Chapter 23 What Is Wrong with You

When Su Mo came in, she only had time to see Xiao Nanye's back as he went upstairs. She thought to herself, "What is this person angry about?"

After walking for so long, she was already hungry. Fortunately, there were still a few packs of frozen dumplings in the refrigerator.

This kind of fast-freezing food was very convenient to handle. Su Mo brought the boiled dumplings to the dining room and took a big sip of hot soup. She immediately felt her body warm up.

She wondered if the beast had had a meal yet.

While eating dumplings, Su Mo glanced at the stairs.

The dumplings would get stuck after a long time, but after Xiao Nanye went upstairs, there was no movement at all. She did not dare to provoke him because she was not bold enough.

After dinner, Su Mo put the rest of the dumplings into the refrigerator. She thought that Xiao Nanye would not like to eat this kind of food since he had exquisite meals every day!

After Xiao Nanye came back, he stayed in the study. Su Mo felt the happiest when he was not with her. Because she was not feeling well, she took a shower and went straight to bed.

In the middle of the night, she heard some movements around her as if a mosquito had been by her ears, making her unable to sleep.

When she woke up, she saw a person lying beside her, and he was the one who caused this commotion.

Soon, Su Mo realized that something was wrong with him. She thought to herself, "Could it be that he had a nightmare?"

"Hey, Xiao Nanye, wake up!"

She pushed him a few times, but there was no reaction. In the dark night, that pair of dark black eyes frightened Su Mo quite a bit. She wondered why his eyes were still open when he was sleeping.

She quickly got up and turned on the bedside lamp, only to find that Xiao Nanye was not having a nightmare. He was simply awake.

"Are you feeling unwell? Do you want me to call an ambulance to take you to the hospital?" Seeing him hold his stomach and roll over the bed with hair dripping with sweat, Su Mo asked uncertainly.

"I'm not going to the hospital!" Xiao Nanye glared at her coldly.

She didn't know if it was an illusion, but Su Mo felt that there was something else in his eyes. She wondered why she felt like the beast was wronged.

Seeing that he was in great pain, Su Mo could not turn a blind eye to it and asked him, "Is there something wrong with your body? Where is the medicine? Is there any medicine?"

Xiao Nanye glared at her fiercely, thinking to himself, "This woman is really bold. She actually dares to say that there is something wrong with me!"

Being glared at by him, Su Mo immediately felt a little discouraged. She originally didn't want to care about him, but if he kept whining like this, she wouldn't expect to have a sleep tonight.

For the sake of sleep, Su Mo decided to help him.

He refused to tell her, so she went to find it herself. Soon, she found a bottle on the bedside table, which was full of English words, but this was not a problem for her.

To Su Mo's surprise, this was actually a bottle of stomach medicine that could relieve pain.

"Are you really sick?"

Seeing that Xiao Nanye was glaring at her fiercely, Su Mo hurriedly waved her hands, "It was a slip of the tongue. So you have stomach problems!"

Xiao Nanye just looked at her and did not speak. Su Mo curled her lips, poured a cup of water, and helped him up to take the medicine.

Perhaps it was really painful. When Su Mo fed him medicine, she saw that his lips were purple. His originally cold face now seemed to be greatly weakened.

"Why don't you take the medicine if you have it?" Out of sympathy, Su Mo couldn't help but ask.

She thought to herself, "Wait, his stomach hurts in the middle of the night, is it because he didn't have a meal at night?"

Xiao Nanye drank the medicine and leaned weakly against the bed. Seeing that his forehead was covered in sweat, Su Mo went to the bathroom and wrung a towel for him to wipe his face.

Throughout the entire process, Xiao Nanye looked at her with a calm gaze. His expression looked a little tender.

This kind of behavior was too weird. Su Mo thought that he was dazed because of pain and she put the towel aside. She said to him, "You take a rest first. I'll go see what's in the kitchen."

"Since he has a bad stomach, I shouldn't give him dumplings anymore." Su Mo pondered and cooked a bowl of noodles with limited ingredients.

Fortunately, she had spent all these years alone, so she was able to deal with these things easily.

When the noodles were served, Xiao Nanye leaned against the bed and closed his eyes to rest. When he heard the sound, his eyes immediately opened.

Su Mo did not notice him. Her thoughts were all in her hands.

Xiao Nanye watched her walk over with a bowl of noodles in her hands. She lowered her head and focused all her attention on the bowl of noodles in her hands. She walked so carefully as if she was afraid that the soup would spill out.

"So hot. So hot." Su Mo put down the noodles, waved her burning hands, and quickly pinched her earlobes to cool her hands down.

As soon as she looked up, she saw Xiao Nanye staring at her with a burning gaze. Su Mo thought that he was starving, so she smiled at him and said, "I made a bowl of noodles for you. It was cold down there for a while before I brought it up. I didn't expect it to be so hot."

She handed the chopsticks to him, "Hurry up and eat while it's hot. Your stomach won't hurt after you eat the noodles."

Xiao Nanye looked at her. Just when Su Mo thought that he would say some words of thanks, he suddenly asked, "Why didn't you wake me up during dinner?"

"What?"

Su Mo looked at him doubtfully. Seeing that he was really waiting for her explanation, she whispered to him, "I thought you had already eaten."

In her eyes, the kitchen utensils at home showed no signs of being used. Obviously, it meant this person never cooked. Then she thought he must have eaten before going home. How could she know that he would be hungry to the point of stomach pain?

Seeing that Xiao Nanye was still going to continue the interrogation, Su Mo quickly stuffed the chopsticks into his hands. "Eat quickly! If the noodles are cold, they won't taste good once getting stuck."

Sure enough, Xiao Nanye lowered his head and began to eat noodles. He ate very slowly because his stomach still hurt. It was also because the taste of this bowl of noodles was very strange.

He was not a person who would let himself feel wronged. Feeling that something was wrong, he immediately stopped and looked up at her. "You didn't add salt?"

"Um, there doesn't seem to have any salt in your house," Su Mo rubbed her hands and smiled awkwardly.

Not only the salt but there were also no other seasonings, so what she cooked was a bowl of plain noodle soup.

Xiao Nanye did not say a word. His eyes were so dark that they seemed to merge with the darkness of the night.

He did not speak, which made Su Mo very uncertain, so she quickly added, "But I put XO sauce in it. Did you taste any sauce?"

Speaking of this matter, he had really neglected it. Because he had never cooked, and the breakfast was prepared and sent over, the kitchen was basically just a decoration.

Seeing that Xiao Nanye did not eat or speak, Su Mo thought that he was angry, so she said to him, "Well, if it tastes terrible, don't force yourself. I will go down and see if there is anything else to eat."

Xiao Nanye was a little absorbed in his thoughts. He did not expect her to say this.

Seeing the disappointed expression on her face, Xiao Nanye was stunned for a moment, but he reacted quickly and pulled her when she got up.

Xiao Nanye held her hand and did not explain. He continued to eat noodles with his head down.

His actions were a little strange, but Su Mo felt very happy. Other than Lu Shaoqi, this was the first time she cooked for someone else.

Although Xiao Nanye was very dissatisfied, he still ate up the entire bowl of noodles, leaving only the poached egg.

Su Mo looked at the poached egg at the bottom of the bowl and asked him, "Don't you like eating eggs?"

A bowl of noodles warmed his stomach. Xiao Nanye stretched his body casually and handed her the chopsticks. He said seriously, "In addition to eggs, I don't like carrots, mushrooms, coriander, celery..."

"Why are you so picky? No wonder you have a bad stomach," Su Mo interrupted him.

After saying that, she felt that something was wrong and hurriedly said, "Why are you telling me this? I'm going to wash the dishes. You just ate something. Don't lie down in a hurry."

As he watched Su Mo leave, the corners of Xiao Nanye's mouth curved into a warm smile. To be honest, the bowl of noodles just now had no oil or salt. It tasted terrible, but he felt it was very delicious.

For so many years, every time his stomach hurt, he would drink a bottle of water and take a bottle of medicine all by himself. He never knew that the feeling of someone concerning about him was so good.

When Su Mo came back, Xiao Nanye had already fallen asleep. The corners of his mouth were curved. She did not know what good dream he was having.

She climbed onto the bed but was not in a hurry to turn off the lights because she was no longer sleepy.

In just a few days, she seemed to have gotten used to it. She was used to seeing a person lying beside her when she woke up. She was used to the smell of this person, used to his overbearing manner, and was willing to obey him.

In this city, other than Lu Shaoqi, she had no one to worry about. However, she did not expect to meet him by accident and be brought here by him.

Perhaps it was because of the appearance of Xiao Nanye that most of her attention was diverted, which diluted the sadness that this city brought to her.

In the silent night, Su Mo couldn't help but wonder why she didn't leave even though she could have left.

Just like today, she could have left without making a sound and never come back. As long as she left the city, she did not believe that Xiao Nanye could find her.

She thought to herself, "However, why did I come back?"

There was actually an answer in her heart.

Because she was timid and weak, and she was afraid of loneliness, she would rather stay here than face the past alone.

A year was so long, and she was not sure if she could persevere, but now, she could only stay here and fulfill the agreement between them.

"Xiao Nanye, I know that you are not a bad person. I probably understand why you want me to stay." In the dark night, facing a sleeping person, she dared to say the words in her heart.

"You are alone, and I am alone. I can understand your loneliness and solitude. We are all the same!

"I can stay here to accompany you, and I will also work hard to do well.

"I will definitely find a way to return the money I owe you. If that's the case, can you treat me a little better?" Even though she knew that he could not hear her words, she could not help but pray softly.

"Xiao Nanye, I have nothing left now. Please don't make me vulnerable. Just let me retain this little bit of self-respect, okay?" With a miserable smile, she asked, turning to look at the person beside her.

At the same time when the lights went out, a pair of starry eyes suddenly lit up in the dark, with unspeakable complex emotions in them.

He thought to himself, "Woman, I gave you two days to think about it. Since you didn't leave, I will take it as your answer!"