Chapter 28
Think more for yourself...
Bai He felt that he had already thought a lot for himself, and he had worked hard to do many things he liked, even though the previous life ended in sudden death, at least he had always been striving for freedom.
The night was deep, Qin Yao was about to leave, and Bai He rarely showed unwillingness, but he did not say it out loud, just staring at Qin Yao as he opened the door and left, then it was silent.
Bai He withdrew his gaze, and there seemed to be a place in his heart that had become empty.
Qin Yao went to the adjacent rest room, and Bai He deeply buried his private thoughts. He actually wanted Qin Yao to stay here, as there were extra beds in the ward.
But he didn't say it.
He stared at the door, motionless, until drowsiness came upon him, and he slowly curled up in the quilt, pulling it up to cover half of his face, only leaving his eyes exposed.
He was almost suffocating from being covered, so Bai He lifted the quilt, panting heavily, with a thin layer of sweat on his face.
His chest seemed to be less stuffy.
Bai He felt a bit more satisfied, closed his eyes, and soon fell asleep.
His sleep had always been light, and it had gotten a little better in the recent period, but tonight it seemed a bit pessimistic again.
Not even six o'clock, Bai He opened his eyes, he threw off the quilt and sat up, his eyes were hazy, and it took him half a minute to fully awaken.
Bai He turned over and got out of bed, went to the bathroom, used the disposable toiletries provided by the hospital to clean himself, and then went out.
The early morning hospital was very quiet, the clean sunlight from the window fell on the corridor floor, and the blue-tinted hospital seemed to be coated with a layer of crystal.
Bai He wore a disposable slipper, he could even feel the coolness of the floor, the refreshing morning air enveloped him, and the daze of the night was now fully awake.
He went to the nurse station to inquire about the nearest breakfast shop, the head nurse told him he could go to the hospital canteen, Bai He thanked her and took the elevator downstairs.
The hospital canteen was on the first floor, you could see it by passing through the hospital's back garden, Bai He went early, and there were few people queuing at the windows, mostly just the elderly who didn't like to sleep late.
Bai He bought two cups of lean pork porridge and some breakfast cakes. The auntie cooking breakfast looked at him and then gave him a big egg.
Bai He thanked the auntie, holding the warm egg in his palm and hurrying back, as he passed by the garden, he glimpsed a familiar figure, fleeting, he stood still, but could no longer find that figure.
He just felt it was familiar, but if you asked him to say who it was, he really couldn't.
Bai He continued to rush back to the ward, the elevator went up with a ding, he was about to step out when he just happened to bump into the frowning Qin Yao standing outside.
Qin Yao was clearly a bit irritable, when he saw Bai He, that momentum subsided again, he reached out and pulled Bai He's hand, walking out of the elevator, looking back and asking, "Where did you go?"
Bai He looked at the things in his hands, and Qin Yao followed his gaze.
"..." The alpha was silent for a few seconds, turned around and stood still, without letting go of Bai He's hand: "When did you wake up?"
"Around six o'clock." Bai He observed Qin Yao's expression: "Were you looking for me?"
"Mm-hmm." Qin Yao took Bai He back to the ward, pressed on his shoulders to make Bai He sit down on the chair, and went to pour himself a cup of warm water: "I thought I got up early, but when I came back, you weren't in the bed."
Bai He pondered, placing the breakfast on the small table next to him: "I didn't sleep well."
Qin Yao looked at the breakfast, raised his eyelids and looked at Bai He again, smiling: "Why couldn't you sleep?"
"..." Bai He's lips moved, but his answer was irrelevant: "The breakfast, I bought one for you too."
Not getting the answer he wanted to hear, Qin Yao was not annoyed, he came over and picked up the lean pork porridge, and instead explained for Bai He: "Your pheromones are out of balance during the unstable period, it's normal for you to feel uncomfortable without my pheromones to soothe you."
"Mm-hmm." Bai He nodded while holding the porridge.
"You know about it, don't you?" Qin Yao raised his eyebrows.
"I know." Bai He nodded again.
This answer amused Qin Yao, the alpha lowered his head a bit, smiling at the quiet Bai He drinking porridge: "Then why didn't you let me stay last night?"
Bai He was stunned for a moment.
"If you had said something, maybe I would have stayed here with you." Qin Yao's fingers tapped lazily on the wooden side table, that action conveyed a natural sense of relaxation.
"..."
Not knowing how to respond, Bai He's heart felt like it had been scratched a few times by a cat, he felt that Qin Yao was doing it on purpose, but he couldn't find any evidence, silently raising his eyes to look at the alpha sitting across from him, full of smiles, but noticed that Qin Yao had some dark circles around his eyes.
"Didn't you sleep well?" Bai He asked, raising his finger to point at his own eyes: "Here, dark circles."
This statement made Qin Yao somewhat stunned, he sat up straighter, the smile diminishing a bit: "Is it that obvious?"
Bai He nodded, pondering for a moment and asked: "Is it because you were affected by my pheromones?"
"Why do you ask that?"
"You said yesterday..." Bai He instinctively spoke, but midway changed his words, his expression was a bit awkward: "You said yesterday that my pheromones might affect the alpha, right?"
Weighing his words carefully, Qin Yao savored them for a while, grasping the meaning: "You mean producing pheromones that can put other alphas in a passive heat?"
These were the words Qin Yao had recounted to Bai He the previous night.
Bai He nodded, his chest a little warm: "Is it because of my pheromones that you didn't sleep well?"
"And if it is?" Qin Yao narrowed his eyes, his voice softening: "What is Bai He going to do about it?"
Bai He stalled, staring blankly at Qin Yao: "What can I do?"
The sincerity in his tone made the teasing Qin Yao feel a bit guilty.
The alpha lazily smiled, his voice very nice, he peeled the egg clean and handed it to Bai He with a tissue: "I was just teasing you, why are you so simple?"
"Insomniac." Qin Yao rested his chin on one hand, tilting his head slightly, his slender eyes half-closed, the corners upturned, his languid voice like the resonant sound of a cello: "I have difficulty falling asleep, poor sleep quality, not because of you."
Insomniac, a person suffering from insomnia.
Bai He was silent, he took a bite of the egg, the egg white peeled back, revealing the two yolks clustered together, Bai He's eyelashes fluttered rapidly twice, the egg white in his mouth forgotten, his eyes shining with delight: "Double yolk."
This feeling was very subtle, although not as big a prize as winning the lottery, but in that moment there was a sense of being blessed by luck, Bai He's eyes were bright, shining.
This made Qin Yao stare for quite a while.
"Do you want to eat one?" Bai He handed the other half containing the egg yolks to Qin Yao, smiling: "I'll share my luck with you, hope you can have a good sleep."
There seemed to be a small current passing through his heart, tingling and numb, inexplicably, Qin Yao didn't reach out, his body leaning forward slightly, and without a word, he just directly bit the other half of the egg from Bai He's hand into his mouth.
Bai He's fingers brushed over Qin Yao's lips, cool, he withdrew his hand, subconsciously squeezing his fingers.
After that, the two of them didn't speak anymore, until this breakfast was over, Nan Yu and Xia You pushed the door in together.
"Good morning." Nan Yu saw the two silent people eating breakfast, his gaze fell on Qin Yao's face, then slowly turned to Bai He, his expression gentle: "Feeling better?"
Seeing the newcomers, Bai He became a little constrained again, he stood up and accepted the condolences brought by Nan Yu and Xia You, thanking them twice.
Nan Yu sat down in the chair next to him: "How is it, is it much more comfortable with Qin Yao here?"
The matter of Bai He's pheromone imbalance was no longer a secret, Nan Yu knew about it, Bai He just didn't expect him to bring up the fact that Qin Yao could soothe him.
In Bai He's view, his relationship with Qin Yao was not yet at a very good stage, pheromone soothing was an intimate behavior, would Mr. Nan have noticed something...
Bai He couldn't guess, he could only obediently nod: "Yes, much better, thank you."
"Thank who?" The Qin Yao next to him eating breakfast raised his head, raising his eyebrows at Bai He: "Bai He, you're using my pheromones, shouldn't you be thanking me?"
Bai He's response was subconscious, belatedly realizing, he could only turn to face Qin Yao: "Then... thank you too."
Qin Yao was amused: "You're welcome."
Xia You was peeling an apple in the side, she had met Nan Yu downstairs and followed him up.
She was usually straightforward, but with Mr. Nan here, she was a little more restrained, but after seeing the interaction between Bai He and Qin Yao, that restraint was about to collapse, she secretly took out her phone, carefully found the right angle and took a photo, then quickly forwarded it to the room upstairs where Yichen was.
Yichen was probably still not awake, there was no reply, she put away her phone and was about to continue peeling the apple, when she found that the other three people in the room were all looking at her.
"......" Xia You blinked.
Nan Yu smiled: "The flash was quite bright."
Xia You's smile stiffened: "Uh, I just sent a photo to Yichen-ge to update him on Xiao Bai He's situation."
Bai He heard this: "Oh right, how is Yichen-ge doing?"
"Thanks to you, Yichen is fine." Xia You took a deep breath and put on a serious expression: "But Xiao Bai He, this kind of thing can't happen again, you were too impulsive, I even heard from Yichen-ge that you wanted to lure those ruffians away alone, you really... "
She paused, her brows furrowed, unable to bring herself to say harsh words: "We all know you were trying to save people, and we can understand that, but you can't do this again, really!"
"Xia You is right, it's too dangerous." Nan Yu also shook his head: "Leave the follow-up to us, you just focus on recovering, okay?"
Bai He listened, feeling uncomfortable in his heart, he knew everyone was doing it for his own good, and he also knew that his self-willed behavior was indeed wrong, but he had also thought that if it happened again, he would still...
Bai He's thoughts were abruptly interrupted when they collided with Qin Yao's deep gaze, the ideas he had just had suddenly made him feel flustered.
Bai He averted his gaze.
"Bai He."
Qin Yao called him.
Shifting his gaze back to meet the alpha's eyes, there was a gentle smile in the other's eyes.
Qin Yao raised his hand and brushed the bangs from Bai He's forehead, his voice very light: "You were so capable in fighting for the time left for us."
Bai He's breathing tightened a bit, he stared blankly at Qin Yao, his heart pounding loudly.
"..."
Xia You looked at Bai He, then at Qin Yao, and finally at the smiling Nan Yu, she understood, and an meaningful expression appeared on her face.
Ginger is indeed the most experienced.
She looked into Nan Yu's eyes, chuckled, and buried her head back to diligently peeling the apple.
Nan Yu was a bit helpless, he withdrew his gaze and watched his big cat son and Bai He, puzzled in his heart.
Even a blind man could see it, yet the protagonists themselves couldn't see through it.
Previously, he had made an agreement with Qin Wei to remind Qin Yao to be more mindful, but who would have thought that his big cat son seemed to not even consider it as a romantic relationship.
Could it be that he really only sees Bai He as a special friend?
Nan Yu observed Bai He, the child was good-looking, fair-skinned, and also very well-behaved, Nan Yu was happy to see him more each time.
And also, the way this little friend looked at his big son...
Bai He himself was unaware, every time he saw Qin Yao, his eyes seemed to contain a myriad of stars.
It was clear as day, Nan Yu smiled helplessly in his heart, he pondered, thinking he should find an opportunity to knock some sense into that wooden-headed Qin Yao, just casually teasing without taking responsibility was not a good behavior.
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