Chapter 222 - 221: Su Qinghe is Touched

Chapter 222: Chapter 221: Su Qinghe is Touched

Hearing the busy signal, Gu Yifan wore a look of resignation.

He set his phone down and glanced at Su Qinghe, whose head was still buried under the covers. Seeing that she was still playing dead, he sighed and said, "Su Hanhan, you heard her. Empress Dowager Chen wants me to make breakfast for you!"

"I’m getting up to make you breakfast. If you’re still sleepy, just sleep in a bit."

With that, he got up and walked out of the room.

THUD!

Hearing the door close, Su Qinghe cautiously poked her head out from under the covers.

She glanced toward the door, her face flushed. It was hard to tell if it was from being bundled up for so long or from sheer embarrassment.

...

A short while later, the blush on Su Qinghe’s face had faded.

She decided to get up and help Gu Yifan with breakfast, but as soon as she sat up, she felt something was off with her body.

A sudden, dragging pain gripped her lower abdomen.

That’s right.

She got her period today!

Period cramps aren’t a sickness, but when they hit, they’re killer!

Why did they have to start hurting now?!

She almost never had this problem. Why today of all days...

Su Qinghe tried her best to endure the pain, fine beads of sweat already forming on her forehead.

...

Just then, Gu Yifan finished washing up and came back to the room to change before he started cooking.

"What’s wrong?"

Seeing Su Qinghe’s pale face, Gu Yifan rushed over, a worried look on his. "Are you not feeling well?" he asked.

Su Qinghe was in absolute agony, but she didn’t want Gu Yifan to worry. She forced herself to endure it and whispered, "I’m... I’m fine..."

But she looked anything but fine, and Gu Yifan wasn’t an idiot.

He sat down beside her and touched her forehead. It felt a little hot. Then he took her hand, only to find it was ice-cold.

His frown deepened. "Are you running a fever?"

Su Qinghe lowered her head and whispered, "N-no..."

Gu Yifan said immediately, "That’s enough. Come on, we’re going to the hospital."

"Huh?"

Su Qinghe was startled.

’But... going to the hospital won’t do any good for this!’

She quickly waved her hands. "N-no, you don’t have to. I’m fine..."

She knew Gu Yifan was worried about her, but she was too embarrassed to tell him she was on her period. She had no idea how to even bring it up...

"Alright, no more excuses!"

Gu Yifan said firmly, "Come on, I’ll carry you downstairs."

With that, he squatted by the bed, ready to carry her to the hospital.

"You don’t have to... really, you don’t..."

Head bowed, Su Qinghe stammered so quietly it was barely a whisper, "I... it’s... it’s that time... Drinking some hot water will help..."

The moment the words left her lips, her face flushed scarlet, and even the pale skin of her neck took on a pinkish hue.

’This... This is so humiliating!’

At that moment, Su Qinghe wished she could retract her head into her neck...

"Huh??"

Gu Yifan froze for a second.

Then, it clicked.

’Oh, right!’

’The timing was right, it should be around now. I completely forgot for a moment!’

’And here I was thinking this silly girl had a fever...’

’How awkward!’

"Um... Su Hanhan, just lie down for a bit. Wait for me, okay?"

Gu Yifan said.

With that, he turned and ran downstairs.

Su Qinghe, however, just lifted her head slightly to watch his retreating back, saying nothing.

Her face was still bright red.

Gu Yifan went into the kitchen and got out the ginger and brown sugar.

He started by washing the ginger. Once clean, he began to slice it. ’Cutting it into small pieces will release more flavor!’

Once that was done, he started brewing the brown sugar ginger tea.

He took a clean small pot, added some water, and put in a block of brown sugar to melt. Once the sugar had completely dissolved, Gu Yifan added the ginger slices.

He let it simmer for a while.

Meanwhile, upstairs, the color had started to return to Su Qinghe’s face. The deep flush was gone, but she still looked a little pale.

’It seems the pain was truly unbearable.’

Back with Gu Yifan, the aroma of the ginger tea was starting to fill the air. He then found some red dates and goji berries and washed them. ’Adding red dates and goji berries will make it more effective!’

He pitted the red dates before adding them to the pot along with the goji berries. There was a reason for pitting the dates: it kept the tea from becoming too sour. Besides, pitted dates were less "heaty." After all, brown sugar was already a bit acidic, and too much ginger could cause internal heat. People were more prone to this during their period, and you had to be careful to avoid breakouts.

Making brown sugar ginger tea is actually quite simple. Anyone can do it. The real question is whether someone is willing to do it for you.

A few minutes later...

Gu Yifan could smell the rich aroma of the tea. Deciding it was ready, he turned off the heat, strained the liquid, and poured it into a clean bowl before carrying it out of the kitchen...

By the time Gu Yifan returned upstairs with the tea, Su Qinghe was curled up in a tight ball, contorted by the pain.

This was the most painful period she had ever had.

Gu Yifan saw this the moment he walked in. He quickly placed the bowl on the nightstand and sat beside her.

Su Qinghe looked up at Gu Yifan, too pained to even speak.

"Here, I made you some brown sugar ginger tea. Drink it while it’s hot. It should make you feel a little better."

Gu Yifan said in a soft, gentle voice.

’He couldn’t help it.’

’Seeing this silly girl in such a state, his heart ached for her.’

Su Qinghe froze for a moment, then slowly lifted her head to look at Gu Yifan.

A wave of warmth washed over her, and her eyes instantly misted over.

’She wasn’t crying from the pain, but from being so touched.’

"Huh??"

Gu Yifan paused, noticing her emotional state seemed off.

Then he asked softly, "What’s wrong?"

With tears welling in her eyes, she looked at Gu Yifan and whispered, "I-I’m fine. Th... thank you..."

"Silly girl, what is there to thank me for?"

Gu Yifan shook his head with a helpless smile, then picked up the bowl of tea. "Come on, hurry. Let me feed you some. It works best when it’s hot."

Su Qinghe whispered, "I... I can do it myself..."

’She was still too embarrassed to let Gu Yifan feed her.’

He gave her a skeptical look. "You can manage on your own?"

Su Qinghe’s face reddened again. She nodded lightly and whispered, "I... I can do it..."

Since she insisted, Gu Yifan didn’t push it. He brought the bowl of tea and placed it in front of her.

Su Qinghe took the bowl and began to drink from the spoon, one small sip at a time.