chapter 78

When she thought about it seriously, Ai Changhuan understood that she had done too much recently, and it was Lu who was yielding to her and taking care of her. Anxin was right. Lu Zhanke was indeed a very rare, good man. She must learn to cherish him.

“Changhuan, you did nothing wrong. The only thing we need is the right timing. Fortunately, we will have opportunities in the future. As long as you are still with me, everything will be fine.”

She had done something wrong, but he didn’t blame her at all. On the contrary, he was just as gentle and considerate as before. Ai Changhuan was deeply moved. She wrapped her arms around his neck and put herself in his arms. “Lu Zhanke, thank you.”

Lu Zhanke touched her hair. “My stupid girl.”

They hugged for a while, and then Ai Changhuan’s stomach suddenly gurgled. She was a little hungry.

Looking up at Lu Zhanke with some embarrassment, she met his smiling eyes. Her face suddenly turned red, and she whispered, “I’m hungry.”

“Got it.” Lu Zhanke rolled out of bed and pointed to a thermos container on the bedside table. “I was not sure when you would wake up, but I prepared hot porridge every day so that you could drink it as soon as you woke up.”

Ah, such a nice, gentle, and considerate man who took care of others. Why didn’t she notice it before? Ai Changhuan really regretted it.

She moved to hold Lu Zhanke’s waist by the bed and coquettishly said, “Lu Zhanke, you are so kind to me.”

“Alright, I know. Don’t praise me while I’m here, or I will be embarrassed. Hurry up and wash up.” Lu Zhanke laughed, holding her shoulder.

“Alright.” Ai Changhuan nodded. Only then did she find that the ward she lived in was pretty good, not only a single room, but also with all kinds of furniture and appliances, as well as a separate toilet. If she didn’t look carefully, she would think it was a single apartment.

She understood that this was a special ward and was only reserved for people with special identities. Lu Zhanke was not the kind of person who would ask for special care, so the ward he lived in when he was injured was not as good as this one. But for her, he used his privileges for the first time.

Thinking of this, she couldn’t help but approach Lu and hug him from behind, not letting him go. “I am exhausted. I can’t move.”

It was the first time Lu Zhanke discovered that Ai Changhuan was so fond of being cutesy, and his heart was sweet but quite helpless. “So what should I do? Do you want me to hold you?”

Actually, there were only a few steps from the bed to the bathroom. No matter how weak she was, it would be easy for her to move over slowly. However, both of them seemed to be ignorant of that fact. One was coquettish, and the other was trying to satisfy her by following her words.

Ai Changhuan loosened her grip around Lu Zhanke and raised her arms. “Well, you have to hold me carefully. Don’t touch my arms.”

“Relax.” Lu Zhanke turned back to face her, bent down with his arms crossing her legs, and lifted her up effortlessly. He frowned and said, “In the past few days when you lay in bed, you lost weight again. I will be worried if you become too slim.”

“Then you have to be responsible for keeping me fit.” Ai Changhuan found a comfortable position in his arms and nestled quietly.

“Okay, let me handle the task. I promise I will do it well.” Lu Zhanke leaned over and left a loud kiss on her forehead.

Ai Chang thumped his shoulder blushed. “You… you naughty boy.”

Lu Zhanke took her to the bathroom step by step with a smile.

Because Ai Changhuan still had a bandage on one hand, it was inconvenient for her to brush her teeth, so Lu Zhanke had to take care of her.

He squeezed her toothpaste and helped her hold a glass, and when she needed to rinse her mouth, he handed it to her. He took care of everything.

Ai Changhuan couldn’t help laughing. “Oh, I suddenly envy myself a little bit.”

“Huh?” Lu Zhanke didn’t understand.

“I envy myself for marrying you, such a good man.” Ai Changhuan blinked playfully.

Lu Zhanke even smiled, a little embarrassed. “But I’m much older than you. You…”

“Really?” Ai Changhuan looked at Lu Zhanke, somewhat puzzled. “You never mentioned this before. Why are you worried about it now?”

“I don’t know. Probably because… this time we are going to have a serious relationship.” When he got married, he knew that Ai Changhuan must have been reluctant. After all, she was only in her twenties and was about to get married as soon as she graduated. It must have seemed, in some young people’s eyes, like she was entering her grave. In addition, their thoughts were completely different. In his view, when people decide to be together, they must earnestly spend a lifetime.

The reason why he had never said it before was that his original goal was to win Ai Changhuan’s heart. Now that he had taken down Ai’s heart, concerns about his age flooded up.

“Hahaha.” Ai Changhuan couldn’t help being amused. “How can the commander Lu, who has always been so lofty, become so unconfident?”

“Probably because I met you.” Lu Zhanke reached out to wipe the foam from the corners of her mouth. “How can I have any confidence in front of you? Not having low self-esteem is the best I can do.”

“Huh, the commander Lu now speaks of the love story without even hitting the draft. He just opens his mouth.” With Lu’s help, Ai Changhuan took a sip of water, rinsed her mouth, and spit it out. After brushing her teeth, she said, “Okay, okay, you don’t have to worry. Don’t you know that the most popular ideal type is the Uncle?”

“Uncle?” Lu Zhanke raised an eyebrow. “What do you mean?”

“It refers to handsome, gentle, and considerate men in their 30s and 40s who have their own careers. They have rich life experiences. Every word they say is full of life philosophy. They are gentle and courteous, and they have the unique charm of mature men. So now the Uncle has become a sought-after type, and it is simply in short supply.”

“So, you like the Uncle too?” Lu Zhanke wrinkled his eyebrows.

“I like you,” Ai Chang said with a smile.

Lu Zhanke smiled. “I take it seriously.”

Ai Changhuan reached over, pulled the towel, and put it under the faucet to wet it, but her injured hands made it very inconvenient. Lu took it, helped her wring the towel, and held her face again, helping her wipe it carefully.

Ai Changhuan shrank back once.

“Don’t move.” Lu Zhanke held her so that she couldn’t move anymore. “Don’t you like the gentle and considerate man? Then let me show it to you.”

Ai Changhuan blushed, a little embarrassed, but she didn’t move anymore.

They were so lovey-dovey while they were washing up, but they quarreled again during the meal.

Lu Zhanke insisted that he fed Ai Changhuan personally, but Ai Changhuan firmly believed that though she was physically disabled, she could use her left hand to successfully feed herself without using her right hand.

Lu Zhanke raised his eyebrows and asked her, “Are you left-handed?”

“No, but so what?” Ai Changhuan’ s right hand was injured, so when she brushed her teeth, she used her left hand to brush slowly, little by little. Now that she could brush her teeth by herself, she wouldn’t believe that she would have trouble eating.

“Then how can you be sure that you can eat with your left hand?”

“Why did God give humans two hands? Because the other hand can be used when one of them is injured.” Ai Changhuan picked up the spoon. “Furthermore, how would I if I don’t even give it a try?”

Ai Changhuan was motivated to be a self-reliant young woman, so she took a spoon to scoop the porridge in the thermos.

However, this spoon was so shallow that it would only scoop up a little porridge at a time. Because she was using her left hand, when the porridge was scooped up, more than half of it would be thrown out. Even if it was successfully delivered to her mouth, there was only a little left.

After trying two or three times, Ai Changhuan had not eaten anything at all but had only tasted it.

Lu Zhanke looked at Ai Changhuan’s grievance and couldn’t help but laugh.

“Alright, let me feed you.” He took the spoon in her hand.

Ai Changhuan finally gave up after struggling for a while. Forget it. Filling up her stomach was more important.

Lu Zhanke lifted the porridge to Ai Changhuan’s mouth and raised his eyebrows to signal her to open her mouth.

Ai Changhuan looked at him. Although she was a little embarrassed, she leaned forward slowly. But when she was about to eat the porridge, Lu Zhanke shrank back and made her fail to get it.

“What are you doing?” Ai Changhuan looked at him, slightly uncomfortable.

A hint of a joke flashed across Lu Zhanke’s face. “I’ll try the porridge first in case you burn your tongue.”

Then, he ate the spoonful of porridge in front of Ai Changhuan!

“…” Ai Changhuan was annoyed. She had tried it before. It was not hot at all, and the temperature was just right. Lu Zhanke was doing this to flirt with her. “You… hurry! Give me food!”

She was hungry enough to eat people.

Feeling Ai Changhuan’s hot gaze, Lu Zhanke was very satisfied. “Don’t worry. Haste makes waste.”

“Lu Zhanke…” Ai Changhuan stared at him. “I’m hungry…”

Lu Zhanke’s heart was softened by her eyes, so he didn’t tease her again, and he obediently scooped a spoonful of porridge for her again.

Fearing that he would tease her again, Ai Changhuan hurriedly grabbed his wrist, sent the porridge into her mouth, and finally took a full bite. She narrowed her eyes in great satisfaction.

“Wow, this porridge tastes really good.”

“That’s because you’ve been hungry for too long, so you think it is delicious.” Lu Zhanke shook his head.

“Huh, I thought you would say that it was especially delicious because you fed me.” Ai Changhuan looked at Lu with some surprise.

Lu Zhanke was even happier, and he smiled. “I know that’s what you were thinking, so I didn’t say that.”

“…” Wow, there really are people who cater to the praises made by others.

While they ate the porridge, the two of them had a sweet conversation. Ai Changhuan touched her bulging belly and sighed in satisfaction: “It’s a greedy ghost who leads the happiest life.”

“Don’t lie down just after eating. It’s not good for digestion. Get up and walk.” Lu Zhanke packed the tableware and went to pull Ai Changhuan who had fallen on the bed.

Ai Changhuan lay softly on the bed and refused to move. She refused to get up from the bed. “I don’t want to… just lying down is fine.”

“It doesn’t matter if you don’t want to walk around. You can just sit, but don’t lie down. Be obedient.” Lu Zhanke helped Ai Changhuan sit up.