CH 68.2

Ji Ran paused for a moment. “We are not blood-related brothers.”

The aunt returned to her husband’s side while Ji Ran struggled to unfold the folding bed.

This ‘bed’ was truly pathetic. It was hard to even roll over.

In the end, this was a hospital and not a hotel; resources were tight. Ji Ran never thought of getting another room.

He sat on a folding bed and touched Qin Man’s fingertips. “Does it hurt?”

“A little.” Qin Man replied.

Ji Ran gently pinched again. “After the anaesthetic passes, it will hurt.”

“I’m not a child, why would I be afraid of pain?”

Ji Ran wondered if this person had any sense of pain.

After the accident, Qin Man did not immediately lose consciousness. His eyes kept turning to Ji Ran, as if confirming whether he was injured or not. It wasn’t until he heard the sound of the ambulance did he close his eyes and pass out.

“Just now I went to get the medicine and asked the doctor about your situation.” Ji Ran spoke again, his tone suddenly became heavy. “I asked … if there would be any after effects?”

“And then?”

“And then ..”

Seeing him hesitate, Qin Man raised his eyebrows: “Hmm?”

“The doctor said …”

Ji Ran looked around and leaned closer to whisper in Qin Man’s ear, “He said … your there may … have some problems.”

Qin Man, “…”

“He said that you may never get hard again.” Ji Ran leaned against the hospital bed, holding his chin and carefully observed his expression. “Don’t be too sad. Things change, when you are healed, I will take you to the urology hospital to try and get it fixed.”

“It’s okay.” Qin Man was calm and composed, “I can satisfy you with my mouth too, don’t you like it when I blow you?”

There were still people around. Ji Ran was alarmed when he heard this, and quickly reached out to cover his mouth. “Qin Man!”

“If you feel it’s not good, we can buy some toys.” Qin Man didn’t stop even though his mouth was covered. However, his voice when muffled was even louder, “No matter what, I won’t let you dry up from thirst.”

F*ck!

Ji Ran could no longer bear it. He let his hands go and lowered his voice. “You are doing it on purpose!”

“Who let you curse yourself this way?”

When did he curse himself?

Ji Ran took sometime before understanding those words. With a red face, he snarled, “Your lips are already cracked to this extent, how are you still able to speak?”

At night, Ji Ran used a clean washcloth to help him wipe his face.

Then, he laid back down on the narrow folding bed.

The curtains at the side had been closed. In the small and enclosed space, it felt as if they were the only two people in the world.

There were still patients who weren’t asleep, and the TV continued playing outside.

He was also exhausted. The person who usually disliked sleeping on a big and comfortable hotel bed now felt comfortable lying on a bed made of iron bars.

“Were you scared today?” Qin Man asked.

“No.” Ji Ran paused, then continued, “That broken car didn’t scare me, but you did.”

Qin Man wanted to turn and look at him, but his actions were limited.

Meanwhile, Ji Ran continued, “I was thinking the whole way back, in case something really happened to you, how would I give your parents an explanation?”

“Just this?”

“And the contract we signed is too much of a loss for you.”

The sounds coming from the television drowned out their conversation, only the parties involved could hear each other clearly.

“What else?” Qin Man laughed.

Ji Ran fell silent. “Nothing, I only had so much time. What else could I have thought about?”

Qin Man didn’t respond. Although the anaesthesia had worn off, he was still tired. Coupled with the injuries on his body, he felt uncomfortable.

“Hey.”

There was a brief moment of silence before Ji Ran abruptly called out. “Are you asleep?”

“Not yet.”

Qin Man didn’t say anything else after responding.

Just as Qin Man thought he would fall asleep, he finally heard the words he’d been waiting for.

“…Thanks.”

Qin Man raised a brow. “What did you say? I didn’t catch it.”

Ji Ran, “I said thanks!”

Qin Man smiled. Looks like this junior brother wasn’t so ungrateful after all.

His sleepiness had flown off. Qin Man stared at the ceiling for a while before he asked, “Is that all?”

“What?”

“Just a word of thanks and nothing else?”

Ji Ran was stunned. “What else do you want?”

“Your thanks is too shallow. Shouldn’t you repay this favour through your actions?”

“…” Ji Ran narrowed his eyes and sneered. “You really hate losing out.”

Qin Man persisted. “Alright?”

Ji Ran only hesitated for a bit. “What do you want?”

Thinking for a moment, Qin Man replied, “Promise me one thing.”

“Fine.” Ji Ran immediately agreed, but quickly added, “I’m saying this first… if your demands are too excessive, I’m not doing it.”

His ears turned red as he thought of something. “And nothing perverted.”

These words tore apart Qin Man’s beautiful train of thoughts. He coughed, “Am I that sort of person in your eyes?”

“Yes.” Ji Ran replied impatiently. “Quickly tell me what it is. Money? A House? Or a car?”

“I want you to quit smoking.”

“…”

“Can you do it?”

“…Did you get possessed when you went back to school? Why do you sound like my old school teacher?” Ji Ran reiterated, “I’m only agreeing to one thing. Are you sure you want to waste it on this useless request?”

“I actually wanted you to agree to date me,” Qin Man confessed.

The words ‘date me’ caused Ji Ran’s heart to thump irregularly.

“But I still want to wait until you’ve truly fallen for me.”

Qin Man paused for a moment. Knowing he was embarrassed, he whispered, “I also thought of asking you to do it here in this ward.”

A beautiful scene was ruined just like this.

“Bastard!” Ji Ran cursed.

His face must certainly be red now, Qin Man thought.

He really wanted to take a look.

Without the ability to move, he felt extremely annoyed. He licked his lips and asked, “Can I add one more request?”

The other person replied without hesitation, “Dream on.”

Although he had directly refused, Ji Ran still asked a few seconds later. “…What do you want?”

“Nothing much. I just suddenly really felt like kissing you. But I thought about it, even if you agree, there’s no way for me to do it.”

The room fell silent.

Qin Man wanted to say that he was only spouting rubbish, lest his junior brother think his mind was full of yellow trash and ignore him.

He smiled helplessly.

The other patients were tired. With the lights out, the entire ward was enveloped in darkness.

Qin Man closed his eyes, preparing to fall asleep when he felt a familiar breath next to him.

He first caught a whiff of the cologne Ji Ran usually wore. In the next moment, he felt something gently touch his lips. It was soft and warm, but also light.

“Is that good enough?” Ji Ran got up. The sparse light was dimly reflected in the depth of his eyes and coupled with his tense brows, he appeared somewhat embarrassed.

This was the first time Ji Ran had taken the initiative to kiss him outside of bed.

In reality, the number of times he had done so in bed was also pitifully few.

Qin Man stared at him and suddenly felt that it was extremely worthwhile to be in an accident.