Chapter 193: I Heard Childhood Sweethearts Are Sour
“Brother Chusheng, you have a fever, I’ll take you to the hospital!” Ye Chuxiao said anxiously, her soft little hand worriedly covering Lin Chusheng’s forehead.
Perhaps for Lin Chusheng at this moment, Ye Chuxiao’s little hand felt cool, resting on his forehead and bringing a soft, gentle touch.
That gentle touch felt like it was against his heart, soothing his bitter heart as if it were being comforted.
Ye Chuxiao wanted to help Lin Chusheng up. She took her little hand away, but Lin Chusheng held onto that soft little thing, still placing it on his forehead.
“Brother Chusheng?” Ye Chuxiao asked worriedly, “Does your head hurt?”
“……Mm.” Lin Chusheng responded, his voice surprisingly hoarse and choked with emotion.
Tang Jie’er had proposed a breakup, claiming she had fallen in love with Lu Ziyi! She had fallen for another man! This dealt a great blow to Lin Chusheng, who had a strong sense of self-esteem.
This sense of frustration felt even stronger than the pain of heartbreak; he didn’t want anyone to see his dejected state, yet he was so sad.
He spent his days in anger, unable to eat or sleep well, only wanting to drink! Drink! Drink!
To make his mind dull, to stop thinking about his humiliation.
But when he was sober, he had to face himself, like a stray dog.
He had probably drunk too much today, and hadn’t eaten anything, so he lay on the sofa in the hall like a puppet.
He knew someone was calling him, but he didn’t want to answer, until his mobile phone ran out of battery, stopped buzzing, and stopped bothering him.
Lin Chusheng didn’t want Xiaoxiao to know his weakness; in her heart, he was strong, the most capable, and omnipotent. He didn’t want Xiaoxiao to see him in such a pathetic state.
But when she saw him, Lin Chusheng actually relaxed. The familiar face of the young girl reflected in his hazy eyes, bringing his memories back to the past.
The first time he saw her, she was just a newborn baby. He leaned over the cradle, looking at this tender pink little thing.
Time is magical. He never expected this little thing to happily babble at him, crawling around him like a little pet, chasing him with her little legs through the small garden. For the first time, she held a love letter, not knowing what to do, and told him, “Brother, a boy wrote me a letter!”
Perhaps he was too familiar with her, so familiar that he knew she liked him, the kind of liking a girl has for a boy, but he hadn’t reciprocated in the same way.
Or perhaps it was all too beautiful, so beautiful that he didn’t want to ruin it. He wanted her to always be his sister, the sister who clung to him, trusted him, and admired him.
Perhaps he was too self-important, letting her get close to him, but he brushed past her, and they finally grew further and further apart.
But at a time like this, when he was at his most disheveled, at his most weak and powerless, she arrived.
Has that little girl who clung to him the most, who liked him the most, returned…
“Brother Chusheng, let me take you to the hospital.” Ye Chuxiao saw Lin Chusheng looking distressed and became even more worried.
“No need…” Lin Chusheng said faintly, “I just drank too much, I’m not feeling well…”
Lin Chusheng tried to sit up, and Ye Chuxiao helped him. She placed a cushion on the sofa armrest, allowing Lin Chusheng to lean more comfortably.
“Brother Chusheng, you should still see a doctor.” Ye Chuxiao felt that Lin Chusheng’s high fever was quite serious.
“I’m not going,” Lin Chusheng said weakly, “Xiaoxiao, please pour me a glass of water.”
