Chapter 56 - I
In the end, Qin Yizhi refused Xie Qi to rub his temples.
Xie Qi sometimes felt that even if he wanted to repay some thoughtful actions, he was helpless because Qin Yizhi often rejected him.
In the evening, Xie Qi felt that Qin Yizhi’s cold seemed to be getting more and more serious, and the medicine had no effect at all. It was probably the type where Qin Yizhi’s cold would become serious if he didn’t get sick for a long time.
Qin Yizhi wanted to sleep in a separate room and said to Xie Qi in a calm tone, “I’m afraid the cold will be transmitted to you. So, we will sleep separately until I get better.”
Xie Qi subconsciously said, “No need, maybe my immunity is better than yours. After sleeping with you for so long, I didn’t get a cold either.”
Qin Yizhi: “…”
Qin Yizhi asked calmly, “Do you think you are stronger than me?”
Xie Qi: “…”
He suddenly remembered when he had climbed a mountain. Qin Yizhi didn’t pant much in the end, and at most he sweated a little. His physical fitness was indeed much better than his own.
Xie Qi lowered his voice and asked, “…is the air conditioner too cold at night?”
Their house had central air conditioning, and the room temperature was very moderate, not too cold. Covering themselves with a thin quilt would be very comfortable.
Xie Qi’s heart skipped a beat as soon as he finished speaking. He quickly thought that in the morning, most of the quilt had been under him.
He belatedly asked, “Did I take your quilt?”
Qin Yizhi said, “No, don’t think too much about it.”
After saying that, he left without giving Xie Qi a chance to explore further.
From that day on, Qin Yizhi and Xie Qi slept in separate rooms because Qin Yizhi’s cold was not improving.
Xie Qi had been used to sleeping alone for more than ten years, but during these times he had slept together with Qin Yizhi, now back sleeping alone he felt a little uncomfortable.
It seemed that sleeping together made him feel more at ease.
Xie Qi fell silent. Did he really like sleeping with others?
Xie Qi tossed and turned and couldn’t sleep, so he sent Fan Qingyue a message asking if he could come over and sleep with him.
Fan Qingyue asked, [Where is your husband?]
Xie Qi replied, [He has a cold and was afraid of infecting me, so he went to sleep alone in another room.]
Fan Qingyue: [Honestly, brother-in-law’s house is really too big. There are many long corridors. I don’t know which room you sleep in for so long.]
After a pause, he added, [It doesn’t seem right for me to sleep with you. After all, it’s your shared bedroom with brother-in-law. Otherwise, you can ask him whether I can sleep with you or not?]
Xie Qi thought about it and turned to send a message to Qin Yizhi, asking, [Hubby, can I ask Fan Qingyue to come over and sleep with me?]
Qin Yizhi replied quickly, [No.]
Xie Qi: “…”
His fingers beat uncontrollably: [Then can I go over and sleep with him?]
Qin Yizhi replied, [No.]
Xie Qi: [?? Why? There should be nothing to be worried about, right? He is my good friend.]
Qin Yizhi didn’t reply for a long time, so Xie Qi couldn’t help but send another [?]
After a while, Qin Yizhi replied, [Why do you want to sleep with him? What’s the reason?]
Xie Qi was taken aback and followed his lead, replying, [Because I’m not used to sleeping alone.]
Qin Yizhi asked, [Didn’t you used to sleep alone all these years?]
Xie Qi honestly replied, [Yes, I used to sleep alone, but recently I’ve been sleeping with you a lot, and I’m not used to sleeping alone anymore.]
Qin Yizhi was silent for a while and then replied, [Be patient these days, and I’ll recover soon.]
Huh? Xie Qi was momentarily stunned and understood what he meant. Was he asking him to endure being alone? Would they sleep together again after he recovered?
Ah, this…
Xie Qi felt a faint sense of awkwardness in his heart.
Because Qin Yizhi’s kindness to him was evident in all aspects, including many small details. How else could someone impress another person like this?
Xie Qi replied, [Don’t spoil me like this.]
Qin Yizhi: “…”
Qin Yizhi said, [No, I don’t.]
Xie Qi responded, [Why not? You do.]
Qin Yizhi: [No.]
Xie Qi: [You do!]
Qin Yizhi: [No.]
Xie Qi: “…”
He couldn’t help but close his eyes. The essence of human beings was repetition and stubbornness.
Xie Qi opened his eyes and replied to Qin Yizhi, [Anyway, take good care of your health.]
Then he switched to talking with Fan Qingyue, [I’ve thought it over carefully, and it seems your sleeping habits aren’t quite suitable, so let’s forget about it.]
Fan Qingyue: [? You’re still bothered by the way I sleep? Your own sleeping habits aren’t that great either. The quilt is either between your legs or piled on your chest, exposing your thighs. I even suspect when my brother-in-law is sleeping with you, you owe him an apology for making him sleep without a quilt and get sick!”
Xie Qi sighed.
Originally, he had suspected it was his fault, but now Fan Qingyue also mentioned it, even though Qin Yizhi himself denied it.
He also realized that he had started to rely on Qin Yizhi without even noticing. If he became too dependent, it might pose problems when they were apart in the future.
He didn’t need excessive care. If Qin Yizhi was absent, he would definitely feel uncomfortable and complain.
Thinking this over, Xie Qi secretly lamented his own immaturity.