Chapter 143
Serious men are the most handsome, and serious women are the most beautiful.
Su Yuqing, with a face full of focused seriousness, gave off a vibe that was both pretty and cool.
For a moment, Chen Mo was mesmerized watching her from the side.
He once thought that Heaven had sent him back to the present to save Su Yuqing.
But now, Chen Mo reconsidered-was it not Su Yuqing's departed soul, seeing him tormented by obsession, that sent him back to save himself?
That figure that always appeared on stormy days had not been seen again since he returned this time-wasn't that exactly it?
With her presence, he finally felt a bit of comfort in his heart; with her presence, he could feel an incomparable sense of peace.
In a world with her, he had the chance to become himself once again.
In the end, who saved whom?
At this moment, a sudden clarity emerged in Chen Mo's heart.
"You're awake."
Just as Chen Mo was spacing out, a soft, gentle voice came through, bringing both comfort and peace to his ears.
Seeing Su Yuqing turn her head with a smile and look at him, Chen Mo softly responded with a hum.
"Hungry? I'll go make you something to eat." Su Yuqing stepped forward to pull Chen Mo's quilt into place, then sat by his side and gently patted his belly area through the quilt.
"Seems like I am, cough cough... I'm actually a bit hungry." Chen Mo replied with a smile.
"Then lie down like a good boy, I'll go make it right away." Su Yuqing gave a sweet smile and immediately got up to leave.
At this moment, Chen Mo had just woken up, and his mouth was a bit dry. He wanted some water, but seeing that Su Yuqing had walked out of the room, he didn't call for her.
Unexpectedly, not long after leaving, Su Yuqing turned back holding a cup of water.
Seeing this scene, Chen Mo's heartstrings were involuntarily tugged.
He hadn't expected Su Yuqing to be so thoughtful.
"You just woke up with a fever-you must be thirsty. Here, drink some water first, then I'll go make food." Su Yuqing spoke softly, gently helping Chen Mo sit up against the headboard before bringing the cup to his lips and slowly feeding him the water.
After half the cup remained, she placed it on the nightstand and smiled, saying, "You shouldn't drink too much water at once. If you're still thirsty, sip the rest slowly. I'll go cook now."
With that, Su Yuqing finally left the room.
Watching Su Yuqing's departing figure, a fantasy suddenly flashed through Chen Mo's mind.
He imagined what it would be like to have such a wife at home.
With a wife like this, what more could a husband ask for?
Lying in bed, scenes from his fantasy were racing through Chen Mo's mind.
When he came back to his senses, he couldn't help but feel a bit uncertain again.
Sometimes, as the saying goes, those involved are confused, while bystanders see clearly.
From anyone's perspective, Chen Mo and Su Yuqing were already a perfect match made in heaven.
But between the two of them, they still hadn't crossed that final boundary.
Just like now, Chen Mo himself.
Even though he could understand Su Yuqing's care, protectiveness, and even feel some of the affection and dependence she radiated-
Was this feeling born from the lack of love in her original family, making her seek emotional compensation from others-thus treating him this way? Or did she truly like him, love him, and want to be his partner for life?
Chen Mo himself couldn't grasp the depth of this emotion.
Because the boundaries of feelings are inherently blurry.
Some say that love eventually turns into familial affection.
Then does love that already feels like family from the beginning also truly exist?
Chen Mo felt that his current state with Su Yuqing had already skipped over romance and entered a phase more like familial companionship.
This inseparable mindset between the two of them felt more like a bond of family that couldn't be broken.
Coming from a broken original family, Su Yuqing surely needed a better home environment, better familial love to fill that void.
So when he calmed down to think carefully about Su Yuqing's feelings for him, Chen Mo was actually confused.
Especially after he developed feelings for Su Yuqing and wanted to be with her for life-he became even more hesitant and anxious.
If Su Yuqing only depended on him to fill a gap in missing family love, would expressing his romantic feelings to her seem too abrupt?
Would it make her feel entangled in emotional complications?
Thinking of all this made Chen Mo's mind even more chaotic.
He shook his head, ending those wild thoughts. "When the car reaches the mountain, there will be a road; when the boat reaches the bridge, it will go straight. Just let things happen naturally. It's still too early to think about this. At least wait until after graduating from high school before considering life matters."
Chen Mo suppressed the stirring emotions in his heart.
In the kitchen, Su Yuqing was humming a little tune while making a heartfelt afternoon tea.
When it came to taking care of others, she seemed especially motivated.
This actually stemmed from Su Yuqing's own psychological flaws.
After being constantly insulted and belittled by her mother's education, she always felt she wasn't needed.
So when she felt needed by someone-when her existence felt valuable-her mood would naturally lift.
Because of situations like that, she felt the meaning of her own existence.
She wasn't dispensable, wasn't a burden in the family.
She could also play her own role.
Back when she lived in this household, even if Su Yuqing wanted to show her value through cooking and chores, Chen Mo would often fight to do them or help her.
That made it hard for her to feel her unique significance.
Until today, when Chen Mo fell ill and showed his dependence on her-leaving everything at home to her-
Only then did she truly feel the meaning and value of her own existence.
But this kind of mindset was ultimately still pathological. After all, when someone needs to constantly prove their value through giving, it's already the wrong direction.
Someone who truly cares about you doesn't need you to prove your value.
Right now, Su Yuqing and Chen Mo still hadn't fully understood what they meant to each other.
But at least for now, this mindset helped reduce much of Su Yuqing's depression.
Very soon, Su Yuqing returned holding the heartfelt afternoon tea.
Looking at the preserved egg and lean pork congee, along with some refreshing side dishes, Chen Mo's weak, sick body suddenly stirred with an appetite.
After happily enjoying the afternoon tea served by Su Yuqing, Chen Mo inexplicably felt like his illness had suddenly improved quite a bit.
Only then did he remember-he had forgotten to ask that retired mercenary who had always been secretly protecting him near his home about something.
(End of Chapter)