Gu Nian'an picked up his phone and paused slightly when he saw the name. It was a video call from Fu Xiuyuan, but after hesitating for a few seconds, he still pressed the answer button.
"An'an." The man's deep, gentle voice came through the phone.
The man on the screen had a smile in his eyes and wore a set of pajamas. In the dim light, his handsome profile looked exceptionally gentle.
At the sight, Gu Nian'an couldn't help becoming a little distracted. When he came back to himself, his cheeks flushed slightly, and he asked hesitantly, "Sir, why are you still awake so late?"
Since they had eaten so late today, the man should normally have been asleep by now. Why would he suddenly video-call him at this hour?
The man on the screen merely chuckled, then suddenly picked up something beside him and held it in his arms.
Gu Nian'an looked closely and froze. It was the kitten. Now cradled in the man's arms, it kept mewing at him through the camera.
"Are you in the same room as the kitten, sir?" Gu Nian'an asked.
He knew Fu Xiuyuan wasn't actually very interested in the kitten. Only when they were together would the man play with it along with him.
A trace of tenderness appeared in Fu Xiuyuan's eyes. "The kitten misses you. It keeps crying every day, so I brought it over to see you. I watched your livestream for a while. Is your stomach bothering you again?"
Remembering the sight of him taking medicine that morning, a flicker of worry crossed the man's eyes. He had thought that after a period of careful recuperation, Gu Nian'an wouldn't have problems again so soon, yet he still had.
At that thought, the man's gaze darkened slightly. Sure enough,