Chapter 59

There was a low level of steps in the entrance hall where you could change your shoes.

Fu Yangxi stood up with the help of the shoe cabinet. Then, Xiao Li carried the wheelchair in and Fu Yangxi jumped on it with one foot.

He glanced at Zhao Mingxi, trying hard to be cool and handsome, but how could he be cool and handsome with one foot?

Fu Yangxi felt a little embarrassed and mumbled in displeasure, “Who designed such a step?”

Mingxi was frightened while watching him. She subconsciously raised her hand to hold him, for fear that the tiled floor would be too slippery and cause a second fall.

But Fu Yangxi didn't know whether she was doing this intentionally or not, so he just didn't let her help and completed a series of actions smoothly.

Mingxi: “...”

After he jumped up, Xiao Li quickly pushed the wheelchair behind him.

He leaned on the handle, sat down on the wheelchair again, raised a cast leg and strenuously straightened the cast foot. Then, he raised his handsome eyebrows and looked at Zhao Mingxi.

Mingxi: …

What's there to be so happy about?!

After Fu Yangxi was discharged from the hospital, he faced a problem.

If the fracture was his left hand, everything would still be okay as one hand was not a problem. However, the fracture happened to be on his ankle.

It’s okay for him to jump around with one foot, but it's too difficult to get into the bathroom to take a bath.

Mingxi raised this question.

Xiao Li said, “Don't worry, the old man has already found a caregiver for Young Master Fu yesterday and they will be there later. I'm also on call 24 hours a day.”

Fu Yangxi was accustomed to being outside alone, so he was obviously reluctant to let the nurse in. Just the thought of him as a tall, 1.88 meter man who needed to be lifted up by others and had to have physical contact sent goose bumps all over him.

He frowned, turned his wheelchair and went towards the sofa. His face looked a bit stinky “Nosy. I already said I can do it on crutches!”

Xiao Li quickly said, “This is also how the old man shows that he cares, young master. You must not say this in front of the old man, or the both of you will get into a fight later."

Mingxi put her school bag on the bar and made suggestions on the side, “Or—”

The two turned to look at her at the same time.

“There’s no need to hire a nurse, I'll do it."

“...”

Xiao Li was surprised. “Are you sure about this?”

Xiao Li thought that what Zhao Mingxi and Young Master Fu had was purely puppy love. If you fall in love with a wealthy young person, you can enjoy the money and other benefits brought by that person’s wealth. Why is there a need to take care of others personally?

Xiao Li had to admit that he was a little surprised.

“Why would I be unwilling to do it? It's not difficult.” Mingxi didn't know what Xiao Li was thinking, but thought that Xiao Li thought she wanted to take a share of the money as a caregiver.

She hurriedly waved her hand and said, "A caregiver can also take care of him. But doesn't Fu Yangxi dislike strangers coming in? It's more convenient for me to come. It's just that I don't have enough strength. If anything happens, you have to come at any time.”

Xiao Li looked at Fu Yangxi.

Fu Yangxi’s handsome face was already red.

Xiao Li silently accepted the sweetness that came from this couple.

He thought, so now you don’t dislike physical contact?

Mingxi looked at Fu Yangxi’s plastered leg and added another sentence, “The main reason is that I don’t feel relieved. The place where he was fractured cannot be exposed to water. You must be very careful when you take a bath.”

B-Bath?

Little Mask sure has amazing imagination. She already thought of bathing me?!

How can this be?

Is this really okay?

Fu Yangxi tried his best to keep his face calm, but the joy and pride on his face was too overwhelming.

He turned his head and looked away. His ears were red and he pretended to compromise, “Le-Let’s do it then.”

That was how Mingxi moved in. This time, the stay may be a bit long. When Xiao Li took her to pick up the clothes, she packed all her things at once. Fu Yangxi waited eagerly, and when he saw Xiao Li helping her carry the suitcase in, his mood was already flying to the sky.

But Fu Yangxi never expected that he was thinking too much.

When taking a bath at night, Zhao Mingxi was a pure gentleman.

She filled the water in the bathtub, tested the water temperature and spread a layer of non-slip towels on the floor. Then, she said to Fu Yangxi, “All done.”

Fu Yangxi stood on one foot, holding his hands in front of the washbasin in the bathroom, his heart beating fast. He was nervous for a long time.

He stared at his reflection in the mirror, preparing himself mentally. He also lifted his clothes and glanced at his abdominal muscles. He moistened his forehead bangs with water, creating the effect of short black hair dripping with water.

—In the end, he heard Zhao Mingxi’s laughter from the living room as she watched a comedy drama on the tablet.

“...”

Fu Yangxi couldn't help but shout, “Zhao Mingxi, what are you doing?”

"What's the matter?" Mingxi took the tablet and didn't forget to pause the drama. She walked to the entrance of the bathroom. “Have you started to wash? Be careful not to fall. The bathrobe is next to the tub.”

Fu Yangxi: “...”

Mingxi paused and her tone became weird, “You can’t possibly have thought that when I said I'll stay and take care of you, it includes going in and washing you?"

Fu Yangxi's pale neck turned red. He immediately jumped violently in the bathroom. “Little Mask, what kind of naughty thoughts do you have in your mind?! I didn't even think about that, okay? What is going on in your head all day? I’m almost naked, so you are not allowed to come in! Don't peek at me!”

Mingxi: “...”

Mingxi's face was hot.

What the hell? I wouldn't peek.

—Although she really couldn't help but glance into the glass door of the bathroom several times.

The boy was tall, even his misty silhouette was handsome.

Mingxi held back her flustered heart and walked away.

Meanwhile, Fu Yangxi hung his head and slowly took off his clothes.

The top was taken off quickly, but the pants underneath proved to be a difficult task. Nonetheless, it was not a big problem. The splint was firmly fixed and his left ankle could hardly rotate. He only needed to take off one side of his trousers first, bend the injured leg, and then pull the other side of his trousers off the ankle.

Fu Yangxi went into the bathtub and swayed his left leg outside.

Mingxi sat on the sofa and continued to watch TV, but her attention seemed to be no longer on the show.

She looked at the bathroom, always paying attention to the movement inside.

Fortunately, Fu Yangxi had a good balance, so there was no problem from beginning to end.

When Fu Yangxi came out wearing a white bathrobe, his black hair was slightly wet, his eyebrows were deep and water droplets dripped into his clavicle along the line of his jaw. Except for the plaster on his left ankle, which affected the look and feel, and the movement of jumping on one foot was a bit weird, he was still so handsome that it made people drool.

When Mingxi saw him out of the bath for the first time, she raised her head and couldn't help staring at him all the time.

Fu Yangxi leaned on the door frame and crossed his arms, feeling comfortable. He then raised his eyebrows triumphantly and let her watch. “Please, go ahead and watch all you want, don't hold back.”

He was in the bathroom for a long time before he came out, and now it was finally his turn to say this.

Mingxi smiled.

But she wasn’t going to be like Fu Yangxi, refusing to admit it and speaking empty words.

She hit him with a straight ball. “My boyfriend is so handsome.”

Fu Yangxi immediately lost control of his emotions and his ears became red.

Mingxi went over and helped him into a wheelchair.

"It's 10.30, should we just go to bed or watch TV for a while?" Mingxi asked him.

"Let’s sit for a while on the sofa and watch TV." Fu Yangxi's blush had not faded. He settled down and tried his best to make himself look ‘pure-minded’ and ‘thinking nothing’. He jumped to the wheelchair with one leg and sat down.

Mingxi pushed him to the sofa and said, "Then you watch TV for a while, I'll take a bath. Call me if there’s anything wrong. The blanket is next to the sofa. Don't catch a cold."

Fu Yangxi said, “Okay.”

He didn't want to go to bed so early at all.

There were two rooms for the two of them, so he won’t be able to see her as soon as they enter their own room.

Humans were very strange creatures. They obviously stay together all the time, but they still don't find it enough and still miss each other to the point that their hearts would ache.

Sometimes Fu Yangxi felt that it wasn’t enough to just have Zhao Mingxi by his side, his possessiveness would never be satisfied. He even wanted to put her in his pockets so that he could always see her with his eyes, hear her voice and touch her.

It would be best if Little Mask only looked at him and only listened to him as well.

Before Mingxi went to school to pick up her things, he asked Xiao Li to take her to buy some things, including new pajamas. After she finished her shower, she dried her hair and came out in her fluffy pajamas. Fu Yangxi was staring eagerly at the bathroom. Hearing the movement, he immediately retracted his gaze, pretending to be concentrating on the tablet.

"Why don't you have a TV in your house?" Mingxi walked over and glanced at the empty surroundings.

There was too little furniture.

The lighting was also in cool colors and the bar counter was made of marble. There weren’t any extra coasters, pillows or other colors, so the entire apartment looked very deserted.

Fu Yangxi leaned his left leg on the coffee table, looking like the coolest kid on the block, then raised his gaze. He thought she wanted to watch, so he said, "I’ll buy one tomorrow and ask Xiao Li to come over and supervise the installation.”

Mingxi smiled. “Xiao Li said that you didn't let him in before, so why are you—”

Mingxi took her undeserved gain for granted.

Fu Yangxi blushed again and lowered his eyes. “It's okay to compromise for my girlfriend.”

Mingxi walked over and sat down beside him. When she looked at the time, it was suddenly 11pm. It stood to reason that it was Mingxi's bedtime, but Mingxi could not sleep.

She was still a little worried for Fu Yangxi.

She didn’t want to be separated from him.

Although they would only have to turn around and enter different rooms, it felt as if they had to be separated for seven to eight hours all at once.

Fu Yangxi suddenly said, "Let’s watch TV for a little while longer?"

Mingxi said with a soft voice, “Okay.”

Both of them had different thoughts in their minds. Resisting the shame, they pretended to stare at the TV series very seriously, as if they were attracted by the TV series, but in fact their minds were not on the TV at all.

They forced themselves to stay awake until 11.30pm.

Fu Yangxi quietly yawned when Mingxi turned her back to him.

Mingxi was also worried about Fu Yangxi's insomnia.

"Maybe— we should go to bed early, since we have to go to school tomorrow morning," Fu Yangxi said again.

Mingxi tried her best to hold back her sleepiness, but the sleepiness still came in waves. She felt a little sad as she didn't want to be separated.

She raised her eyes to look at Fu Yangxi. After thinking for a while, she chose to compromise. “Okay, let’s go to bed early."

Turning off the tablet, the two reluctantly went back to their rooms.

Mingxi remembered something and said to Fu Yangxi, "I bought you some things before I came up. I’ve placed them next to your bed."

"What?" Fu Yangxi smiled and couldn't help but begin to show a proud expression. "Why did you buy something? Is it for our 5th day anniversary?"

He pushed his wheelchair to the bedside.

Seeing the item beside the bed, he was stunned for a moment.

He could hear Mingxi’s voice behind him, saying, “I saw your medicine.”

Fu Yangxi’s body went slightly stiff.

But Mingxi didn’t ask any further questions. She just whispered, “I bought you two picture books. They only have pictures and little text, so you won’t have to spend too much effort reading them. If you can’t sleep, you can take a look. Your thoughts will be much smoother. It might be useful…”

Mingxi scratched her head as she couldn't think of a better idea.

Fu Yangxi had already tried those drugs, but obviously the effect was mediocre.

"If it doesn't work, you can wake me up so we can stay up late together and try."

"After a long time, you should be able to fall asleep. Then we can have good dreams together."

Fu Yangxi swallowed hard, his fingers clenched as he picked up the picture book. He turned to look at her.

Mingxi stood at the door and spoke with a soft voice, “Anyway, I don't want you to be alone.”

She was standing there with her back against the light, wearing fluffy pajamas, her silhouette still slender as ever.

Her voice was also soft, and word by word, they fell into Fu Yangxi's heart, causing shallow but unstoppable ripples.

Fu Yangxi held his breath as he looked at her.

It was raining outside the window, crackling as it poured. Fu Yangxi didn't know how long it took for his crush on her to spread to his limbs and grow into an indelible mark. The three words Zhao Mingxi embedded deep marks in his heart.

A scorching flame came towards him.

Fu Yangxi didn't feel so cold anymore.

At this moment, he felt very lucky.

“Come here,” Fu Yangxi said.

Mingxi walked over to him.

Fu Yangxi suppressed the emotions in his heart, pulled her over and hugged her tightly. "Good night."

He was no longer alone.

*

Fu Yangxi's fracture improved day by day, and no one in the class knew about the fact that they were dating except for Ke Chengwen and Jiang Xiuqiu.

While playing basketball, Ke Chengwen accidentally shared this to one of the followers, leaving all the followers stunned.

Ke Chengwen glanced at the sports field and saw that Zhao Mingxi was not there. He figured that it might be because Fu Yangxi had a leg injury and couldn't come to gym class, that’s why Zhao Mingxi didn't come down as well and continued to study in the classroom.

He didn't want to go up and be the recipient of the couple’s excessive sweetness at all, so he sighed as he played and said, “Don't tell this to other people. I can't be the only blind one. I can’t believe these two really got together—”

Before he finished speaking, the boys were so shocked that their jaws dropped. They said, "What? They only got together now? Didn't Zhao Mingxi start dating the boss from the day she changed classes?!!!”

Ke Chengwen: “...”

Lu Wangwei only noticed that something was off a week later.

As the homeroom teacher, he observed them and discovered a very strange thing— Why did both Zhao Mingxi and Fu Yangxi arrive in class at the same time recently?

Once or twice, it’s a coincidence.

But why did it happen all week?!

Moreover, Fu Yangxi's attendance rate has greatly increased. He is no longer late and he even follows Zhao Mingxi to the classroom at 7am. This is terrifying, okay?!

The more Teacher Lu Wangwei thought about it, the stranger it became.

He wondered if this prince Fu Yangxi was bullying Zhao Mingxi. Yes, he broke his leg. So what? Why is it that Zhao Mingxi must push him from the school gate every day?

Zhao Mingxi lives in the school, and yet she was specifically chosen to run errands at the school gate to pick him up? And she had to push him and his wheelchair into his car after school every day? There is no such bullying method when it comes to campus bullying, right?!

Lu Wangwei was very worried. During the self-study period, he rested on his hands on the podium. He was not staring at the students below, but in fact he kept looking at Fu Yangxi and Zhao Mingxi in the corner.

In the second-to-last row of the classroom, Zhao Mingxi finished writing the set exercises for herself. She was relaxing, writing a note with Fu Yangxi.

Fu Yangxi: ‘So this was what you meant?!’

Fu Yangxi belatedly realized what the little hair tie Zhao Mingxi gave him during the training camp meant.

At the time, she made up some nonsense, saying that she had it blessed and wearing it could give him protection, and he actually believed it! To what extent was he mentally disabled at the time?!

But it was mainly because Fu Yangxi lacked confidence at the time. Although he found out on Baidu that it might mean that the other was expressing their feelings, he didn't dare to think about it.

—So she wanted to confess as early as that time?

Fu Yangxi's ears were slightly red and his heart was pounding. He was absolutely overjoyed.

Fu Yangxi passed several pieces of paper over.

‘It turns out, you have liked me for a long time.’

‘I understand.’

‘:D’

The final arrogant expression made Zhao Mingxi want to hit him.

Fu Yangxi lowered his head to write again.

Mingxi moved her head over. Just by looking at his gestures, she knew that he was writing the characters for "the one with the surname Shen".

Fu Yangxi regarded Shen Liyao as his number one enemy every day, wishing to compare Shen Liyao with every detail.

Once Mingxi saw this, she felt a headache coming.

She threw him a note preemptively: ‘Let’s make this clear then. What was your thing with your Little Flying Chess?’

Little Flying Chess?

What Little Flying Chess?

Fu Yangxi raised his head to look at Zhao Mingxi. He was confused.

Mingxi gritted her teeth and thought, you’re still pretending? There really isn’t a good man out there.

Mingxi said: ‘On the night of my birthday, Jiang Xiuqiu said that you had a childhood sweetheart and you named her Little Flying Chess. How is it? Is flying chess fun?’

Fu Yangxi was completely dumbfounded.

He was shocked.

What the hell? What childhood sweetheart?

He hadn't even taken a look at another girl in eight lifetimes.

Mingxi replied with a: ‘Huh.’

…

That night, Jiang Xiuqiu was tricked into Fu Yangxi's apartment. Fu Yangxi locked the door and Jiang Xiuqiu was forced to play flying chess with Xiao Li all night.

Fu Yangxi's orders were, play until he wants to vomit.

Jiang Xiuqiu: “...”