It wasn't an apple that hit Newton.

The once empty white teacup was refilled with fragrant milk tea. Louise held the cup in her hands with delight and, having learned her lesson, took tiny sips, like a dragonfly skimming the water.

Then, after the water level dropped a little, she put down her teacup and pushed it to the left with anticipation: "Brother, you should drink too."

Hmm, are you coming again?

Li Cheng didn't really like sweet drinks, and it wasn't appropriate to fight with a little girl for milk tea, so he just took a small sip and put it down: "You drink it yourself, no need to share with me."

"Ah."

Louise gave a casual reply, then excitedly picked up the teacup the two of them had drunk from again. Smelling the sweet aroma emanating from the cup, she pointed it at the spot where they had drunk from before, while secretly observing Li Cheng's expression out of the corner of her eye, and quickly lowered her head to take a sip.

It's so sweet, even sweeter than before.

For someone you like, saliva is not something to be ashamed of; on the contrary, it can be the best ingredient.

After finishing her milk tea, sip by sip, Louise held up the empty cup and looked at Li Cheng expectantly: "Can I have another one?"

"Don't rush, drink slowly, I have plenty."

Perhaps she was genuinely thirsty. Looking at the little girl who was greedily craving milk tea, Li Cheng affectionately rubbed Louise's head, and Louise did not resist his touch at all.

So another glass was filled.

Louise followed suit, taking a few sips before pushing the drink to Li Cheng. After Li Cheng took two sips, he drank it all in one go.

"Another one!"

After drinking four cups of milk tea, finishing every last drop, Louise still felt unsatisfied and wanted a refill.

However, the intense bloating in her lower abdomen stopped Louise from ordering another drink.

"what happened?"

Li Cheng noticed that Louise suddenly frowned deeply, revealing a pained expression.

"Brother... Louise's stomach... hurts so much."

Louise reached out and gripped Li Cheng's arm tightly, her face pale.

stomachache?

How could that be? The milk is delivered every morning, and the tea is bought as needed. Besides, he had been boiling the milk tea in the kitchen, so it couldn't have gone bad... Moreover, he had taken a sip from each cup himself. If the milk tea had gone bad, why didn't he have a stomachache?

Could it be because the little girl has a weaker immune system? Never mind, I'll just ask her directly.

He asked, "Do you need to go to the restroom? I'll take you."

Louise bit her lower lip, her face contorted in pain, and said, "No...it's just a stomachache."

Just pain?

Li Cheng suddenly thought of a very simple possibility and asked with a strange expression, "Are you... on your period?"

What is that?

"It's menstruation."

Li Cheng added, "Simply put, it's a type of bleeding that occurs regularly every month, and some people also experience abdominal pain at the same time—Louise, is this your period? Are you bleeding?"

Louise...does not bleed every month.

Louise shook her head in denial, enduring the pain.

With menstruation ruled out, Li Cheng looked at Louise, who was sweating profusely, and suddenly another possibility occurred to him, causing his expression to turn somewhat grim.

Could it be acute appendicitis?

Although in modern times, acute appendicitis is considered a very minor surgery, mostly used by novice doctors for practice, it can still have serious consequences if not treated promptly.

The thought of this possibility made Li Cheng disregard everything else. He reached out and touched Louise's lower abdomen, gently searching for the appendix.

Louise's lower abdomen felt soft and bloated to the touch, which made Li Cheng very worried. He was worried that if it wasn't appendicitis, what if it was intussusception, volvulus, or peritonitis?

Appendicitis can be managed with anti-inflammatory drugs, but the others are all more deadly than the last.

Oh right, we're looking for the appendix now... Remember, the appendix is ​​at one end of the intestine, and the pain from an appendicitis attack is usually concentrated there. So if you feel a bloating or throbbing pain in a certain part of the intestine, it's most likely an appendicitis attack, which is a very bad thing.

"elder brother?"

Louise was surprised by Li Cheng's sudden action. Her body stiffened as she was touched, and a blush quickly appeared on her pale cheeks.

Li Cheng's large, hot hands, even through a layer of clothing, could make Louise's lower abdomen feel a warm sensation, which was very comfortable, especially since Li Cheng was using his limited medical knowledge to rub and rub the area from side to side, trying to locate the appendix.

"Um......"

Louise let out a soft moan of pleasure, and her hand involuntarily tightened its grip on Li Cheng's arm shyly.

You should know that a girl's front half is almost always a place that no one can touch, especially her lower abdomen. Whether it's a little above or a little below, you can't just touch it randomly, because it's a girl's most private area.

But Li Cheng misunderstood Louise's meaning. He thought he had finally touched the right spot and quickly asked, "Does it hurt?"

pain?

The places touched by her brother's warm hands felt warm and cozy, like being basked in the sun. How could it possibly hurt? Her grip was only because she was a little shy about such an intimate gesture, not because of pain or aversion.

However, out of girlish modesty, Louise couldn't say that it felt good to be touched like that; she just shook her head almost imperceptibly.

Isn't this it?

Seeing this, Li Cheng continued to nervously feel around in his lower abdomen with his palm, searching for the appendix.

While such actions may seem a bit intimate, given that his sister is suspected of having appendicitis and her life may be in danger, it is perfectly reasonable for an older brother to act out of concern and respect for life.

However, he was not very skilled and could not remember exactly where the appendix was. He could only use a clumsy method to feel around it piece by piece, while carefully observing Louise's expression. He would stop as soon as she showed signs of pain.

But as Li Cheng gently stroked Louise's soft belly with his palm, he never noticed a trace of pain on her face.

On the contrary, Louise's tightly furrowed brows gradually relaxed, her eyelashes trembled slightly, her eyes became moist, and her gaze looked somewhat dreamy.

This... doesn't seem like a stomachache, does it?

Chapter 312 Silly Kid

Although Li Cheng had never experienced an appendicitis attack, in his vague memory it must have been a very painful experience, such as being covered in cold sweat, convulsing all over, and writhing in pain while clutching his stomach...

In any case, it's impossible for him to show an expression of enjoyment.

Li Cheng stopped searching for the appendix and silently watched the little girl's rosy cheeks beside him.

Noticing that the large hand stroking her belly had stopped, Louise blinked in confusion, seemingly wondering why it had stopped. Then, she secretly glanced to the left at Li Cheng, and their eyes met.

The two locked eyes, and for a moment the atmosphere became somewhat awkward.

"Hiccup~"

Louise nervously let out a big burp.

As the sudden burp and the sweet aroma of milk tea spread through the air, Li Cheng felt Louise's previously bulging belly deflate like a punctured balloon, becoming slender and elastic.

So you were just drunk earlier?

"hey-hey."

Louise gave an awkward laugh and lowered her head shyly: "I feel much better now."

That burp was really impolite. If her former etiquette teacher had seen it, she would have been severely reprimanded. Luckily, it was her brother who saw it.

Li Cheng feigned a smile.

He was worried it might be appendicitis, pancreatitis, intestinal volvulus, peritonitis, acute enteritis, or gastric perforation... Turns out it was just a greedy little girl who drank four large cups of milk tea and burst her stomach?

Do you think you're a goldfish? Trying to stuff yourself to death?

Li Cheng took a deep breath: "You know what? A stupid kid like you will get kidnapped if he goes out."

Louise is not stupid.

The red pet goldfish retorted softly, "Louise... Louise is just a little embarrassed to admit it..."

"It's already stupid enough to drink yourself to the point of being stuffed. Can't you just have one less cup? It's not like you won't be able to drink anymore. I have plenty here if you want—if all else fails, I'll write down the recipe so you can take it home and have the maid make it for you. Drink as much as you want..."

Li Cheng launched into a series of complaints.

"Well......"

Unable to refute the barrage of complaints, Louise let out a mournful cry, turned around, and lay down on the sofa, burying her face in the cushion next to her, refusing to come out.

The brother is the idiot; she didn't drink so much milk tea because she was greedy.

But I couldn't bring myself to say it, so I could only admit that I was a stupid kid.

I'm a little sad.

Watching Louise evolve from an aquatic goldfish into a terrestrial ostrich, skipping directly between amphibians and reptiles and accomplishing a feat that would move Darwin to tears, Li Cheng smiled and reached out to rub Louise's ostrich head.

"It's okay if you're a slow learner, your older brother likes slow learners too."

Actually, rather than saying that you like stupid kids, it's more accurate to say that a little bit of stupidity is more adorable. Overly smart little girls are really hard to deal with, especially those who are both smart and willful. They're fine most of the time, but once they start throwing a tantrum, dealing with them is a real headache.

Hearing this, Louise, who had been pretending to be an ostrich, turned her cheek slightly and asked with some suspicion:

"really?"

"Of course it's true."

Li Cheng said sincerely.

Louise bit her lip, hesitating whether to admit she was a stupid child.

But after thinking for a while, she suddenly realized—her brother thought Louise was a stupid child, so he said he liked stupid children too, rather than thinking Louise was a stupid child first and then saying he liked her.

Thinking about it this way, wouldn't she not only not be a stupid child, but also be liked by her brother?

"Hey hey hey."

Louise couldn't help but laugh out loud with delight.

Li Cheng looked at his adopted sister, who was lying on the sofa and suddenly started giggling, and a question mark slowly formed in his mind.

This child...could he really be mentally challenged?

I remember when we stayed together in London last year, Louise didn't seem stupid at all. On the contrary, she seemed quite smart back then. Could she be getting dumber as she gets older?

A Western version of the tragic story of Zhong Yong?

Forget it, I'll just be a little slow.

Anyway, whether it's him or Anderson, that unlucky doting father, raising Louise is more than enough. She just needs to stay at home and be a cute mascot.