CHAPTER 375: CHAPTER 207 FINALLY

The servant didn’t know if Fu Yang’s complaints about the food being disgusting were true or not. Anyway, every time he came up to collect the meal trays, the plates were empty.

At this time next door, Fu Siyu was arranging the food on the table. However, halfway through, he suddenly turned around and met Shu Wan’s somewhat blank gaze.

Fu Siyu’s eyebrows lifted slightly in surprise, as it was rare to see such an expression on Shu Wan’s face. "What’s wrong?"

"Nothing."

Shu Wan shook her head, shifting her gaze away.

Shu Wan was just a little unsure about how to interact with Fu Siyu now, after all, everything was just her speculation. What if she had misunderstood him? That would be really embarrassing.

Fu Siyu didn’t ask any further. He handed Shu Wan a bowl of hot soup, "Drink this first."

After Shu Wan had some soup and took a few bites of rice, Fu Siyu had already picked out the bones from the fish and put it into her bowl.

Shu Wan’s eyes faltered. In her previous life, even the best of friends couldn’t be so attentive.

Sensing Shu Wan’s reaction, Fu Siyu thought she didn’t like the fish. "It might be a little cold. I’ll have the kitchen prepare something else for you next time."

"No, it’s quite tasty."

Shu Wan said, picking up a piece of fish and putting it into her mouth. The sweet taste of the fish spread but Shu Wan couldn’t really taste anything.

Shu Wan ate her meal absentmindedly, and Fu Siyu could clearly see that.

Fu Siyu and Shu Wan had been staying together lately, and after thinking it over, the only thing he could think of that might be troubling Shu Wan was the online incident, "Are you bothered by the stuff on the internet?"

Shu Wan was even more confused than Fu Siyu, "What stuff on the internet?"

"The rumors that your writings are fake." Fu Siyu always kept his distance with matters concerning Shu Wan. Unless she spoke up, he wouldn’t disrupt the flow of things, but now, he couldn’t help himself, "Do you need any help?"

"No." Shu Wan had not taken the matter to heart at all.

"Alright."

Since Shu Wan didn’t wish to speak of it, Fu Siyu did not pry further, "You’re feeling better today, aren’t you? Is there anything you’d like to do? You’ve been lying in bed for three days, must be quite boring."

Shu Wan thought for a moment, "Bathing."

Afraid of catching a cold, the doctor had suggested for the servant to just help Shu Wan wipe her body down without washing her hair these past few days.

Although it was winter and she wouldn’t get very dirty, Shu Wan still felt uncomfortable all over.

Fu Siyu chuckled a bit, "The doctor did say it would be alright since the fever’s gone down. Go ahead then. If you need anything, just call me. I’ll be waiting here for you."

"Okay."

Shu Wan was already somewhat distracted, and coupled with the sluggishness from being sick, her thoughts were slow.

It wasn’t until after she finished bathing that Shu Wan realized she hadn’t brought a change of clothes with her.

She had intended to just wear the old ones, but she had carelessly thrown them in the sink, and now they were soaked.

Normally, Shu Wan would have called out to Fu Siyu to get them for her, but today, for some reason, she couldn’t bring herself to.

She stayed in the bathtub a little longer until she began to feel a chill, and finally, knocked on the door, "Fu Siyu."

"I’m here, what is it?"

Fu Siyu’s voice came from outside the door, neither too far nor too close.

"I forgot to bring clothes in. Can you get them for me?"

"Sure."

Soon after, Fu Siyu knocked on the door and handed a bag of clothes to Shu Wan.

Shu Wan murmured a thank you, then took the bag and opened it to look inside; her face immediately turned red.

Fu Siyu had not only brought her a nightgown, but also underwear.

Shu Wan tried to keep calm, but given the strange state of their relationship now, she couldn’t suppress the weird feeling inside her.

So, when Shu Wan came out, her face was flushed.

"Are you cold? I—"

Fu Siyu, holding a blanket, turned to speak to Shu Wan but lost his words when he saw her.

Shu Wan had soaked in the bathroom for a long while, already looking peachy and tender, as if her skin was peeled. Now with her face slightly reddened, she looked even more intoxicating.

Fu Siyu had been spending a lot of time with Shu Wan in the past few days, focusing on her sickness, and any affectionate thoughts were suppressed.

However, at this moment, seeing Shu Wan in such a state, all those deliberately suppressed emotions surged like bamboo shoots after a spring rain.

Fu Siyu’s gaze was deep and unfathomable as he extended the blanket toward Shu Wan, "Put this on."

"Mm."

As Shu Wan reached out to take it, she tugged but it didn’t move. Puzzled, she looked up to find Fu Siyu watching her face with profound meaning, "Your face is very red."

Had Fu Siyu not mentioned it, it would have been fine, but upon his comment, the color on Shu Wan’s face deepened, drawing an even deeper look from Fu Siyu.

Shu Wan pursed her lips, "It’s probably from the steam in the bathroom."

"Is that so?"

"I’m a bit cold."

Shu Wan didn’t want to continue this topic and subconsciously blurted that out, knowing clearly in her heart that as long as she said she was cold, Fu Siyu would surely not ask further.

Just as Shu Wan had expected, no sooner had she finished speaking than Fu Siyu draped the blanket over her, "Go sit on the bed."

"Mm."

Shu Wan’s hair was still half wet. Fu Siyu brought over a hair dryer, and as Shu Wan reached out to take it, he evaded her hand, "Let me help you."

She had let Fu Siyu help her before; refusing now would seem a bit pretentious. Shu Wan nodded, "Okay."

But soon, Shu Wan regretted having agreed to let Fu Siyu do this.

The same action, with a changed mindset, felt different.

Previously, any physical contact with Fu Siyu didn’t lead Shu Wan to think in other directions.

However, now as Fu Siyu stood by her side, his faint sandalwood scent surrounding her, and his warm fingers occasionally running through her hair, it made her feel very uncomfortable.

Fu Siyu had been concentrating on drying Shu Wan’s hair, but when he turned around, he noticed Shu Wan unconsciously clutching a corner of the blanket.

"Shu Wan," Fu Siyu called out to her.

Shu Wan gave no response until Fu Siyu called a second time, to which she finally answered, "What is it?"

Fu Siyu’s eyes held a flicker of deep light, "Why do you seem a bit nervous?"

"Not at all."

Shu Wan immediately denied it, but the haste of her denial seemed rather conspicuous.

Fu Siyu did not respond, only quietly finished drying Shu Wan’s hair.

Seeing that Fu Siyu did not press further, Shu Wan nestled into the blanket, ready to sleep.

However, as soon as her eyes closed, she felt the bed dip beside her and wisps of sandalwood fragrance wafted over.

Shu Wan opened her eyes and turned her head to see Fu Siyu sitting close by.

Seeing Shu Wan looking at him, Fu Siyu pulled another blanket over himself with all seriousness, "Go to sleep, I’ll rest by your side just like the last few nights, don’t worry, I won’t touch you."

In recent nights, partly to take care of Shu Wan and partly because she liked the scent of Fu Siyu, he had stayed in Shu Wan’s bedroom. When tired, he would sleep a while by the bed.

Fu Siyu was a gentleman, and they were covered with different blankets. It was just sharing a bed, and Shu Wan hadn’t found it odd.

However, now it was different. In Shu Wan’s heart, Fu Siyu was no longer just a brother or a friend.

Sharing a bed like this seemed somewhat inappropriate.

Shu Wan hadn’t noticed that she was exceptionally conflicted today, with various inexplicable thoughts she had never experienced before.

"If it bothers you, I can sleep on the sofa."

Shu Wan was about to nod when she heard Fu Siyu softly add, "It seems particularly cold tonight."

Shu Wan glanced subconsciously at the leather sofa not far away, which looked cold. Sleeping there for a night would probably be colder.

Fu Siyu had stayed to take care of her, and now to accommodate her uncomfortableness would be unfair to him; Shu Wan couldn’t bear it in her heart.

"No need, you can sleep here, it’s fine."

"You don’t mind?" Fu Siyu looked directly at Shu Wan, his eyes glistening under the light.

Shu Wan instinctively avoided Fu Siyu’s gaze, "There’s nothing to mind."

"Okay."

Fu Siyu glanced at the blanket corner Shu Wan was unconsciously clutching, his lips curving lightly.

After so long, Shu Wan had finally become aware of the boundaries between men and women with him. It wasn’t easy.

All Shu Wan wanted now was to quickly turn off the light and sleep, using the darkness to hide her tumultuous thoughts. However, Fu Siyu, perhaps intentionally, kept bringing up topics that made Shu Wan uncomfortable.