Yu Chen took a deep breath before he opens the apartment door and mumbled a soft "I'm home". He looks left and right to make sure that Xuan Lu is not around, but he saw her bag on the floor near her room door.
"So she returned early". He opens the fridge and didn't find food, he sighed and close it, he opens the door but before he goes out, he stopped.
"....I Will Go Out To Buy Some Food". He shouted before he leaves the apartment.
He goes to a nearby restaurant to buy dinner for them and return. He opens the door but stopped when he saw her leaving her room with a towel around her body and wet hair, he widened his eyes and close the door fast as he turns away immediately.
"D-Don't Leave Your Room Like That!!".
"Sorry, but I---*Cough* I need some water *Cough*". Yu Chen tries to take his breath as he closed his eyes and patting his chest to calm down his fast heart rate.
"Fine, just take it fast". He said and she went to the fridge to open it, he hears her sneezing and coughing more, but he just closes his eyes and beating his lips as he can't do anything.
"Are you---".
*Thump*
He didn't complete his words as he turn and see her on the ground coughing hardly, he rushed to her and hesitated to hold her, but he has to.
"Man~ You Are Really Troublesome". He closes the fridge and carry her to her room, he lays her on the bed and covered her with the blanket, he look at her cold wet long hair and take the hair dryer to dry it fast. He brings the warm water for her and go to bay medicine for her.
"Hey, did you eat??". He asks her but she didn't answer him.
"Sleep already? Hey, wake up to take your medicine at least". He said but still she didn't answer him. He sighed and left the medicine on the table and leave the room.
At night, Yu Chen wakes up when he heard a soft cry, he was sleeping in the living room to hear if Xuan Lu need anything, he gets up and go to Xuan Lu's room.
"I will enter...". He said after he knocked the door, he opens it and saw her crying as she tries to take beep breaths, he gets closer and put his hand on her forehead.
"This is bad....". He said and looked at her with his worried eyes.
"....No choice, I have to take you to the hospital, I never cared for a sick person in my life, if you stayed her you will die". He said as he goes to her closet and take out some clothes, he stopped and blinked his eyes.
"......She can't wear it by herself, right?? And I am.....NO WAY I Will Do It!!!". He said and took out his phone to call his friend.
"Ayya~ Yu Chen it is 1 in the morning~".
"Mian Mian Help Me!".
"What's wrong? Don't say you want me to pretend to be your girlfriend so you can run away from the mixer, No Way!".
"Not That! My...Wait Who is she to me?? Ummm... Yes, She is my neighbor, well...our parents are friends since ages, and we are living together now, she is sick and I want to take her to the hospital, but I can't take her without any clothes, I Can't See Her Body Yet!!". His friend Mian Mian sighed.
"Man~ You saw a lot of bodies anyway".
"She....She is different, just please come, she is in a bad condition".
"Ok ok, send me the location, I will come".
He hung up and look at the clothes in his hands.
"....She is different, I can't see her body without her permission". He said and sent the location to his friend and after 10 minuets she arrived.
"Wow~ Your apartment is so nice and close to my place~". She said in amusement.
"Anyway, just hurry and change her clothes". He pushes her shoulders to Xuan Lu's room.
"Ok ok~".
He walks here and there waiting outside the room, the door finally open and Mian Mian show him peace sign.
"Done! And by the way, she is really gorgeous, how did you hold your hand off her all this long??". Yu Chen rolled his eyes.
"If you just know". He said before he enters the room and carry her on his back and Mian Mian helped him.
They both went to the hospital and heard what the doctor said.
"She is too weak to flu, maybe the place is new?". The doctor said and Yu Chen nodded.
"Yes,we moved to the apartment recently".
"The place need a better clean up, she also needs to wear a mask when she is interacting with a lot of people, and stay away from cold places, this medicine will help her immune system getting stronger, and this list of food will help her too, she will stay for two days in the hospital since her fever is so high, then you can take her home". The doctor said and gave Yu Chen the lists and leave them.
Yu Chen sighed and looked at the list, Mian Mian tilt her head to look at him.
"What?? Feeling tired of carrying her all the way here??". She said and he rolled his eyes.
"No~ I just didn't expect her to be so weak, she is really hard to get along with". Mian Mian smiles a little at him and pat his shoulder.
"Well....She is a girl after all, anyway, I have to return home now, take care of your girl". She winks for him.
"She is not my girl, and I will walk you home, it's too late for you to walk back all the way".
"Don't you want to stay here with her??". Yu Chen looks at Xuan Lu who is sleeping soundly now and shake his head.
"No, she will be fine here, I need to go home to rest". Mian Mian shakes her head.
"You are really careless person".
"But I care about you~". She whacks his head.
"No Need For Your Care! I have a boyfriend and you are no longer my boyfriend". Yu Chen rubs his aching head.
"But we are still friends~". She turns the other side and walk away.
Yu Chen looks at Xuan Lu for the last time before he followed Mian Mian.
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After two days, Xuan Lu thanked the doctor and leave the hospital, she returns to the apartment and find Yu Chen sitting on the sofa while reading a book.
"What a gentleman you are". She said irritated as she takes off her shoes, she thought he will come and take her from the hospital, but she was wrong.
"Yeah thank you, at least you are fine now to walk on your own". He said without looking at her, she sighed and enter her room.
She put her bag on the table and blinked her eyes when she saw a bento and a small box with a paper on it.
*Eat this food, it is good for your health, and I cleaned your room with my friend Mian Mian and don't worry she is a girl so no weird thoughts please, the mask for you, wear it from now on whenever you go out, and drink warm drinks from now on, this what the doctor says...— Yu Chen*
She opened the box and saw the masks, she tried to control her smile but couldn't, she leave the room and stand behind him.
"What now???". He asked as he eat an apple.
"....Thank you for taking me to the hospital, and thanks for the food and the mask and cleaning my room". And she turn back to her room, he lay on the sofa and cover his face with the book to hide his happy and relieved face.
".....You're welcome".
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