Chapter 31: Old and New Scars

With his tense nerves and blood loss due to injury, Shen Yichen was already exhausted. Finally he was safe. He relaxed and leaned against the bed board with his eyes closed to rest.

Chen Yuanyuan saw that he was asleep, so she sat by the bed, holding the medical kit on her lap, and looked at his sleeping face quietly.

She has forgotten how many years it has been since she took a good look at Shen Yichen.

Chen Yuanyuan has been the little tail behind Shen Yichen since he could walk. From the time he was babbling to the cardamom years, Shen Yichen has been accompanying him growing up.

Even though he declined her young confession, he has always been like a family member to Chen Yuanyuan.

There has been no news from him since the end of the world, but he will always be remembered in the dead of night.

After the last encounter, I also thought about whether he lived well in his previous life.

"Little glutinous rice balls, do they look good?" Shen Yichen's voice interrupted Chen Yuanyuan's thoughts.

"Uh... I see you're asleep and I'm afraid of waking you up, so I'll disinfect you first." Chen Yuanyuan's ears turned red when Shen Yichen called her by her childhood nickname, and she hurriedly removed the gauze for Shen Yichen.

"Don't worry, you can read more if you like." Shen Yichen said with a smile.

Seeing that he was still making fun of herself, Chen Yuanyuan shook her hand and pressed the cotton ball on his wound.

"Hiss... be gentle, I'm afraid of pain." Shen Yichen was so painful that he broke into a cold sweat on his forehead. The anesthetic used during the sutures had worn off, and now the wound seemed even more painful.

"Then stop talking and let me take care of it." Chen Yuanyuan glared at him, then concentrated on disinfecting the wound with iodophor infiltrated with spiritual spring water.

When disinfecting the wounds, Chen Yuanyuan saw that Shen Yichen had old and new scars, large and small, and some had only a faint white mark left.

If I hadn't known that Shen Yichen worked in the purchasing department of a biotechnology company, I would have thought that he was working as a clinical guinea pig in a laboratory.

The scars and the strong figure made Chen Yuanyuan suspect that Shen Yichen was not simple. However, out of trust in her friends, Chen Yuanyuan suppressed her curiosity and didn't ask any more questions.

After Chen Yuanyuan bandaged the wound, she diluted a cup of spiritual spring water and gave Shen Yichen some anti-inflammatory medicine.

The warm water soaked with spiritual spring water is a little milky, but the texture and taste are the same as ordinary drinking water. Chen Yuanyuan deliberately filled the mug with water, which did not arouse Shen Yichen's suspicion.

He helped Shen Yichen lie down, arranged the old gauze that he had removed, and then got up and went to the guest room next door.

After briefly freshening up in the next room, he took a set of quilts to Shen Yichen's room.

Shen Yichen had already fallen asleep after a tiring day.

After Chen Yuanyuan left only a night light on, she curled up on the chaise longue in the room and fell asleep.

It was after ten o'clock when I woke up. I checked my phone and received a message from Zheng Jiayu at about seven o'clock.

[Eric Zheng: I brought breakfast back. You can warm it up and eat it. There is a microwave in the kitchen]

Chen Yuanyuan looked at the sleeping Shen Yichen's cheeks and touched his forehead.

"Are you up?" Chen Yuanyuan saw Shen Yichen slowly opening his eyes. The temperature on his forehead was normal. Fortunately, he didn't have a fever.

"Well, thank you for your hard work last night." Shen Yichen saw the pillow on the recliner and knew that Chen Yuanyuan slept next to him last night and took care of him.

"Eric brought breakfast back. I'll heat it up for you." After saying that, Chen Yuanyuan went downstairs to heat breakfast.

Zheng Jiayu was not seen in the living room, so he probably had a busy night to catch up on his sleep.

After Chen Yuanyuan heated up the preserved egg and lean meat porridge and steamed buns, she left two more portions for Zheng Jiayu, then took them to the guest room for Shen Yichen, and then went to another guest room to freshen up.