BPDSB Chapter 37: What is he putting into the medicine bottle?

After returning to his room, Xu Xiliu asked the butler for two large vases. He carefully removed each of the dewy, vibrant roses and meticulously arranged them into the vases, filling both completely.

The roses spilled gracefully over the edges of the white porcelain vases, their petals unfolding elegantly—noble, refined, and radiant—casting a brilliant glow that seemed to brighten the entire room.

He placed one vase on the table. It was just right; placing the second one there as well would have made it feel overly cluttered. After a moment’s thought, he picked up the remaining vase and went to knock on Qin Li’s door.

Anyway, since it was given by the other party, giving one vase back to him wouldn’t be too much.

“What is it?” Qin Li had just come out of the shower and came to open the door. He was loosely wearing a bathrobe, his damp hair not yet fully dried, slicked back to reveal a smooth forehead. Droplets of water dripped from the ends of his hair, trailing down his chest and disappearing into the open collar of his robe. He lowered his gaze, his handsome and deep-set features made even more striking by the lingering steam. Seeing the vase in Xu Xiliu’s arms, he raised his brows slightly. “You took it apart?”

Xu Xiliu was immediately overwhelmed by the alluring sight of male beauty the moment he came over. He couldn’t help but glance a few times at the scene hidden deeper within the bathrobe. He explained, “The bouquet was too large to place anywhere. Rather than letting it sit there and wither, it’s better to keep it in a vase and enjoy it for a few more days.”

Qin Li let out a snort, unconcerned. “If you like it, just buy more tomorrow.”

Xu Xiliu shook his head. “It’s not the same.”

As he spoke, he noticed that the sash of the man’s bathrobe was hanging loosely at the waist, seemingly on the verge of coming undone. He could vaguely make out the faint lines of abdominal muscles inside, and couldn’t help but stop mid-sentence.

Qin Li sharply noticed where the young man’s gaze had landed. He paused for a second, and then his eyes darkened.

He let out a soft hum in his heart.

Didn’t expect—this one’s a lustful little fox.

He pretended to shift his body casually, and sure enough, saw the young man’s gaze move along with him, looking quite focused. Qin Li felt a strange heat rise in his chest and gave a light cough, pulling the youth’s attention back. “What did you come here for?”

“…Oh,” Xu Xiliu lifted the vase in his hand. “After I took the roses apart, there was enough to fill two big vases. I placed one in my room. Any more would’ve been too much, so I’m giving this one to you.”

“Looking at them when you’re free can really lift your mood.”

Qin Li scoffed at that. “I don’t care for these flowery things.”

Xu Xiliu blinked and smiled. “Then, Mr. Qin, do you want it or not?”

“…I want it.”

Xu Xiliu let out a soft laugh.

fter the man stepped aside, Xu Xiliu walked straight in, found a spot on his own, and set the vase down. He even adjusted the positioning of the roses slightly, allowing them to spread out more naturally. Narrowing his peach blossom eyes, he admired them for a moment. “Let’s put them here—it’s not in the way, and it catches the eye at a glance. A great spot.”

Qin Li, on the other hand, didn’t care about the flowers. His mind was still stuck on how the youth had just been staring at his body. Why wasn’t he looking now?

Could it be… his charm wasn’t as strong as a bunch of damn flowers?

He pursed his lips in displeasure.

But in the next second, he saw the youth glance over at him again, hesitating, looking as if he wanted to say something but was holding back—clearly conflicted. Qin Li’s mood lifted, and with a casual movement, the front of his bathrobe loosened a little more. He wanted to see that appreciative, eager gaze again from the youth. But instead, what entered his ears was the other’s warm, smiling voice:

“Mr. Qin, this might be a bit impolite, but I still feel I should tell you—your underwear is rolled up.”

Xu Xiliu’s eyes were sincere.

He’d already vaguely noticed it earlier.

At first, he thought he was seeing things. But as the man moved, the robe’s belt loosened even more, and he saw clearly: it was indeed rolled, with most of those sexy V-lines already exposed.

Wouldn’t that be really uncomfortable?

Thinking that, he decided it was still best to mention it.

Qin Li froze when he heard that, the pleased expression on his face instantly turning dark. He ground his teeth.

With a sharp snort, he reached out and pulled his bathrobe tightly closed, not leaving a single inch of skin exposed. Chin slightly raised, voice cold and impatient, he said, “Got it. Dr. Xu, is there anything else?”

“Nope,” Xu Xiliu stifled a laugh, blinking, trying his best to stay calm. But even so, he still earned several icy glares from the man. So he gave up the act altogether, smiling cheerfully as he turned to leave. “I’ll be off then. Mr. Qin, don’t forget to take your medicine tonight. Good night.”

Qin Li watched as his figure disappeared out the door.

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The next morning, as usual, Qin Li, ever dedicated, was already preparing to head to the company at the crack of dawn.

By the time Xu Xiliu came downstairs yawning, the man had already finished breakfast and was dressed in a sharp suit, ready to go out.

His tall frame was accentuated by the perfectly tailored suit—broad shoulders, long legs, the contours of a superior physique vaguely visible beneath the fabric. The sickly, pale look from their first meeting had mostly vanished after days of careful treatment. Now, he carried a deep, composed air. His dark eyes were cold and piercing—every casual glance enough to make one’s heart skip a beat. It was hard to imagine that just over a month ago, this same man had been so frail and dazed he needed help just to walk.

Xu Xiliu’s gaze swept over the man’s body, and his mind flashed with the sight of that perfectly sculpted physique from yesterday. Then, his eyes moved to the empty plate on the dining table nearby. A wave of satisfaction washed over him.

Finally—after all his persistent nagging—the man had started eating properly.

Good. Very good.

So Xu Xiliu’s smile grew even more sincere and gentle. Just out of bed, he still carried a touch of sleepiness, and his clear voice unconsciously drew out lazily as he greeted, “Morning, Mr. Qin.”

“Mm.” Qin Li gave a low reply. He was just about to leave, but his movements slowed slightly. His gaze lingered on Xu Xiliu, subtle yet intent.

He saw the youth still wrapped in morning laziness, looking soft and relaxed—quite different from his usual composed demeanor—and couldn’t help but glance a few more times. He very much wanted to take the other to the company with him.

But lately, he’d been too busy. He probably wouldn’t be able to take proper care of him at the Qin Corporation.

And so, Qin Li could only regretfully abandon that idea.

He paused for a moment, then suddenly spoke just before leaving: “Dr. Xu, I’m heading to work.”

Hearing that, Xu Xiliu blinked. He was still a bit drowsy, and his mind wasn’t as sharp as usual. Upon hearing the man’s words, he merely responded with an “Oh,” then started thinking about what was for breakfast. He seemed to have caught the scent of crab roe soup dumplings.

Qin Li was displeased by the nonchalant reply. He frowned, and repeated with greater emphasis: “I said—I’m going to work.”

Xu Xiliu, whose attention had been hijacked by the crab roe soup dumplings, was pulled back again by the man’s voice. This time, his gaze landed squarely on Qin Li’s face. He noticed that the other’s expression had darkened, looking rather unhappy. He couldn’t help but grumble inwardly—what’s this damn man throwing a tantrum for so early in the morning? But then, as if a wire in his brain had suddenly connected, he blinked and tentatively said:

“…Then, Mr. Qin, have a safe trip, good luck with work, and come back early tonight?”

Hearing that, Qin Li cast a glance at the young man with his dark eyes, gave a reserved and faint “Mm,” and the displeasure on his face finally faded.

With a secretly pleased heart, he took a long stride out the door and left.

Xu Xiliu’s expression was a little odd.

He couldn’t make sense of what that whole display was about.

Standing there for a moment, he decided not to dwell on it and happily went off to have breakfast.

After finishing breakfast, he had originally planned to continue his wellness routine with a walk. But then he suddenly remembered the stash of candy he’d brought from home when he moved into the villa a few days ago, and couldn’t help feeling a little eager.

So much had happened over the past few days that he hadn’t had time to sort the candies. When he bought them, he’d simply left them in their delivery box, and they were still there. The smaller, pre-packed bottle of candy he usually carried with him was nearly empty by now.

With that thought, Xu Xiliu reached into his pocket—and sure enough, felt a small bottle.

He held the bottle and gave it a little shake—clatter clatter—it sounded light. Judging by the weight, there were probably only a few pieces left inside.

Since he had some free time now, he figured he might as well go back and sort the candy. That way, it’d be more convenient later when he wanted to eat some.

With that in mind, Xu Xiliu couldn’t sit still anymore. He got up and headed back to his room. On the way, he couldn’t resist pulling the candy bottle from his pocket, opening it, and tipping out a piece to pop into his mouth.

The unique rose-lychee flavor he loved spread across his tongue—sweet and fragrant. Xu Xiliu narrowed his eyes in delight, his mood lifting another notch.

Holding the bottle in his hand, he suddenly heard the sound of a door opening nearby. He turned to look and saw that the study door on that side had opened—and out walked a completely unexpected figure.

Broad shoulders, long legs, upright posture—it was clearly Qin Li, who had only just left moments ago.

Xu Xiliu was momentarily stunned and blurted out instinctively, “Didn’t you already leave?”

“Forgot something and came back for it,” Qin Li replied, holding the document he had missed on his way out. His dark eyes once again unconsciously settled on the youth.

This time, the sleepiness and morning laziness had probably worn off. The other looked noticeably sharper now—his peach blossom eyes were clear and bright, and those familiar gold-rimmed glasses still sat on his nose as always.

Not seeing that unguarded, drowsy look from earlier left Qin Li feeling a little disappointed, but he asked casually, “You’ve finished breakfast?”

Xu Xiliu responded with a soft “Mm,” pushed the candy in his mouth to the side, and praised the chef repeatedly: “Zheng-ge’s cooking is excellent—really delicious.”

Zheng-ge? Who?

Qin Li was momentarily taken aback, then recalled that the chef he had hired recently seemed to have the surname Zheng.

He pressed his lips together.

Calling him “ge” already? They’re that familiar?

Xu Xiliu watched as the man’s gaze subtly shifted—from normal to sharp and gloomy. Even the lighting in the corridor seemed to dim along with it. The way he was being stared at made him feel distinctly uncomfortable.

He couldn’t help but prompt, “Mr. Qin, aren’t you in a hurry? You’re going to be late for work.”

The implication being: please leave already.

Thinking his words were too obvious, and feeling a bit embarrassed, Xu Xiliu added with a warm smile, “Don’t forget to take your medicine at the office, Mr. Qin.”

Qin Li naturally caught the underlying message in the youth’s words. He snorted lightly, then stretched his long legs and walked off.

Just before leaving, he noticed that the youth seemed to be holding something tightly in his hand—only a bit of the bottom was visible. It was white and appeared to be cylindrical, like some kind of container. Rushing to work, he didn’t give it much thought. He glanced at it briefly and then left the villa, got into the car, and headed straight for the company.

It wasn’t until after he’d finished a morning meeting and was sitting in his office, finally quiet, that Qin Li remembered the matter—and the more he thought about it, the more something felt off.

A bottle? What was that little fox doing with a small bottle for no reason?

At that time, the other had just finished breakfast and was heading back to his room. Why would he be carrying a bottle? What was it for?

One question after another surfaced in Qin Li’s mind.

Lowering his gaze in thought, he mentally retraced everything that had happened when he returned for the file.

He had only seen the youth when he stepped out of the study. At that moment, Xu Xiliu was standing not far from him, speaking with him. There had been some distance between them, so Qin Li hadn’t paid attention to his hands—but he figured the youth had probably already been clutching that strange white bottle then.

The white cylindrical bottle gave Qin Li a vague sense of familiarity. He had the feeling that he’d seen it somewhere before—not just occasionally, but very frequently, so often that it seemed to permeate every corner of his daily life…

As he pondered this, Qin Li’s brows furrowed even deeper. His gaze shifted, and by chance, he caught sight of the medicine bottle placed beside his desk.

Medicine bottle.

White. Cylindrical in shape.

Suddenly, it hit him like a jolt of enlightenment. His dark eyes widened.

Of course—if it was a bottle that Xu Xiliu, a doctor, was carrying, what else could it be but a medicine bottle?

The more Qin Li thought about it, the more convinced he became.

But then, why would the other suddenly be holding a medicine bottle for no reason?

A new question arose. Qin Li stared at the bottle sitting at the edge of his desk. If he recalled correctly, that bottle was the same one Xu Xiliu had brought with him the last time he came to Qin Corporation—setting it down beside him to remind him to take his medicine on time even while at work.

His mind involuntarily replayed the youth’s words from that morning: “Don’t forget to take your medicine at the office.” Qin Li couldn’t help narrowing his eyes slightly, a brief warmth flickering in their depths.

…No—this wasn’t the time to think about that.

The key was figuring out what the other was trying to do.

That fleeting gentleness in Qin Li’s eyes quickly turned cold and grim again, his handsome face tightening.

Thinking it over from every angle, he suddenly realized that the white medicine bottle in the youth’s hand looked quite a bit like the one on his desk—the size and shape were nearly identical. This inevitably reminded him of that recent incident in the villa, where the steward had secretly slipped into the study to switch his medication. Combined with the suspicion that Xu Xiliu might have been planted by Qin Zhangyuan…

Qin Li couldn’t help but have a terrifying thought:

Was it possible that Xu Xiliu was replacing his medicine?

The white bottle looked very similar to the one he regularly took. As his private doctor, the youth had full access to his medication. That role alone would naturally lower Qin Li’s guard. If Xu Xiliu had taken advantage of his absence to quietly swap out the pills, then with no prior suspicion, he’d never even notice.

By the time he’d become aware of it, it would already……

And thinking about it carefully, the young man’s movements when returning to his room in the morning also seemed a bit strange. If one said that direction was toward his study or bedroom, it would be completely reasonable as well.

It was just that he happened to bump into him.

He even remembered that after being bumped into, the other party had pretended to be casual and urged him to leave.

In an instant, Qin Li’s line of thinking connected through, and he hooked up a gloomy and terrifying cold smile.

Heh.

Good. Very good.

Now everything, all of it, seemed to be pointing toward that correct answer.

This personal doctor of his, just as he had thought, indeed had the ambitions of a wolf and was plotting improper schemes, pretending to be gentle and pretending to be innocent in front of him for so long. Now there was finally a tendency to reveal the fox’s tail.

Truly a good calculation.

He had underestimated his personal doctor.

It was just a pity that he had long been prepared!

Qin Li sneered coldly as he set aside the work at hand, immediately opened the home surveillance system, and began to check it directly.

The surveillance cameras in the house were spread throughout every area, and all control authority was in Qin Li’s hands. If he wanted to check them, he could do so anytime and anywhere. It was nothing more than the effort of moving a finger.

On the computer screen, the image was clear, gradually reflecting the figure of the young man.

At the moment he clearly saw what the young man was doing, another cold sneer escaped from Qin Li. The veins on the back of the hand gripping the mouse tightened, his expression gloomy, and his eyes revealed an undisguised icy chill.

So he had finally caught him, had he not, Xu Xiliu!

Let him see how the other party could still pretend when he slammed this recording right into his face!

Qin Li forcibly suppressed the trembling and cold anger in his heart, barely calming down as he carefully watched the young man’s movements in the footage.

At this moment, the young man should be in the room, that is, the one Qin Li had arranged for him. On the screen, the tall and good-looking young man was sitting cross-legged in a small sofa. He was wearing the light-colored clothes seen in the morning. The extremely soft fabric made his body appear all the more slender and soft.

Having taken off the proper and gentle image of “Doctor Xu” he wore in front of others, the young man at this moment was more like an elegant and languid fox. The charm deeply hidden in his bones was being revealed little by little. The peach-blossom eyes behind the gold-rimmed lenses were slightly narrowed, his face full of an expression of enjoyment and pleasure, pale and slender fingers flying.

The rich, brilliant sunlight from the balcony spread across the side of his face and the tips of his hair. The entire scene was beautiful to the extreme, if one were to ignore what he was doing at this very moment.

Qin Li was so startled by this beauty that his breathing stopped for an instant, his mind somewhat dazed, and then his expression darkened unhappily.

…Damn it, even through the screen he could be bewitched.

This little fox indeed had some ability.

He looked carefully and discovered that on the table in front of the young man was piled a large heap of unknown, colorful things, looking toxic at a glance. And in the young man’s hand, he was holding a familiar white bottle, carefully loading one by one white, tablet-shaped items, suspected to be medicine, into the bottle.

Qin Li was thunderously enraged.

So he really was changing the medicine!

In this instant, it was impossible to say what he was feeling in his heart. Qin Li’s anger and fury surged together, his breathing quickened, his brain did not think, his head heated up, and with a cold sneer he directly dialed Xu Xiliu’s phone number.

“Hello, Mr. Qin, is there something you need?”

The young man’s warm and pleasant voice came through the receiver, calm and carrying a smile, just as usual. Like a gentle breeze, it soothed quite a bit of the shock and anger in Qin Li’s heart, allowing him to briefly calm down.

After calming down a little, Qin Li then realized what he had just done.

He had actually called Xu Xiliu.

Why had he called?

To question the other party about why he had changed his medicine, why he was colluding with that beast Qin Zhangyuan to plot harm against him?

Too foolish.

Moreover, asking like that would very likely alert the enemy.

He had finally managed to catch hold of a single tail of this cunning little fox. He could not give the other party any chance to escape.

Qin Li ignored the strange wave of discomfort and irritation in his heart, clenched his teeth, and spoke as calmly as possible: “Doctor Xu… what are you doing right now?”

However, even though he tried to steady himself, the gloomy, cold tone still sounded as if it were squeezed out from between his teeth, sinister and chilling, extremely characteristic of him.

Not to mention that by the end of the sentence, he still could not control himself and let out a cold sneer.

At the mountain villa, Xu Xiliu, who had received the call, twitched the corner of his mouth.

What wrong medicine had this protagonist gong taken again?

He hesitated for two seconds and said, “Of course… I’m staying in the room.”

Of course, he was currently in the room happily portioning out candy.

It was just that the two words “packing candy” were not said by Xu Xiliu.

Because he felt that saying it would be a bit embarrassing.

It would probably be laughed at by the man.

In order to avoid this possibility, he simply did not say it at all. Anyway, the other party could not see him.

He took the initiative instead and continued to ask, “Mr. Qin, is there something you called about?”

As he spoke, he fiddled with the colorful candies on the table a couple of times.

After returning to his room in the morning after finishing breakfast, Xu Xiliu had immediately unpacked his delivery without stopping. The delivery box was thrown into the trash can, and that large pile of candies was spread directly across the coffee table. He himself sat comfortably cross-legged on the sofa. After sorting the candies by type, he took out an empty vitamin C bottle from his pocket with the label torn off, peeled open the wrappers of the candies he often ate, and put them inside.

This habit was something he had always had.

He liked eating candy. Whether his mood was good or bad, he liked to eat it. When he had nothing to do, he would toss one into his mouth. But this habit of eating candy did not quite match his identity. Carrying colorful candies in his pocket inevitably gave people a sense of frivolity. In order to appear steady and trustworthy in front of patients, Xu Xiliu came up with a method, which was to peel the candies and put them all into an empty vitamin C bottle.

With the label torn off, the vitamin C bottle was small and convenient to carry. You could casually toss it into your pocket. Moreover, the level of protection was very good, and the candies inside would not go bad. Most importantly, after doing it this way, he could eat them anytime. Even if someone saw it, they would only think he was eating vitamin C tablets, reducing attention.

Especially the rose lychee flavored candy that he liked the most. It was in tablet form, round and thin. At a glance, it looked exactly like vitamin C.

Every time he thought of this, Xu Xiliu could not help but sigh to himself that he really was a genius.

He happily put his favorite candies into the bottle. Just as he had filled it halfway, he received a phone call from the protagonist gong.

Xu Xiliu could only set aside what he was doing for the moment and answer it.

Who would have thought that after the call connected, the man’s words on the other end sounded strange, carrying a kind of teeth-gritting flavor, with a sort of aesthetic like those scenes in television dramas where someone catches adultery in bed. That cold, gloomy feeling seemed as if it were about to drill out of the phone from the screen. Not to mention that Xu Xiliu even seemed to hear a cold sneer from the other party at the end.

Thinking of this, the corner of his mouth twitched again. Seeing that the man had not spoken for quite a while, he very patiently took the initiative to ask, “Mr. Qin, are you alright?”

Could it be that something happened at the company again and he was about to go crazy?

Just listen to that tone. Something was clearly off.

Qin Li stared at the young man’s paused movements on the real-time surveillance footage, and at the medicine bottle that the young man still did not put down even while answering the phone. His heart choked, and he became even angrier.

Was he alright?

Of course he was alright!

What could be not alright, other than discovering that his personal doctor was secretly changing his medicine behind his back, other than directly seeing through the surveillance that the doctor was in the middle of changing the medicine, other than calling over and having his doctor still fool him…

Qin Li clenched his teeth. A storm brewed in his dark eyes. His chest rose and fell without stopping. The aura around his body condensed into something cold and terrifying. Under the influence of his emotions, his gaze became hazy. He clearly knew that at this moment he could not startle the snake by asking what the other party was doing, yet he stubbornly refused to hang up the phone, insisting on finding something to say.

He spoke word by word, “Doctor. Xu.”

“Mm, I’m here.”

Xu Xiliu found it increasingly strange upon hearing this. What exactly was going on? He even seemed to hear the other party’s breathing grow heavy.

Worried that the man might have encountered something stimulating and gone wrong, he softened his already gentle tone even further, as gentle as water. “Are you feeling unwell? Is your head hurting again? If you are uncomfortable, then do not stay at the company. Going home to work is fine.”

It had to be said, in this regard the man truly was a model worker.

His body had just recovered, and he ran off to work.

Xu Xiliu, who did not want to work for his entire life and only wanted to lie flat, felt genuine admiration.

In his dazed state, Qin Li’s ears were filled with the young man’s gentle and pleasant voice. The more he listened, the more stifled he felt. The gentler the other party was, the more complicated and furious his emotions became.

At this point already, while his hands were doing such disgusting things meant to plot harm against him, he could still speak to him with such gentleness and innocence!

Qin Li’s fingernails dug into his palm, drawing blood marks, yet he did not care. Borrowing the sharp pain coming from his palm to stay clear-headed, his brows knitted tightly, and in the end he tiredly closed his eyes.

“…It’s nothing.”

“Tonight, wait until I get back.”

After finishing this one sentence in a hoarse, disjointed manner, Qin Li directly hung up the phone.

It could not continue any further. There was no meaning in it.

As long as he returned home and tonight passed, everything would become clear.

The other party would definitely be caught red-handed by him.

Qin Li looked at the image in the surveillance footage of the young man tilting his head in confusion after the call was hung up. His gaze was incomparably deep and dark. After sitting quietly for a moment, he turned off the surveillance.

Xu Xiliu was hung up on and felt very puzzled.

But he also could not directly run to the company and drag the man back. Anyway, once the other party returned, whatever happened would become clear.

So he once again happily went back to doing what he had at hand.

In the evening, Qin Li returned to the mountain villa.

Xu Xiliu had originally almost forgotten about what happened during the day. Only when he saw the man, dressed in a suit and looking travel-worn, carrying cold anger as he passed by his door, did he remember again, and he greeted him, “You’re back.”

“…Mm, I’m back.”

Qin Li’s voice was cold and gloomy, his tone inexplicable.

He changed his clothes in his own room first, then slowly called the young man over to his side.

After calling him over, he did not speak right away. He merely stared at Xu Xiliu with an extremely complex, extremely gloomy, extremely strange gaze. Only after staring until Xu Xiliu’s face was full of confusion did he open his mouth slowly and say, “Doctor Xu, why didn’t you remind me that it was time to take my medicine?”

Today he had changed his medicine. This little fox should have tried every possible means to make him swallow it.

So why was he sitting so calmly?

Heh. He did not mind pushing the other party a bit, letting this fire burn even more fiercely.

Thinking of this, Qin Li, who had been depressed and furious the entire afternoon, hooked a gloomy, cold, fierce smile at the corner of his lips. His dark eyes were hazy.

Xu Xiliu, seeing that something was off about the man’s state and hearing the strange words spoken the moment he came in, could not help standing up and walking over, placing the back of his hand against the other party’s forehead.

Normal temperature.

No fever. So why had he suddenly started talking nonsense when everything was fine?

Qin Li, whose heart was surging with violent thoughts, was startled for an instant by the soft touch on his forehead. After reacting to what it was, he grabbed the young man’s wrist in one motion. His fingertips unconsciously rubbed against the soft skin on the inside of the other’s wrist. Narrowing his dark eyes in a dangerous yet pitiful manner, he murmured in a low voice, “Doctor Xu, trying to please me now is useless. I won’t eat this set of yours…”^[1]

“…What?”

Xu Xiliu could not help touching the man’s forehead again, and saw the man narrow his eyes, revealing an instant expression of comfort when he was touched.

After confirming that the other party truly did not have a fever, and also had not gone crazy, he said irritably, “It’s fine to take the medicine now too. Then tonight you should go to sleep a bit earlier. Let go, I’ll go get your medicine.”

“Hmph!”

Qin Li let out a cold sneer, but still released his hand.

Only, the movement looked somewhat unwilling.

The man’s medicine bottle was placed in a very conspicuous spot. Xu Xiliu went straight over, took it, then went to pour a cup of warm water, and came back to hand it to the other party.

“Here, take it.”

“Taking too much medicine isn’t good either. After your physical condition stabilizes, these medicines can be stopped for a while…”

Qin Li directly ignored the latter sentence spoken by the young man. Without thinking at all, he swallowed it down.

He wanted to see exactly what kind of medicine this little fox was making him take!

Qin Li waited and waited. From after taking the medicine until dinner, and then from after dinner until deep into the night. He waited until it was late at night, quiet and still, and everyone had fallen asleep, yet he never discovered anything abnormal about himself.

His head did not hurt, his stomach did not hurt, and he did not feel like going mad.

On the contrary, his mood was extremely calm. Facing the moon, there was no longer that kind of impulse surging up from deep within his body like before. He was so calm that his face was expressionless, as if in the next second he were about to shave his head and leave home to become a monk.

In the darkness, Qin Li frowned fiercely.

Was there something not right somewhere?

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T/n: This one apologizes for her absence. I took on a huge project and couldn’t spare the time for translations. Wishing you all a Merry Christmas~ 🎄