Lily can't remember how she fell asleep last night. She only remembers that after he said the last
words, she began to cry silently while covering herself with the quilt. For fear of him witnessing her
ordeal, she gradually fell asleep.
The next day when she wakes up, Lily's head is not covered by the quilt. There is no sign of Rex being
present, so she sits up and puts on her shoes before going to the bathroom to wash up.
After ten minutes, just as Lily is ready to dry her face, the ward door is opened. In addition to the sound
of footsteps, the smell of cooked rice reaches her nose.
Lily's stomach makes some noises. Today she feels like her fever has passed, which makes her
appetite much better that the previous day. Seeing the steamed dumplings and rice porridge he is
carrying in his hands, she feels very greedy.
Rex does not expect her to be awake already, and he enters the small bathroom. Following the same
routine, he raises his hand to her forehead."Just the right temperature. Good. Come out and eat the
breakfast."
After finishing the words, he turns around and leaves the bathroom first before putting the breakfast
he'd brought from downstairs on the table.
Lily stands very still, seemingly still feeling the warmth of his palm on her forehead. She's familiar with
his hands, which are dry and warm. The night before, while in a dazed sleep, she could sense the
strength of him touching her forehead.
Is it possible that last night he didn't sleep soundly and had been worrying about her high fever?
Lily is sure that this isn't a fantasy. She just cannot remember how many times he'd gotten up.
Just as she tries to recollect the memories, she is called by Rex."After washing, come out quickly. The
food won't be tasty when it's cold."
Lily bites her lip, and shakes her head, trying to shake of the mixed feelings she is having."I'm coming!"
Lily sits on a small chair opposite Rex. On the table there are different kinds of foods, such as rice
porridge, eggs, pickles and steamed dumplings which look the tastiest.
She immediately takes one, and puts it in her mouth, completely filling it up so that she can barely
close her mouth. It takes her a while to chew it before speak."It's so yummy."
Rex can see that she has a good appetite, and since she is enjoying her food, he knows that she is
now much healthier. He then also grabs a steamed dumpling with his chopsticks and puts it in his
mouth.
The moment he bites through the thin wrapper of the steamed dumpling, he feels the heavy scent of
the broth of the dumpling filling in his mouth.
He'd especially asked the chef to reduce the salt and oil, making the taste a bit lighter than usual. This
however did not harm its deliciousness.
Four plates of dumplings are finished in an instant. Lily has some of the rice porridge, but finds herself
unable to finish it. She'd eaten too much, and feels her stomach full.
She looks down at her stomach and sees that it clearly bulges out."I feel like I'm pregnant." She says
without thinking.
The whole situation reminds her of the time when she was pregnant with Adair. In the first two months
nothing was yet visible, but then at the beginning of the third month, she started to see and feel her
belly growing.
At first, she felt very uncomfortable. She had always felt that her waist was strange and abnormal. But
after a long time, she got used to it.
Looking at her budging belly, she is speechless.
Watches her touch her stomach, Rex pictures her pregnant with Adair.
Undoubtedly, it must be hard and exhausting. And she must have suffered great pressure and fear.
Rex doesn't dare to think deeply about it, fearing that if he does, he won't be able to control himself and
will shed tears. He dislikes himself so much for he has been sentimental recently.
He then stands up and cleans up the table, hoping to conceal his frailness and various thoughts in his
heart.
After the breakfast, a nurse comes to the ward to take Lily's temperature and have some basic check-
ups. She then draws a conclusion that there is still some inflammation in Lily's bronchus, which should
be healed in a week if she takes her medicine.
In the morning, Lily will need to have three bottles of intravenous injection.
"Are you the boyfriend of this young lady? Next time, you must send her to hospital in time. She has
had a serious high fever after all. This time she was lucky that she had no other physical problems. A
fever this high could have been damaging; so be careful next time!" the doctor advises Rex after giving
her an injection.
Rex has taken care of her for a day and a night, and now people naturally regard him as Lily's
boyfriend.
Lily wants to explain that that is not the case, but then she hears his reply that is full of patience."Oh, I
will definitely pay attention next time."
It was the first time that he showed his great patience and modesty to others. Plus, is he really going to
adopt the identity of"her boyfriend"?
Lily keeps her mouth shut as she watches him communicate with the doctor. She was a bit angry at the
beginning, but after a while, she has a strange feeling.
His aura and character give her a sense of security.
"Alright, if there are any problems, don't hesitate to call. And check the infusion pump; if it's empty,
please call someone to change it."
"Okay, thank you."
After the doctor leaves, Lily looks at the dripping anti-inflammatory liquid and suddenly feels
anxious."Make it go quicker, the faster it finishes the faster I can leave."
"Why are you in hurry? If it goes faster, it will irritate your stomach."
"I ate already."
"It will go according to this current tempo." Although Rex know why Lily wanted it to go quicker, he
refuses her request without hesitation. He comforts her,"It doesn't matter how late it is. I will take you
back to see the child today."
His words surprise her and a sudden sense of shyness washes over her. Did she show it? Was her
desire to see the child so obvious that he could notice it with only one glance?
"Adair is at home, safe and sound. He's been waiting for you, so don't be hurried. Lie down and rest for
a while. I will wake you up later." He says as he re-levels the bed and puts a pillow under her head, so
as to allow her to lie more comfortably.
Lily had just wakened up, so originally she was not sleep. But now, she dozes off.
Rex sits on the chair next to the bed. He scans at the company documents on his phone while talking
to Lily,"Do you know that Ryan maliciously operated on the project I invested in?"
It is not a question, but a statement.
Yesterday when she spoke with Ryan on the phone, he heard everything. Of course, Lily does not want
to keep anything from him, so she gives him an answer.
"I know about it." She says, feeling a bit of awkwardness.
"You shouldn't interfere in this matter." Even though the cause behind his competition with Ryan is her,
it is a matter between men after all. It is not good for her to interfere in.
Lily's hands clench under the quilt."I asked him to come back. He did it all to help me. When you took
the child away, I was anxious. I didn't think over it at that them. If I ask him to stop now, it will be too
embarrassed. It's like dropping my benefactor as soon as his help is not required."
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