Chapter 65: Unfathomable
They ran into the rain together, then went to the Holiday Inn closest to the university's main gate. Only when they reached the spacious bed did Su Can discover how hot Tang Wu felt. She had a slight fever, so he hurried out to the nearest hospital pharmacy to buy two packets of medicinal granules and some cold medicine. Back at the hotel, he woke the weak, listless Tang Wu, dissolved the granules, and had her drink the mixture and take the medicine. By the time he finished everything, Su Can was sweating all over, and he took a shower in the bathroom.
Only then did he recall the heated indoor pool and evening seafood barbecue he had imagined earlier. They had all come to nothing. He calmed down under the warm water, then emerged from the shower to find Tang Wu sleeping peacefully, her body rising and falling, her cheeks flushed with fever.
In the end, nothing happened that night. He lay down beside Tang Wu. The hotel's soundproofing was excellent: he could see the trails the rain left against the window but could barely hear it. Instead, he heard Tang Wu's steady breathing beside him and felt her warm, sweet-scented breath.
In the still of the night, Su Can innocently drifted off to sleep.
Tang Wu woke groggily the next morning. Opening her eyes and seeing the ceiling, she initially thought she was at home and seemed to have missed her first morning class at No. 27 Middle School.
Startled, she sat up, waking Su Can, who shared her blanket beside her. Tang Wu suddenly realized something, and her first defensive reaction was to pull the blanket over herself. The atmosphere was almost suffocating. Su Can chuckled awkwardly and reached out, pressing the back of