After saving Bai Yueguang's substitute

【Today's love temperature: 86℃】

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The next morning, I saw Xu Zhinian at the dining table again.

But today it wasn't him who got up early, but me who got up late and stayed calm in the bathroom for a long time.

I called Assistant Sun and said that I would go to the company later today.

Then he went downstairs slowly.

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When I came down the stairs, Xu Zhinian was drinking milk.

He was startled when he saw me, choked the milk into his mouth and let out a violent cough.

Xu Zhinian put down the milk and said, "Jiang, Mr. Jiang...ahem."

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He had just finished eating the bread, and there were some bread crumbs on the corner of his mouth, and he coughed a few more times.

A few drops of milk splashed to the corner of his mouth.

I frowned, his appearance brought my OCD back.

It's an eyesore.

It's uncomfortable to watch.

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Subconsciously, I reached out and stroked the corner of his lips with my thumb, helping him to wipe off the bread crumbs and milk.

Then I wiped my hands with the wet towel on the table.

Failed.

I was too anxious just now, and forgot to take a tissue to wipe it.

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I didn't realize how intimate the action just now was.

After recovering, Xu Zhinian's eyes widened and his cough became more severe.

I frowned: "Have a cold?"

Xu Zhinian shook his head quickly: "No, it's just that I choked while drinking milk."

I sat down at the table and said, "Be careful with your drinks next time."

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Xu Zhinian should have finished eating, but he didn't leave, just staring at me secretly.

I asked him, "Aren't you going to class today?"

Xu Zhinian said, "There are only classes in the afternoon."

I said, "Then why don't you sleep more in the morning?"

Xu Zhinian looked at me and said, "I can't fall asleep after waking up, probably the biological clock is also used to this routine."

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After I finished my breakfast, Xu Zhinian approached cautiously, as if he wanted to say something, but hesitated.

I said, "What's wrong?"

Xu Zhinian blinked and said softly, "Last night..."

I raised my eyebrows to look at him.

Xu Zhinian bit the bullet and continued: "...was Mr. Jiang drunk last night?"

I nodded and said, "I drank a little."

Not quite drunk though.

Xu Zhinian sat on the chair, wondering what he was thinking, and asked again after a while.

"Then how much Mr. Jiang remembers about last night?"

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Of course I remember them all.

But I didn't say that.

I looked up and saw that Xu Zhinian's face was red to the neck, but he still pretended nothing happened and talked to me.

I am a little soft-hearted, and I want to tease him a little bit.

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I pondered for a moment, wondering: "What happened last night?"

Hearing what I said, Xu Zhinian breathed a sigh of relief.

After a while, the disappointed expression appeared on his face again involuntarily.

I said: "Let's think about it...Last night, I seemed to dream that you were playing the guitar and singing to me."

Xu Zhinian's eyes lit up, and he said, "That's not a dream! I really sang to you last night!"

I pretended not to believe it: "Really?"

Xu Zhinian said: "Really! You still praised me for singing well!"

I glanced at him and said, "It sounds good."

Xu Zhinian smiled happily.

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I went on to say, "But I seem to be dreaming of something else."

Xu Zhinian had a meal.

I said, "After you finish singing."

Xu Zhinian's eyes turned left and right, but he just didn't look at me.

I looked at him with a half-smile and said, "But I don't remember much, can you tell me about it?"

Xu Zhinian stammered, "No, nothing."

I raised my eyebrows: "Really nothing?"

He nodded slightly.

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I was a little disappointed, and looked at him for a long time before saying, "Come here."

Xu Zhinian hesitated, but he didn't hesitate for long, and obediently got closer.

I look a little better.

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I stretched out my hand and pulled him into my arms unexpectedly.

"Jiang, Mr. Jiang." He sat down on my lap and looked at me in a panic.

I clasped his shoulder with one hand and pinched his chin with the other, not giving him the slightest chance to escape.

I lowered my voice and said, "But I remembered."

My eyes scanned his face inch by inch, as if examining my own territory.

Xu Zhinian was frightened by me again, his hair stood on end, his pupils dilated, and he wanted to escape, but he couldn't.

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I said, "I don't like your answer just now."

Xu Zhinian blinked blankly.

I said, "I'll give you one more chance to answer, what else happened last night?"

Xu Zhinian's face turned even redder, this time it reached his ears.

His voice seemed to be a little crying, and he said: "Last night, Mr. Jiang kissed, kissed me."

I raised my eyebrows: "Really?"

Xu Zhinian nodded: "Yes, yes."

I asked again, "Why should I kiss you?"

Xu Zhinian glanced at me cautiously and said, "Because Mr. Jiang is drunk."

I moved closer, the tip of my nose was about to touch his nose, and said, "Is that so?"

Xu Zhinian was too scared to speak.

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I looked at him complicatedly for a few seconds, then lowered my head and kissed him like last night.

Xu Zhinian was completely stunned.

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After a while, I let him go.

Xu Zhinian went limp, and when he got off me, he staggered and almost fell to the ground.

I reached out and gave him a hand.

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I asked him, "Am I drunk now?"

Xu Zhinian subconsciously shook his head: "No."

I asked again, "Then why should I kiss you?"

Xu Zhinian blushed, his head seemed to be stuck: "I, I don't know."

I looked at him for a while, then reached out and touched his face.

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I said, "I'm going to the company."

Xu Zhinian was still wandering in the sky, and nodded in confusion.

I said: "You can't answer now, it's okay, I can give you time to think, but I don't allow you to pretend that nothing happened."

I stood up and said, "During this time, you can think about why I kissed you."

"Next time I want to hear a satisfactory answer."

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After I finished speaking, I walked out of the gate without hesitation, leaving Xu Zhinian alone in the room in a daze.

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On the way to the company, Uncle Yang kept looking at me through the rearview mirror, hesitating to speak.

I asked him: "What's wrong?"

Uncle Yang said: "Boss Jiang, your face seems a little red, is it too hot in the car?"

I:"……"

I opened the car window and let the cool air blow for a while to calm myself down.

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In the afternoon, Assistant Sun sent me a contract for my signature, and said, "President Jiang seems to be in a good mood today."

I asked, "How did you see that?"

Assistant Sun said: "Just now the person from the marketing department sent the wrong document, you didn't scold him, you just asked him to pay attention next time."

I was a little speechless and said, "Am I usually that fierce?"

Assistant Sun said: "It's not fierce, it's just that the aura is too strong, making it difficult for people to get close."

I said, "You never seem to be afraid of me."

Assistant Sun pushed up his glasses and said slowly, "Oh, that's because I'm pretending well."

I:"……"

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After finishing the important business, I was suddenly curious about what Xu Zhinian was doing.

I click on WeChat.

During this time, he often sent me messages, sometimes talking about fun things in school, and sometimes sharing some interesting articles.

Occasionally, some weird emoticons will be sent.

But today he didn't post anything.

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The circle of friends is also clean. Since he knew that I would read the circle of friends, the number of times he posted on the circle of friends has decreased significantly.

I don't know if I have nothing to post, or blocked me after posting.

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I closed WeChat and opened Weibo in a familiar place.

There is a new development on Weibo, and it was posted today.

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There are a lot of comments below asking him what happened.

Someone asked if something happened, and said a few words of comfort.

Some people think that something good happened that surprised him.

I don't know how they can see so many emotions from a simple word.

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I watched for a while, but I really couldn't see what Xu Zhinian was thinking.

But he shouldn't be angry.

I let go of my heart a little, and put my energy into my work again.

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Unexpectedly, a few days later, I didn't wait for Xu Zhinian's answer, but I waited for the news of his illness first.

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The weather has turned cold recently, Xu Zhinian has a bit of a cold, and his voice is also nasal.

He didn't think there was anything wrong, and drank a bowl of granules thinking he would be fine.

Unexpectedly, he caught a cold at night, and the next day he lay in bed and couldn't get up no matter what.

Mrs. Wang took his temperature and found out that he had a high fever.

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Mrs. Wang was in a hurry and called me.

I invited a private doctor to see it, and the doctor said it was not a serious illness, but my bones were too weak.

When Xu Zhinian was a child, he lived a hard life with his grandmother, and his nutrition could not keep up with his peers.

Later, he was tortured by Yan Zhizhe for three years, and his physical fitness was poor. When the seasons changed, the cold and hot air alternated, and he would inevitably suffer from illness.

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The doctor put him on a drip and prescribed some fever-reducing medicine.

He also said that these only treat the symptoms, not the root cause, and Xu Zhinian's body needs to be cultivated for a long time before it can slowly recover.

These words made Mrs. Wang feel distressed.

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When I went to see him, his fever had subsided, but he was sweating profusely, and his body was still weak.

Mrs. Wang didn't allow him to get out of bed, so he could only lie obediently and look at me pitifully.

"Mr. Jiang." He said, "Did I cause you trouble again?"

I said: "There is nothing, you should take good care of your illness, and don't think about whether there are any of these."

Xu Zhinian said, "Oh."

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I said, "I've already asked for leave from the school, so don't worry."

Xu Zhinian nodded, and said, "Just now I contacted the class monitor, and he said that the few courses I'm missing, he asked for the courseware for me."

"Hmm," I said, "wouldn't that be nice?"

Xu Zhinian said: "I just... feel very embarrassed to keep Mrs. Wang busy these days."

I said, "Sister-in-law Wang is really worried about you."

Xu Zhinian looked at me and asked, "What about Mr. Jiang?"

I pretended not to know, and asked, "What?"

Xu Zhinian asked in a low voice: "Will Mr. Jiang worry about me too?"

I said, "Of course I would. If I wasn't worried about you, why would I come here today?"

Xu Zhinian stopped talking again, as if shy.

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I want to ask him the answer to that question from last time.

After thinking about it, he was still sick, so we couldn't act too hastily, so we let him go.

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Probably because he slept for a long time before, now Xu Zhinian doesn't feel sleepy at all, curled up in the quilt, looking at me in a daze.

I touched his head and said softly, "Niannian, I'm worried, so you need to get better soon."

Xu Zhinian was stunned for a while, and then said "hmm" in a low voice.

The voice was soft and nasal.