falling into your smile

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Last time she was in a rush and didn’t really see the inside of the room clearly.
Today, she could take her time to look around-- --The room was very clean, with
what looked like an expensive carpet on the floor. There were slippers near the
door. Tong Yao hesitated for a while then took off her slippers and walked onto
the carpet barefoot. She looked around, the bedding was black. There was a
small coffee table with a laptop and a few books on it. Next to the coffee table
was a beanbag……

The bed closer to the door must be Little Fatty’s. On his bed, he had placed
various stuffed toys on it, a crocodile, Captain America’s shield, a piggy…...
probably from his fans. The bed deep in the room on the contrary, didn’t have
any decoration at all. At the moment, Lu Sicheng was lying on that bed, with
his back facing Tong Yao, still wearing his team uniform.

“Mr. Captain, time to take medicine.”

Tong Yao walked over with medicine in hand.

The man didn’t respond

Tong Yao circled around to his front.

She put the cup and medicine on the table and squatted down next to the bed
holding her knees, watching silently at the face that seemed to be in a deep
slumber. She thought to herself: Lu Sicheng does look very handsome. His
features looked like those used in plastic surgery advertisements. Though it
looks a bit mean when all the features were put together, he’s still a rather good
look guy.

Tong Yao had a poor vocabulary and couldn’t really put her feelings into words.
But she knew that when she fixed her eyes on the tip of his slightly pinkish nose
and the corners of his eyes, she couldn’t move her eyes away-- --

Until the man who she thought was sound asleep suddenly opened his eyes
without making any noise.

[1]:  It’s believed in China that hot sweet tea can relieve cramps.

Tong Yao was caught off guard as her eyes met Lu Sicheng’s dark brown
pupils. She lost her footing and fell back onto the soft carpet.

Lu Sicheng: “......”

Lu Sicheng coughed a couple times before speaking: “What are you sneaking
around in my room for?”

Tong Yao: “......”

Tong Yao blinked and felt somewhat mousy under the gaze of those calm eyes.
She was speechless for a short while before remembering what she was there
for in the first place. Tong Yao hurriedly turned to pick up the water cup and
medicine: “I’m here to deliver the medicine. Rui Ge told me to make sure you
take the medicine before going to sleep.”

Tong Yao sat on the carpet cross legged next to the bed and handed the water
cup to Lu Sicheng. She read the direction on the back of the medicine package,
then took out the pills according to the directions and gave to Lu Sicheng.

Lu Sicheng sat up half way and took the medicine: “The water is too hot.”

Tong Yao: “......”

Lu Sicheng: “Get me another one.”

Tong Yao: “You know something?”

Lu Sicheng: “?”

Tong Yao: “You know most women suffer menstrual pains during a few days of
each month. The pain is like someone whipping you with a whip dipped in hot
chili oil a hundred times-- --If you multiply the pain three times that would be the
pain at childbirth, you do know that labor is quite painful, yes? Specifically, how
painful is it? It’s like pulling your upper lip up and over your whole head, something
like that.”