Chapter 77: Happy Birthday! (1/2)

Translator: Claire.KK

When Zhishu He woke up, he was left alone. Cold and empty, it looked like the doctor had left for quite a long time.

Zhishu He slowly rolled over and kept his eyes shut for a while longer. He was still weak; his waist and legs were sore and limp.

The door was mildly pushed open; Zhishu He didn't move. The quilt was pulled up right after he felt someone standing next to the bed. Before he could sense the coldness, something warm was thrust into his arms; it was an electric warmer.

”Baby, happy birthday,” Ziyu Ai lowered his head, kissed Zhishu from his earlobe to his nape, ”Rise and shine.”

Zhishu shrugged and held the electric warmer tight. ”Don't mess with me, it's ticklish.”

Ziyu Ai didn't go further, he just groomed Zhishu's messy bangs. ”You can stay in bed for a minute and get up later. I'll wait for you downstairs.”

After Ziyu Ai left for several minutes, Zhishu He got up reluctantly. He buttoned up his pajama and rubbed his temples.

Ziyu Ai was in the kitchen when he got downstairs. He leaned sideways to greet him once he heard him coming down. ”You are up?”

On his floral apron, there was a mess of flour, his dummy smiley face was just like the dog. ”I'll make you a cake after I put these egg tarts into the oven.”

Zhishu He held the electric warmer, tilted his head and looked into the kitchen while standing away from it and said, ”You are awesome.”

Ziyu Ai walked up to him, randomly dusted off the flour on his hands, lifted Zhishu He up and put himself down in the living room couch. The doctor's hot hands massaged Zhishu He by his waist through his pajama.

Zhishu He felt a bit embarrassed; he wriggled. ”You've got flour on me.”

Ziyu didn't let go. ”Let me massage you.” He wasn't acting filthy though; he understood that Zhishu was feeling embarrassed. As much as he was patient and restrained enough last night, he was still doing everything he could to not hurt his feelings.

Ziyu Ai made him comfortable with the right skill and intensity; his hand totally relaxed Zhishu's uptight muscle. Massage is an energy-consuming job; Zhishu didn't want to bother Ziyu so much.

”I feel alright. You do your thing. You said the cake wasn't done, right?” Zhishu pushed himself up from Ziyu's arms and sat straight on the couch by himself.

Ziyu Ai didn't say another word, he just caressed Zhishu's cheek and got up. As he walked into the kitchen, he suddenly remembered something and he stood still.

”Silly me.” Ziyu Ai smiled at Zhishu He fawningly, and turned away to open the door.

Zhishu He was wondering what Ziyu Ai was up to. Less than three minutes later, a golden towser briskly rushed into the house. Ziyu Ai slowed down with two cats in his arms and followed by another two cats.

Zhishu He giggled.

”They all took parasite repellents and a bath in the morning. They'll keep you company for a while.” Ziyu Ai walked up to Zhishu, grabbed one cat by its neck and passed it to Zhishu, ”Cuddle him. Your favorite one. He's grown a lot.”

Zhishu's eyes were gentle and kind, filled with real joy. He reached out to hold the cat. How these little things have grown. The doctor had fed them well. They became big cats.

The dog snuggled with Zhishu's legs, it shoved its big golden head into Zhishu's arms hard but it got slapped by the cat in his arms. Its poor brown eyes were moistened.

Those poor eyes got Zhishu right away; he put down the proud cat and cuddled the dog and said, ”Good boy.”

It licked all over Zhishu's face.

Ziyu Ai got him a big plate of fresh fruits from the kitchen. ”Have some fruits first. The dog likes them too, you can have them together.”