She swears to God, she really didn't know what to say now. The commander was not good at speaking, and what he said didn't leave her much room to express herself.
She was now sitting next to Lafite, feeling like she was about to evaporate.
Su Xin was also very panicked. She said that you could either lie down quietly and wait for someone to come in and explain in detail, or just hide and think clearly about the words before taking the initiative to explain the situation.
Now, I have avoided it, but not completely; I have thought about the wording, but have not thought it through completely.
Although the young commander was not uncomfortable with the silent atmosphere, she understood that under the current situation, she would not be able to stay here if she did not say something.
So Su Xin looked at the javelin who was winking at her frantically and tried her best, "Lafei, have you...had breakfast?"
"...
Javelin was shocked when he heard this, and his position changed from (o, 0) to w(°°)w
"In the life that I imagine is like a girl's comic, there shouldn't be a strange protagonist like the Commander...?"
"This is definitely weird!! Read the air, Commander!!!"
Z23, on the other hand, looked as if he was used to it. After all, based on the commander's previous emotional intelligence, he probably wouldn't have noticed the current embarrassing situation at all. So, it seemed like he had made some progress after all.
Su Xin regretted what she said as soon as she said it, but if you asked her if she had a better answer, she really couldn't think of one for a while.
Javelin was very anxious when she saw this. She claimed that she had read countless romance novels and girls' comics, so she should be a master of theory and have a full knowledge of emotions.
When one of the protagonists is a taciturn person, according to convention, there should be a scene where he accidentally says something shocking, but why did his commander suddenly fail?
"No, on one side is my good sister, and on the other side is a silly commander. As a master of emotions, I must help at this time!"
"Um, that, I um!"
Javelin gritted his teeth and prepared to smooth things over under the hopeful eyes of the young commander, but before he could start talking, he was covered up by Z23 on the other side.
"Commander." Z23 looked very calm, with a mature demeanor that could keep calm in the face of danger. "I suddenly remembered that I should tell you something."
Su Xin was very pleased to hear this. She felt that Z23, an excellent student with excellent character and academic performance, should be more reliable than the royal·energetic·girls' comic protagonist·Javelin, right?
So she answered expectantly: "Well, you say."
"I made an appointment with Javelin last night to go to Sister Hood's place at around nine o'clock. She said she wanted to borrow Sister Hood's tea set and personally brew a pot of black tea for me so that I could taste the tea art that she had been learning for a long time."
Su Xin:?
Javelin was also stunned, and responded stupidly: "...Hmm?"
"Then we'll go first. If you have any problems, just call us directly." Z23 nodded at Commander Su Xiao, then pulled him outside.
When Javelin came to her senses, she found that she had been dragged a long way by Z23. It was too late to turn back, so she had to stop Z23 and asked angrily:
"Nimi-chan! How can you escape from the battlefield? The commander still needs us to rescue him. What if Rafi gets even angrier?"
Z23 took back his hand from covering his mouth and said simply, "In the comics you read, do the protagonists solve conflicts on their own more often, or do they rely on their friends to persuade them more often?"
"Of course it is..." Javelin subconsciously wanted to retort, but on second thought, it seemed that he was the one who handled it more, and this kind of conflict was often a necessary condition for deepening feelings.
"Got it?" Z23 patted Javelin's shoulder. "So there's no need to worry too much. But you, did Sister Hood pass her etiquette class?"
"Uh... not yet..." Javelin sighed softly, and just as he was about to say something, he paused, turned to Z23 and said, "Nimi-chan, did you just... rub your saliva on me...?"
"Come on, accompany me to prepare lessons?"
"...Nimi-chan!!"
There were only two people left in the cubicle. It was eerily quiet and the atmosphere was strange. One of them hung his head and didn't say anything, while the other sat opposite him and glanced at him cautiously.
Su Xin really didn't know how to deal with this situation at the moment. It's not like she had never encountered Lafite getting angry before, but it seemed that none of them was as serious as this time. Of course she had to coax him, but the problem was that she didn't even have a starting point.
Lafite was in a difficult situation. When she saw the message in the group this morning, she was of course very angry. Even though she knew in her heart that it was probably not true, her emotions were inevitably out of control.
She originally wanted to make adjustments with the young commander, but after forming an alliance with Yixian, she didn’t know whether Tiancheng had a sense of crisis, and its recent actions had become more and more exaggerated.
Just because of a little carelessness, the idiot Su Xin was led into a ditch by the fox. Can't she learn to be smarter? How can she fall into the trap every time?!
That's why Lafite was so angry in the morning and wanted to find Su Xin to ask for an explanation. However, when she really met Su Xin, she didn't know what to say.
She was well aware of Su Xiaozhi's personality. He was always more cautious than anyone else when it came to physical contact. Even holding hands seemed like he was taking advantage of Lafite.
If you blame her for such a person, she would seem to feel a little guilty. But if you don't blame her, you would feel unwilling to accept it. This makes Lafite feel a little embarrassed.
The cold-fearing little commander on the opposite side was still shivering. It was probably because he lost temperature after the quilt was lifted just now, which made him unable to warm up now.
Rafi glanced at him secretly, feeling somewhat worried about the frail little commander, but she had just been looking for him aggressively, and now that the other party didn't speak to her, she didn't dare to ask him proactively.
Fortunately, Su Xin, who had been educated by the TV series, got the hang of it this time. She blinked her eyes and prepared for a long time. Then she sniffed and pinched her throat, and asked softly:
"Lafite... I'm so cold... Can you lend me your hand...?"
The white rabbit moved a little and looked at her expressionlessly.
The little commander continued to work hard. Although he had a stern face, his words were full of emotion. "One hand will do the trick... Rafi~"
As she spoke, she shivered and stretched out a white hand from under the quilt, as if she would not pull it back unless the other party agreed.
Seeing the young commander's rare attitude, Lafite quickly ran down the slope, stood up with a cold face, and put his warm hand into the other's palm.
Su Xin folded her five fingers together, wrapped her little fist, and pulled herself into the quilt. She put the slightly warmer hot pack on her cold belly and shivered silently.
Rafi only felt that her hand was pressing against something soft. She kept a wooden face and said nothing, but she was still curious in her heart, so she slightly spread out her five fingers and moved her rabbit paw.
Unexpectedly, Commander Su's reaction was so strong that he shuddered and tightened his grip before muttering something in a low voice.
"Don't move..."
Rafi looked at the expressionless little conductor, then glanced at the other's ears that were quietly dyed red, and his mood suddenly improved a lot.
"..oh.
Chapter 439 Fever Days 1
The warm little fist continued to emit heat, and when it was pressed against Su Xin's cold abdomen, it acted like a heat pack, making Su Xin feel better.
But you don't even need to see to know that this method is not very effective. After all, the heat source is only a small area, and other parts of the quilt still cannot be heated up. It is obviously not realistic to rely on small fists to hold on.
In the past, Su Xin could naturally ask Lafite to help warm the bed, as the heat from his body was what she desired most in winter.
Now... when holding hands, I would shiver if I moved a little. If I really held Lafite in my arms like a large heater, I guess Su Xin would tremble like a sieve for another reason.
Su Xin obviously knew what the consequences of doing so would be, so she decided to quit while she was ahead. When she noticed that the spicy smell on Lafite had faded, she loosened her fist.
"It's still... very cold." The little commander huddled in the quilt, "Can I... can I use a hot water bottle?"
Knowing that his commander had a cold body, Rafi naturally would not refuse. He walked down the stairs and eased the atmosphere to normal, "...Okay, where...?"
"Well... I was in a hurry to get out this morning and didn't bring it with me. It should still be on my bed now. I just... maybe I need to change the water."
Rafi glanced at the shivering little commander, thought for a moment, took off his pink plush coat, stuffed it into the quilt, then got up and went out to get it with a worried look on his face.
The coat is a little small, but the owner's body temperature is still retained inside. Although the temperature is not too high because it is not close to the body, it is still better than nothing.
So Su Xin used the smallest possible movement to adjust the front and back of her coat in the quilt, and after avoiding her cross-legged feet, she held it in front of her body.
Still very cold.
But she didn’t know if it was a psychological effect, but Su Xin felt that her body was not as stiff as before.
The hot water bottle should be easy to find. Just turn over her quilt and you'll find it. It won't take too long to change the water. There's a water dispenser at the end of the carriage. I think when Rafi comes back, Sheffield will follow her, so hot water should be guaranteed.
Thinking of this, Su Xin was not so worried anymore. Instead, she relaxed because she had solved a difficult problem. She even had the leisure to turn her head to look at the foggy window outside.
The weather outside doesn't seem to be very good. The light is dim, and the frosted glass looks very gloomy. It feels like gray paint has been spilled, which is not very beautiful.
"When the clothes arrive, I'll take Kisaragi and the others to paint on the window. It will definitely look more interesting than it does now."
As she thought about it, Commander Su Xiao's mood improved a lot. She heard footsteps approaching outside. The carpet in the corridor made it difficult to identify the footsteps, but she thought they were looking for her.
Sure enough, when the footsteps reached the door, Yixian, who had been out for a while, finally came back. Seeing the little conductor sitting up and shivering a little, she was obviously stunned.
"Is it... not enough blankets? Why don't you lie down? Won't it be drafty if you sit?"
"Um... No, I just got out of bed, so I got cold..." The little commander had no expression on his face, but his tone sounded a little pitiful, "Sister Yixian, where did you go just now..."
Yixian sighed, took off his large coat, and pulled open the quilt a little to help the little commander put it on, but he found that there was a fluffy and powdery coat inside.
"Hmm? This is...Has Rafi been here?"
"Yes, she was... a little angry, but she should have calmed down later. Now she's probably looking for a hot water bottle on my bed, right?"
Yixian was obviously worried when he heard this. "Are you cold? Do you want me to hug you? Are you shy?"
"It's a bit cold, but I can bear it." Su Xin pursed her lips, trying to smile but unable to show it, "Don't be shy... Put on your coat quickly, Lafite should be back soon."
Yixian shook his head and put his coat over the quilt. After making sure his hands were warm, he touched the little commander's forehead and the back of his neck. "Are you still cold now? Why are your ears so red... and warm?"
"? Is there?" The little commander realized belatedly, "I thought it was - well... still cold."
"Why don't you put on my clothes first? I'm not very good at measuring the temperature with my forehead. I'll have to use a thermometer to measure it later. What if I have a fever?"
"Hmm...wait a minute." Su Xin sniffed, suddenly sat on the bed and shook her head gently, "Ah...it hurts a little, it seems like I'm starting to have a fever."
Yixian frowned and moved closer, putting his face close to the commander. He could vaguely feel the commander's slightly high temperature, "You seem to have a fever..."
At the same time, Lafite ran over with a hot water bottle in his arms. When he saw Yixian standing face to face with Su Xin in the cubicle, he was stunned.
Before she could say anything, Yixian stood up upon hearing the voice, quickly took the hot water bottle from her arms, stuffed it into the quilt, and lay down on the bed according to the instructions, then asked Lafei:
"Where's Sheffield? Did he come with us?"
Before Lafite nodded, the figure of the trashy maid appeared at the door. She had deliberately put on a cold face because her young master had abandoned her and ran away, but her expression became even worse when she saw the small pile on the bed.
Yixian asked Sheffield in a very methodical manner: "Susu has a fever. Do you have a thermometer? If possible, can you give me a towel as well?"
"Yes." Sheffield took the thermometer and handed it over, then turned and went out. "I'll prepare two more hot water bottles and get a basin of water. Wait a moment."
Rafi was obviously not as calm as the other two. He suddenly didn't know what to do. He could only stand there and look at the little commander who seemed to be much more relaxed lying on the bed.
Su Xin fell ill very quickly, and even with the hot water bottle, she was still very cold, but she was much more comfortable than before, so she lay down on the bed and limp.
Seeing Lafite standing on the bed and looking at her steadily, she hummed twice, "It's okay, the headache isn't serious, it's probably just a low-grade fever... Don't worry, put on your clothes first."
As he spoke, he seemed to want to take Lafite's coat out of the quilt, but Yixian held him down tightly, "Don't lift it up. It's hard to warm it up. What if it gets colder later? Lafite can wear mine first."
"...Lafei still has...clothes." White Rabbit hurriedly took out another beige coat from the ship's space and put it on, "...Don't worry."
"...good."
Sheffield moved very quickly. Although her feet were moving very fast, her body remained steady. This was the usual etiquette of a royal maid.
She fetched two more hot water bottles to quickly warm up the cold bed, and she also wrung out a towel with hot water to wipe Su Xin's face.
Su Xin felt very comfortable in the warm quilt that was heating up quickly, and fell asleep again in a daze.
When she woke up again, she saw Eldridge sitting on the opposite bunk holding a rice cooker, and Ruyue trying to wring out a towel beside him.
Pinghai in front of her seemed to be responsible for reporting the news. After seeing her wake up, he turned around and went outside to call his sister Ninghai, so Ninghai came in holding a porcelain bowl and a spoon.
"Commander? You're awake. How about some porridge? Donghuang's special vegetable porridge?"
Chapter 440 Fever Days 2
People in Su Xin's hometown are used to drinking porridge, drinking porridge in the morning and drinking porridge in the evening. In most cases, two of the three meals a day will be rice porridge.
They usually pair the plump rice with sweet potatoes, or add red dates and dried longans, and cook it into a sweet and sticky texture, which is deeply loved by children.
But in fact, Su Xin herself doesn't like to drink porridge very much. In comparison, she prefers, or is more accustomed to eating noodles and rice, because they are more filling and her stomach won't start growling two hours after eating.
Normally, Su Xin seldom drinks porridge, and Yixian rarely cooks this kind of food. Protein is the main component of their usual breakfast. Unfortunately, the little commander obviously has no other choice today.
After a short sleep, Su Xin not only did not feel better, but her head hurt even more. It was obvious that the fever symptoms had not subsided, and were actually gradually escalating.
Her head felt dizzy and her nose seemed to be blocked, but fortunately the symptoms were relatively mild and she did not have problems like coughing and sore throat, which made Su Xin feel relieved despite her annoyance.
The quilt was warm. Su Xin moved her legs slightly and kicked the slightly hot water bottle at her feet. She twisted her body and the hot water bottles on both sides were also providing warmth, allowing her, who had difficulty producing heat, to protect herself.
Yixian was not in the room, and neither was Lafei. The two children and Donghuang's light cruiser sisters were all gathered together, blocking the small compartment tightly.
"Commander? Would you like some porridge? Sister Yixian said you didn't eat much in the morning." Ning Hai looked like he really couldn't do anything to you, and he moved closer to Eldridge with a porcelain bowl.
Even though it was almost noon, Eldridge still looked sleepy. He held the rice cooker tightly in his arms, and warm white steam was emitting from the vents.
Ning Hai went over and poked Eldridge's cheek, asking the Pikachu to loosen up the pot in his arms so that she could open the lid and scoop out a few spoonfuls for Su Xiaozhizhi to eat.
As soon as Su Xin saw the word "Keep Warm" lit up on the rice cooker interface, she thought about it and understood why breakfast was always hot before.
Ning Hai was obviously very experienced in taking care of people. The porcelain bowl he took was not big, and he did not take much. "I'll take a little first, so that it won't get cold before you finish it."
