The next morning.

Wu Qiangwei opened her eyes and saw Wang Dahai sleeping soundly beside her.

This young face captivated her for a moment.

He wasn't particularly handsome, but the more she looked at him, the more fascinated she became.

"Little pervert,"

she whispered, pecking Wang Dahai lightly on the lips before tossing the covers off and jumping out of bed.

As soon as her feet hit the floor, she felt a throbbing pain.

Glancing down, her body, her thighs, were all covered in various bite marks and welts left by Wang Dahai.

She knew that Wang Dahai had wanted her to stay last night, and she also knew that he didn't dare to break the unspoken agreement between them.

So, he had tormented her over and over again in this way until she had no energy left.

She picked up her nightgown and walked out of the room barefoot.

When Wang Dahai woke up, his nose and mouth were completely congested.

He had caught a cold.

And it was rather severe.

Checking his phone, he realized it was already past ten.

Having stayed up too late and exhausted from the ordeal, not to mention being sick, he had no energy at all now.

He lay in bed, not wanting to move so much as a finger.

He sent a message to Bai Ruyi, "Mrs. Bai, I'm sick. I won't be able to come today."

Bai Ruyi immediately replied, "What's wrong? Is it serious?"

"Caught a cold, my nose is stuffed up, and my throat inflamed. I reckon I might even have a fever in the next couple of days."

"That serious? Have you taken any medication?"

"I have, but it's going to take some time to work. I won't come see you for the next few days, so I don't infect you."

Right after sending that, Bai Ruyi immediately made a video call.

When the video connected, Wang Dahai saw Bai Ruyi outside, walking while video calling with him.

"Mrs. Bai."

As soon as Wang Dahai spoke, his voice was hoarse and deep.

Seeing Wang Dahai's condition, Bai Ruyi felt a pang of heartache, "Why is it so severe?"

"It's probably because I fell into the water yesterday."

"Where are you now?"

"At a friend's place," said Wang Dahai weakly, "I can't come to see you today."

"You're still thinking about seeing me. Rest up."

Bai Ruyi was both annoyed and amused. Even now, he was thinking of seeing her.

After chatting for a bit, they ended the video call.

Only then did he notice several unread messages.

Zhang Yue, Zhao Xue, Jiang Rou, Lin Wanqiu... Huh, even Lu Wen was looking for him?

Zhang Yue's messages were the usual flirtatious teases; he replied casually to appease her.

Zhao Xue: "Wang Dahai, it's the weekend, let's go out and have fun!"

"Can't make it, I'm sick, my throat's on fire."

"Ah? You're really sick?"

"Nonsense, do you think I'm lying to you?"

"I don't believe it, show me."

Zhao Xue made a video call too, and once Wang Dahai spoke, she believed him.

After a brief chat and hanging up, he opened Jiang Rou's message.

"Dahai, let's go out and have fun today, shall we?"

"I'm sick."

Jiang Rou immediately made a video call. After hearing his voice and seeing his condition, they spoke briefly and then ended the call.

Then he opened Lu Wen's message.

"Mr. Wang, what are you up to?"

"I'm sick, resting at home."

To his surprise, she also made a direct video call.

Hearing Wang Dahai's voice, Lu Wen was startled, "Your illness seems quite severe."

"It's okay, I'll be better in a couple of days."

"Is it because you fell into the water yesterday?"

"Maybe."

"I'm really sorry, it's all because of me."

Lu Wen felt quite guilty.

"What does it have to do with you? Don't overthink it."

"Okay," said Lu Wen, "once you're better, I'll treat you to a meal."

"Didn't you already do that yesterday?"

"Yesterday doesn't count. Let's settle on that, I'm a bit busy now, got to hang up."

After dealing with all these women, Wang Dahai finally opened Lin Wanqiu's message.

"Dahai, shall we go watch a movie?"

"I'm a bit seriously ill, can't go."

As expected, she would want to video call with him.

And sure enough, the call came just less than ten seconds after sending the message.

"How are you feeling?"

"My throat hurts, I'm dizzy, and I just want to sleep."

Just from the sound of his voice, Lin Wanqiu knew how bad he was.

"Are you at your aunt's place?"

"Mhm."

"I'm coming over."

"Don't come," Wang Dahai quickly stopped her, "Your aunt doesn't know about us, what would it look like if you came over?"

"My aunt, she..."

Lin Wanqiu wanted to say that Wu Qiangwei knew, but she stopped before saying it.

After all, she was still relying on Wu Qiangwei to help her embezzle through Dahai.

And if Dahai knew Wu Qiangwei had been aware of their affair all along, he might feel that she had been deceiving him.

"It's all because you insisted on doing it last night, now you see, it's gotten worse, huh. Next time, you're only allowed to touch me after you've recovered from your illness."

Wang Dahai gave a wry smile, wondering what last night's events had to do with this illness.

But fortunately, the illness didn't escalate until today.

If it had gotten worse last night, he wouldn't have had the chance with Wu Qiangwei.

After giving him detailed instructions, Lin Wanqiu finally hung up the call.

Wang Dahai casually tossed aside his phone, closed his eyes, and was about to go back to sleep.

Just then, footsteps approached from outside.

Lifting his heavy eyelids, he saw Wu Qiangwei walk in.

She was still wearing the nightgown from last night, and on the exposed arms and legs, there were marks left by him.

Wu Qiangwei came to the bedside and, looking at the miserably unwell Wang Dahai, said, "Are you feeling very bad?"

"It's okay."

"You can barely talk, and still so stubborn."

Wu Qiangwei brought over some medicine, "Take your medicine."

Wang Dahai took the medicine and water from her and swallowed it down.

Wu Qiangwei asked, "What do you want to eat?"

"I have no appetite."

"You have to eat even if you're not hungry. I'll order chicken for you."

"No," Wang Dahai shook his head, "Just make something light, like porridge or something."

"Porridge isn't nutritious and you exhausted so much last night..."

Wu Qiangwei blurted out, realizing her misstep, she immediately clamped her mouth shut and said, "I'll decide what you eat."

"Okay."

After ordering the takeaway, Wu Qiangwei said, "I'll get some hot water to wipe down your body."

These were all things Wang Dahai had taught her.

Wang Dahai said helplessly, "I have a cold, not a fever, wiping down won't help. I've already taken medicine, I'll be better after resting for a couple of days."

"Whatever you say."

Wu Qiangwei stood up to leave, but Wang Dahai asked, "Are you going out?"

"Not going out."

"Then just stay here," Wang Dahai's gaze drifted, his tone somewhat unnatural.

Wu Qiangwei's expression was equally unnatural as she casually asked, "Stay here and do what?"

"Sit, chat... talk about Hu Quan."

Wu Qiangwei knew what he meant, and her face couldn't hide her smile, her mood lightening considerably.

"Go to that side," Wang Dahai immediately made room.

Just as Wu Qiangwei was about to get onto the bed, she thought of last night's madness and said, "You should take a shower first."

"Huh?"

"You stink to death, go take a shower and change your underwear while you're at it."

Wang Dahai retorted, "You were sweating buckets last night too, why don't you shower?"

"I just showered."

"..." Wang Dahai had no comeback and could only lift the covers to get up.

Just as he stood up, he felt a wave of vertigo, his body swaying unsteadily, on the verge of collapsing.

Wu Qiangwei quickly steadied him, "Are you okay?"

"I'm fine, just a bit dizzy..."

"Can you even shower like this?"

"I'll be careful," Wang Dahai brushed off her hand and staggered toward the bathroom.

Seeing him unsteady on his feet, Wu Qiangwei bit her lip and followed him, saying, "I'll help you shower."

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