Chapter 22

Taria came back running, with a first aid kit in her hand, and red eyes as if she was trying to hold in her tears. She sat beside Tian, and held his hand while shaking, then she treated his wound gently while sniffing

"I'm fine", Tian said while his head was following her eyes trying to look into them, but she kept avoiding his eyes.

"I'm sorry, sniff, I should have realized that your hand is wounded sooner, sniff", Taria said

"Don't cry, it's not a big deal, a small wound like that won't hurt me", Tian said while patting her head

"No, sniff, you could realize that I feel bad with one glance, but I'm so stupid to the point I didn't even saw your wound, sniff, I'm bad", Taria said while her eyes got wider and more shiny as they were holding her tears.

Tian started feeling bad as he ate a lot of peaches that Taria gave him, yet he kept it inside to not concern her more. He hugged Taria to make sure she wouldn't see his face that got pale, then he took a deep breath and looked in her eyes again with a smile that was hiding his pain.

"You are not bad, and I was trying to hide it from you so it's not your fault that you haven't seen it. I need to go now, stay in your room", Tian said, then he poked her nose and left, leaving her to figure out the reason behind the heavy feeling she felt.

Taria saw the medicine pills on the chair where Tian was sitting, and she recognized that they were strong painkillers once she saw them. Her eyes turned sharp, and she held the pills hard to the point her wounded hand started bleeding again, but this time, she treated it calmly, imprisoning the crying baby side of hers in the deepest part of her soul, and activating her cold personality only.

Meanwhile, Tian was in his room, regretting forgetting the pills Ve gave him. Every part of his body was hurting, and he felt very hot as his temperature was getting higher and higher. His vision got blurry, and he wasn't able to breathe properly. After that, he felt himself falling down, and felt a warm body holding him, then blank.

When Tian opened his eyes again, the pain was still killing him. He tried to get up but someone pushed him back in bed. He couldn't see who it was as his vision was still blurry, but he could feel from the soft hand touching his chest that it was Taria, so he felt a little better.

Tian gathered his strength and held Taria's hand, then he felt her hand on his forehead. He could hear her voice, but he couldn't understand what she was saying, then he fell asleep again, less worried this time as he knew Taria won't leave him to face the pain alone, and he was right.

While Tian was unconscious, Taria stayed beside him, taking care of him as a mother and a son. She didn't know what to do, Ve was out, and she knew no one there to ask for help, but she knew that it wasn't the time to feel weak, so she gathered her courage and took care of Tian with all her might.

After three hours, Tian finally woke up again. He opened his eyes to see Taria who was looking at him with a sharp cold look.

"Your temperature isn't high any more. There are painkillers beside your bed, and stay in bed so you won't catch a cold", Taria said, then she stood up, and walked towards the door.

Tian caught her sleeve to make her stay, but once he touched her, she turned around fast and bunched him on the face.

"ALLERGIC TO PEACHES, SERIOUSLY! I WAS GIVING THEM TO YOU WHILE SMILING LIKE AN IDIOT AND YOU JUST ATE THEM ALL. WOULD YOU DRINK POISON IF I GAVE IT TO YOU, YOUNG LORD?" Taria said while her hidden tears started falling down, then she fell down, just like her tears, as her legs couldn't stand anymore.

Tian got out of bed, then he carried Taria and sat her down on the bed while he was kneeling down in front of her. He wiped her tears, then he touched her face and smiled.

"I'm fine now, stop crying", Tian said

"I'm not fine, you stayed in bed for three hours because of me", Taria said

"No, it wasn't because of you, and yes, I would even drink poison if you were the one giving it to me", Tian said calmly, then Taria couldn't hold herself back, and she hugged Tian tight, leaving them both on the ground.

"Promise me not to do stupid things like that in the future", Taria said while she was laying above Tian

"things like what?" Tian said, trying to tease her.

"TIAN" Taria shouted

"Ok ok, I promise not to eat peaches even if you were the one giving them to me", Tian said, then he stared at her eyes that were close to him, and he moved her hair that fell down away from her face that turned red after crying. He pushed himself up as well as her, leaving her sitting on his lap, so close to him, however, rather than freezing or trying to kiss her as usual, he just smiled warmly.

Tian brushed Taria's hair gently, then he patted her head and said "Are you hungry? There is a good restaurant here that I used to eat at"

"Mm, I'm not really hungry since someone made my stomach feel bad, but we can go", Taria said

"Perfect, I will bring some clothes for you", Tian said, then Taria went to her room, and Tian took his phone and sent a message to Ve

"I will confess tonight. If anyone disrupts us I will kill them. Wish me luck"