"All done."After some time, the silky voice of a woman rang from behind Tyler. It sounded gentle, soft like a bird's feather.Tyler closed his eyes to hide his emotion. "Thank you."His response came as a surprise to Vicky because Tyler hardly said his thanks to her. Instead, his thanks would come in the form of money, so it shocked her to hear him verbally thanking her."Go rest." Vicky put away the hair dryer. "I'm going to ask Doctor Charlie about the treatment."Tyler responded and slowly stood up. He just woke up from suffering from a fever for four days, and taking a shower consumed most of his energy. Thus, his body swayed unsteadily as he stood up.Vicky quickly came to help him and mumbled, "You can't even stand up steadily, yet you insisted on taking a shower."Speaking of that, she recalled what she saw just before.Appearance-wise, Tyler was lean. As a matter of fact, his figure was perfect, very muscular and toned with six abs. His lower and upper body proportions
Before Vicky finished her sentence, Tyler had guessed what she was going to say and cut her off, "I do mind.""Guess I'll have only Doctor Charlie to ask, then…" muttered Vicky.Vicky much rather drew a handsome young guy like Tyler than an old man. Nonetheless, she took her drawing board, wanting to ask Doctor Charlie to be her model.Since she had to stay in the hospital, there were not many choices out of the people she was close with and those willing to let her draw them.When Vicky was about to leave the ward, she heard Tyler speak in his deep, cold voice. "Wait."Vicky looked back. "What is it?"Tyler furrowed his eyebrows slightly. "I'll let you draw me, but you have to give me after you're finished."Vicky's eyes twinkled. "Sure! The professor will only give us back the painting after he's done taking scores, though. I can give the drawing to you after that. What do you say?"Tyler accepted this reluctantly with a short hum.…One day, Vicky was in the ward when she
Vicky, who was in a good mood, explained, "Alex got addicted to the food in the restaurant we ate in. He was afraid he was going to be hungry later, so he had takeaways… The restaurant is very famous, and there were many people. Their serving time was quite slow, so we had to wait for his takeaways. That's why I was late.""Alex?"Vicky answered, "He's my childhood friend. Alex Torres."The name indicated her friend was a dude."You two are very close?"Vicky nodded. "Yeah. Since I was a kid, I've been best friends with Alex and Sebastian. Alex and his family moved to another country, and we haven't met for a long time."Once Alex knew she was studying in Molivia, he came to visit her immediately. Vicky did not have any friends here, so when Alex came to visit, it chased away her sorrow and brought her happiness.The gentle smile on Vicky's face irritated Tyler, and he found himself feeling rather vexed. It was then he recalled what she said to him before.'If you have a friend
Vicky nodded. "How did you know?""You love spicy food, and I've never seen you ask for them to exclude parsley specifically... This takeaway is obviously not for you." Conflicted emotions filled Alex's eyes. "You'd always be on your phone whenever it's lunchtime for the past two days, asking the doctor if your friend is eating properly, or asking your friend what he feels like eating."Unable to suppress it any longer, Alex finally asked the question on his mind for the past two days. "Vicky, this friend of yours is a man that you're quite close with, right?"Alex had never been a perceptive man, and the fact that he was asking about it showed just how obvious Vicky's behavior was."I told you that this friend of mine helped me out a lot, and the money he gave me surpasses market value for the service I provide, so I can't just leave him there to rot... Besides, he doesn’t know how to take care of himself, and if I don't keep a close eye on him, he might get sick again, so I have
Vicky went in through the door and saw Tyler reading on his bed.The remnants of the sunset spilled through the pristine window and caressed the chiseled contours of the man's handsome face, casting a rosy glow over his features like a serene and graceful painting.Vicky was an art student, so the beautiful sight before her captured her eyes and she could not bring herself to look away.Tyler heard her entering the room but did not lift his head.Puzzled by the absence of footsteps and chattering, he glanced up and met the woman's starry-eyed gaze."Why are you back so early today?" he asked expressionlessly.Vicky immediately snapped out of it and looked away sheepishly. "I brought you dinner." She took out the packed food. "You once said that you like the food from this restaurant, right? I brought you some of their dishes... Oh, I made them pack the spaghetti and sauce separately."Tyler's germaphobia affected his life greatly, and he disliked the idea of mixing the sauce wit
"You don't want to go?" Tyler chuckled and sneered, "Is it because you haven't earned enough money from me?""I told you that this isn't about money!"He stared at Vicky coldly. "You once said that there's a reason why you take care of me. If it's not money that you are after, am I supposed to be your charity case?"Vicky was rendered speechless, and her heart sank in disappointment.She desperately wanted to leave and never return, but her last strand of sensibility stopped her from acting on impulse.She closed her eyes to calm herself before stepping out of the room.Tyler watched as she left and thought, 'It's a good thing that she's gone. I don't need anyone in my life.'...Just as Tyler thought that Vicky had left for good, the door to his room was pushed open again at nine later that night.He turned to look at the entrance and saw Vicky stepping in expressionlessly.He felt dazed at first but frowned seconds later. "Why are you here again?"His cold voice pierced th
Tyler's lashes fluttered. "What am I afraid of?""You're afraid of being close to someone. You're afraid of caring. Why else would you turn all bitter and mean?"His lips curled into a sneer. "Maybe that's just who I am."Vicky stared into his eyes and said, "You're not."He paused."I know that's not who you are. You just want to get rid of me.""Don't speak like you know me," he said coldly."If you're that reluctant to see me, cooperate with your treatment and get better. That way, I won't have to show up in front of you every day."The sneer on Tyler's face faded as he fell into silence....Three days later, Tyler had a full recovery and was discharged from the hospital.He did not have any friends, so Vicky was the only one who helped with everything.Ever since the fight they had, Vicky stopped speaking to Tyler and did not smile as much as she did, but she continued to care for Tyler at her best effort nonetheless.After all the paperwork was filed, Vicky started p
She and Tyler would never see each other again.While Vicky was absorbed in her hectic schedule, rumors about her escalated.One day, Vicky realized that she had forgotten about her keys as soon as she stepped out of the dorm and went back.When she reached the door of her flat, she heard her roommates talking about her."Hey, have you heard of the rumors about Vicky?"Vicky's roommates were three foreign students, and Vicky paused when she heard her name being mentioned."Are you talking about the rumor that says she's been messing around?""I heard that, too. I heard that she asks for quite a lot of money in return. As long as the man can pay, she can do anything!""She hasn't been back to the dorm for the past few days. Do you think...she was out with a man?""There's no doubt that's the case! There's this handsome young man who came by the academy to see her some time ago. She sure has a lot of fish in her pond...""She'd never agree to go to parties, and here I thought s