No one understands rebirth better than me

Chapter 284 Mother North

Guan Ren never imagined that he would catch a cold in his lifetime.

One should not catch a cold, at least not during the healthy and robust teenage years.

Therefore, when he was lying in the hospital bed with dizziness, he began to doubt whether his fitness training had been a waste of time.

Guan Qiaoyun was also puzzled by this.

Snapped!
"What's wrong, Sister Qiaoyun?"

Guan Ren was sitting there like a child who was sick, his fingers fidgeting in his mother's gentle hands, which could be considered a form of coquetry. Suddenly, he received a slap on the back of his hand.

"What do you say?"

Guan Qiaoyun frowned, looking at him with annoyance:
"Didn't you used to work out? Where did all that work out go? How did you end up with such a high fever?!"

……

In fact, the reason Guan Ren caught a cold this time was indeed related to fitness.

It was the change of seasons, and Guan Ren, preoccupied with matters concerning Luo Xiaobei, didn't notice this.

Therefore, after each workout, the sweat often gets soaked and sticks to my vest after it cools down.

This is also a very common cause of colds.

Guan Qiaoyun, and even Luo Xiaobei, had always frequently given Guan Ren these instructions.

As a result, he was caught off guard and eventually fell victim to the virus.

……

"Mom, why are you yelling at me... I'm a patient..."

"Oh, I'm your mother, but that doesn't mean I can be mean to you, right?"

Guan Qiaoyun glanced at the thermometer again as she spoke:

"40 degrees Celsius! You're already a bit slow, what if your brain gets damaged from the fever!"

"Mom, I'm not stupid..."

"You'd be crazy to catch a cold! How else would you be able to catch a cold if you weren't stupid?"

"Okay, okay, I'm stupid, I'm stupid..."

"Pah! Your son is the stupid one!"

"..."

This segment is considered a classic.

Guan Ren looked at his mother's gloomy face and didn't know whether to laugh or cry.

However, it is said that in her seemingly stern complaints, Guan Ren also heard a lot of worry.

Without realizing it, he slipped his big hand into Guan Qiaoyun's small hand.

This could be considered a reversal of the Heavenly Stems.

After all, usually it's other girls who put things in his hands.

Only with Guan Qiaoyun will things likely be different.

And this is perhaps what makes Guan Qiaoyun's role as a "mother" so irreplaceable for Guan Ren.

"Oh right, I haven't asked for leave for you yet."

"No need, I think I've already invited them."

"like?"

"Uh…"

Guan Ren thought for a moment and then confirmed:
"Yes, we did invite them."

Guan Ren's hesitation was not without reason.

Even though he can still speak a few words now, when his fever was at its highest, he was completely burnt out.

It felt like my head was covered by a plastic bag.

Then, vaguely, he remembered that he seemed to have done a lot of things.

This included boiling water, calling for his mother, and sending a text message to Li Min to ask for leave.

……

"Phew... Mom, I'm going to sleep for a bit."

"Okay, then you should rest well and see if you can sweat it out."

After Guan Qiaoyun finished speaking, she closed the door and left.

Guan Ren slept for a while.

This sleep,
In the hazy light, I seemed to hear some noises coming from outside.

There were sounds of doors opening and closing, as well as clear human voices.

A little while later, things continued like this.

Guan Ren woke up a little.

Ugh, I'm still a little dizzy.

The fever has clearly not completely subsided.

Then I felt Guan Qiaoyun come in again.

"mom…"

He hummed in his sleep and reached out a hand from under the covers to scratch.

A figure peeking through the eyelids quickly sat down on the edge of the bed and reached out to greet them.

Then Guan Ren subconsciously stuffed it in again.

It turned out that I couldn't quite fit my hand in.

Upon closer inspection, one is even more surprised to find that although the texture is also delicate and smooth, it lacks the boneless softness of Guan Qiaoyun and has a more bouncy, fleshy feel.

More importantly, the size also seems to be smaller than Guan Qiaoyun's hands in my memory.

"Okay, okay, son, be a good boy~"

"?!"

Finally, when the sweet, melodious voice reached his ears, Guan Ren suddenly opened his eyes.

The next moment, that familiar and adorable girl with swaying pigtails came into view.

"Xiao Bei? You...how could you..."

"Tsk, what, Little Bei? You're naughty just because you're sick? Call her Bei Mama~"

"..."

Looking into the girl's teasing eyes, Guan Ren stared blankly for a while, and finally gave a speechless sneer.

He propped himself up and sat up.

"Cough cough cough! Cough cough..."

"Oh dear..."

Hearing him cough, the teasing in Luo Xiaobei's eyes vanished instantly. She frowned and hurriedly grabbed a cushion from the chair to put behind him.

Guan Ren let out a sigh of relief, looked at Luo Xiaobei, and felt a warmth in his heart:
"Actually, you didn't need to come here specifically; it's just a cold."

"Hmph, you think I really wanted to come see you, you idiot... I just happened to be home from school and was just dropping by on my way home..."

Luo Xiaobei muttered these words for a moment.

Then he lowered his head and remained silent for a moment.

Then he stood up.

"Alright, I've looked around enough, I'm leaving." But he couldn't move.

Because Guan Ren was holding her wrist.

"What are you doing? Let go."

Guan Ren refused to let go.

This scene vaguely reminded Luo Xiaobei of that night, and her eyes couldn't help but flicker.

"Let go, you pig-headed idiot..."

Guan Ren shook his head and gave a bitter smile:

"It's been so long, it's rare for you to condescend to spend time alone with me, so let's stay a little longer."

"Tch... What do you mean 'so long'? Is it really that long?"

"Yes, it's been a long time."

Guan Ren nodded:

It's been two months since the first time I kissed you.

"!"

Luo Xiaobei was taken aback by Guan Ren's sudden remark and felt a pang of panic.
"You...you idiot, don't talk nonsense! You have a girlfriend, I..."

"Cough cough! Cough cough cough—!"

Before Luo Xiaobei could finish speaking, her childhood friend started coughing again.

Seeing him clutching his throat in obvious discomfort, Luo Xiaobei's panic quickly turned into anxiety. After handing him a piece of paper, she glanced around.
Did you take cough medicine?

"Oh, I almost forgot, I haven't drunk the cough syrup yet."

"I'll get it."

……

While Luo Xiaobei went to get the cough syrup, Guan Ren also checked his phone.

There were more than a dozen messages from [Xiao Li] on QQ.

"Hey…"

Guan Ren chuckled, opened it and took a look, then gradually frowned in confusion.

In addition to Xiaolihua's concern, Guanren also found two missed calls on his phone.

Two phone calls from Gu Wancheng.

They would call, ring for two seconds, and then hang up.

Guan Ren realized something upon seeing this.

Then he opened the text message and scratched his head.

It turns out that I didn't send the text message asking for leave due to illness to my homeroom teacher, Li Min.

Instead, for some unknown reason, in a daze, it was sent to Gu Wancheng first.

"..."

Guan Ren hesitated for a moment.

Then I called back.

beep--

After two rings, the phone was connected.

"Hey."

"Teacher Gu, I am Guan Ren."

"Um, is there something you need?"

Gu Wancheng's voice was very calm.

"Um, sorry, I didn't answer your call earlier. Is there anything I can help you with?"

"..."

There was a pause on the other end of the phone:
"I've told Teacher Li about your sick leave."

"Oh, okay, thank you, Teacher Gu. Goodbye, Teacher Gu."

"besides…!"

"Ok?"

There was a long pause on the other end of the phone.

After a long pause, her voice remained calm:

"…have a good rest."

Guan Ren smiled gently:
"Oh, I see."

"that's it."

squeak-

No sooner had the phone call ended than Luo Xiaobei came in with cough syrup and a bowl of cold medicine.

Guan Ren shifted his body twice and reached out to take it, but Luo Xiaobei dodged him.

"Qiaoyun said you were sweating from being covered up. Are you sweating?"

"not yet."

"Then don't move around and cover it up."

As Luo Xiaobei spoke, she tucked her childhood friend's arm back into the blankets, then tied the blankets around him tightly. She scooped up a spoonful of the prepared medicine, blew on it, and held it to his mouth.

"Open your mouth."

"Uh... I think I just saw you blow a few drops of your saliva in."

"..."

"N-nothing...it's okay, I must have misread it, ah—"

Just as Guan Ren was rambling on, there was another sound of doors opening and closing outside the bedroom.

"?"

Guan Ren's ears perked up, and he immediately straightened up like Kapibala.

"Tsk, I told you not to move around."

"not me…"

"Shut up."

Luo Xiaobei frowned, and shoved another spoonful of cold medicine into his mouth:
"Open your mouth."

"Should we shut up or open our mouths?"