The Sweetest Medicine

“Of course I will stay by your side. We will be together forever,” the teenager’s voice was soft, but his tone was confident with certainty.

The little girl’s smile was dazzling amongst the snow, “I will also stay by your side, forever and ever…With you by my side, I won’t be afraid of the bad guys anymore.”

With the mention of ‘bad guys’, the scene changed.

Two tall men suddenly appeared and everything in the dream turned chaotic. The teenager dragged the girl through the snow and they desperately ran non-stop…

Cold.

Struggling.

Anxiety.

Despair.

The girl ran so fast, she suddenly fell on the ground.

The two tall men took this opportunity to grab her and the teenager rushed over to wrestle them. However, he was no match against them.

But, he was not afraid. Even when he was thrown hard on the ground, he got back up and rushed towards them like a mad lion…

The scene was chaotic and broken.

Snow and blood combined and melted.

What kind of dream was this?

It felt like a dream but not at the same time. It was clearly a dream but it seemed so real.

It made one feel like they were amongst the ice and snow.

Yu Gangan woke up in a confused state and her brain was a little muddled, but she was tired and sleepy, so she flipped over and fell back asleep.

When He Shigui saw that it was almost noon and Yu Gangan was still sleeping, he went to knock on her door to wake her up.

But, he knocked for a long time and there was no response.

A little worried, he entered the room.

Yu Gangan lay under the blankets frowning and sweating as though she was having a nightmare.

“Brat, brat, Yu Gangan…” He Shigui called out.

But, Yu Gangan did not respond.

He sat on the edge of the bed and touched her forehead. It was really hot. So, he immediately went to fetch Yu Gangan’s medicine chest which contained some cold medicine that she had prepared herself.

When He Shigui helped her up to take her medicine, Yu Gangan was a little dizzy. “Brother Jiang…” she mumbled.

This wasn’t the first time that He Shigui had heard this name. He was not surprised. He simply coaxed her gently, “Brat, take some medicine. After that, get some sleep and you will be better.”

Since she wasn’t unconscious, just a little confused, Yu Gangan slowly realized who was sitting on the edge of her bed and said gently, “Master Handsome…”

“En,” He Shigui reponded.

“My father.”

She was sick, but she still smiled at him cheekily.

He Shigui: “…”

He looked at her weirdly and placed some medicine in her mouth.

Yu Gangan swallowed the medicine and lay back down on her soft bed. She looked extremely weak and fell asleep not long after that.

He Shigui sat there looking at the pitiful and weak Yu Gangan that lay under her blankets and regretted his lenience.

He shouldn’t have let her see Fang Zhihan yesterday. After staying out so late, it was no surprise that she was sick.

But, even if he told her not to go, would she have listened to him?

Seeing his brat again after 3 months, she looked the same, yet, something felt different about her.

The phone that sat on Yu Gangan’s bedside table suddenly started ringing.

He Shigui subconsciously looked at it and noticed that the caller ID was Fang Zhihan.

His eyes sunk. This man looked like a cold, calculative person. He couldn’t be good news.