Chapter 55: Nightmare and Heartache (1/2)

Translator: Claire.KK

If someone was so important to you, over time, they would sear a mark on your heart. And whether the person was still kept in mind or not, the mark just wouldn't disappear ever after.

Ziyu Ai tucked Zhishu He into the cover. He felt bad all of a sudden. All he wanted to do was look at the plants he had grown for Zhishu.

Time went by very fast. It was already the middle of January. Two weeks later, it would be February, which was another step closer to Chinese New Year.

Zhishu would take a little walk when feeling less painful but he wouldn't go too far away from the house. When he was in a bad shape, he would cover himself with a thick cashmere blanket and read books in an armchair. Zhishu didn't like TVs or movies because they would dizzy him, which led to heavy headaches. However, reading wasn't that comfortable for him either, he would often fall asleep halfway through a book.

What scared Ziyu the most now was to see Zhishu fall asleep. He was uptight every time he walked up to him—He was afraid that one day, this man would sleep in peace and never wake up again.

Zhishu noticed that recently, there was less moving-about of Doctor Ai in front of him. The man would just mind his own scribbling or doodling near him, acting pretty concentrated.

This day, Ziyu Ai, unlike before, raised his head after he finished his drawing, and had a good stretch in the warm afternoon sunshine. ”Your birthday is close, is it?” He then said straightforwardly to Zhishu.

It took Zhishu a while before he realized that someone was speaking to him. He slightly leaned forward and said, ”How do you know?”

Zhishu He's birthday was right before Chinese New Year. No one cared about his birthday since he left home a decade ago apart from Wenxu Jiang.

Ziyu Ai smiled at him. ”I took one more glimpse at your ID number when you were filling in the form.”

It wasn't a painful day for Zhishu so he was willing to have a chat with the doctor. ”Okay. What have you been drawing these days?”

”Secret.” Ziyu Ai acted mingy this time.

Zhishu wasn't very curious of it anyway. ”Bring the dog here. I'd like to have fun with him.” He didn't say the doctor's name, which actually was childishly cute.

Ziyu Ai had a softer heart than the West Lake water in April at the moment but he had to force himself to say no. ”Wait until you feel better. The dog goes out every day. It's unhygienic.” The immune system of Zhishu's was already vulnerable and that was one big, energetic dog. Ziyu was quite concerned.

How much longer could he wait though? Zhishu was a bit disappointed but he knew he did it for his health.

Ziyu couldn't bear to see Zhishu get upset. He thought for a while and walked up to Zhishu. ”How about I get you a kitten here?” He asked.

Zhishu was cheered up a little. ”I want the one with black whiskers and white feet.” He answered.

”The fattest one, I get it,” Ziyu got close to him and said with a smirky face, ”Give me a kiss and I'll get it for you.”