, he lowered the gla.s.s to return it to the little rascal and asked, “Where’s your mom?”
“Mom’s doing the laundry.”
He lowered his head, and suddenly realized that the clothes on his body were completely changed.
“Your mom helped me change clothes?”
“Yeah.”
The little rascal told him that last night, due to his fever, he sweated a lot and his clothes became soaked. Mom helped take off his clothes, and used a wet towel to wipe clean his whole body. Then she helped him put on a set of clean, cotton clothes.
No wonder he felt that his body wasn’t the least bit sticky, there was even a sweet scent. It seemed that after she wiped his body, she also applied baby powder; which prevented heat rashes.
Zhong Zhen Dong curiously looked, d.a.m.n it! Even his underwear was replaced with a clean one. He still didn’t get the opportunity to undress her completely yet, but she already saw him naked.
Of course he didn’t mind letting her look. What he was angry about was that when the little white rabbit was taking off his clothes, he wasn’t the least bit conscious. He missed the chance to experience the pleasure of the little white rabbit servicing him, how could he not be distraught?
“I’m hungry, is there anything to eat?” He asked.
“I’ll go ask mom.” The little rascal turned and ran out. After a while, the little white rabbit came in.
“Awake? How do you feel? I made porridge, so wait another few minutes and you can eat it.” The little white rabbit sat beside him and used her hand to feel his forehead.
Kudos to Xin Lian! Lol