Chapter 077

The two of them went to a nearby medical clinic. Coincidentally, the doctor on duty was the same old doctor who treated Yu Shu when he had an allergic reaction to alcohol and Yan Jin brought him here last time.

The old doctor remembered Yan Jin and Yu Shu. Seeing Yan Jin being carried on Yu Shu’s back as they entered, the old doctor put down his teacup, shook his head and sighed, “Young people, you need to show some restraint.”

Yan Jin’s expression remained calm. “I just sprained my ankle.”

Yu Shu’s ears turned red. “It’s not what you think.”

Noticing the even more intimate atmosphere between the two compared to last time, the old doctor raised his eyebrows. “You two, it looks like you’ll have good news soon.”

“Not so fast,” Yan Jin said. “He’s still young.”

She hadn’t forgotten that her dear Shu hadn’t reached the legal marriage age yet.

Even though Yu Shu knew Yan Jin was referring to his age, not anything else, he still remained silent and glanced at Yan Jin.

Feeling Yu Shu’s gaze, Yan Jin quickly changed the subject. “Of course, if he’s willing, we could move things up a bit.”

[Tsk tsk, someone is infatuated.] [Tsk tsk tsk, Yan Jin is so whipped.]

“We women should be the backbone of the family,” the old doctor said while treating Yan Jin’s injury, feeling helpless about her attitude. He started lecturing Yan Jin, “You need to be stricter with your husband. Only then will you have authority and be able to establish your household.”

Yan Jin looked at the familiar old man standing behind the doctor and felt a surge of respect. “To say this in front of your husband shows you indeed have authority at home.”

Soon, the old doctor and his husband started bickering.

Watching this scene, Yu Shu pressed his lips together. “I know what you’re concerned about, Yan Yan. I wasn’t trying to pressure you into marriage just now, I was just joking with you.”

Seeing Yan Jin raise her eyebrows in surprise, Yu Shu thought she didn’t believe him and hurriedly reassured her repeatedly, “Really, I’m not lying to you.”

“Of course I know you didn’t mean to pressure me into marriage.” Seeing Yu Shu looking so anxious he was about to cry, Yan Jin quickly held his hand. “I was just surprised by how wild your imagination is, thinking so far ahead in such a short time.”

Yu Shu muttered gloomily, “Because I’m afraid if I don’t do well enough, you won’t like me anymore, Yan Yan.”

Seeing the apprehensive Yu Shu, Yan Jin’s heart completely melted for him. “It’s okay, baby. If you don’t do well enough, we can work on it together.”

Yu Shu fell silent. Just as Yan Jin was feeling confused, he mumbled something under his breath.

“What?” Yan Jin didn’t hear clearly.

“Call me that again,” Yu Shu said shyly, dimples appearing. “Call me ‘baby’ one more time.”

After Yan Jin called Yu Shu “baby” a few more times, she finally took him home under the doctor’s averted gaze.

After returning home, even though they had already eaten dinner, Yu Shu still rolled up his sleeves with enthusiasm. “Yan Yan, you sprained your ankle. Let me cook you a pot of soup to nourish your body.”

Earlier at the clinic, even though the doctor repeatedly said spraining an ankle just required proper alignment and no supplements were needed, Yu Shu wasn’t reassured. He still insisted the doctor prescribe some nourishing medicinal ingredients. Only after buying the needed herbs at the clinic was he satisfied to leave.

Yan Jin thought of the setup in Yu Shu’s room and casually said to him, “It’s a bit chilly today. Why don’t you put on a coat first?”

“I don’t feel cold though,” Yu Shu said. “Plus it will get quite warm in the kitchen when we start the fire. No need for a coat, right?”

“But if you don’t wear a coat, I’ll worry,” Yan Jin said, her tone softening. “I want you to be healthy, dear Shu. I don’t want to see you get sick.”

Yan Jin’s tone was so sincere and earnest that Yu Shu almost felt like she was coaxing a child.

Yan Jin’s voice tended to be cool, but when she softened her tone, it became gentle and tender. As if you were the person she cared about most in the whole world, making one’s ears tingle upon hearing it.

Not as if – the little figure in Yu Shu’s heart unabashedly thought: he was indeed the person Yan Yan cared about most in the whole world right now.

Thinking of this, Yu Shu’s face instantly turned red.

Even though he and Yan Jin were just a thin line away from making things official between them, the thought of being together with Yan Jin still made Yu Shu feel very embarrassed.

Yu Shu’s ears flushed red as he stammered, “I- I’ll go put on a coat.”

With that, Yu Shu covered his burning red ears and fled as if chased by monsters.

[By the way, what was Yan Jin secretly doing in the room just now?] [Who knows, the system didn’t show Yan Jin’s perspective then.]

Yu Shu’s room was some distance from their dining room. As soon as he opened the door, he suddenly discovered that from the dining room to his room, the floor was covered in a trail of flower petals.