My girlfriend isn't as cute as me.

Five minutes later, Lin Jiu looked at the mercury in the thermometer and saw it remained at 38.5 degrees Celsius. She breathed a sigh of relief; this was considered a moderate fever. Normal human body temperature is between 36.5 and 37.3 degrees Celsius; anything above 37.3 degrees Celsius is considered a fever. Generally, if the temperature exceeds 39 degrees Celsius, it's best to see a doctor immediately. Temperatures above 41 degrees Celsius are dangerous and could even cause brain damage and intellectual disability.

Lin Jiu leaned back on the sofa to relax, almost falling asleep again.

What came into view was light flaxen hair. Looking up along the hair, he saw Wang Yuting looking at him with concern.

Should we see a doctor?

"It's okay, just take your medicine and get some sleep." Lin Jiu shook his head; he was used to it. "...You can take two of these pills too. If you get sick because of taking care of me, I'll feel bad."

"Ok!"

Wang Yuting was relieved. She put the pot on the tray on the table and took out a bowl to fill Lin Jiu's bowl.

To Lin Jiu's surprise, it was just normal porridge, not the culinary disaster she had imagined.

"Um... I'm not very good at cooking. This is instant porridge I bought from the convenience store downstairs. This is the only thing I can cook." Wang Yuting seemed to have noticed what Lin Jiu was thinking and admitted somewhat embarrassedly. This kind of instant porridge can be eaten simply by tearing open the package, pouring it into a pot, and then simmering it over low heat. It's a blessing for lazy people.

Lin Jiu took the bowl with both hands, feeling its warmth in her palms, not too hot.

This indicates that the porridge was not made fresh, but rather prepared in advance and then deliberately cooled down to reassure the patient.

"what happened?"

Wang Yuting saw Lin Jiu holding the bowl in a daze, and subconsciously picked up a spoon and asked, "Do you want me to feed you?"

"No need, thank you."

"Don't be so polite, it's nothing."

Wang Yuting also served herself a bowl. To be honest, she hadn't eaten anything all day.

Her eyes were so beautiful that she forgot all about eating while looking at Lin Jiu's sleeping face.

Lin Jiu glanced at her, then scooped up a spoonful of thick porridge and put it in his mouth. The instant porridge tasted bland, the rice grains were ordinary, and the dried vegetables, after being dehydrated and dried, tasted like instant noodle seasoning. But... this was the first time in the past six months that someone had cooked for Lin Jiu, and this feeling was completely different from eating convenience store bento boxes.

"Is it tasty?"

"good to eat."

"If you like it, that's fine."

Wang Yuting smiled slightly, and this gentle smile made Lin Jiu momentarily lose his composure, even stopping the spoon in his hand.

Can I ask you something?

"Please speak."

"Why..." Lin Jiu took a deep breath, gripping the spoon tightly, and asked, "Why are you so good to me?"

Wang Yuting blinked and answered frankly without any hesitation.

"Because I like you."

Chapter Eleven: Flower Kiss Therapy

"Sorry, I didn't hear you clearly."

"If you didn't hear me clearly, I'll repeat it again: I like you."

"..."

Lin Jiu fell silent.

From a person's fleeting expression, the muscles in their face, and every movement of their eyes, one can deduce their inner thoughts.

There is no doubt that Wang Yuting did not lie.

This left Lin Jiu somewhat bewildered. He hurriedly lowered his head and ate the porridge in large mouthfuls, secretly glancing at the other girl and discovering that she was staring intently at him.

Lin Jiu felt a little uncomfortable under her gaze, and before she knew it, she had finished the porridge in her bowl, so she had no choice but to put the bowl down.

"Is it the kind of liking that comes from admiring someone?"

Lin Jiu sat up straight, trying her best to appear confident.

Wang Yuting shook her head and said bluntly, "No, I like you as someone of the opposite sex."

Didn't your mother tell you that girls should be more reserved?

“My mother told me that if I meet a boy I like, I should hold onto him and never let him get away. She fell in love with my dad at first sight while playing the piano at the Golden Hall. After the performance, she took him home that very night, and that's how I came to be. My mother has always told me that once the deed is done, no one else has a say in it.”

"Your mother is terrible!"

Lin Jiu covered her face with her hands, unsure how to evaluate the other person's family education.

After all, his family's upbringing was quite distorted, so we can only say they're a good match, ah, a good match.

"...So you saved me because you were lusting after my body?"

"It's not that I haven't had that thought, I just hope to see you again."

To put it bluntly, Wang Yuting hadn't thought things through. When she heard Lin Jiu say he was quitting, she was practically exploding. If they missed each other now, they might never see each other again. She didn't want that kind of life! Just imagining it made her future seem bleak. She couldn't find a reason to work hard anymore; she might as well go back to her hometown and live off her parents.

"You're quite straightforward..."

Lin Jiu was at a loss for words to refute.

What kind of situation hasn't he seen? He's definitely never seen anything like this before!

Lin Jiu had never thought about dating or anything like that. He was already doing his best to survive every day, and such a luxury would never happen to him... That was what he originally thought.

"Because I don't want to lie to you."

Wang Yuting gazed intently into Lin Jiu's eyes, which reflected his somewhat bewildered and helpless figure.

“My intuition tells me that if I want to have a good conversation with you, I have to be honest.” Wang Yuting’s lips curled up slightly, revealing a lovely smile. “You don’t need to give me an answer right now, because I haven’t thought that far ahead either. Right now, I just hope you recover quickly and don’t have too much of a burden.”

"Um……"

"Another bowl?"

"Ok!"

Lin Jiu ate two bowls of porridge and took her medicine, then felt like a salted fish, sprawled on the sofa.

Lying down like Ge You, that's really comfortable.

Because cold medicine has a certain sleep-inducing effect, Lin Jiu was still sleepy despite her doubts.

"Lin Jiu, you can't sleep yet."

Wang Yuting, who had put the tableware in the kitchen, came over. She had taken off her wool cardigan at some point and was only wearing a white vest. Her broad chest pushed the vest up high, revealing her beautifully flat stomach.

Lin Jiu instinctively pulled the blanket over her shoulder and looked at her warily.

"Is there a problem?"

"There's a very important question," Wang Yuting said earnestly, gazing intently at Lin Jiu. "Are you an adult?"

"Gurgle."

Lin Jiu unconsciously swallowed her saliva.

Why ask me if I'm an adult at this time? Are you trying to teach me how to do it?

Lin Jiu hesitated for a moment before answering truthfully, "I... just turned eighteen yesterday."

"That's great!"

Wang Yuting breathed a sigh of relief, patted her chest, and felt a surge of emotion welling up inside her.

“Legally speaking, if you were underage, and I kept you with me without your parents’ consent, I might be taken away by the police for abduction. Now that you’re an adult, there are many things you can do, that’s great. Please take care of me in the future, Lin Jiu.”

“…Oh, oh oh.”

Lin Jiu nodded.

Oh, so that's what you were talking about.

I took my pants off and you're telling me this... No, wait, I wasn't wearing any pants at all.

Lin Jiu checked herself in the restroom and found that she wasn't wearing underwear under her skirt.

This is a good thing; even he couldn't accept someone helping him change into women's underwear.

—It can hurt a lot if it gets too tight.

Wang Yuting suddenly remembered something and suggested, "By the way, Lin Jiu, have you ever heard of flower kiss therapy?"

"No, what is that..."

"Never mind if you don't know. I'll tell you next time. Get some rest."

Wang Yuting waved her hand and subconsciously walked to the entrance to put her pillow on her suitcase to sleep. Suddenly remembering that she didn't have to go to work tomorrow, she scratched her head and chuckled as she went back to her room.

She had worked overtime yesterday and was already exhausted. Passing by the supermarket, she saw a special sale and decided to buy a cucumber to make a cold salad as a snack with drinks, just in time to see Lin Jiu being bullied! In a fit of anger, Wang Yuting rushed over and, drawing on her years of martial arts experience, precisely targeted the most vulnerable part of the body, striking him squarely. She had also taken care of Lin Jiu all night, and now seeing him looking much better, she felt a sense of relief, her exhaustion washing over her.

Lin Jiu watched Wang Yuting walk into the dormitory. He lay on the sofa, touching the children's fever-reducing patch on his forehead.

"Do I really have anything... that makes her like me to this extent?"

To be honest, Lin Jiu felt a bit unreal. He wondered if he had already died on the roadside and that this was all a hallucination after death. These were all imagined scenarios, whether it was the comfortable sofa that made him want to sink into it, the delicious instant porridge, or the beautiful, kind-hearted, and busty older sister... everything was so wonderful that it was hard to believe.

I thought my life was a tragedy.

Actually, it's a comedy.

It's still a romantic comedy.

As Lin Jiu pondered this, her thoughts gradually drifted into sleep.

—Wait, what exactly is the flower kiss therapy?

Lin Jiu couldn't fall asleep any longer. He glanced around and found his phone on the TV table.

Wang Yuting carefully checked his phone to see if it had gotten wet, and after confirming it was okay, she even charged it for him. Most phones nowadays use Type-C data cables, so finding an Android cable can be quite a hassle.

The password was successfully unlocked, and Lin Jiu subconsciously checked the communication records.

Officer Li didn't call, and it's unknown whether the drug dealer was successfully arrested.

He shook his head. He said that professional matters should be left to professionals, and if he were to intervene haphazardly, he might end up making things worse.

Lin Jiu opened her browser and silently searched for "flower kiss therapy".

Then he clicked on a short video.