Chapter 19
Bo Yan's body was usually in good shape. After taking dicine, he felt much better. Thinking about what Jin Xi had said yesterday that she would co again, he deliberately took a hot fragrant shower and worked up the real ntal energy to pretend to be weak.
In the evening, Bo Yan's door was knocked.
He walked with dragging lazy steps and opened the door, ready to hug the girl's neck. But to his surprise, Shen Ping Chuan's annoying big face appeared in front of him.
Shen Ping Chuan had his hands behind his back, straightening his chest, looking fiercely at him like an executing governnt runner.
Bo Yan almost stumbled into him. He steadied himself at the door and asked in surprise, "Why are you here?"
Shen Ping Chuan smiled without joy, with a an look on his face, "Surprised to see your dad? Unexpected?"
Bo Yan wanted to close the door directly.
At this ti, Jin Xi poked her little head out from behind Shen Ping Chuan.
She wore a white down jacket and waved a carefully wrapped red apple in her hand. She smiled at Bo Yan, "Senior, rry Christmas. Are you feeling better?"
Seeing her, Bo Yan's face finally softened. He opened the door and let the two in.
The room was warm enough. After Jin Xi ca in, she took off her down jacket, revealing the light apricot fur sweater inside. The close-fitting sweater outlined her petite bud-like figure.
Usually seeing her wrapped up tightly, he didn't expect her indented waist to also have so feminine charm.
Bo Yan raised his eyebrows, took her coat and hung it on the rack.
"Thank you, senior." Jin Xi explained to him, "Shen Ping Chuan knew you were sick and strongly insisted on coming with
to see you."
"Thanks," Bo Yan didn't have a good look on his face for this uninvited guest who had "strongly insisted" on coming to "see" him: "Make yourself at ho."
Shen Ping Chuan stood between him and Jin Xi, looking him up and down, "Little sister said you couldn't even walk. But you look quite energetic to ."
Bo Yan leaned against the sofa and said casually, "I feel much better after taking dicine."
Shen Ping Chuan sneered, "Seeing my little sister makes you magically cured?"
Bo Yan raised his eyebrows, "Mainly because I'm young and exercise often. Not like you old folks with kidney deficiency and back pain. That's really due to poor health. You need supplents. My roommate sells sea cucumber pills. Let
know if you need so?"
Shen Ping Chuan: ...
Damn sea cucumber pills!
If he wasn't still a patient, Shen Ping Chuan would have wanted to fight him just for that.
How can this guy speak so irritatingly and venomously? Yet his little sister is so keen on coming to care about him.
Shen Ping Chuan got up abruptly, pulling Jin Xi to leave.
"Brother, we promised to spend Christmas with Senior!"
"You see, he doesn't look sick at all. He's clearly pretending!"
Jin Xi looked back. Bo Yan took the chance to lie down on the sofa, "Oh, weak."
"See! You made Senior faint!"
"Damn, you actually believe that!"
Shen Ping Chuan wanted to hit soone.
Jin Xi shook off Shen Ping Chuan's hand and insisted, "You can leave by yourself if you want. I'll stay with Senior for Christmas."
Bo Yan opened his eyes weakly and said to Shen Ping Chuan, "Go out, turn right, and the number 304 bus stop is down the street. Have a nice walk."
How could Shen Ping Chuan leave his sister alone? He grumbled for a while, "I'm not leaving."
In fact, Jin Xi was thinking that Bo Yan must not have eaten well these past few days since he was sick. So she went to the supermarket to buy so ingredients to cook him a al and spend Christmas together.
Seeing Jin Xi chopping carrots with a knife, Shen Ping Chuan shook his head and kicked her out of the kitchen.
Jin Xi's mother passed away a few years ago, leaving her in the Shen family. Shen Ping Chuan's father Shen Shishan was busy with work. As the eldest brother, Shen Ping Chuan had practically raised Jin Xi, though not ticulously. His cooking skills were barely passable. Jin Xi had always felt that given Shen Ping Chuan's terrible cooking, it was a miracle she hadn't beco deford after eating his food all these years.
Jin Xi looked at Shen Ping Chuan worriedly, "If you poison Senior Bo to death, we'll be done for."
Shen Ping Chuan leisurely put on a small floral apron and said, "Don't worry, villains live a thousand years. He won't die so easily."
Jin Xi ca out from the kitchen and saw Bo Yan sitting on the sofa, body bent forward, elbows on his knees, peeling an apple.
He wore a light gray sweater, with a casual holy tone. Under the warm yellow ceiling light, it gave her a sense of intimacy.
His skin was also fair and translucent, without a trace of blood on his face, adding an extra touch of weak beauty.
He held the knife very dexterously, peeling the apple skin off in one go.
Jin Xi picked up the thin peel like a cicada wing and sighed, "Great skills."
Bo Yan cut off a small piece of apple and threw it in his mouth. He glanced at her with a smile, "Your senior is very capable. You'll know in the future."
Shen Ping Chuan stuck his head out of the kitchen, "Don't you dare talk dirty to my little sister!"
Bo Yan had an I-dare-you-to-do-anything look.
Shen Ping Chuan said angrily, "I'll poison you."
Jin Xi stared at the white apple in Bo Yan's hand and swallowed, "Senior, I want to eat too."
Bo Yan peeled off a piece of apple for her.
Jin Xi reached out to take it. Bo Yan disdainfully said, "Your hands are dirty. Open your mouth."
So Jin Xi obediently opened her mouth and he fed her the apple.
She didn't know why, but the apple bought for this hospital visit was especially sweet and juicy.
The two of them sat on the sofa, taking turns biting the apple until only the core was left.
Shen Ping Chuan watched resentfully from the kitchen. He had peeled apples for Jin Xi countless tis before, yet she would throw them away after eating halfway. Now she was eating soone else's apple with such appetite.
She was an ungrateful little white-eyed wolf after all.
He knocked the spatula on the pot, "Hey! You two are sitting too close! Little sister, stay farther from him. Be careful of infection..."
Bo Yan: "That guy is so annoying."
Jin Xi quickly said, "He just looks annoying. He's actually quite nice. He took the initiative to co see you this ti."
Bo Yan's lips curled up slightly. He believed that Shen Ping Chuan had taken the initiative to co, but not to see him. It was clearly to play the role of a chaperone.
Shen Ping Chuan treasured his little sister. Knowing that Bo Yan dared to smash soone's head with a bottle in a bar despite being a student leader, Shen Ping Chuan knew he cared for Jin Xi like a real sister. For this one point, Bo Yan's impression of Shen Ping Chuan was positive as well.
Shen Ping Chuan was quite earnest and made a table of relatively light dishes. The taste was passable and edible.
Originally not having much appetite, Bo Yan still ate an extra bowl of rice because Jin Xi kept putting food in his bowl.
Shen Ping Chuan was extrely jealous. His sister had never served him like this before.
Seeing Shen Ping Chuan's sour face, Bo Yan gave him a chicken leg, "Master Shen, sorry for the poor hospitality."
"Humph."
During the al, Shen Ping Chuan looked around Bo Yan's place. It was very big, a duplex with four bedrooms and two living rooms, but it felt empty, perhaps due to the lack of people. He casually asked, "Where are your parents? Leaving you ho alone when you're sick, they don't seem to care much about you. Looks like you lacked love since childhood and your brain lacks calcium."
It was ant to be a sarcastic remark, but Jin Xi imdiately kicked him under the table, very hard. Shen Ping Chuan shuddered in pain.
Damn, she was ruthless!
Jin Xi glared at him fiercely. Don't speak if you have nothing nice to say!
Bo Yan was not emotional. He calmly said, "They're on the wall."
Shen Ping Chuan looked up and saw two black and white portraits hanging on the opposite wall.
The parents in the photos looked very young, with beautiful smiles, especially the mother. The upturned corners of her eyes were exactly like Bo Yan's when he smiled.
Shen Ping Chuan shut up, feeling like sothing was stuck in his throat. The rest of the al tasted bland as he felt very uneasy.
Jin Xi was truly exasperated by her stupid brother. Those huge portraits were right there yet he didn't see them. He foolishly poked at soone's sore spot. He was beyond help.
She ignored him and kept putting food in Bo Yan's bowl, as if trying to make up for sothing.
Bo Yan's gaze was gentle. He accepted everything she gave him.
After the al, the siblings didn't rush to leave but sat with Bo Yan on the sofa to watch TV.
Because of his blunder earlier, Shen Ping Chuan felt remorseful and hugged his knees quietly on the sofa like a good-looking boy.
It was Christmas Eve today. All the major downtown areas had Christmas activities and the atmosphere was great. Jin Xi and Shen Ping Chuan would go out every year on Christmas to join the fun and enjoy a good al together.
Since Bo Yan was sick now, he obviously couldn't go out in the cold wind. So Jin Xi and Shen Ping Chuan sat on the sofa watching TV, flanking Bo Yan on both sides.
Shen Ping Chuan wanted to watch a gaming livestream while Jin Xi wanted to watch the movie "Black Christmas
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