Lu Shiming had a good eye. The clothes he bought fit well, and he had clearly done his best to choose slimming styles, but they still didn't look good.
The young master's features were actually quite attractive. He had alluring eyes that dipped at the inner corners and turned up at the outer corners, with long, fine lashes. Strangely enough, he even bore some resemblance to his previous appearance, except that his features were obscured by the little heart on his face and all that flesh.
When other people saw him, they noticed only the fat and the mark. Few paid any attention to his features.
Yu Qingchuan studied himself carefully in the bathroom's half-length mirror and drew up a weight-loss plan in his head.
The first step was to stop eating foods high in fat and sugar.
The fried chicken Lu Shiming had brought back smelled wonderful. But Yu Qingchuan had eaten wild greens before, when he carried his drawing board into the mountains to sketch, so he firmly refused the glistening, greasy drumstick Lu Shiming offered him.
He picked through the food Lu Shiming had brought back and eventually settled on a cup of black rice porridge.
Lu Shiming looked puzzled. "Sister-in-law, don't you like drumsticks?"
"I want to lose weight." Afraid Lu Shiming would keep asking, Yu Qingchuan simply used Lu Shiyi as a shield again. "Your brother said I was a little fat, too, and needed to lose weight."
Lu Shiming's attitude had changed by now. Hearing this, he actually felt indignant on Yu Qingchuan's behalf. "Is my brother really that much of a jerk?"
Yu Qingchuan furrowed his brow just enough and turned to give Lu Shiyi a loving look as he lay in the hospital bed. "It's all right. I love him. I'm willing to change for him."
This would also lay some groundwork. Later, he could say he had improved himself for love.
Lu Shiming was moved all over again. His sister-in-law was such a wonderful person!
He thumped his chest and promised, "Don't worry, sister-in-law. I'm on your side. If my brother ever bullies you, I'll help you beat him up!"
When he was little, his brother had hit him for misbehaving. He had been itching for a chance to hit him back ever since.
Yu Qingchuan laughed, finding this male lead-the top-rather adorable. No wonder he was the protagonist.
It was almost mealtime, and a nurse brought in the nutritional formula. Developed in-house by the Yu Corporation Private Hospital, it put very little strain on the body and contained medicinal herbs with gently warming, nourishing properties. Long-term use could even improve a person's constitution, making it particularly suitable for patients in a vegetative state. The formula was patented and supplied only through official partnerships, or given away by the Yu Corporation as gifts. It couldn't be bought anywhere else.
That was also why the original little fatty had been able to threaten Lu Shiming.
The hospital's medical technology was truly cutting-edge, ranking among the very best in the entire country.
Today's formula was blueberry-flavored, with a beautiful blue-violet color.
Yu Qingchuan wanted to try it too, so he asked the young nurse, "Bring me two more tubes, please."
This formula would make a pretty good meal replacement.
The young nurse recognized Yu Qingchuan. After all, that distinctive little heart was unmistakable. She smiled and nodded. "Of course, Young Master Yu. Just a moment."
Yu Qingchuan set down his black rice porridge and took the formula over to feed Lu Shiyi first. Lu Shiyi had previously been fed through a nasogastric tube, but a month ago, he had regained the ability to swallow on his own. Now they could use a long syringe to deliver it into his throat and let him swallow it himself.
Lu Shiming was well practiced at this. He cranked up the hospital bed, slipped an arm around Lu Shiyi, and helped him sit up, letting him lean against his body. Meanwhile, Yu Qingchuan drew the formula into the syringe, had Lu Shiming ease Lu Shiyi's mouth open, and carefully inserted the thin, soft tube.
The man's lips were perfectly shaped, if a little thin, but an accidental brush against them revealed how warm and soft they were. Seeing Lu Shiyi's strikingly handsome face up close, Yu Qingchuan inevitably fell into another daze.
I'm bringing my drawing board over tonight and drawing you!
You seductive little tease! Yu Qingchuan thought.
And amid the haze, Lu Shiyi sensed that touch again, so faint it was almost not there, like a teasing caress that made his very heart itch.
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