Chapter 148

Xu Ran heard Liu Tong’s cries in a daze, and also heard him said a lot in his ear. In the end, he said he was wrong, and as long as Xu Ran could wake up quickly, he would do everything.

Xu Ran still couldn’t open his eyes or his mouth. He didn’t even have the strength to move his hands.

He could only say in his heart, ‘How can I bear to see you do everything for me? This time, it was my fault and you even cry because of me. After I wake up, I will tell you the truth. Don’t cry, it breaks my heart.’

He also said a lot but Liu Tong couldn’t hear anything.

Then he heard Baozi crying, and Tangtang and Guoguo talking. They whispered in his ear, “Dad wakes up now. We miss you.”

Xu Ran also heard Liu Tong say to Shao Yu, “Shao Yu, hand this letter to Lin Xi. Besides, let him take those things that Ran has prepared. Ran hasn’t woken up yet, so I won’t see him off. Please let him know.”

Shao Yu comforted Liu Tong and told him that he couldn’t cry before the end of his confinement.

Xu Ran was even more anxious. He also remembered that he had heard Liu Tong call him before he fell into coma. Liu Tong had run out to find him during his confinement, why couldn’t he follow the advice?

It was all because of him.

Xu Ran wanted to slap himself in his heart.

Xu Ran heard a lot of things and felt like he had slept for a long time.

By the time he woke up, it was already December 24th. The next day was the one-month celebration of little Baozi’s birth.

When he woke up, Liu Tong was leaning against the bed with his hand supporting his leg. Little Baozi slept next to him soundly.

Xu Ran gently moved his stiff legs and awakened Liu Tong, “Ran!”

Liu Tong, before he could react, called Xu Ran’s name .

Xu Ran cracked a smile with difficulty, “Tongtong, I’m here.”

The moment he spoke, he realized that his throat was too hoarse.

Xu Ran smiled again, “Tongtong… water… first.”

Liu Tong was still immersed in the joy of Xu Ran’s waking up. When he heard Xu Ran’s words, he immediately stood up and poured him water.

After two cups of water, Xu Ran finally put himself together.

He grabbed Liu Tong’s hand and patted the spare place on the bed, indicating him to come up.

Liu Tong was stunned for a moment, then he put down the cup and took off his clothes and went to bed.

Xu Ran still felt a little stiff all over his body, but after Liu Tong was on the bed, he insisted on holding him and Liu Tong did not resist.

Xu Ran kissed Liu Tong and kept saying, “Tongtong, Tongtong.”

Liu Tong didn’t respond but leaned closer to him.

The two of them just held each other quietly for a long time.

Then a certain disharmonious voice of stomach grumbling rang out.

Xu Ran was a little awkward. He looked at Liu Tong with a flushing face.

Liu Tong left him, “Ran, I’ll go make some food for you! Wait for a while.”

Xu Ran pulled him back. “Don’t go. It’s getting cold, and I’ll just put on with it. Don’t get cold.”

“That’s alright. It’s not far. You haven’t eaten for a few days, and you can’t be hungry anymore.” While talking, Liu Tong was about to get out of bed.

“Then I’ll go on my own. Sleep, you haven’t slept for the past few days. It’s my fault. I made you worry.” Xu Ran said guiltily.

Liu Tong put his finger on Xu Ran’s lips. “No, Ran, let’s not talk about the past, okay? I have my faults, too. Let’s just pretend that nothing happened. You’re all right now, and I’m going to be out of the confinement. Can we be as good as before?”

Xu Ran sighed, “Tongtong, if you don’t make things clear, you’ll have a life-long knot in your heart. You can’t forget it just because you said you will. So, let’s find some time to talk it out. As long as we’re true to each other, nothing will go wrong.”

When he was in coma, Xu Ran had heard a lot and thought a lot. As he said, if he didn’t make it clear, it would be a pain in the heart. In which case, making things clear would be a better choice.

Perhaps after the talk, Liu Tong would accept the truth, ord maybe not; then he will also figure out a way to let Liu Tong accept.

They were his family and the only proof of his existence. How could he give up?

Liu Tong hesitated for a moment, then nodded and said, “Alright, then I’ll go make food for you first.”

He quickly threw on his clothes and went out of the room.

Xu Ran sighed again and held little Baozi in his arms. “Baozi, what should I do if your Daddy abandons me?”

But little Baozi couldn’t respond to him even when he was awake, let alone the fact that he was now soundly asleep. Xu Ran could only talk to himself.

He only stopped when he heard the footsteps outside.

Liu Tong cooked noodles for Xu Ran. Xu Ran put Baozi down and got out of bed and put on his clothes.

Liu Tong said, “Ran, maybe you can just eat on the bed.”

Xu Ran shook his head. “No, I can take the chance to get some exercise. I’m afraid to wake up Baozi, and you go to get some sleep. I’ll clean this up after eating.”

“Mm,” Liu Tong nodded. He hadn’t slept for a few days.

Xu Ran did not go to sleep after eating the egg. He had been lying down for a few days and his bones seemed to have been softened.

He touched his forehead and it wasn’t hot, so it should be fine.

He didn’t have any other bad feelings.

He just sighed that he was a little weak. One night of staying outdoors made him fall into coma for three days.

When it was almost dawn, Xu Ran went to bed and slept with Liu Tong in his arms.

In winter, he used not to get up early, nor did he require others like Shao Yu to do so. Anyway, in winter, there weren’t many things but cold wind awaiting them even if they got up early.

They had fed the chicken and ducks, and they didn’t have pigs. As long as the Big Black was given enough food overnight, it will not cause any trouble the next day. As for the four dogs, their rest time was pretty much the same as them.

Xu Ran thought all was fine in this way.

When the sky was bright, Xu Ran heard somebody was knocking on the door. No one was in his arms and Liu Tong must have already gotten up. Xu Ran opened his eyes and saw Liu Tong was putting on clothes. Xu Ran asked Xu Ran, “Tongtong, who’s knocking!”

Liu Tong turned back, “It’s Shao Yu. Does he wake you up? Do you want to sleep for a while longer?”

Xu Ran sat up, “No, I want to go out and take a walk. Tell Shao Yu that I have woken up, and let him go to do his work!”

“He should have come to send you medicine. I’ll go take a look,” Liu Tong said and opened the door.

Indeed, it was Shao Yu who came to deliver the medicine. “Is the young master awake?”

Liu Tong nodded. “He woke up last night. It has been a hard time for you. Go ahead with your stuff, and don’t worry about us.”

“Alright, the medicine is still hot. Let the young master take it and go downstairs to have some food! He hasn’t eaten for a few days, and I’ll cook some light food.”

“Okay, please. We’ll come downstairs later.”

Liu Tong took the medicine from Shao Yu and closed the door.

Only then did Xu Ran get up and put on his clothes.

Little Baozi had slept for quite a long time and didn’t wake up yet.

Liu Tong put the medicine on the table, and he went to make bed; then he hold up little Baozi to see if he peed.

Xu Ran said with a smile, “Baozi is getting more and more sleep now. Guess he didn’t get enough of it in your belly.”

Liu Tong also smiled, “I believed your words and slept too much. Guess Baozi was becoming lazy because of it. He was such a naughty kid at the beginning!”

“Isn’t he still naughty? During the day, he cried often. I think he is the most disobedient kid we have.”

“Didn’t you just like disobedient kid?” Liu Tong said.

Xu Ran smiled. “You still remember that. I just hope that Tangtang and Guoguo become livelier. They are so obedient at such a young age. How sad children grow up with no childhood!”

While the two of them were talking, the little Baozi woke up in Liu Tong’s arms.

Then, after waking up, he started pooping and then crying.

Liu Tong laughed, “Ran, take your medicine first. I’ll go wash little Baozi’s ass.”

Xu Ran didn’t feel right after Liu Tong said that. Why he had to mention the two things together?

However, Liu Tong left after saying this, and Xu Ran could only drink the medicine.

It was hard for people to like the flavor of the traditional Chinese medicine.

Not to mention drink, even its smelling was bitter.

Xu Ran pinched his nose and forced himself to drink it. After he finished drinking, he immediately poured some water to rinse his mouth, and he couldn’t express the feeling in words anyway.

Xu Ran also went downstairs after taking the medicine. The light food Shao Yu mentioned was congee with sour radish, which was really appetizing and simple.

However, it was quite a good match.

His stomach had digested the noodles he had eaten overnight. So he wolfed down two bowls of congee during breakfast.

Xu Ran had slept in bed for three days. Tangtang and Guoguo came to see him every day. Now that they saw heup, they were so happy that they chatted around him while eating.

Mr. Hu also gave Xu Ran a lesson as an elder, telling him not to run out in the middle of the night. If he couldn’t sleep, he could just sit in the yard. It was better than going outside, and it would be bad if he ran into some wild animals.

Xu Ran kept nodding and said that he would not do it again.

As a result, the meal time was quite a hard time for Xu Ran.