You're my wife, don't doubt it!

He had wanted to see who was making the calls, but after Shen Jie said that, he didn't dare to move.

"Three minutes have passed, right?" Xiao Yao cleared his throat.

"Mm," Shen Jie said.

Xiao Yao subconsciously reached out his right hand to grab the thermometer, but before he could touch the girl's collar, he realized what he was doing and pulled his right hand back with his left: "You can take it yourself."

Shen Jie glared at him, pulled open her collar with her left hand, reached inside with her right hand, then suddenly remembered something, turned to the side and took out the thermometer before turning back and handing it to Xiao Yao.

Her breathing was rapid, her chest heaving violently. Xiao Yao felt as if he vaguely saw something, something strange.

As mentioned earlier, Xiao Yao attended junior high school in Sujiang. In the summer, some female classmates would wear T-shirts to school, and occasionally they would see these strange things.

"37.8 degrees Celsius... Is this reading correct? Does it count as a fever or not?" Xiao Yao held the thermometer up to the fluorescent light for a long time, muttering to himself.

"..." Shen Jie didn't speak.

"Never mind, let's take the medicine first." Xiao Yao took out a quick-acting cold capsule he got from his uncle next door, scooped out a pill, and casually stuffed it into Shen Jie's cherry-like mouth.

Then he realized there was no water.

Under Shen Jie's resentful gaze, he went back to the soap room, poured out a little tap water, put it in a glass, and rushed back. He managed to feed it to Shen Jie before she could dissolve the capsule in her mouth.

"Alright, you should close your eyes and get some sleep. I'll watch you." Xiao Yao took the newspaper from Shen Jie's hand again and helped her lie down. "Why are you reading my game newspaper today? What, are you addicted to Bloodline II?"

"Mmm~" Shen Jie made a denial sound through her nose: "I'm reading your published novel."

"Huh?" Xiao Yao was taken aback: "You're reading my novel? How do you know which parts are mine?"

"Your pen name is 'Enjoying Wine and Leisure,' right?" Shen Jie said, her words slightly slurred. "Tianyun told me this morning."

“I see…” Xiao Yao replied, “Tianyun, why hasn’t Tianyun come back yet? She came back very late yesterday, and today…”

"Hmm~" Shen Jie made a disapproving sound through her nose: "She has intensive training this week, don't blame her."

"Oh……"

"You don't show enough care for your daughter usually," Shen Jie sighed softly.

"I made a mistake, I'll correct it." Xiao Yao didn't know what to say. "By the way, why did you suddenly decide to read my novel?"

"Wasn't it you who told me last night to pay more attention and try to understand your inner world?" Shen Jie said with a weak smile.

"Wife..." Xiao Yao held her right hand, which was warmer than usual, with emotion.

“I think what you said makes a lot of sense, and this is exactly what I should be doing,” Shen Jie continued. “I really can’t appreciate those modern poems and stuff, and I felt really bad for falling asleep last night…”

"There's nothing to apologize for," Xiao Yao quickly waved his hand.

I'm sorry I didn't tell you I was getting my hair cut; I didn't consider your feelings.

"..." Xiao Yao remained silent.

"Anyway, although I rarely read novels, they're always a bit better than poetry, right?" Shen Jie continued, "Later I thought, instead of reading the novels you like, why not read what you write first? That way I can understand you better as a person."

"Wife, please stop talking," Xiao Yao said, feeling a lump in his throat. "I'm going to cry if you keep talking."

"You're being cheeky again."

"I'm telling the truth." Xiao Yao pinched his nose. "You should go to sleep. Your voice is so hoarse, and you're still chatting with me."

"Um...cough cough," Shen Jie grabbed a tissue from beside her and forcefully wiped her nose. "Could you throw this away for me, please? And then I realized that in every one of your novels, the female protagonist's surname is Yu, and some are even simply named Yu Luying or a homonym of Yu Luying..."

Actually, this was the real reason why Xiao Yao had never dared to let Shen Jie read his novels: "Ahem, wife, weren't those all before I met you?"

"Mm." Shen Jie nodded gently.

"I assure you, from now on, all the female protagonists in my novels will only have the surname Shen."

Shen Jie chuckled softly, but Xiao Yao couldn't quite place what kind of laugh it was.

Finally, the girl fell silent.

Xiao Yao reached out and touched Shen Jie's forehead again. Feeling that there was nothing seriously wrong, he went back to his own soap room to boil water.

Shen Jie will definitely need to drink water when she wakes up.

Yu Luying seemed to have already eaten, and wasn't very hungry. Xiao Yao opened the refrigerator and saw some frozen wontons inside. He thought to himself that he could cook them for Shen Jie when she woke up.

Wait, who restocked the refrigerator? Does Shen Jie still buy groceries at home?

Xiao Yao was slightly surprised.

After filling three thermos flasks and filling a glass pitcher with cold water to let it cool, Xiao Yao returned to Shen Tianyun's room.

As soon as I stepped inside, I heard a cell phone vibrating in the darkness.

Is it mine?

Following the direction of the sound, Xiao Yao found his phone on Shen Tianyun's sofa. The caller ID showed: Dai Yu.

"Hello? Brother Dai." Xiao Yao lowered his voice and answered the phone.

“Holy crap, Yao-ge, what’s wrong with you?” Daiyu’s voice came through the phone, “I called you seven or eight times last night, and you didn’t answer.”

"What's wrong?" Xiao Yao covered his mouth with his hand, somewhat displeased.

"Damn it, didn't I say I was going to return your bicycle? I don't know where you live, and I was afraid someone would steal it if I left it at the entrance of your alley, so I had no choice but to let you ride it back! I'll give it back to you at school tomorrow!"

Xiao Yao was taken aback, feeling somewhat guilty: "What about your own car?"

"Ride while holding the hand with one hand!" The voice of the ribbonfish gradually faded into the distance, followed by the sound of gulping water: "Hey, Yao-ge, you missed the show!"

"What's the show?" Xiao Yao switched ears, still covering his mouth with his hand.

“I went to the arcade with Brother Long and his wife, and guess who we ran into?” Daiyu’s tone was very excited.

"You ran into... let me guess," Xiao Yao thought for a moment and then made up a story, "You ran into Wang Ming?"

“That’s right! Brother Yao, you’re amazing! How did you know?” said Daiyu.

“…I just guessed,” Xiao Yao said, somewhat surprised. “Why would he go to a place like that?”

“Let me tell you about Brother Yao,” said the ribbonfish, “Brother Long and I dragged him into the alley behind the arcade and gave him a good beating. We beat him to a pulp!”

"Huh?" Xiao Yao was a little confused.

"Then Long Ge and I discussed it and said, how can we not call Yao Ge out and give him a good kick? So we called you, but you never answered, so we had to give up." When he said this, Daiyu's tone was a little frustrated.

"No, what about now?" Xiao Yao asked.

“He’s gone now!” said the ribbonfish.

"Is he alright?" Xiao Yao asked.

"what?"

“No,” Xiao Yao quickly explained, “I’m afraid you—you might beat him so badly that it warrants a forensic medical examination, and that would cause trouble later.”

“Damn it, Brother Yao, you’re underestimating Brother Long and me,” Daiyu laughed loudly. “Brother Long and I are absolutely ruthless. We’ll make him feel like his whole body is falling apart, but he’ll be completely unharmed.”

"That's good." Xiao Yao breathed a sigh of relief.

"Hey, Yao-ge, don't tell Bo-ge about this." Daiyu suddenly thought of something: "If we go out and cause trouble, and Bo-ge finds out, he'll punish us brothers by making us copy the gospel again."

"Haha," Xiao Yao laughed, "Don't worry. You guys, you guys..."

Just then, the bedroom door was suddenly opened silently, and then with a "click," a hand pressed the switch, the fluorescent light flickered, and then the sky brightened.

"Ah!" "Ah!" Xiao Yao and the newcomer were both startled.

"Are you sick? Standing here like a ghost, why don't you turn on the lights?" The pretty girl in green with short hair was the first to question.

"Hey, Dai-ge, it's my daughter—I have to go now, I'll talk to her at school tomorrow. Okay, bye." Xiao Yao hung up the phone and frantically put a finger to his lips: "Keep your voice down! Your mom's sleeping!"

"Huh? It's only this late and you're already sleeping?" Shen Tianyun tossed her small bag onto her sofa.

Today she was wearing a green short-sleeved T-shirt, white shorts, and her long, fair legs reflected the sheen of her sweat. She wore white canvas shoes, and her right flesh-colored stocking had a long run.

"Why didn't you change into slippers before coming into the room?" Xiao Yao whispered, "Your mother is sick, and you're only just getting back."

"I was training, and I'm sick? What's wrong?" Shen Tianyun said as she walked towards the bed.

"Tianyun? Cough cough, you're back?" Shen Jie sat up, her eyes glazed as she looked in the direction her daughter had come from.

Chapter 92 Fulfilling the Duties of a Wife?

2023-01-25

"Do you have a fever?" Shen Tianyun asked Xiao Yao.

"No, it's only 37.8 degrees Celsius," Xiao Yao said.

"What?!" Shen Tianyun's expression suddenly turned tense, and she hurriedly went out to the outer room.

He returned shortly after, carrying a small first-aid kit and wearing a black mask shaped like a parrot's beak, which looked rather ominous.

She took out another identical black mask from the medicine box, stuffed it into Xiao Yao's hand, then tore open a plastic package and pulled out a cotton swab... In short, she took some things that Xiao Yao didn't recognize and did some things to Shen Jie that Xiao Yao couldn't understand.

"What are you doing?!" Shen Jie protested. "Achoo!"

……

……

Shen Tianyun took off her mask: "It's nothing, just a minor cold."