Lop-eared Guard ( Official Translation)

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Lop-Eared Guard – 69

7th Feb 2023

Edited and Proofread by: Jie

This fever was due to the overuse of his glands and the mental stress and exhaustion he usually had, causing disordered glandular secretion.

The family doctor came by in the morning and hooked Lu Shangjin up with an IV bag and an energy shot.

When he woke up, Lu Shangjin habitually reached out to touch Yan Yi sleeping beside him, but his fingers only felt the cold bed sheets. He abruptly opened his eyes to find the back of his hand taped with medical tape.

Ever since dismissing the nanny, Lu Shangjin would personally prepare breakfast every day. He looked at the time; it was already nine o’clock. 

“Yan Yan.” Lu Shangjin put on his slippers and hurried downstairs where Yan Yi was frying eggs in the kitchen.

The eggs were skillfully fried until golden brown. Yan Yi concentrated on putting the eggs on the bread slices, then evenly sliced up a piece of ham, and tore a leaf of lettuce before shaking off the water droplets and piling it on. 

He rubbed his heels gently as he stepped on the soft suede slippers with his bare feet.

Through the glass door of the kitchen, Lu Shangjin stared at him dazedly with his hands hung by his sides. He unconsciously approached, touching Yan Yi’s lowered eyelashes through the glass.

Could time stop at this moment and stay still? It was also good to watch the moving gentleness through the glass.

When Yan Yi noticed him, he pulled open the door and walked out with two breakfast plates.  Lu Shangjin hurriedly received the plates and set them on the table, blowing on his fingertips that had been scalded by the milk.

“Are you feeling better? You made a lot of noise in the middle of the night.” Yan Yi came over and touched his forehead. Fortunately, his temperature had gone down.

“It was already 9:30 AM and I wanted to wake you up, but you looked a little unwell, so I took it upon myself to let you sleep. I don’t know if I had delayed any meetings.”

“No, there’s nothing going on at the company today, so I’m not going.” Lu Shangjin took the hand that was over his forehead and placed it on his cheek, “I had someone drive the car back yesterday and bring some vegetables along the way. I wanted to cook vegetable porridge for you this morning.”

He ate his breakfast clean from his plate and didn’t leave a single drop of milk left, just like a kid in kindergarten who wanted to please his teachers.

Yan Yi rested his cheek on his hand as he gazed at him.

“Is it good?” 

Lu Shangjin nodded his head repeatedly. As long as it was made by Yan Yi, even the most basic sandwich would be accompanied by a light sweet scent of milk-candy when it entered his mouth.

“…Do you like me that much?” Yan Yi stepped on the beam under the vintage chair, holding his elbows and asked with a smile, “What’s so special about me?”

Lu Shangjin bluntly blurted out, forgetting all the flirtacious tactics he had at his fingertips, “You’re very special. To me, you’re someone I can’t lose.” It was the raindrops and rainbows that descended on their teenage years.

Yan Yi smiled and shook his little rabbit ears, perplexed. Being emotionally pinned by high expectations made one feel more pressured.

Later, he didn’t have the heart to be troubled by these problems again. Lu Shangjin took his annual leave and took Yan Yi all around Europe to play.