Wife, please behave yourself.

Chapter 145 I'll Carry You
Although Shen Ruzhi was confused at this moment, she still had at least some basic judgment.

When she saw Liu Songyan kneeling with his back to her, the last bit of her consciousness vanished without a trace.

Her eyelids, which felt like they were filled with lead, blinked frantically until the boy's voice reached her ears.

"Come up."

"Will you... carry me on your back...?"

"Why? Don't you want to?"

Instead of giving a clear answer, Liu Songyan, who was standing behind him, turned his head and asked this question.

Holding an umbrella, I looked out at the light drizzle still falling outside the teaching building.

"I originally intended to support you, but considering that we wouldn't be able to hold an umbrella, I ended up carrying you on my back."

"..."

"Stop dawdling and come up here quickly."

His tone of voice remained as impolite as ever.

But when these words reached Shen Ruzhi's ears, she felt a strange sensation in her heart.

Her slender legs, encased in school trousers, began to move slowly.

He approached Liu Songyan's location step by step, looking at the boy in front of him with his knees slightly bent.

He raised his arms and wrapped them around her neck and shoulders. The moment he put his arm around her, an umbrella was offered to her.

"You hold the umbrella for me later."

"Um……"

Shen Ruzhi accepted the umbrella and replied with a word, then held it tightly in her hand without saying anything more.

Liu Songyan then placed his free hand on the other person's groin and easily lifted him up with a little force.

It wasn't until Shen Ruzhi's entire weight was pressing down on his back that Liu Songyan realized that the other person's weight was lighter than he had expected.

Lying on the other person's back, Shen Ruzhi felt that her vision suddenly became very wide.

Even in the aisle, the curious gazes of the other students were all taken in.

Come to think of it... After finishing the exam, I came out of the exam room and saw a boy carrying a girl on his back.

Such a scene was bound to attract attention, and some curious students not only stopped in their tracks but also began to whisper among themselves.

Shen Ruzhi's fingers turned white from gripping the umbrella too tightly.

She suddenly felt a little ashamed, and couldn't help but gently pat the boy's arm as she gestured to Liu Songyan, who was already walking towards the stairwell.

"Maybe you should put me down... all the students are watching us..."

"Let them look, I don't care what others think."

"I care……"

“If you could walk normally, I wouldn’t have bothered carrying you on my back.”

Replying to Shen Ruzhi behind him, Liu Songyan did not give her a chance to continue refuting.

After thinking it over for a while, I finally came up with a suitable excuse for myself.

"If the class didn't need your help as the vice class monitor, I wouldn't bother doing this."

Are you... worried about me?

"Sometimes I really think your hearing isn't very good. Didn't I just say that I'm only giving you extra attention because you're the vice class monitor?"

"But even if you don't do it... I still won't..."

"Stop talking nonsense, I'll only take you to the bus stop."

Liu Songyan continued to be stubborn, desperately searching for a suitable excuse after hearing the voice coming from above.

Shen Ruzhi took in the boy's reaction. Perhaps because she was in a daze, her face, which was already flushed, became even redder.

I was initially quite concerned about the reactions of my classmates, but after this conversation with Liu Songyan, I completely let go of that concern.

Shen Ruzhi slowly leaned against the other person's back, feeling the bumps as Liu Songyan carried her downstairs.

This combination attracted the attention of many people, and even drew questions from passing teachers.

The school has a relatively strict atmosphere, and such behavior is strictly prohibited.

Fortunately, after confirming that Shen Ruzhi's body temperature was indeed abnormal, their concerns were put to rest.

Liu Songyan carried Shen Ruzhi on his back, and after leaving the teaching building, he opened his umbrella to shield the two of them from the drizzling rain falling from the sky.

Raindrops pattered against the umbrella, making a pattering sound.

Feeling the cool breeze, Shen Ruzhi immediately felt much more comfortable.

The hand that was raised held the umbrella high, tilted forward to ensure that it could completely cover Liu Songyan.

After leaving the school, I walked towards the bus stop.

Only after they stopped in front of the platform did Liu Songyan put Shen Ruzhi down from his back.

He took the umbrella from the other person and turned his gaze to the girl beside him.

"feel better now."

"Hmm, much better..."

"Are you planning to go straight home or to the clinic later?"

"Let's just go home."

Shen Ruzhi did indeed think about it for a moment.

Although she knew she wasn't feeling well, she thought that going home and taking a nap would probably make her better.

Upon hearing Shen Ruzhi's reply, Liu Songyan, who was holding an umbrella, stopped in his tracks as he was about to turn and leave.

Instead, they looked at her with surprise, as if they had seen some rare animal.

Are you planning to go straight home?

"No way..."

"Even if you don't go to the clinic for an IV drip, you should at least get some fever reducers before going home."

"I don't like taking medicine..."

She began to explain that Shen Ruzhi indeed disliked getting medicine from the clinic.

Perhaps because her throat is small, she has always choked on pills whenever she was sick and taking medicine since she was a child.

For a long time afterward, the bitter taste of the pill lingered in her mouth, making her feel very uncomfortable.

Upon hearing Shen Ruzhi's answer, Liu Songyan immediately became serious.

During the time when my parents were going through their divorce, my father, Liu Changcun, fell ill and was bedridden due to a sudden change in the weather.

For this reason, Liu Songyan even asked the school for a week's leave to go home and take care of his father.

After all, at the beginning, my father only felt a bit of a cold, and he thought he could just tough it out.

Who would have thought it would become so serious later?

It was after this incident that Liu Songyan began to take illness very seriously.

Upon hearing Shen Ruzhi say that she should go home to rest instead of going to the clinic for treatment, he, who had originally planned to drop her off at the bus stop and leave, lost all interest in going home.

Looking at Shen Ruzhi, who was barely able to stand, and her listless face.

He frowned and thought for a long time.

"No, you have to go to the clinic."

Having uttered such an undeniable statement, Liu Songyan saw Shen Ruzhi in front of him open her mouth, seemingly wanting to persuade him again.

"Don't take your body for granted."

"..." The words were on the tip of his tongue, but he swallowed them back down.

Originally, she didn't intend to trouble Liu Songyan any further, but after hearing his words that left no room for refusal, she suddenly had a different thought.

His gaze toward Liu Songyan grew increasingly hazy, before gradually returning to normal after several seconds.

"I'll do as you say... I'll go to the clinic."

Not long after Shen Ruzhi finished speaking, a bus that had been approaching from a distance slowly pulled up in front of the bus stop.

As the bus doors opened, the other students who had been waiting at the platform boarded the bus one after another.

Upon seeing this, Shen Ruzhi immediately prepared to turn around and get into the car.

She has difficulty maintaining her balance now, let alone getting on the bus by herself.

Fortunately, Liu Songyan, who had been watching her closely, reached out and supported her, which allowed Shen Ruzhi to maintain her balance.

"I'll take you to the clinic."

"..."

After saying that, Liu Songyan's gaze no longer lingered on Shen Ruzhi.

He helped the silent girl walk slowly toward the bus.

Insert a coin and take a seat.

Shen Ruzhi sat in the inner seat by the window, while Liu Songyan sat on the outer side near the aisle.

As the bus moved along, the swaying of the vehicle caused Shen Ruzhi, who had lost her balance, to sway from side to side.

Or perhaps after leaving the exam room, a cool breeze blew through my head, making my already foggy mind even more confused after getting on the bus.

After swaying for a few moments, she abruptly leaned on Liu Songyan's shoulder.

This action caught the boy's attention.

He quickly turned his gaze to the side and saw Shen Ruzhi resting her cheek on his shoulder, her eyes closed and occasionally opening her mouth to breathe.

Liu Songyan did not move his shoulder to make the other person's head leave his shoulder.

Instead, they tacitly approved of it, contrary to their usual behavior.

He did not stop Shen Ruzhi's behavior until the bus arrived at its destination.

They woke the dazed Shen Ruzhi and helped her off the bus.

Liu Songyan visited Shen Ruzhi's home several times.

He clearly remembered that there was a clinic at the south end of the alley.

As they left the bus stop, Liu Songyan held the umbrella in his right hand and leaned towards the inside, while supporting Shen Ruzhi's arm with his left hand to ensure that she wouldn't fall, as she was unsteady on her feet.

Maintaining such an awkward posture, the distance that should have taken only a few minutes was stretched to more than ten minutes for the two of them.

Only after arriving at the clinic did Liu Songyan first arrange for Shen Ruzhi to sit down.

He then went to help find a doctor at the clinic.

Shen Ruzhi felt increasingly dizzy. While she was in the clinic, she vaguely saw Liu Songyan run to the inner room to call the clinic doctor over.

She felt her eyelids getting heavier and heavier, and her whole body felt both cold and hot.

When she opened her eyes again, she only saw Liu Songyan shaking the thermometer.

He held it horizontally in front of his eyes, looked at it for a moment, and then handed it over.

"Keep it between your legs."

The dizziness made Shen Ruzhi almost unable to think. She could only vaguely hear Liu Songyan's voice and readily accepted the thermometer he handed her.

I'm pulling off the new autumn school uniform jacket that I just put on after the temperature dropped these past few days.

She pulled at the inside of her short-sleeved school uniform, revealing her shoulder.

He tucked the thermometer under his armpit, then closed his eyes and tilted his head to the side.

In a daze, Shen Ruzhi's mind was in complete chaos.

She thought back to the second semester of her second year of junior high school, when she first had a conversation with Liu Songyan.

Thinking back to Liu Songyan's indifferent attitude towards me back then...

She clearly disliked Liu Songyan, that arrogant classmate, back then.

When did I stop disliking him...?

The doubts she felt couldn't be answered accurately; the past events flashed through her mind like a slideshow, constantly replaying in her memories.

Shen Ruzhi thought back to the summer vacation, and to the last time she watched a movie.

I thought of when Lin Wanran came to visit me.

Thinking back to the beginning of the third year of junior high... when Liu Songyan chose to become Chi Jinhe's deskmate...

Her exposed shoulders were pulled down and covered by her school uniform jacket.

Noticing this action, Shen Ruzhi slowly opened her eyes.

Looking at the face that came into view.

Liu Songyan, who was so close...

She thought back to that day when the two of them had a conflict due to a misunderstanding and were called to the homeroom teacher's office.

On the way back to the classroom, there was a scene where Liu Changcun lifted up his bangs, when he still had a strange hairstyle...

The face she saw back then is exactly the same as the one in front of her now.

Instead of just being indifferent, she looked at herself with some concern.

Are you sleepy?

"Um……"

Responding in a low voice, Shen Ruzhi could only offer the most basic responses at this point.

Her slightly open eyes closed again as she nestled close to the other person, waiting for the thermometer to finish its measurement.

Shen Ruzhi felt as if she were dreaming.

After leaving the examination hall, Liu Songyan not only carried her away from the school, but also escorted her all the way to the clinic.

The boy who used to always speak coldly to himself has begun to change without him even realizing it.

He wasn't as cold towards her as before...

Instead, they started to care about her and pay attention to her.

He also quietly stayed by her side when she was feeling unwell.

Aside from her mother, this was the second person to treat her so well.

Shen Ruzhi had not felt such kindness for a long time.

He appeared like a hero to rescue her when she was helpless.

Stay by her side and arrange everything reasonably.

All she had to do was stay close to the other person.

"Liu Songyan..."

Seeing that the time was almost up, Liu Songyan, who was sitting on the rest chair with Shen Ruzhi, was just about to get the thermometer.

He then heard the girl's soft gasp.

My gaze lingered on her face.

Looking at her... that smiling face.

(End of this chapter)