Aurelia approached and felt it carefully. The bridge of Neil's nose was a little red. She pressed it lightly.Neil was in pain, but his years of acting experience ensured he could control his expression. No matter how much it hurt, he could hold it in. Moreover, he was in a plight there. He had to keep up his character regardless…Aurelia sighed and sat down next to him. Other than the faint sorrow in her pretty eyes, there was a determined faith. She was confident that Neil would wake up. He would not just abandon her.She spoke softly to herself, "Uncle, you've been in bed for three days. You should be getting up, right?"Dr. Irwin came yesterday. He said the surgery was a success and that the bullet didn't hit anything vital. You should be waking up after the surgery."But Dr. Irwin also said that the anesthesiologist probably wasn't aware during the surgery and gave you too much anesthetic. Hah, how could there be an anesthesiologist like that?"Uncle, even if it's too much a
"Uncle, Neil, wake up quickly, okay? When… I'll wear your ring when you wake up and go where you go. I don't want to part with you anymore!"Neil was overjoyed. If he had not learned to control his expressions and emotions and had not won the Best Actor award multiple times, he would have jumped up from the bed in excitement!"Be good. You'll feel much fresher after I'm done wiping you," Aurelia said as she sniffed and continued to wipe him down.However, when her hand reached his chest, he was tempted. When her hand went down to his abs and went lower… he could no longer resist it.It was not like the last time. Aurelia had also helped wipe him down when his hand was injured the last time. Although he could not hold himself back, he could at least cover himself in the crotch with the blanket before he embarrassed himself.This time, he was not supposed to wake up due to an anesthetic overdose! He had to lie still on the bed without moving at all!Aurelia continued to wipe him sl
It just so happened that the screen lit up with a ding, and a text came from Carter…The air seemed to freeze, and everything felt like it was on hold.Aurelia and Neil stared at each other for some time in bewilderment before they sprang up to snatch the phone in unison!In spite of it, Neil's shoulder was injured, so Aurelia got to the device first.The girl was smart. Knowing that Neil's phone was unlocked with face ID, she shook the phone in front of him once she grabbed it, and the screen unlocked with a click. She then leaped far away from him.Just when Neil struggled up from bed to stop Aurelia, she had already finished listening to all of Carter's voice messages."Neil, shouldn't you wake up now?"Bro, come on, wake up! The princess has been worried for you these days, and you still can keep up your act?"Even if you want to keep acting, get another hospital? Retrieving the bullet is just a small surgery, and you won't wake up after three days. If the outsiders were to
Why was she not going according to the script again?"Speak up. What do you want to explain?"Neil sucked in a cold breath."Very well!" Aurelia chuckled out of her rage and threw the matching rings at him as she said through gritted teeth, "Liar!""Aurelia, I didn't lie! I just… got dramatic.""And you're arguing!""I-I just wanted you to worry slightly! I didn't expect it to be so long. Look at my chat archive with Carter if you don't believe me!"Aurelia widened her eyes. There was an archive she could go through!Neil lamented in his heart. Why did he lose his brain-to-mouth filter once he panicked?Aurelia snickered and went to the archive, listening to all Carter's previous voice messages.Neil looked dejected and slumped on the bed as if he had lost his soul."Stop pretending." Aurelia glanced at him. "Even if you are really in pain, I won't believe it anymore!""Au…""I'm going back to the palace for a good rest now." Aurelia turned away from him. "Mr. Best Actor,
Neil's eyes lit up. "For real?"Zephyr let out a scoff when he heard that his voice had changed too."To be honest, I don't really want to help you." Zephyr gave him a sideways glance. "You dug this grave yourself, and we have to curry favor on your behalf?""I didn't…" Neil wanted to retort but figured he was asking for a favor now, so he swallowed whatever he wanted to say.He put on an obsequious face instantly. "Cordelia, Zephyr, how do you plan to help me?""We have no idea!" Cordelia shrugged. "I said, 'If' you need us, we'll help'. As for how, you have to think about it yourself! After all, the one who ruffled Aurelia's feathers wasn't us!"Neil slumped back on the couch like a deflated ball.He had already saved the damsel in distress, yet he had to add more pizzazz to the drama! Was he not taught enough lessons on sets in the past? No one—no one who added parts on their own—could escape getting scolded by the director.Neil sighed and moaned, unable to come up with any
"Little guy, I'm your uncle too!"Zuko saw Neil approaching again and immediately raised a chubby hand to block, slapping him in the face with a smack."No, you're not!"Zephyr smirked and carried his son over to teach him. "Zuko, Uncle Carter's very smart, so he doesn't need your help. But this uncle's a bit foolish and pitiful. Didn't Papa teach you that you should have sympathy for others?"Zuko nodded and replied innocently, "Yes!""Then let's help this silly uncle, okay?"Zuko turned his big eyes and nodded hard as if he had grown up in an instant."Baby, you're such a kindhearted good boy!""Zephyr Hamerton!" Neil gnashed his teeth.Zephyr looked at him and raised his eyebrows. "What's wrong?""Nothing." Neil said through his gritted teeth in the most vicious tone, "Thank you so very much!"...The weather was great on the weekend. Cordelia and Aurelia walked shoulder to shoulder on the field outside the city.Aurelia had not really wanted to come out, but when she h
Aurelia looked a little confused.She had never been to school and lived in a slum when she was young. She did not even know how to write her name. As for reading, her neighbor, the old nomad woman, had taught her.Later, she learned that the old woman was also semi-literate and had not exactly taught her correctly. Growing up a bit more, she picked up textbooks that others did not want to read herself. Perhaps she was really gifted. She could understand as soon as she took a look.By self-studying, she managed to get rid of her illiterate status, albeit barely and even learned to speak Acian aside from Chaisene. She did not set foot in a school until she came to Southeast Aciatic.However, this school was nothing like the one that Cordelia talked about. There were no mischievous boys, only students who kept working hard.She could not understand what Cordelia was talking about. Listening to the story still felt interesting even if she could not understand it. Aurelia supported
Zuko was familiarly navigating his way and ran out of it with Aurelia after a few turns."Baby, let's hurry and go back," Aurelia said softly. "Be good! Your mother will be worried otherwise!""His mother won't be worried! I'm the one who's waiting anxiously!"A husky voice echoed. Aurelia halted in her steps and stiffened up with a blush that reached the tips of her ears. She bit her lips and stood frozen against the voice.Zuko looked at Neil and smiled when the latter gave him an "OK" sign. He let go of Aurelia's hand and took a small ice cream cone from Neil with a skip, enjoying it happily.Neil asked a maid to take Zuko to Cordelia.He and Aurelia were the only two people left in the bushes.Aurelia took a deep breath. The damp summer breeze brushed past her ear like a melodic tune. She could smell the floral and fruity fragrance in the air, and her heart trembled like the birds' chirps.She was still holding the small firefly, which glowed at its tail—it was the small di