Chapter 1810: After Raising the Good Baby, I Faked My Death 04

Jin Chen still overestimated the child's physical endurance.

Last night he slept fine, the blanket was tucked in tightly, and he didn't have any nightmares in the second half of the night.

But after waking up, Wen Si Luo still had a fever.

The cheek pressed against Jin Chen's chest was flushed, Wen Si Luo felt uncomfortable, whined a few times, and wanted to kick off the blanket.

Jin Chen quickly pressed him down, tested the temperature with the back of his hand, his brow jumped, and after washing up with Wen Si Luo he headed to the children's hospital.

Ling Gun Gun: 【Already booked a chauffeur for the host—hospital online registration successful! Host, go go!】

Until being held in the car, Wen Si Luo was dazed, only feeling that he was no longer in the familiar room, his consciousness struggling to wake up in a haze, his forehead damp hair sticking to his pale, delicate face, his dark eyes glistening with moisture.

He looked at Jin Chen, as if thinking about something, but his groggy head simply wouldn't allow him to think deeply.

"Brother..."

Wen Si Luo mumbled a call.

"Guabao, how do you feel?"

Jin Chen lowered his head to ask, his chin resting on Wen Si Luo's crown, warm breath flowing over.

Wen Si Luo nuzzled affectionately, clung to Jin Chen's shoulders, and timidly said: "I want to sleep..."

Then he cautiously glanced out the car window, nervously gripping Jin Chen's neck, and asked hoarsely: "Where are we going?"

He's sick; will Brother also find it troublesome?

"To the hospital, Guabao has a fever; we need the doctor to check him before he gets better."

Jin Chen patiently explained, covering Wen Si Luo's back with a blanket so it was windproof, "Sleep a while, I'll call you when we arrive."

Wen Si Luo blinked, looked up at Jin Chen, and said, "Just... going to the hospital?"

"Huh?"

Jin Chen didn't catch it at first, "Want to go somewhere else to play? We'll go after the fever subsides."

Wen Si Luo reacted, curled his lips, shook his head against Jin Chen, "I don't want to go."

【Villain Blackening Value detected -5, total now 75!】

Jin Chen flicked his finger across Wen Si Luo's nose tip, "What are you thinking about, Guabao?"

Wen Si Luo hesitated, then cooed softly, "Brother, I don't want to get a shot."

Jin Chen naturally went along with the child at this point, "Okay, no shot."

Fifteen minutes later, the hospital.

"He needs a fever-reducing shot," the doctor said.

Wen Si Luo: "……"

He turned his face away with a hint of resentment, bumping his forehead against Jin Chen's shoulder.

"Brother, how could you lie to me."

Jin Chen gave a light cough, then told the doctor, "Wait a moment, I'll coax him."

The doctor, unfazed, still smiled and reminded, "It's a butt shot, little one—be good and get the shot, then stay two days; your constitution is too weak."

If it weren't for seeing how clingy this little one is to his parents, the doctor would have suspected abuse at home.

Wen Si Luo silently struggled again, letting out a soft hum.

Jin Chen lowered his head; his black, disheveled bangs brushed against Wen Si Luo's forehead, his eyes overflowing with indulgence.

"Guabao, after the shot we'll go eat a small cake, okay? The doctor also said just one shot today."

Wen Si Luo lowered his head, pouted, "I don't want to eat cake."

"Eat candy," he whispered.

"Okay, eat candy,"

Jin Chen peeled a candy from his pocket, fed it to him, pinched his cheek, and said, "Brother will carry you."

With the milky candy swirling on his tongue, Wen Si Luo curved his eyes, clung to Jin Chen's neck, and nodded.

【Host… Xiao Luo, won't he get cavities?】

Ling Gun Gun felt a bit worried, 【Ten years old is exactly the crucial period for losing baby teeth.】

Jin Chen: "……hiss."

Worth considering.

IV room.

"Wen Si Luo, little one."

The nurse had Jin Chen hold the child as she entered, her eyes lighting up, "What a cute little one!"

Wen Si Luo stayed silent in Jin Chen's arms, his soft cheek pressed against the neck, back to everyone.

Jin Chen covered Wen Si Luo's eyes, "Be good, it'll be over soon."

The nurse's needle plunged into his buttock, Wen Si Luo stiffened, tensed up, began to tremble uncontrollably, and instinctively begged for mercy.

"It hurts, don't…"

Unlike other children who wail sharply from pain, Wen Si Luo's crying sounded like he feared someone would be angry, his ashen face full of fear, his whimpering appeasing in nature.

Jin Chen felt heartbroken, held him tighter, pressing against Wen Si Luo's tightly shut eye corners, "Don't be scared, Guabao, Brother's here."

Wen Si Luo perhaps heard it, but the fear ingrained in his bones wasn't easily dispelled, and he shed trembling tears.

The nurse gave Jin Chen a strange look, somewhat suspicious.

Jin Chen: "……"

After the admission procedures were completed, Jin Chen almost got questioned by the doctor, after all, abusing a child in a children's hospital is no small matter.

——

The next day of hospitalization, Jin Chen and the attending doctor discussed Wen Si Luo's health regimen, letting Wen Si Luo bask in the sun on the lawn while waiting for him to return.

The lawn of the inpatient department was scattered with many cartoon landscapes, and there were also standees of famous cartoon characters.

Wen Si Luo wasn't interested in any of it, sitting on the bench obediently reading, occasionally glancing at the entrance path to see if Jin Chen had returned.

The pretty, porcelain-doll-like child always easily drew others' gazes; even though Wen Si Luo now had no expression, his whole body exuded a chill.

"Hello."

A little girl in a pink dress ran over holding a rainbow lollipop, her left forearm tied with a bow-shaped bandage.

"Can I sit with you?" the girl tilted her head at Wen Si Luo, blinking.

Wen Si Luo lifted his gaze from the book: "No."

The girl frowned: "Why, I'll share a lollipop with you."

Wen Si Luo glanced at the rainbow lollipop, still cold: "Don't want it."

He had milk candy from his brother; he didn't need anyone else's.

Suddenly Wen Si Luo sensed something, looked toward the white fence not far behind the little girl, and stared for a few seconds.

The little girl wondered, "What are you looking at… huh? Why did you just walk off!"

She watched Wen Si Luo leave without looking back, puzzled, licked the candy, picked up the comic book thrown on the ground, sat on the little stool, and happily began reading.

Opposite the fence.

The crouching man spoke softly into his earpiece: "Yeah, I'm sure it's him—the kid Candle Grandpa is looking for."

The person on the other end of the earpiece seemed to ask a couple of things; the man hesitated: "I can't tell either, no missing arms or legs, probably just hospitalized for a cold or something."

"Yeah, after checking, the one who adopted him is just a half-grown youth with no family background—let Candle Grandpa rest easy and return home."

On the other side of the fence, Wen Si Luo squatted, having listened; his pitch-black pupils contracted slightly, utterly still like a ghost.

He was so used to lowering his presence that the man opposite didn't notice him at all.

Wen Si Luo vaguely gathered from the man's words that they were looking for him; he tugged at the grass with his small hand, feeling somewhat lost.

Is that the person the little uncle sent to find me?

Why, even though he was adopted by his brother, the little uncle still hasn't given up, just like that person.

Clearly he doesn't like him or Mother at all, yet he's still locked up—even going out for water requires permission.

Wen Si Luo is still too young now to understand what a pervert's love is like; he only knows that if someone treats him badly, he dislikes them.

Suddenly Wen Si Luo heard the opposite man's footsteps shifting; he stood up, wanting to follow.

"Wen Xiao Luo, where are you running off to?"

Hearing Jin Chen's voice, Wen Si Luo looked up in surprise; when he glanced back, that man had already disappeared, and turning again he met Jin Chen's raised-eyebrow expression.

Wen Si Luo's heart inexplicably jolted; he didn't bother with the few urgent nurses ahead, sprinting over to grab Jin Chen's hand.

"Brother..."

Jin Chen lowered his eyes to look at him, raised a hand to pinch his cheek: "Wasn't I supposed to have you sit quietly reading and wait for me?"

Wen Si Luo lowered his head, his eyelashes trembling slightly, looking pitiful and helpless.

"Sorry."

Jin Chen took his hand and walked back, his gaze casually sweeping the corner, utterly unconcerned.