Idol, Youâre Acting OOC â Intimacy is Prohibited in the Group (23)
He Yang asked, âXiao Lu, why are you sitting on the ground? Arenât you going to sleep yet?â
Lu Shijin waved his hand. âNothing, you guys can go to sleep. I need to ask Fan-ge something, so Iâm waiting for him to open the door.â
Li Xiao said, âCanât you wait until tomorrow? And . . . Fan-ge doesnât seem to have any intention of opening the door.â
Lu Shijin smiled dismissively and deliberately raised his voice to say, âHeâll definitely open it. If he doesnât, then Iâll wait here until he does!â
After Lu Shijin finished, he listened for any sounds from inside the room. He didnât hear anything, even after a long time, so he began to get nervous. Surely Xu Yifan didnât actually leave him to sleep outside?
Would he really be that mean?!
Damn it, letâs see who can last longer then!
âAre you sure you two are okay?â He Xinyi scratched his head, âThere arenât problems between you and Fan-ge, right?â
âNo, no, you guys should go to sleep. You donât need to care about me, Iâm just joking with him, heâll definitely open the door for me soon.â
Zhao Yue looked at Xu Yifanâs tightly closed door in suspicion and shrugged helplessly, âThen be careful, you should rest early. Donât get sick from the cold floor.â
Lu Shijin gave them a thumbsup and the four people went back to their own rooms.
Lu Shijin continued sitting there for a bit, and tried knocking on Xu Yifanâs door again, but there was no reaction.
Lu Shijin sneered. Okay, so heâs ignoring me. Well then, letâs see who can hold out!
But no matter how long he waited, there was no noise from the room. Gradually, Lu Shijin began to feel sleepy and cold.
He could only hug himself for warmth, regretting not bringing a blanket.
By morning, Xu Yifan opened his door, preparing to go to the bathroom and wash up.
But when he opened his door, Lu Shijin toppled in. His eyes were tightly shut, and didnât show any sign of being conscious. It was startling.
Xu Yifanâs emotions were complicated when he thought about how Lu Shijin stayed outside his room for the entire night.
âWake up.â Xu Yifan knelt down and patted Lu Shijinâs face, âItâs morning, go back to your own room.â
Lu Shijin had sat outside the entire night, and had been in the cold for all of it. Unknowingly, he had caught a fever. His forehead was bruning.
âOpen the door . . . Let me in.â Lu Shijinâs face was unnaturally red, his lips were chapped and white from the fever, but he still wanted Xu Yifan to open the door for him. He started cursing, âYou bastard, no conscience . . . open the door . . . Iâm freezing, but you donât care at all . . . wahhh . . .â
Xu Yifan rubbed his eyebrows and looked at Lu Shijin, who wasnât completely conscious. He wanted to shake him awake and ask him what he was supposed to do.
Clearly, Lu Shijin wanted them to distance themselves, even going as far as to quit the group.
And Xu Yifan had kept their distance, as Lu Shijin had wanted, not holding onto any unrealistic hope, so why would Lu Shijin come back to bother him?
Xu Yifan felt powerless. He didnât know what to do with Lu Shijin.
Finally, Xu Yifan decided to carry Lu Shijin onto  his bed. He touched his forehead and felt a wave of heatâ the fever was severe.
âWhat should I do with you?â Xu Yifan took his hand off and asked quietly. He wasnât sure if he was directing the question to Lu Shijin or himself.
Lu Shijin slept deeply through the morning. He sweated heavily and slowly began to wake up around noon.
He felt a cold object on his forehead. Lu Shijin slowly opened his eyes and saw Xu Yifan changing ice packs for him.
He knew he would change his mind. Xu Yifan was acting all cold and ignoring him yesterday, but carried him to bed today.
But the cost of this was a bit large. He had to get sick for Xu Yifan to look at him.
Lu Shijin secretly recorded this action in his heart. Iâll settle accounts with you after I figure out if youâre the one Iâm looking for or not.
âFan-ge . . .â Lu Shijinâs voice was a bit hoarse from his fever. He blinked weakly and said quietly, âI want water.â
Xu Yifan gazed at him silently. Just as Lu Shijin thought he would turn and leave, he went to get a glass of water.
Looking at Xu Yifanâs back, Lu Shijin secretly let out a sigh of relief. Thankfully, Xu Yifan didnât get angry or annoyed.
When Xu Yifan brought the water over, Lu Shijin didnât expect him to feed him the water, so he sat up by himself and sipped at it until he had drunk half a glass. His throat finally felt better.
âDo I have a fever?â Lu Shijin gave the glass back to Xu Yifan. âWhat time is it?â
âNoon.â Xu Yifan replied.
Lu Shijin was shocked, âWhat? Itâs already twelve? Then what about everyone else?â
âTheyâre at practice. I asked for leave for you.â
âYouâre also not at practice . . .â Lu Shijin looked at Xu Yifan hesitantly, âDid you stay to look after me?â
Xu Yifan didnât respond, which Lu Shijin took as tacit agreement. All of his unhappiness from the night instantly evaporated.
Lu Shijin sat on the bed and thanked Xu Yifan. âThank you, Fan-ge, I know that youâre the best.â
âLu Shijin, do you think itâs interesting?â Sadly, Xu Yifan didnât feel the same way and asked Lu Shijin coldly, âWhy are you troubling us?â
âItâs nothing . . . No, I do want something!â Lu Shijin judged Xu Yifanâs expression and said hesitantly, âCan I see your tattoo?â
Xu Yifanâs expression turned dark, his lips pursed in anger.
Lu Shijin hurriedly waved his hands. âDonât misunderstand, I donât want to do anything, I just want to look . . .â Xu Yifanâs expression became even darker and Lu Shijin trailed off, âIâm sick, canât you fulfill a patientâs wish?â
After a while, Xu Yifan breathed heavily and asked helplessly, âIf I do, will you stop bothering me?â
Lu Shijin looked at him and nodded with sincerity.
âI promise! I wonât bother you afterwards!â
Xu Yifan was a man of action, so he directly took off his jacket and hung it up.
Lu Shijin watched the man strip. First, his mermaid line, then the tight abs and chest, and finally, his entire torso.
Xu Yifan had a yellow phoenix on his shoulder, its wings spread, as if it was rising from the ashes. It instantly drew all of Lu Shijinâs attention.
Xu Yifan sat down on the bed, his back facing Lu Shijin to make it easier to see.