"That doctor just now seemed to want to say something to me. Is there something wrong with my body?" Su Rou was still wrapped in Su Yuze's big and warm coat. Su Yuze tightened it for her.
"You have cold in the uterus. Let me use traditional Chinese medicine to condition you."
Su Rou knew about having cold in the uterus. Since she started having menstrual cramps, she'd known about it. But many girls had this problem these days, not just her. So she hadn't thought much about it. Her attention was on the "traditional Chinese medicine" he mentioned for conditioning, and an unwilling look appeared on her pale, sickly face.
"I don't want to drink traditional Chinese medicine." It smelled bad and tasted so bitter!
"Do you want to suffer from pain every time you have your period?"
"Rather than suffering every day, I'd rather bear the pain once a month." Su Rou pleaded, "I don't want to drink that stuff." She'd drunk it a few times before, but only during her period.
"Stop being naughty." Su Yuze said seriously and tapped Su Rou on the forehead with his finger. "You have to drink it every day from now on."
"..." Su Rou sighed and curled up on the chair with her arms around her stomach, keeping silent.
While driving, Su Yuze glanced at her. "What's wrong? Does your stomach still hurt?"
Su Rou shook her head. Her lips were a bit pale. Su Yuze frowned slightly, then sped up the car. Soon they got home. He carried her back to the bedroom. "Wait. I'll go make you a cup of ginger syrup."
"Don't..." Before Su Rou could finish, Su Yuze had already walked out. "...bother."
Not long after, Su Yuze put a cup of hot ginger syrup in Su Rou's hand. Su Rou held the hot cup and looked up at Su Yuze. Her face showed a bit of self - blame. "Brother Ze, do you think I'm a nuisance?" Every month at this time, she always made Su Yuze worry about her. Su Rou felt quite sorry.
Su Yuze looked at her unhappily. "Xiaorou'er, you've never been a nuisance to me." Moreover... he himself was largely responsible for her current situation. He hadn't taken her for treatment in time.
Su Yuze had said many nice things, but Su Rou thought this was her favorite. No girl wanted to be a burden to her boyfriend, and she also hated her cold - natured constitution.
After thinking for a while, Su Rou smiled. "Brother Ze, I'll take the medicine obediently from now on." Since Su Yuze didn't mind her, she had no reason to be willful and refuse to take the medicine. "I also want to condition my body well."
"...I'm sorry." Su Yuze said in a low voice.
"Huh?" Su Rou was puzzled. Why was Su Yuze apologizing to her? "Is it because you're worried about me taking the medicine? You don't need to apologize. I'll stop taking it once my body gets better."
Su Yuze looked at her carefree face. He wanted to put on a smile like he used to, but he just couldn't manage it. Su Rou thought he was tired. After finishing the ginger syrup in the cup, she put it on the bedside table, then patted the empty space beside her. "Brother Ze, go to sleep."
"Okay."
...
The next day, Su Rou started drinking the smelly and bitter traditional Chinese medicine. She just frowned slightly, then quickly gulped down all the medicine. But after that, her whole face scrunched up. She popped a piece of candy into her mouth to buffer the disgusting smell.
It took a while before Su Rou could speak. "Aunt Wang, could you please add some sugar to the medicine next time you boil it?" It was so bitter that she almost vomited.
"Xiaorou'er, in traditional Chinese medicine, each herb has its role. If you add things randomly, the medicine will lose its original effect." Could you just add things to traditional Chinese medicine? If you weren't careful, the medicine boiled for an afternoon would be ruined.
Su Rou just simply wanted the medicine to be less bitter and easier to drink. She never thought that a piece of sugar could ruin the effectiveness of the traditional Chinese medicine. "Okay, I didn't know." It seemed that from now on, she could only take the medicine obediently.
Aunt Wang smiled and walked over to pick up the medicine bowl. "Miss, once you've recovered, you won't need to drink it anymore." Aunt Wang felt sorry for Su Rou. After all, the smell of that traditional Chinese medicine was so nauseating, let alone drinking it.
"Okay."
Because of Su Rou's physical condition, when she was lying on the sofa watching TV, someone always covered her with a quilt. Su Rou watched TV for a short while and then felt sleepy. She curled up on the sofa and fell asleep.
Su Yuze smiled faintly. He reached out his hand and gently stroked Su Rou's head, brushing aside the hair covering her face so that she could breathe more smoothly.
When it was almost time for dinner, there was a knock on the door of the Su family's villa. Su Yuze covered Su Rou with the quilt and then went to open the door. Standing at the door were Su Yue and Qian Yingnan. Su Yuze was a bit surprised. "Uncle Second, Aunt Second."
"Hey, we're here to see Xiaorou." As she said this, Qian Yingnan handed the things in her hand to Su Yuze. Both of them were smiling.
Su Yuze glanced at the things in her hand. His face looked calm.
Since Su Yuze didn't invite them in, they didn't dare to just barge in. For a moment, they just stood at the door. Qian Yingnan's smiling face looked a bit stiff. Finally, she had to thicken her skin and remind him. "Yuze, aren't you going to invite us in for a sit?"
"Xiaorou'er is sleeping." It was obvious that he was trying to get rid of them.
"...We won't wake her up." Qian Yingnan felt speechless. Could their voices really reach upstairs?
"She's sleeping on the sofa."
"Oh, I see..." No wonder Yuze had said that.
Su Yue stood there for a while. He didn't want to leave just like that, so he said, "We've come all the way here. Aren't you even going to invite us in for a sit?"
Maybe it was because their voices were too loud. Anyway, Su Rou heard them. She slowly opened her eyes, rubbed them, and poked her head out from the sofa. "Uncle Second, Aunt Second? You're here."
"Xiaorou, you're awake." Qian Yingnan greeted Su Rou with a beaming smile.
Su Yuze was already quite unhappy that Su Rou had been woken up, but he still stepped aside slightly to let them in.
As soon as Qian Yingnan came in, she sized up the villa. It was her first time coming to Su Yuze's home. The decoration was nice! Su Rou was lying on the sofa covered with a quilt. When she saw Qian Yingnan come in, she said, "Aunt Second, sit down."
"Sure." Qian Yingnan sat down beside Su Rou with a smile. "I heard you weren't feeling well, so I bought some delicious fruits for you."
Su Rou took the fruits. "Thank you... but I'm already okay." Qian Yingnan was such a Monday morning quarterback. She hadn't come to see her when she was in the hospital. Now, four or five days had passed, and she came with fruits?