Chapter ②③: Regarding the Sticky Liquid on My Sister’s Face
That day, it was snowing heavily outside.
It’s not too cold when it snows.
People who have lived in the north for a long time know well that it’s not particularly cold when it snows. Instead, it’s when the snow melts
But that day was different; it was exceptionally cold because of the strong wind.
The biting wind of that day could penetrate to the bone. No matter how thickly you dressed, it would make you feel like you were wearing nothing at all, completely exposed to the outside.
And her standing in the cold wind amplified this feeling even more.
If my body were exposed, her icy gaze felt like it could see through my very being.
My entire person was laid bare in her sight.
She looked at me with that gaze, walked straight up to me, and asked from above.
“An Juncheng?”
“From today on, you’re under my charge.”
Who knows why my dear sister suddenly appeared before me and made such a statement that seemed to strip me of my freedom.
But An Xinran is different from everyone else in this world. She knows my origin, she knows who I am.
This marked the beginning of a series of events.
But for now, let’s rewind to this morning. I want to briefly talk about my situation before this.
I originally planned to sleep until noon today, but from my cooling nose to the frigid air filling the room, my body temperature and sleepiness were quickly stolen away. “Why open the window when it’s so cold?”
I complained with my eyes half-closed. The one who came into the room and opened the window was the recent lodger—my sister, An Keling.
“Fresh air! Fresh air! It’s because you’re always like this that you catch a cold!”
“Fresh air! Fresh air!”
Although I wanted to say, “This will only worsen my cold,” I held back when I saw her angry face.
Yes, as Keling said, I have a cold. Or rather, I am currently having a cold.
A cold front hit a few days ago, and the temperature dropped a few more degrees. But the main reason I caught a cold isn’t this, but rather because of some events that happened yesterday.
Yesterday, January 13th, Laba Festival.
After I started boiling the Laba porridge in the morning, Lan asked me out. I thought it was something important, but it turned out to be just watching a movie.
Well, watching a movie is fine, but we ran into her again.
I suspect Lan had already found out which movie Li Nai was going to watch at which cinema on which showing, before asking me to watch a movie.
Of course, I wasn’t in the middle. Lan sat in the middle, separating Li Nai and me.
I have no impression of what the movie was about. I only know that Lan kept pestering me, doing things that were like flashing a stun grenade.
Because of this, Li Nai’s attention was focused on me the entire time, making me very uncomfortable.
But I don’t know what was up with Li Nai. After the movie, she didn’t just glare at me and leave.
She threw her arm around my other arm, just like before, and with a radiant smile, she used a sweet voice to speak to me. I was flattered.
Passersby all looked at me with envy.
She was sweet-talking me from both sides, making me feel overwhelmed.
I guess they couldn’t understand how I managed to be involved with two people at once.
Yes, things were quite harmonious until the middle. It was just that later
It happened when we were passing by the river. It was Lan who brought it up first. She asked me if she and Li Nai fell into the river at the same time, who would I save first.
This is again an extremely stupid question, but for some reason, girls are particularly concerned about it.
Even Li Nai seemed to be expecting my answer.
I wanted to give an ambiguous answer, but Lan jumped in first.
“Speaking of which, let’s test it out right now!”
Whether Lan was serious or joking, my body moved first. I shouted, “Don’t do anything foolish!” and rushed over to pull her down. But I fell in myself.
The ice surface wasn’t stable. I, falling from the bridge, broke through the ice and was hit by the freezing river water.
And then I caught a cold.
What the heck!
So really, romantic rivalry is just too troublesome!
Besides, neither Lan nor Li Nai are my girlfriends!
With all sorts of complicated feelings and the terrible sensation of falling into the water, I finally lost it on the spot.
I lectured both of them. Lan’s eyes turned red after I spoke to her, and Li Nai also realized that she had been irrational today, showing an embarrassed expression.
After that, I unceremoniously left the two of them and returned alone. After I got back, I developed a fever.
Because I was afraid of infecting Xiao An, I decided to sleep alone for the time being.
I slept for a day, but my condition didn’t show any significant improvement.
My forehead was burning, I was dizzy, and my whole body ached. My nose felt blocked, and I kept having a runny nose. I wanted to sneeze but couldn’t, which was very uncomfortable.
After airing out the room for a while, Keling closed the window and came to me to feel my forehead.
“So hot! I knew it, today…”
“You go to school. It’s just a fever. You’ll be fine after some sleep…”
“But your forehead is so hot.”
“It’s not my forehead that’s hot, it’s your hands that are too cold. Besides, we just aired out the room for a while. That’s why it feels hot.”
“Let’s take your temperature anyway.”
“Alright, alright, go to class. Aren’t you going to be late? Also, you need to ask Teacher Xiaozhen for me. I’ll take medicine and go to sleep later. You’ll see a healthy me when you get back tonight. I’ll even prepare dinner for you.”
Seeing my insistence, Keling had no choice but to agree. After making me a cup of fever reducer, she went to school.
After drinking the bitter fever reducer, I lay back down on the bed.
My consciousness drifted into a dream.
It was a blank room. At first, I thought I would get to see Kuuga.
Xuan’er looked at me and smiled. I don’t know if it was because it was a dream, but everything around me felt blurry, very unreal.
Then she said, “Look, Zi’ai is here to see you.” It was something like that.
Zi’ai?!
I immediately perked up. After patting Xuan’er’s head, I turned to look ahead.
It was Zi’ai, and Yu Si was also there. I couldn’t see their faces clearly, but I could tell it was them from their outlines.
I haven’t seen these two since I came to this world.
They were having a meeting.
I reached out my hand to her, but a transparent wall separated us.
Zi’ai, do you know I’ve been looking for you? Where are you?
Then I woke up.
I sniffled, but my nose was completely blocked, letting out a muffled sound.
I felt terrible.
My body felt heavier, and my vision was shaking. This didn’t look like an improvement at all; it looked like it was getting worse.
I must have taken fake medicine.
With great difficulty, I got out of bed. The wet towel on my head fell off. I placed the wet towel on the table and picked up my phone to check the time.
It was almost noon.
Xiao An and Nana are probably not home either. With my current state, it’s impossible for me to cook.
I’ll take her out to eat.
And Zi’ai is probably not home either. With my condition, cooking lunch is impossible, so Nana must have
However, Xuan’er can only eat what I cook myself. I don’t know if Xuan’er followed them. If she did, she could only watch. Given her personality, she would definitely choose to stay behind.
Leaning against the wall, I walked out of my room. The living room was empty.
After pouring and drinking a glass of water, I rested on the sofa.
But the dizziness didn’t improve.
I decided to take a bath first, and then get dressed.
First, I have to buy other medicine.
I also need to buy some groceries, mainly to cook for Xuan’er. She only eats once every two days, and today is the day she’s supposed to eat. It would be too pitiful if she couldn’t eat today.
She’s finally gained some weight recently and doesn’t look like skin and bones anymore. I need to keep working hard.
I went to the bathroom and took off my pajamas. I almost lost my balance and fell while taking off my pants.
Fortunately, I was quick-witted enough to grab the washing machine and didn’t fall.
When I entered the bathroom, the bathwater was already hot.
So considerate, was it Xuan’er?
Speaking of which, my head is still wet. I’m touched.
Someone is actually taking care of me. It’s just that everyone was out when I woke up.
Well then, I won’t be polite and will take a bath.
While soaking, I lost consciousness, perhaps falling asleep in the bathtub. I woke up again at three in the afternoon.
This time, I felt a little better. At least I wasn’t as uncomfortable as before.
But why am I in my own room?
Did I have a dream within a dream, and the bath was just part of it?
Who knows.
After changing my clothes, I walked out of the room and met Xuan’er in the living room.
“Yo, Xuan’er.”
“Ah, Brother Juncheng.”
Her face lit up the moment she saw me. She must have bathed me and helped me change. I’m really sorry for the trouble.
Does this mean I was taken care of by a dream spirit again?
“So, how’s your cold?”
“Not completely healed yet. My nose is still a bit blocked, and I keep wanting to sneeze but can’t. Should I get some pepper to induce a sneeze?”
“That’s great news.”
“Well, I’m going to buy groceries now. I’ll make a feast tonight.”
Xuan’er quickly waved her hands. “Um, you don’t have to.”
“Don’t feel guilty. It’s not just for you; look, I have a cold, so I naturally want to eat something good. Also, I need to buy some more cold medicine and anti-inflammatory drugs. It seems we only have fever reducers at home.”
“Th-then I’ll go with you!”
“No need. Xuan’er, you just stay home. The supermarket and pharmacy are not far from home, I’ll be back soon.”
Xuan’er looked a bit disappointed, but she didn’t act willfully and demand to come along.
Although her expression was pitiful, I still didn’t let her come. It wasn’t that far away, and I really felt bad about troubling her further.
I resolved not to waste too much time on the way and to finish shopping and return quickly.
With that thought, I went out the door, and then
Back to top.
On the way to buy things, I encountered another sister, An Xinran. I remember Keling said that Xinran had gone abroad with their parents.
Why did she come back? Did Mom and Dad come back too? And why does she know me? Did Keling tell her?
As I was pondering these questions, she said those unbelievable words to me.
I gasped in surprise. My previously blocked nose actually cleared up! Cold air rushed into my nasal cavity and then into my mouth. It felt ticklish. Then
I sneezed three times in a row.
I really didn’t do it on purpose. Who knew my nose would suddenly clear up?
I sneezed all over Xinran.
Transparent, sticky liquid clung to her hair and face. It looked terrible.
For the first time in a long time, I witnessed Xinran’s death-staring gaze again.
Ahaha—
I’m sorry!!! Big brother really didn’t mean it!!!
