Secret Love Nest

The Placebo Effect pt1

I ran to the bathroom to vomit. I crouched next to the porcelain throne and retch so hard but nothing will come, maybe because it's morning and I just got up.

Qing crouched next to me.

Qing: Maybe it's a stomach bug.

Me: (catching my breath as I flushed the toilet) It's not a stomach bug. I am eating fine. I am eating too much. Qing I told you...

Qing: Dayu ah! You are not pregnant!

Me: I know! But...all the symptoms are there. I am vomiting. I have cravings. I feel nauseous. Qing, I am dipping pickles in ice cream!

Qing: (paling a little) Don't give me the picture. I might vomit too.

Me: This is all Nushi's fault.

It's all Meng's wife fault. Meng's pregnant wife. She did this to me...

During our first day of stay in Harbin, Nushi stuck herself to my side like a mushroom to a tree. She said...

Nushi: I love looking at you, Dayu. I feel sad when I don't see you. I don't know. I can't explain it too. I even asked Meng to developed a picture of you and put it in a photo frame so I can look at your face. It's my stupid hormones.

Then she cried in my arms. She is also crying when it's time for us to be apart. I cannot believe it, her pregnancy is making her like me too much.

So we look for a solution. An elder in Meng's family suggested something to take away Nushi's cravings for me.

Elder: You wait for Dayu to fall asleep then Nushi can step over him. All her cravings will be gone.

Meng: Really?

Elder: Of course.

Nushi: (looking at me) Will you be okay with that Dayu?

Me: Let me ask my mother first.

So I asked my mother who frowned and said she also heard something similar. So I said yes to Nushi stepping over me. One night, they wait for me to sleep then Meng and Qing helped her to step over me.

The next day, Nushi was fine. She was not craving for my company and presence anymore. She stuck to her husband and they are sweet again. Qing and I are sweet to each other and Xiao threatened us with walking out and running away from the love birds.

Then we went back to Beijing two days ago. Yesterday, I woke up feeling nauseous and wanting to vomit. I also rushed to the bathroom to retch my intestines out but nothing is coming out of my mouth. Just saliva and pain.

I stayed in bed the whole morning, listening to the songs I will sing in my birthday. Memorizing the lyrics but I still feel unsteady when I stood up.

Then lunch time came and I get to stand up again. I went to the kitchen to see Qing cooking. I love the smell of garlic cooking but when Qing added the ginger, my stomach rebelled again. I rushed to the sink to vomit. Still nothing but saliva and pain.

Qing: What is going with you? Did you contacted some bug?

Me: (after rinsing my mouth) I don't know. Can you take away the ginger please?

He took away the gingers and I am fine again. So fine that I ate three plateful of food and still felt hungry.

Me: I want chocolate shakes.