Chapter 26 - You are my medicine

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Translator: Sienna / Edit: Zachariah / Proofread: Sae

Translator: Sienna / Edit: Zachariah / Proofread: Sae

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"He ate two tablets of sleeping pills?"

Gu Hai gazed at You Qi whose expression suddenly changed, "I saw a medicine strip on his desk but I didn't really pay any attention to what kind of medicine it was. When he came to school this morning, he had caught a cold so I assumed it was just medication against common cold."

The school doctor listened to what was said in silent concentration, yet her eyes were focusing on You Qi's face.

"How about you bring that medicine strip over here. I'll take a look at it."

When You Qi exited the room as he had been requested to, Gu Hai walked closer to the sickbed and carefully sat down at the edge of the bed, silently watching Bai Luo Yin's sleeping form. He had never seen Bai Luo Yin with such a gentle expression before. All of the lines on his whole face were completely smoothed out. Even if Gu Hai were to verbally abuse him right now, it probably wouldn't disturb his peaceful state.

"Don't worry, he's fine. His vitals don't indicate any internal problems. I suspect that when he ate the two types of medicine at the same time, it caused a slight diazepam overdose.[1] He will be okay by the time he wakes up. Just remember not to take such a large dose of sleeping pills next time. One tablet is enough."

Gu Hai had been silent the entire time, his face solemn.

A few minutes later, You Qi came back inside the room with the medicine strip and handed it over to the school nurse.

"See? It looks exactly like medication used against common cold."

The school doctor nodded, walked over to touch Bai Luo Yin's forehead and softly declared, "Looks like he needs an IV drip. He is a bit feverish which, combined with the drug overdose, resulted in fatigue and acute sleepiness."

Once she was done checking on Bai Luo Yin, the doctor went to another room and left the boys alone. You Qi then walked over to Bai Luo Yin and announced to Gu Hai, "I will take care of him, you can go back. One person is enough."

"You go back", Gu Hai assured.

Those three words were spoken in a light tone but the unyielding force of each syllable would make anyone surrender under its heavy pressure. Once having made his point clear, Gu Hai turned his attention back to Bai Luo Yin and covered his body with the blanket the school doctor had provided for him.

While You Qi observed Gu Hai's behavior he found himself feeling confused. From an outsider's perspective, Gu Hai and Bai Luo Yin were completely different, just as incompatible as fire and water, but You Qi could clearly see that Gu Hai really likes Bai Luo Yin. Gu Hai wouldn't normally take the initiative to greet anybody, yet he didn't seem to mind going out of his way to tease Bai Luo Yin every time the opportunity presented itself. He would typically be indifferent towards other people but he would always express noteworthy enthusiasm when it came to Bai Luo Yin. Gu Hai seemed to always think of various ways to torment Bai Luo Yin however, the moment something bad happens to him, Gu Hai was the one to anxiously worry the most. Other people probably wouldn't be able to guess what was truly going on and Bai Luo Yin wouldn't be able to understand either but You Qi could piece it all together.

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