Chapter 41: Taking Medicine

  "The instructions say it's best to take the medicine after meals, I've cooked some porridge, why don't you eat some porridge first before taking the medicine?" Tian Nuanyu carefully read through the instructions again, then looked up at Mu Ao Yun and said.

  Mu Ao Yun looked at Tian Nuan Yu without refusing or showing acceptance, as if hesitating and considering.

  "I've cooked some millet porridge, it's been over an hour now, and it's very sticky. It's still hot, would you like me to bring a bowl over for you to eat? Just in time to warm up your stomach," Tian Nuoyu said with a hint of enticement that even she herself didn't notice.

  Mu Ao Yun's eyes flashed for a moment, he quietly gazed at Tian Nuan Yu without speaking, but nodded lightly.

  Tian Nuoyu seemed to have successfully coaxed him, and a wave of joy rose in her heart. Her mouth also curved into a smile: "Then I'll go get it now, you drink some more water, Dr. Luo has instructed that you must drink plenty of boiled water." She repeated Dr. Luo's instructions again.

  "Good," Mu Ao Yun replied softly.

  Tian Nuanyu quickly turned around and walked out of the bedroom, entered the kitchen to scoop a bowl of porridge, and then returned to Mu Ao Yun's bedroom.

  She held the bowl with both hands, seeing the white steam floating in the bowl, and the bottom of the bowl was also hot to the touch. She subconsciously leaned her mouth close to the edge of the bowl and blew gently a few times before handing it over to Mu Ao Yun.

  Mu Ao Yun had already put the cup in his hand back on the bedside table, but he didn't take the bowl. Instead, he stared intently at Tian Nuan Yu, his eyes dark and profound.

  Tian Nuanyu was taken aback, suddenly reacting to the fact that she had been worried about the porridge being too hot, but hadn't noticed that she had leaned her mouth too close to the bowl. Mu Ao Yun must have found it disgusting.

  Her face slightly reddened as she apologized, "Sorry, I was afraid the porridge was too hot. Now I'll go get another bowl right away."

  Tian Nuanyu said as she was about to take back the bowl in her hand, but Mu Ao Yun suddenly raised his hand and took over the bowl. He held the bowl with one hand and picked up the spoon placed in the bowl with the other hand, stirring the porridge inside for a couple of times.

  "It's a bit hot," Mu Ao Yun's mouth curved into a faint smile.

  When Mu Ao Yun said this, Tian Nuan Yu felt a bit embarrassed: "I used a casserole to simmer it, afraid that the porridge would cool down, so I kept covering it with a lid. Otherwise, let's put the porridge aside for a while and wait until it cools down before eating."

  "No need, it's fine like this," Mu Ao Yun stirred the porridge with his spoon again, his eyes fixed on the bowl but not eating immediately.

  The bowl doesn't contain all white congee, but is dotted with some dark pink and green things that are finer than silk threads.

  "The congee is too bland, I added some shredded lean meat and vegetables to make it more flavorful and nutritious. You can try it first," Tian Nuanyu explained hastily as she saw Mu Ao Yun looking hesitant at the bowl of congee.

  When she had only spoken halfway, she saw Mu Ao Yun already holding the spoon to eat. Her line of sight glanced at the cup on the bedside table and saw that the water in the cup had been drunk.

  "Mr. Mu, eat slowly, I'll go get another glass of water," Tian Nuanyu said, not waiting for Mu Ao Yun's response as she picked up the cup and turned to leave the bedroom.

  After a while, Tian Nuanyu returned to Mu Ao Yun's bedroom again. She had a cup of boiling water in one hand and a thermos in the other.

  Tian Nuanyu saw that Mu Ao Yun had already finished eating the porridge in his bowl and placed the empty bowl on the bedside table.

  She walked to the bedside and handed the cup in her hand to Mu Ao Yun: "Mr. Mu, please drink some more water, I've cooled down the water in the cup for a while now, it's not too hot."

  Mu Ao Yun nodded and took over the cup, slowly taking two sips.

  Tian Nu Yu put the thermos on the bedside table: "I just saw this thermos in the kitchen, I poured boiling water into it, and if you're thirsty later, you can drink from it."

  "Good," Mu Ao Yun nodded lightly.

  Tian Nuoyu stood by the bed and suddenly didn't know what to say anymore. According to normal reasoning, it was only half an hour after dinner that she could take medicine. She thought to herself, couldn't just stand there and wait for another half hour before letting Mu Ao Yun take his medicine?

  Mu Ao Yun's head leaned lightly against the headboard, his eyes slightly closed, his hand still holding the cup, but his face looked soft and tired.

  Neither of them spoke again, and the room fell silent. Tian Nuoyu suddenly felt uneasy.

  "Miss Tian, would you mind getting me that medicine?" Mu Ao Yun suddenly opened his eyes and said softly.

  "Oh, but it's best to take the medicine half an hour after eating."

  "It's nothing, let's eat now."

  Tian Nuanyu saw that Mu Ao's face had already shown signs of fatigue, so she didn't persist and moved to the bedside table, picked up the medicine bottle, opened the lid, poured out a pill and handed it to Mu Ao.

  Mu Ao Yun took over the medicine and lifted the cup in his hand, tilting his head back to swallow the medicine.

  Tian Nuoyu took the cup from his hand and put it on the bedside table: "Mr. Mu, you sleep for a while, I'll be in my own room, if you feel uncomfortable or need something just call me."

  Each room in the villa has a telephone that can be dialed out and also pressed with the # key for internal communication. Mu Ao Yun's bedside table on the other side of the bed had a phone, which Tian Nuan Yu only noticed now, even the phone was light gray.

  "Miss Tian, thank you, but don't worry about me anymore, I'm fine now. You go out and take care of your business," Mu Ao Yun said in a low voice, his tone somewhat weak.

  "I didn't have anything important to do, I was just going to go buy some things, it can be done tomorrow too. Miss Mu and Gui Sao aren't around, someone has to stay home, you sleep, if there's something, just call me," Tian Nuan Yu said as she picked up the empty bowl from the bedside table.

  Mu Ao Yun's eyes suddenly turned black when he heard Tian Nuan Yu mention "home", a strange color flashed from the bottom of his eyes.

  "Then good luck," Mu Ao Yun's expression suddenly softened.

  Tian Nuoyu lowered her head slightly and didn't notice Mu Ao Yun's change in expression. She heard Mu Ao Yun's polite words, so she casually said: "You're being too polite, this is what I should..."

  Tian Nuanyu suddenly stopped, thinking to herself how she had blurted out that sentence again. She hastily changed her words and said: "You can call me anytime, I'll leave first, you sleep a bit more."

  Mo Ao Yun nodded slightly, and Tian Nuan Yu turned around and left his bedroom.