raknovel Chapter 41 Yongtai-san, you're being naughty!
Chapter 41 Yongtai-san, you're being naughty!
Chapter 41 Yongtai-san, you're being naughty (9000)
The recording went even more smoothly than expected after it started.
Perhaps because it was the first episode, Sana Minatozaki was in particularly high spirits. Plus, the guest was Jeongyeon Yoo, someone she already knew well and didn't need to get used to. The two of them sat down on the beach chairs and started chatting before they even finished their opening remarks.
Sana Minatozaki sometimes completely abandons the script and improvises, which can actually produce better results.
Yoo Jeongyeon complained that she burned the pot twice while cooking ramen in the dorm, and that she wouldn't dare eat any of the dishes Jeongyeon made until Jeongyeon had eaten them first.
Sana Minatozaki retorted that Jeongyeon likes to stuff snacks under her pillow before going to sleep, making her more suitable for the "hamster" image than herself.
The two of them chatted back and forth, making the staff in the studio laugh out loud several times.
Park Soo-bin stood next to Kang Young-tae, watching the expressive Minatozaki Sana, patted his arm, and chuckled in a low voice.
"Yongtai, don't you think Sana is really suited for this kind of variety show?"
Her eyes seem to speak volumes. I was almost completely charmed by her sweet gesture just now; I feel like I'm really going to become her die-hard fan.
Jiang Yongtai shook him slightly, and Park Soobin simply patted him, but it felt like he had been pushed.
He grabbed Kim Sung-woo's shoulder to steady himself; the espresso in front of him seemed to have no effect at all, and he was still feeling dizzy.
Kim Sung-woo looked up at him in confusion. Kang Young-tae shook his head and didn't say anything. He just crossed his arms, shifted his weight to his other leg, and casually replied, "Park Soo-bin."
"Isn't she nicknamed 'Fishing Goddess' among her fans? It's normal for Noona to gain fans."
Park Soo-bin didn't look at him, and said with a smile, "Aigoo, then it seems I'd better keep a close eye on my wallet, otherwise I'll still be chasing after celebrities at this age."
After saying that, he continued to stare at Sana Minatozaki and Jeongyeon Yoo in the center of the scene.
Jiang Yongtai forced himself to focus his attention on them, suppressing his physical discomfort.
Fortunately, the recording process for "Refrigerator Interview" is relatively simple, unlike "2 Days & 1 Night" which requires constant location switching.
The segments and scripts for this show are all predetermined. The PD's main task on set is to confirm the visuals and sound recording; the rest is up to the MCs and guests to improvise.
The PD's role isn't that important during the recording stage; the parts that are truly needed are in the post-production editing.
In the center of the room, Sana Minatozaki was handing a milkshake she had made with milk, bananas, and a bottle of Sprite that she had found in the refrigerator to Jeongyeon.
Yu Dingyan sniffed it warily, took a tentative sip, and immediately her face scrunched up.
"What is this? It's both sweet and fishy!"
Sana Minatozaki opened her eyes wide, picked up another cup and took a sip, then slowly put the cup down, casually pushed it aside, and cleared her throat.
"I think this recipe has room for improvement for a first attempt. Jeongyeon, try a couple more sips, and you'll see how good it is after a while~"
"—You didn't even drink it yourself just now, did you?"
Yu Dingyan pushed her own cup over as well, saying, "You made this yourself, so you should drink it all."
Sana Minatozaki looked down at the cup that was being pushed towards her, her lips pressed into a thin line, then with a tragic expression, she picked it up and gulped it down, shivering as she did so.
She stuck out her tongue. "Sigh, humans really can't force themselves."
The staff were amused by her adorable appearance again.
Upon hearing the laughter, Sana Minatozaki raised her face and made a face at the camera, then turned to Jeongyeon Yoo and began a new round of entanglement.
As the recording progressed to the halfway point, Jiang Yongtai felt that his body was starting to give out.
He then realized that he wasn't just sleep-deprived, but sick.
Last night, while waiting for Kwon Eunbi to leave the bathroom, I turned off the hot water and just wrapped myself in a wet towel, pressed against the tiles. Later, I spent the whole night on the living room sofa in the cold air.
With these two things combined, it's quite normal to get sick.
Park Soo-bin, who was standing next to her, turned around and said, "Young-tae, this part is almost over. It's time to remind Sana to open the refrigerator."
But the moment she saw his expression, she changed her question to, "Are you alright? Are you sick?"
Jiang Yongtai shook his head, forcing a smile, "It's okay, Nuna."
He nudged Kim Sung-woo, who was sitting on the ground next to him, signaling him to remind Minatozaki Sana to proceed to the next step.
Kim Sung-woo nodded, picked up the whiteboard, quickly wrote two lines, and waved it in the direction of Minatozaki Sana.
Sana Minatozaki glanced at the words on the notice board and naturally steered the conversation to the part about opening the refrigerator to prepare food.
Park Soo-bin pulled his gaze away from the field and glanced at Kang Young-tae, assuming it was from the fatigue of working overtime for so long.
But the recording wasn't over yet, and she couldn't abandon her work. So she had to keep an eye on the interaction between Minatozaki Sana and Yoo Jeongyeon on camera while also keeping an eye on Kang Youngtae's condition next to her.
The recording finally ended after Sana Minatozaki finished the last game segment, handed the gift to Jeongyeon Yoo, and the two said goodbye to the camera together.
The recording took more than an hour, but Jiang Yongtai only edited out fifty minutes of it in post-production, which is also the positioning of this online variety show.
Minatozaki Sana and Yoo Jeongyeon bowed to the staff present. As they walked down from the filming area, they caught a glimpse of Park Soobin standing seriously in front of Kang Youngtae, raising one hand to try to touch his forehead.
Jiang Yongtai forced a smile, grabbing her wrist to prevent her from touching him.
"Nuna, I'm really fine."
"Are you alright? I saw you almost faint just now. Let me check if you have a fever."
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Park Soo-bin's tone was no longer one of negotiation.
Sana Minato paused for a moment, and Jeongyeon Yoo stopped as well.
But she didn't hesitate for long and walked straight toward the two of them. Yu Dingyan glanced at her and quickly followed.
"Soobin unnie, what's wrong?"
Sana Minato walked to the two of them, her gaze falling on Kang Young-tae's hand that was still blocking Park Soo-bin.
Jiang Yongtai lowered his hand, trying to keep his tone as normal as possible.
"It's nothing, Sanai worked hard today, you did a great job."
Sana Minato frowned slightly upon hearing his words, but still bowed respectfully as required by custom.
"Thank you, PDnim. But you don't look well. Are you sick?"
Park Soo-bin pulled his hand back and crossed his arms.
"Sana, you noticed too, didn't you? I told you he was sick. He's been out of sorts ever since he came today, and he's still being stubborn!"
Sana Minato didn't reply. Her gaze lingered on Yong-tae Kang's face. Suddenly, she raised her hand and placed the back of her hand on his forehead.
Jiang Yongtai froze for a moment and instinctively lowered her hand.
"Sanai, what are you doing?!"
Even though it was just a brief touch, she could still feel the abnormal heat emanating from his forehead, and Minatozaki Sana's brows furrowed instantly.
"You have a fever, go to the hospital."
"No need, I'll take my medicine after we finish collecting things here—"
I said, "Let's go to the hospital!"
Sana Minatosaki's voice was very low, leaving him no room to refuse.
Park Soo-bin glanced at Minatozaki Sana, then at Kang Young-tae. Although she was surprised that she spoke to Kang Young-tae in that tone, she still decisively sided with Minatozaki Sana.
"Yongtai, leave this to me. You go see a doctor first."
Seeing that Jiang Yongtai was about to speak, she directly pushed him towards the door.
"Don't push yourself. I'm your senior, after all. If you're sick, just take a sick day."
As for editing, we can talk about it after you recover. There are still two weeks until the show airs, so there's plenty of time.
While Jiang Yongtai was still hesitating, Minatozaki Sana, disregarding the presence of Park Soobin and Yoo Jeongyeon, grabbed his wrist and dragged him toward the door.
Fortunately, Yu Dingyan stopped her in time, gesturing with her chin towards a spot not far away.
The agent was on the phone with his back to them and hadn't noticed what was happening.
Following her gesture, Minatozaki Sana looked over, then glanced at the staff around her, took a deep breath, and temporarily released her hand.
But before letting go, she twisted his wrist hard.
"Go quickly, don't make me lose my temper!"
She took a step back and bowed to Park Soo-bin.
"Soobin unnie, Jeongyeon and I will head back now. See you next time."
"Oh, oh, goodbye. I'll come find you again after I've confirmed the guests for the next event."
Park Soo-bin was still somewhat stunned by what had just happened, but he nodded upon hearing this.
Yoo Jeongyeon bowed slightly to the two of them and pulled Minatozaki Sana toward their manager.
Sana Minatosaki took a few steps and then stopped, turned around and glared at Kang Young-tae, as if to say, "Aren't you leaving yet?", before being dragged away by Yoo Jeong-yeon.
Park Soo-bin turned to look at Kang Young-tae, hesitated for a moment before speaking, "Young-tae, what's your relationship with Sana? You two seem very close."
Jiang Yongtai gave a bitter smile to himself, knowing that Sana Minato's series of actions had aroused Park Soo-bin's suspicion.
He forced a smile and tried to explain, "She and I are good friends. We've known each other since we were at KBS. Don't misunderstand, Noona."
Park Soo-bin was skeptical, but swallowed back the question that was about to come out of her mouth.
This circle has its own rules; don't ask questions you shouldn't.
She nodded and changed the subject: "Sana is right, you should go to the hospital. Go home and rest this afternoon, I'll help you ask for leave."
Without giving Jiang Yongtai any room to refuse, she turned her head and called out to Jin Chengyu, who was still tidying up props not far away.
Kim Sung-woo looked up blankly and quickly walked over. "What's wrong, senior?"
"Take your brother Yongtai to the hospital; he has a fever."
Kim Sung-woo stared wide-eyed at Kang Young-tae.
Jiang Yongtai gave him a wry smile and waved his hand.
"I don't need you to take me. I can go by myself. You stay here and help Soobin handle the aftermath."
Kim Sung-woo looked at Park Soo-bin, then at Kang Young-tae, unsure of whose advice to take.
"Brother, are you sure you can do it?"
Kang Young-tae nodded, turned to Park Soo-bin, and spoke apologetically.
"Soobin noona, thank you so much for your help yesterday and today. I'll treat you to a meal later."
Park Soo-bin waved his hand dismissively. "Do you think I need your meal? But since you put it that way, I'm going to make you pay for it once you're better!"
Jiang Yongtai forced a smile, bowed slightly, and said, "Definitely."
Then he turned and walked towards the entrance of the recording studio.
Just as Yoo Jeongyeon pulled Minatozaki Sana to her manager's side, the manager hung up the phone.
He turned and glanced at the two of them. "Back to the company?"
Yu Dingyan shook her head, glancing at Minatozaki Sana's obviously troubled face out of the corner of her eye, and made the decision for her.
"Let's go back to the dorm, Oppa."
The agent nodded and led the way.
Yoo Jeongyeon, arm in arm with Minatozaki Sana, followed behind him and whispered in her ear in ventriloquism, "Sana, tell me honestly, what's your relationship with PD Kang!"
"It's nothing."
Sana Minato pursed her lips and turned her face away to avoid further questioning.
"Do you think my eyes are just for show?"
Yu Dingyan removed her hand from her arm and pinched her waist.
"Luckily, Oppa was on the phone and didn't see it, otherwise you would have been in big trouble. Tell me, when did it start?"
She thought that Sana and Jiang Yongtai had developed feelings for each other because they had been meeting frequently during this period due to program collaborations.
But this is too fast! It's developed to this extent in less than a week?
Sana Minatozaki turned to look at her, her eyes devoid of their usual confident smile, filled only with pleading.
"It's really nothing, Jeongyeon, just pretend you didn't see it."
She really didn't want too many people to know about her past relationship with Jiang Yongtai.
Yu Dingyan looked into her eyes and remained silent for a moment. She didn't ask any further questions, but just sighed and lowered her voice even further.
"If you really do talk about it, remember to report it to the company. We've already lifted the ban."
"—No, he's not in a relationship. Who would date him? We're just friends."
Sana Minato turned her head away, her voice squeezed out from between her teeth, as if she were refuting Jeongyeon Yoo, or as if she were trying to convince herself.
Yu Dingyan heard every word she said, but didn't reply.
This was the first time she had ever seen Sana, who always had a smile on her face, get so angry at someone.
She absolutely refused to believe that there was nothing between them! But since Sana didn't want to talk about it, she wasn't going to dig any further.
They are no longer the little girls who were controlled by the company in the first few years after their debut. The dating ban has long been lifted, and the leader is openly dating, so it is perfectly normal for their subordinates to date as well.
As a teammate who has lived together for so many years, she simply reminded everyone of what needed to be reminded.
The elevator doors opened, and the two tacitly stopped their previous conversation, followed their agent into the elevator, then to the parking lot, and back to their van.
Sana Minatozaki got into the car, fastened her seatbelt, took out her phone from her bag, hovered her finger over the screen for a moment, and then tapped on Kang Young-tae's number to send him a text message.
Which hospital did you go to?
Yoo Jeong-yeon caught a glimpse of her profile as she typed, but didn't say anything. She simply nodded to her manager in the driver's seat.
The car slowly drove out of tvN's parking lot and headed towards the dormitory.
Jiang Yongtai returned to his office, preparing to pack his things and leave, when his phone vibrated in his pocket. He took it out and glanced at it; it was Minatozaki Sana.
He paused for a moment, then leaned against his desk and started typing.
"I will go, thank you for your concern, but you went a bit too far in the recording studio just now."
The message was sent, and Sana Minatozaki on the other end of the screen replied almost instantly.
"Don't worry, I've already explained things to Jeongyeon. Don't think you can just hide at home and take some medicine and get away with it!"
Jiang Yongtai looked at the words on the screen and couldn't help but chuckle. Even after so long since the breakup, Minatozaki Sana still remembered exactly what he did when he was sick.
He didn't reply, put his phone in his pocket, picked up his things, and left the office.
Inside the van, Yoo Jeong-yeon looked at Minatozaki Sana's furrowed brows and felt a pang of emotion.
She never expected that the second person in the team to be in a relationship would be Sana, who was the most career-driven.
When people in the dorm talk about relationships, Sana Minatozaki is always the one sitting on the side listening with a smile. She never takes the initiative to participate, and she never reveals anything about herself.
She reached out and gently patted Minatozaki Sana's leg, then slightly raised her chin towards the rearview mirror.
Sana Minato looked up and saw her manager in the rearview mirror, knowing that Jeongyeon Yoo was reminding her.
She nodded to Yu Dingyan, took a deep breath, and composed herself.
Jiang Yongtai glanced down at his phone screen again, but did not reply.
This person is definitely planning to go home, take two fever-reducing pills, wrap themselves in a blanket, and tough it out; that's how they always have done it.
When Kang Young-tae was working as an assistant PD, he once had a high fever. She happened to be recording a program at KBS and saw him leaning against the wall in the corridor, his face pale. She asked him if he had taken any medicine, and he said he had.
She eventually managed to get the truth out of him: he didn't even have the energy to go to the cafeteria for lunch that day, and he forced himself to finish the entire recording before going home after work.
Sana Minato bit her lower lip, knowing how irresponsible this person was towards her own body, and she couldn't pretend not to see it.
Besides, the two of them had already cleared things up last time, and since they would be working together in the same department in the future, she wanted to treat him as a friend.
But Yu Dingyan was sitting right next to her. She had just told her "it's nothing," but then she turned around and went to find Jiang Yongtai, which was tantamount to admitting her mistake.
But the thought that Jiang Yongtai hadn't taken her words seriously at all made her furious again.
Why does this person always have to do things that make her worry, just when she thinks they can get along normally?
She leaned back in her chair and closed her eyes; only one option remained for her.
Mina leaned against the headboard, holding a Switch in her hand, while her Animal Crossing character was digging for clams on the beach.
These past two days, she followed the doctor's advice and stopped forcing herself to practice, otherwise her knee injury would worsen and her return journey would become a problem.
"katalk~"
Her phone suddenly rang. She casually tapped it on, and her brows slowly furrowed.
"Mina, Jiang Yongtai has a fever. He's staying home and refuses to go to the hospital."
Mina put down her game console and typed a message to get rid of him.
"Sana, weren't you recording with him? How did you know?"
Sana Minatozaki briefly sent over what had happened in the recording studio and then asked, "Are you busy right now?"
Minami's brows furrowed more and more as she read, understanding what Sana Minatozaki meant.
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There are some things that Sana Minatozaki finds inconvenient to say aloud, but there's no need for them to be too explicit with each other.
Without hesitation, she asked, "Where does he live?"
Sana Minatozaki sent over the address and door lock code, adding a note.
"I asked him to change the password last time, I don't know if he did. If he did, just keep ringing the doorbell!"
OK!
"Thank you, Mina."
Mina looked at the message and didn't know what to reply.
She pursed her lips, and in the end just sent a "You're welcome" emoji, put her phone on the bed, and got up to change her clothes.
I put on a hoodie, pulled the baseball cap over my head, put on a mask, grabbed my phone, and headed for the door.
In the living room, the three members of the "meal gang" were nestled on the sofa watching TV.
After practicing for so many days in a row, it's rare to get a break. Besides, the epidemic outside is getting more and more serious, so there's no need to go out.
Son Chae-young turned around when she heard footsteps and saw Mina changing her shoes in the entryway. She asked with some confusion.
"Unnie, are you going out?"
Mina unnie rarely goes out, why has she been going out so often lately?
Mina bent down to tighten her shoelaces, looked up to meet Son Chae-young's eyes, and nodded.
"Yeah, I have to go out for a bit."
Son Chaeyoung quickly stood up from the sofa, "Unnie, I'm going too, take me with you!"
Mina frowned slightly, then quickly composed herself and smiled gently at Chaeyoung, as if coaxing a child.
"I'm sorry, Chaeyoung, I can't take you. Maybe next time. Be a good girl and stay home~"
Without waiting for Son Chae-young's reaction, he pushed open the door and walked out.
Son Chae-young's brows furrowed instantly; her intuition told her that something was wrong with Mina!
She sat back on the sofa, and the more she thought about it, the more suspicious it seemed.
Kim Da-hyun noticed Son Chae-young's expression and tugged at her sleeve.
"Chaeyoung, what's wrong?"
"Unnie, don't you think Mina unnie has been acting strange lately?"
Kim Da-hyun smiled and casually picked up the remote to change the channel.
"You're always clinging to Mina unnie, even the best older sister would get tired~"
"No way!" Son Chaeyoung retorted angrily, then suddenly slumped down.
I feel—
"What are you feeling?" Kim Da-hyun asked curiously as she leaned closer.
Son Chaeyoung hesitated for a moment, then looked at Kim Da-hyun with a serious expression.
"I feel like Mina unnie is a bit like Jihyo unnie when she first started dating!"
Kim Da-hyun paused for a moment, then laughed and patted her arm.
"Oh, how could that be? You're overthinking it. That's Mina!"
"I'm serious!"
Sun Caiying panicked and started counting the evidence on her fingers.
"Look at how often she's gone out lately, the expression on her face when she comes back, and that man who brought her the gift last time—"
The last thing Mina had told her not to tell anyone was to leave a message, but now she couldn't care less and spilled everything to Kim Da-hyun.
As Kim Da-hyun listened, she became serious, rubbing her chin and pondering with Son Chae-young about Mina's recent unusual behavior.
Chou Tzu-yu sat at the other end of the sofa, holding a bag of potato chips, quietly listening to the two people's argument.
A faint smile appeared on her lips.
It seems my previous analysis was correct; Mina unnie does indeed have someone she likes!
When Jiang Yongtai drove downstairs, his head felt like it was filled with lead. He was relying entirely on his body's instincts to operate the steering wheel, and all he wanted to do was quickly swallow two pills and get a good night's sleep.
He knows his own body well. He's been like this since he was a child; he gets sick quickly and recovers quickly, so there's no need for him to go to the hospital as Sana Minatozaki said.
Pushing open the door, the house was quiet inside, and there were no shoes belonging to Kang Hye-won or Kwon Eun-bi in the entryway.
It seems those two troublemakers have already gone back —
He breathed a sigh of relief; at least he didn't have to face Queen Eun in this state.
After changing into slippers, he strolled into the kitchen, rummaged through the cabinet for his usual medicine box, and then raised his hand to touch his forehead.
It was hotter than he expected, so he poured out two more fever reducers, swallowed them with water, dragged his feet to open the bedroom door, collapsed onto the bed, pulled the blanket over himself, and fell asleep.
I slept so soundly that I didn't even dream. When I opened my eyes again, the light coming through the curtains had changed from midday to the dim yellow of evening.
He squinted, his throat was so dry it felt like it had been rubbed with sandpaper, but he was definitely not as uncomfortable as he had been in the morning.
Then he felt something cool on his forehead, and when he reached out to touch it, he found a neatly folded, damp towel.
Huh? What's this? Has anyone been here?
Jiang Yongtai's mind first flashed with Jiang Huiyuan's face, and then with Minatozaki Sana.
Could Sana really be coming?
He propped himself up on the mattress, his movements still a little sluggish, when a soft moan suddenly sounded beside him.
Jiang Yongtai froze, slowly turned his head, looked over, and stared wide-eyed.
Mina was lying there, her light blonde hair spread out on the pillow.
As if awakened by his movements, she slowly opened her eyes, met his gaze, her voice still slightly languid from just waking up, and the corners of her mouth curved slightly.
"You're awake, Yongtai-san~"
Let's go back to noon.
Mina drove to Kang Young-tae's apartment building, following the address given to her by Sana Minatozaki. After parking, she pulled down the brim of her baseball cap and quickly stepped into the elevator.
She was the only one in the elevator. As the floor number went up, her heart rate rose with it.
Arriving at the door that Minatozaki Sana had mentioned, Mina looked at the combination lock, her fingers hovering over the keypad but not pressing it.
Sana gave her the password and told her to ring the doorbell if she changed it, but at that moment she suddenly didn't know which outcome she hoped for.
If he didn't change it, it means Sana kept the original password after leaving here last time. If he changed it—
She shook her head vigorously, her long golden hair swaying in the air.
Mina, what are you thinking about?! Now is not the time to think about these things!
She reached out her hand, decisively entered the password, and with a beep, the door lock opened.
Pushing open the door, I saw Jiang Yongtai's backpack lying on the floor of the entryway, and his car keys on the cabinet next to it.
Sana was right, this person didn't go to the hospital at all!
She kicked off her shoes, found a pair of slippers in the shoe cabinet, put them on, and went into the living room.
This was her first time visiting Jiang Yongtai's home, and she never expected it to be under these circumstances.
His gaze couldn't help but sweep around, wanting to take a closer look at the space where he lived every day, but knowing that he wasn't there as a guest, he had to give up the idea.
Walking through the corridor, she first pushed open a door, and the decorations inside made her realize that this was Sana Minatozaki's room.
Sana had described the room to her after returning from here last time, but seeing the things that had been preserved intact for two years, she still couldn't help but pout.
Yongtai-san still hasn't forgotten Sana —
She sighed softly, closed the door, and turned to push open the door to another room.
Jiang Yongtai lay on the bed, only half covered by the blanket, and hadn't even taken off his coat.
Minami subconsciously tiptoed over and leaned down to look at his face. His brows were slightly furrowed, his lips were dry and chapped, and his face was flushed with an abnormal flush.
She reached out and touched his forehead with the back of her hand—it was so hot!
She frowned, her first instinct was to wake him up and order him to go to the hospital immediately!
But seeing how soundly he was sleeping, she didn't wake him.
Her little face contorted in a frown for a while, before she finally just reached out and gently pinched his cheek to express all her dissatisfaction.
She turned and walked towards the bathroom in the bedroom, took a towel, soaked it in warm water, wrung it out until it was half dry, came out, folded it, and placed it on his forehead. She then bent down and pulled the blanket up, tucking the corners of the blanket in tightly.
Yongtai Sang should have taken his medicine by now, right?
Suddenly realizing this important issue, she opened the bedside table drawer and searched around, but couldn't find it.
She quietly searched the bedroom again, and finally found the medicine box that she hadn't had time to put back in the kitchen, and breathed a sigh of relief.
You'll feel better after taking the medicine.
She put the medicine box back in the cabinet, poured herself a glass of water, took it back to the bedroom, and placed it on the bedside table.
After doing all this, she sat down on the edge of the bed and quietly looked at him.
After a while, Mina suddenly realized that she had never looked at Nagata-san's face so seriously before.
His features were very deep, like the "sculpted beauty" people used to describe. His lips were dry and chapped from the fever, but they were thin and beautiful.
As she looked at it, a thought suddenly popped into her mind—she really wanted to reach out and touch it.
This thought startled me.
Mina, what are you thinking?!
But another voice immediately followed: Yongtai-san is asleep now, no one will know what he's doing~
It seems that's indeed the case.
Mina swallowed hard, trying to come up with a reason for herself, but then realized that sitting on the edge of the bed was not a very convenient position.
She wrinkled her nose, kicked off her slippers, climbed onto the bed, sat cross-legged next to him, and curled her lips into a smile.
This is so convenient!
She reached out, her fingertips first landing on his slightly furrowed brow, gently smoothing it out. Her fingertips slid down his brow bone, landing on the bridge of his nose, gently pressing it section by section.
Is Yongtai-san's nose bridge really that high? It's even higher than Sana's!
She subconsciously compared herself to Sana Minatozaki again in her mind, and then quickly threw the Shiba Inu that had wandered in out of the way.
Don't think about Sa—at least for now!
She nodded and continued moving her fingers until her fingertips were on his lips.
Easy to do —
She pursed her lips, staring at his dry, pale lips, feeling troubled. She couldn't wake him up to drink water, but she was also afraid that if he kept going like this, his lips would crack.
What should I do?
Several images flashed uncontrollably through her mind, and then her face flushed.
Mina, wake up!
Today, she reminded herself once again to take off her mask and fan her face twice with her hand.
After the temperature dropped, he wrinkled his nose at the sleeping Jiang Yongtai and silently mouthed the words:
Don't assume that just because you're sick I'll help you like that!
If Jiang Yongtai were awake at this moment and happened to be able to read what she was thinking, he would probably say quite innocently, "Nan-chan, I never said you should imitate mouth-to-mouth kissing!"
She suppressed those chaotic thoughts, her fingers still resting on his lips, feeling his warm breath brushing against her fingertips.
Got it!
Mina suddenly had an idea. She turned around, picked up the glass of water on the bedside table, dipped her finger into the glass, and held it above his lips, letting the water drip down one drop at a time.
Jiang Yongtai's eyelids twitched. Perhaps he had been thirsty for a long time, and in his sleep he instinctively pursed his lips and swallowed the few drops of water.
She raised an eyebrow, put her finger back into the water glass, dripped a few more drops, and then watched his lips close.
She fed him back and forth, nibbling on the food, until his lips no longer seemed so dry, before putting the cup back on the bedside table.
When did I become so patient with Yongtai-san?
She looked down at his face, and whether it was her imagination or not, his tightly furrowed brows seemed to have relaxed a little.
After doing all that, Mina felt a bit of back pain and stretched.
The sunlight outside the curtains had shifted to a different angle, shining in at an angle. She glanced at her phone, her brows furrowing slightly. She realized she had been there for over two hours without even noticing.
She should actually leave now. Jiang Yongtai has taken his medicine and been given water. He can go to the hospital by himself or rest some more once he wakes up.
But looking at that sleeping face that had finally settled down, she wanted to stay a little longer, just a little longer—
I'll leave once Yongtai-san's complexion improves a bit!
She took off her baseball cap and placed it on the bedside table, rubbed her hair which was flattened by the brim of the cap, lay down on her side, and sent a message to Sana Minatozaki on her phone.
"He has already taken his medication."
Mina didn't tell her that she hadn't actually taken him to the hospital, nor did she say when she would be going back.
However, Sana Minatozaki immediately replied with a puppy emoji holding a heart.
She breathed a sigh of relief, didn't reply, put her phone on the bedside table, propped her head up with her right hand, and looked at Jiang Yongtai's sleeping face.
Her eyelids were getting heavier and heavier. Her knee injury had been keeping her up at night, and she was often woken up by a dull ache when she turned over.
At this moment, the air was so quiet that only Jiang Yongtai's breathing could be heard, like a very light layer of white noise.
She yawned slightly, thinking she would get up after lying down for a few more minutes, but then her eyes closed uncontrollably, and she drifted off to sleep.
In a daze, Mina felt that she also had a fever. She was lying in bed, her whole body was sore and weak, and she didn't even have the strength to lift her hand.
Jiang Yongtai sat on the edge of the bed, looking at her with a gentle smile on his face.
She wanted to say she was thirsty, but her lips moved and no sound came out. He seemed to notice, smiled and nodded, and reached for a water glass on the bedside table.
She thought he was going to help her up, but instead she saw him take a sip from his cup, then bend down, his eyes smiling, and move closer and closer to her.
She nervously closed her eyes, her mind racing—Yongtai-san, what are you doing?! I...I didn't feed you like that!
But my head was getting dizzier and dizzier. I didn't know if it was a fever or something else. I just felt my body temperature rising little by little.
Until a cool stream flowed in, gliding over my lips and tongue, and my body temperature seemed to drop accordingly.
She tried desperately to open her eyes and push him away, but her eyelids felt as heavy as lead and wouldn't budge.
In a daze, I heard the voices of Sana Minatozaki talking and laughing, as if they were in the living room, or as if they were at the door.
She was both anxious and scared, wanting to call for her to save her, yet afraid that she would see what was happening.
Then a commotion abruptly pulled her out of her dream.
She slowly opened her eyes, and Jiang Yongtai was sitting next to her watching her.
The damp towel on his forehead had somehow slipped onto the pillow. He looked much more awake than at noon, though his face still had a faint flush from the fever, his hair was a little messy, and his eyes were glazed over.
It took Mina several seconds to match the face that was so close in her dream with the face in front of her.
She secretly breathed a sigh of relief, and the corners of her mouth curved into a smile.
"Wake up, Yongtai-san~ You've been naughty!"