The Overnight Chosen Wife: Darling, Kiss Me Deeper

When she went back downstairs, she pushed the guilt out of her mind. She could not reverse time no matter how guilty she felt. All she could do to help at this point was take care of him during this period. She served a bowl of congee and announced, "Cedric is feeling unwell so I will bring his breakfast upstairs." 

"What happened to him?" 

"Should I call a doctor over?" 

Everyone asked simultaneously. Lin Jian looked sad. "It's probably a cold. It must be because of sleeping on the cold floor. Poor thing." 

Cheng Yu felt her brain want to explode when she was reminded of her mistake. 

"No, you don't need to call a doctor yet. He has a fever." She answered Xiehan, then asked, "Do you have any fever meds?" 

Xiehan shook his head. "I will get someone to buy some at the pharmacy." 

"I can go buy them." Xingyu offered immediately. Lin Jian jabbed him then said, "I have some pills in my room. I will bring them to you." 

"Thank you." Cheng Yu was relived, then she carried the tray and went back upstairs. 

Lin Jian was about to stand when Lanni blocked his path. "There is something you are not telling us." 

"Huh? Me?" He asked innocently. 

"Yes, you. I saw you jab Xingyu just now." Ruby raised an eyebrow. 

Luna glanced at him curiously. "How is it possible that you are the only one who has fever medicine?" 

Lin Jian was speechless. Why were the women all attacking him at the same time? "That's because it's safe to have medical supplies in the house. Ptherwise, what would you do if you became sick in the middle of the night?" He gave the most logical excuse. 

There was nothing wrong with his reason except, "The point is, you knew what was happening before Cheng Yu even said it." 

"Fine, fine, I'll spill it." He sat back down, knowing that if they kept bugging him for answers, Cheng Yu might get suspicious as well. "Last night when Cheng Yu was asleep, Cedric filled the bathtub with ice cubes and took a bath. The idea was to make her worried about him if he became sick." 

"How would you know?" Luna asked suspiciously, and everyone including Xiehan and Xingyu listened in as well. 

"I gave him the idea. Can I go now?" He pleaded. 

Lanni glared at him. "Do you know how worried Cheng Yu is?" 

"Don't play such games again." Luna seconded. 

"I won't, bye!" He fled as soon as he had the chance. 

Xingyu looked amused. "No wonder I found it strange that he had meds on him. He isn't the kind of person to remember to carry such things as first aid kits and medical supplies."

Ruby recalled something and wanted to laugh. No wonder she thought she saw him leave the house late at night. Was it to help Cedric buy the medicine in advance? He was helping another man get a girlfriend before he did so himself. What a good friend…?

… 

Upstairs, after helping Cedric take his medicine and feeding him breakfast, Cheng Yu decided to sit at the edge of the bed and look after him. She took out her tablet to sketch while at it. 

"Yu…" Cedric started. 

She looked over. "Mmh? Are you feeling uncomfortable?" 

"No." He was struck by how attentive she was. Although he was not faking his illness to gain pity, this wasn't any better. He had harmed himself just to gain her attention. He realized that although he wanted her to stay by his side, he wanted it to be because she was happy to, not because she was worried about him. 

Her worried expression as she looked up broke his heart. His lips moved. "I'm alright now. You should go to the beach with the others."

She smiled at his attempt at not making her life come to a stop just because he was unwell. Placing a hand on his forehead to feel his temperature, she set her tablet aside. "No one is going yet. Besides, who will take care of you if I leave?" 

"I will be asleep and won't need any taking care of." He secretly enjoyed the touch of her palm, but still didn't want to selfishly force her to stay by his side. 

"Then you can just go ahead and sleep." She took her tablet and continued what she was doing. "There are things I have not finished yet."

Instead of falling asleep, he tried to get off the bed. 

She flew over immediately and stopped him. "Where are you going?" 

"To take my drawing tablet." He answered monotonously.

"You want to draw? You should rest for a while."

"I'm not sleepy yet. Can I draw a little and sleep later?" 

"Uhm…" Why did he sound like a boyfriend asking for permission from his girlfriend? 

Not wanting to think about it too much, she took out his drawing tablet from his bag and gave it to him. 

He immediately made several sketches without stopping and only looked up briefly. He was surprised to see her lost in a trance. When he snuck over to peek at what she was doing, he saw that she had drawn a female character in four different pictures, and in each picture, she had the same dress but in different colors. She was probably trying to find the best color for her. 

He spoke gently beside her ear. "Is this Jasmine, the female lead of [Reborn as The Daemon's Wife]?" He recognized her as one of the characters from her latest comic. She had only drawn the initial sketch before but he remembered her. 

Because he spoke gently, she was not startled and nodded. "I just can't decide what color suits her best." 

He scrutinised it more closely. "Mmh…although she is supposed to be the innocent kind of beauty who many people find gentle and cute, she is the bravest and strongest woman one could ever meet. So I think bold colors suit her better." He then took her hand and used the stylus between her fingers to point at the first picture. "Instead of pink, maybe you could try burgundy? Also, instead of a floral dress, you could use ornaments. Like diamonds.." He suddenly stopped . Why was her face suddenly turning red?