Pushing Lin Xiaoxiao away, Tang Xue took the torn bath towel, wrapped it up, placed Lin Xiaoxiao in her spot, covered her with the blanket, and seeing the tears in Lin Xiaoxiao's eyes, Tang Xue reached out and covered her chest.
She tugged at the corners of her mouth, forcing a smile that looked more like a grimace. "Xiaobai, is she the person you like? Is Xiaobai such an irreplaceable person to you?"
Little one, do I really have no chance left to leave my name in your heart?
Tang Xue wiped away Lin Xiaoxiao's tears with her fingertips, her own eyes slightly red. "Am I too late? Xiaoxiao, do I really have no chance?"
"Xiaoxiao, I love you." Tang Xue leaned down and placed a light kiss on the corner of Lin Xiaoxiao's eye, and tears fell from the corner of her eye as she closed her eyes.
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Chapter 43
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Because she had something on her mind, and Tang Xue was also worried about Lin Xiaoxiao's condition, she didn't sleep for the rest of the time and just stayed awake until dawn.
Rubbing her aching temples, Tang Xue picked up her phone to check the time, then reached out and touched Lin Xiaoxiao's forehead. Seeing that it wasn't as hot as before, she breathed a sigh of relief.
Afterwards, she took Lin Xiaoxiao's temperature again and found that Lin Xiaoxiao still had a slight fever, so she breathed a sigh of relief.
Lin Xiaoxiao's current condition means she no longer needs to go to the hospital; she just needs to continue taking cold medicine and fever reducers.
He pulled his own blanket off Lin Xiaoxiao, tucked the corner of the blanket around her, and then took out a fever-reducing patch from the first-aid kit and stuck it on Lin Xiaoxiao's forehead.
Since Lin Xiaoxiao hadn't eaten, Tang Xue didn't rush to give her medicine. She folded her own blanket and placed it aside.
After changing her clothes, Tang Xue went into the bathroom and looked at herself in the mirror, letting out a soft sigh.
Because she hadn't rested well, and because she had been tormented by Lin Xiaoxiao's sleep-talking all night, her face looked pale, and there were faint dark circles under her eyes.
Tang Xue patted her face with both hands and rubbed it a few times. She let out a long sigh and told herself to cheer up.
She still has filming to do, and she doesn't want to delay the entire production schedule because of her own issues.
After tidying up briefly, Tang Xue put on some light makeup to cover her dark circles. Before leaving the room, she glanced at Lin Xiaoxiao, who was still fast asleep.
To be honest, Tang Xue was a little unsure how to face Lin Xiaoxiao. She wanted to ask Lin Xiaoxiao who this "Little White" was and what their relationship was.
But her reason told her that she could tell from Lin Xiaoxiao's words yesterday how much she liked and cared about Xiaobai.
With a sigh, Tang Xue suppressed the chaotic thoughts in her mind and left the room without looking back. Since she really had no appetite, she didn't eat breakfast and prepared to go directly to the film set.
Before going to the film set, she called her assistant, Li Yu, and asked her to come and get her room key and then take care of Lin Xiaoxiao for her.
Because she had filming to do afterward, she couldn't stay at the hotel indefinitely, even though she was worried about Lin Xiaoxiao.
Fortunately, Lin Xiaoxiao's condition has improved a lot. Even though she was worried, she was able to feel a little more at ease with Li Yu's care.
When Li Yu received Tang Xue's call, she had just finished getting ready to leave, because she knew that Tang Xue usually went to the film set early, and as her assistant, she naturally couldn't sleep in.
Li Yu was a little puzzled when Tang Xue asked her to take care of Lin Xiaoxiao for her, but she quickly realized what was going on.
Tang Xue shared a room with Lin Xiaoxiao last night. Although she knew that such imagining was not a good thing, Li Yu still couldn't control her wild imagination when she heard the news.
After hanging up the phone, Li Yu was secretly excited for a while before rushing to the second floor where Tang Xue lived.
When the elevator doors opened, Li Yu saw Tang Xue standing outside waiting for her. "Teacher Tang."
"Okay." Tang Xue handed her room key to Li Yu. "Xiao Xiao has caught a cold and has a slight fever. I'll trouble you to take care of her today. You don't need to come over to my place."
Lin Xiaoxiao is currently a patient and needs someone to take care of her. As for her, she can handle things on her own with the film crew, so she doesn't need Li Yu to be by her side all the time.
"I understand, Teacher Tang. Don't worry, I will take good care of President Lin." Li Yu was also startled when she heard that Lin Xiaoxiao had a cold and fever.
"Thank you for your help. I'll head to the film set now." After giving Li Yu some instructions, Tang Xue entered the elevator.
Looking at the room key in her hand, and then at the closed elevator doors, Li Yu reached out and touched her chin. She wasn't sure if it was just her imagination, but she felt that Tang Xue's condition seemed a little off today.
But thinking that there was another patient in the room who needed her care, Li Yu didn't think much of it and took the room card into Tang Xue's room.
Upon entering, Li Yu saw Lin Xiaoxiao still fast asleep, and the medicine Lin Xiaoxiao would take later was already laid out on the bedside table.
After glancing at Lin Xiaoxiao, Li Yu realized that she wouldn't wake up anytime soon, so she decided not to stay in the room. Instead, she went to buy Lin Xiaoxiao something so that she could eat something and take her medicine when she woke up.
Not long after Li Yu left the room, Lin Xiaoxiao, who was still fast asleep, slowly opened her eyes.
Because of her high fever last night, Lin Xiaoxiao was a little dazed. She stared at the ceiling for a while before remembering that she had rested in Tang Xue's room yesterday.
Yesterday, when Tang Xue went to take a shower, she fell asleep in a daze, and when she opened her eyes again, it was now.
Lin Xiaoxiao took her hands out of the covers, removed the fever-reducing patch from her forehead, and glanced at the cold medicine and first-aid kit on the bedside table.
It's easy to deduce that I've caught a cold. I never imagined my body would be so weak; I just took a cold shower and caught a cold.
Lin Xiaoxiao propped herself up on the bed, leaned against the headboard, and let out a soft breath. She didn't know how high her fever had been yesterday, but now she felt weak all over and had no strength at all.
Lin Xiaoxiao closed her tired eyes, her mind still a little foggy. She remembered seeing Xiaobai last night.
It's unclear whether she was hallucinating due to a high fever or dreaming about it, but she seems to be able to recall that soft, squishy feeling.
Lin Xiaoxiao rubbed her temples, knowing full well that it was impossible; Xiaobai was actually a stray cat she had raised in her previous life.
In the old neighborhood where she lived, every time she came home, she would see a pure white cat. At first, Lin Xiaoxiao thought it was a pet.
Because every time she saw that white cat, its white fur was always clean, and it didn't look like a stray cat at all.
But after seeing it many times, Lin Xiaoxiao naturally realized that the white cat was a stray cat, so every time she saw the white cat after that...
Lin Xiaoxiao would always bring the other person some food. Eventually, when their relationship became closer, Lin Xiaoxiao simply adopted the white cat.
Although Lin Xiaoxiao's life was also difficult at the time, and she couldn't provide the white cat with better living conditions, at least she could provide it with a home to shelter it from the wind and rain.
Since adopting the white cat, Lin Xiaoxiao's life has no longer been as bleak as before.
Her life became brighter because of the appearance of this white cat. Because the cat was pure white without a single stray hair, Lin Xiaoxiao named it Xiaobai.
And so, the two began living together. Xiaobai was a very well-behaved cat who was very intelligent. For Lin Xiaoxiao at that time, Xiaobai was no longer just a cat, but a family member.
But later, Xiaobai disappeared. Lin Xiaoxiao searched the old neighborhood where she lived from top to bottom, and even asked every household, but she still couldn't find Xiaobai.
Later on, she traveled through time and came to this world. "I wonder how that little guy is doing now."
Lin Xiaoxiao smiled slightly. She wasn't too worried about Xiaobai, because the little guy was very smart and understanding. If someone else encountered him, he would definitely be treated better.
Rubbing her still slightly throbbing forehead, Lin Xiaoxiao was pulled out of her reverie by a glimpse of a white cuff. She looked down at her white shirt in surprise.
She remembered that she was wearing a blue nightgown after taking a shower yesterday, so why was she wearing a white shirt?
Where did her pajamas go? Thinking of this, Lin Xiaoxiao didn't know where she got the strength, but she suddenly threw off the blanket. Then, Lin Xiaoxiao saw her fair and slender long legs.
Lin Xiaoxiao's mind went blank for a moment. She really couldn't remember what had happened last night. She felt a little dizzy after taking a shower yesterday.
After that, she lost consciousness and had no idea how her clothes came about. But she wasn't stupid, so she figured out that Tang Xue must have changed her clothes.
Lin Xiaoxiao knew that Tang Xue had changed her pajamas because she had a fever and was sweating, but understanding was one thing.
Just thinking about how she had no privacy whatsoever in front of Tang Xue yesterday made Lin Xiaoxiao feel quite unwell.
So, had Tang Xue already looked her up and down? Lin Xiaoxiao wasn't thinking about how Tang Xue had taken advantage of her; she was thinking about Tang Xue's reaction after seeing her body.
Lin Xiaoxiao now really wishes she could turn back time to last night. If she had known that she would get a fever and a cold after taking a cold shower, she would never have done it.
Although she cared a lot about Tang Xue's reaction at that time, Lin Xiaoxiao didn't think she was brave enough to ask Tang Xue directly in front of her.
When she stripped herself naked, did she have any other thoughts? Did she feel anything different about herself? If she really dared to do that, Lin Xiaoxiao felt that she might as well go die first.
After experiencing extreme regret and shame, Lin Xiaoxiao adopted her "laid-back" persona. Since the incident had already happened, she had no power to change anything.
Since Tang Xue has already stripped her naked and seen her from head to toe, no matter how much Lin Xiaoxiao regrets it, she can't turn back time.
So, Lin Xiaoxiao finally gave up, but if she were to face Tang Xue at this moment, Lin Xiaoxiao felt that she was still not quite up to the task.
However, just as Lin Xiaoxiao was trying to mentally prepare herself, she heard the sound of the door being pushed open.
Lin Xiaoxiao's nerves tensed up instantly. Just as she was wondering whether to continue pretending to be asleep or act as if nothing had happened, she realized that the person who walked in was not Tang Xue.
Lin Xiaoxiao's tense nerves relaxed when she saw Li Yu. However, she was not quite sure whether she should be glad that she had escaped a disaster or feel disappointed that the person who came in was not Tang Xue.
"President Lin, you're awake. I bought you some congee. Have some first." Li Yu opened the breakfast she had bought, took out the congee she had bought for Lin Xiaoxiao, and handed it to her.
"Thank you." Lin Xiaoxiao pursed her lips. To be honest, she didn't have much of an appetite right now. Not only did she not want to eat, but her mouth even tasted a little bitter.
However, she was also well aware that not eating anything would not do her any good.
So, after hesitating between brushing her teeth and washing her face and drinking porridge, Lin Xiaoxiao chose to drink porridge. She felt weak and had no strength, so she wanted to walk to the bathroom by herself.
It would probably be a difficult thing, mainly because she was only wearing a white shirt and no pants. She didn't want Li Yu to think she was an exhibitionist.
Holding her bowl, Lin Xiaoxiao sipped her congee with preserved egg and lean pork, glancing at Li Yu sitting on the sofa, munching on a steamed bun and drinking soy milk.
Perhaps because Li Yu ate with great relish, Lin Xiaoxiao, who didn't have much of an appetite, ate her porridge faster.
After she put down the porridge bowl, Li Yu also finished her breakfast. She hurriedly threw the bag into the trash can and prepared to make medicine for Lin Xiaoxiao.
"You don't need to take the fever reducer." Lin Xiaoxiao handed Li Yu a packet of cold medicine. "Thank you for your help."
"No trouble at all." Li Yu quickly prepared cold medicine for Lin Xiaoxiao, watched Lin Xiaoxiao finish the medicine, washed the cup, and stood by the bed looking at Lin Xiaoxiao. "Ms. Lin, would you like to take a nap?"
Lin Xiaoxiao shook her head. Although she was still a little drowsy, she had slept for a long time and taken medicine, so she was feeling a bit more energetic. "Li Yu, could you please return the first-aid kit to the front desk?"
"Ah!" Li Yu was stunned. Lin Xiaoxiao's cold hadn't gotten better, so why was she asked to return the first-aid kit to the front desk?
Lin Xiaoxiao lowered her eyes and squeezed the blanket. "I might need you to take me home later."
"President Lin is going back?" Li Yu's brain wasn't as quick as her mouth; by the time she realized something was wrong, the words had already left her mouth.
Lin Xiaoxiao smiled and said, "I'm sick, so I can't trouble Xiaoxue to take care of me all the time. I guess she probably didn't get a good rest last night because of taking care of me."
The thought of that person sitting up until dawn to take care of her made Lin Xiaoxiao feel sorry for Tang Xue. Tang Xue had to film during the day, and she didn't want the other person to neglect her rest in order to take care of her.
"Okay, Mr. Lin, I'll go return the first-aid kit first." As soon as Lin Xiaoxiao said this, Li Yu knew that Lin Xiaoxiao was worried about Tang Xue. She thought of how Tang Xue looked when she saw her this morning, and Tang Xue did look a little haggard.
But she would definitely need to inform Tang Xue before taking Lin Xiaoxiao back. She would call Tang Xue to let her know after delivering the first-aid kit.
Li Yu had arranged what she needed to do next, but before she could even take action, Lin Xiaoxiao stopped her.