Yanjun decided to stay at home for a day since he felt sick. His biology lecture was canceled for the day, so students will have an extra day of studying before the midterms. Yuze decided to go to the library to study, but he ended up studying outside because the library reminded him of Lu Yanjun. He sighed as he tried to study since he found it difficult to study without the right mindset. He was tempted to text Yanjun, but he held it back because he knew Yanjun won't text him back. Then, he decided to call Yanjun, but no one picked it up. "He must've been upset with my question last evening. Maybe I should go there and apologize to him." He thought. Yuze decided to skip the rest of the classes, and he went straight to Yanjun's apartment without caring about the consequences.
Yanjun struggled to get out of bed after he got a notification that someone was at the door. Yanjun thought it was Yuze, but he looked closely at the monitor. It wasn't Yuze. It was a man, but Yanjun felt a familiar connection to him.
"Who are you?" Yanjun asked.
"Son?" The man replied, "My son, it's your father! I finally found you!" Yanjun rejected his touch and shifted to the side, "I don't have a father. Please leave." Yanjun didn't look at him, and he waited until the man decided to go, but the man refused to leave.
"You really cannot remember me, Lu Yanjun? I'm your father! You really grew up... you know how to talk back to me. Aren't you going to welcome me? I admit I was wrong to abandon you, so I asked the orphanage on where you were working, and I saw your name on the school webpage. I called the office, and they gave your information to me."
"Why did you come now?" Yanjun asked.
"I reunited with your mother. And we need money." His father helped himself into Yanjun's apartment that made him rage with anger. Yanjun tried to stay calm and asked his so-called father to leave.
"Where were when I needed you?! Where were you and mom when I cried out for you guys? Just because I'm still alive, you guys can not just come here and ask me for money. I am not your atm machine." Yanjun's father was demanding and merciless, "Even if your mom and I sent you to the orphanage, we are still your birth parents. Yes, we abandoned you because you were sick and we couldn't afford the bill. But right now, you are the only son we have, and we have the right to ask you for money. I won't leave until you give me your money." Yanjun took out his phone he felt hesitant to give him the money.
"I have the choice of not giving you money. If you have a chance, find a job that pays well. The same goes for my so-called mother." Yanjun waited for him to leave, but he still refused. Just as Yanjun was about to call the building securities, his father walked up to him and slammed Yanjun's phone onto the floor.
"I told you, you have to give me your money!" Yanjun's father demanded, but Yanjun still refused. A few minutes passed, and Yanjun started to feel light-headed. His father hasn't moved an inch until Yuze came in and made his guest appearance.
"Uncle, how much do you need? I have my check with me. Is this enough for you and your wife?" Yuze gave them enough money that will help them survive until the winter of next year. Uncle, if you are really his father, you should at least be responsible for your own action. You should know better." Yanjun's father ignored his son and took the check with him.
"Yuze, why did you come here? You should leave and go to class." Yanjun coughed as he said that sentence.
"I was worried about you. I accidentally eavesdropped the second half. I apologize, Professor Lu. Are you mad at me?" Yuze was worried since Yanjun seemed unapproachable yesterday.
Yanjun was silent for a while, but his fever caused him to faint. Yuze wheeled Yanjun back to his bedroom, then he carried him on to the bed.
Yuze was surprised to know that Yanjun actually weights pretty light. But he was very concerned with Yanjun's health and well-being. He went to the kitchen and poured some water for Yanjun to drink. He found a pill for reducing fever as well. When he went back to Yanjun's bedroom, he supported Yanjun's head as he tried to have him drink water. But it was useless because water kept on dripping out. Yuze hesitated for a moment, but then he realized that he got to do it in order for Yanjun to take in the water.
Yuze drank the water while avoiding himself from swallowing. He carefully laid down Yanjun's head onto the pillow, and then he closely leaned forward to touch Yanjun's soft lips. Yuze slowly fed Yanjun all of the water through mouth-to-mouth feeding. Afterward, Yuze felt his lips, and his whole face burned with heat. He was also trying to forget that he kissed his professor. He turned away slowly and then muttered, "Professor Lu is going to kill me."
A few hours passed, and Yuze went to cook some plain porridge for Yanjun to eat in order for him to take the medicine.
Yanjun woke up feeling dazed, but he did feel someone touching his lips. Yuze came in with porridge, and Yanjun avoided his eye contact. Both of them were in an awkward situation.
"Professor Lu, drink some porridge and take your medicine. I'll be outside and wait until you finish." But before he could leave, Yanjun asked him a question...
"Yuze, did you kiss me?"