"I see."
John holds the phone that is cut off and sits on the edge the bed. He prays to God for another chance to be selfish, because he finally gets Lily and can't let her go.
....
When Lily wakes up, she looks at her phone, only to find that it's almost noon.
While blaming herself for being a greedy sleeper, she washes up quickly. After going downstairs, she smells something yummy in the kitchen. With a glance, she sees John making lunch there.
Lily scratches her head and says awkwardly, "I don't know why I slept until now. I promised to cook today. Why didn't you wake me up?"
"You could seldom get some sleep. How can I wake you up?" John smiles and brings the soup pot to the dining table with oven gloves. "I went out shopping today and made pork tripe soup."
Lily asks in surprise, "Is there pork tripe in the supermarket here?"
"No, I bought it at the vegetable market on the south side." John serves her a bowl of soup. "I heard that pork tripe soup is good to the stomach. This is the first time that I've cooked it, so have a taste."
"It must be good. I know you are good at cooking." Lily picks up the bowl and blows on the soup. She takes a sip, and then gives credit to him. "It is sweet. It’s really delicious!"
John looks at her and smiles.
Lily has a good appetite today, drinking many bowls of soup and having two bowls of rice. Fearing that eating too much is not good for her stomach, John manages to put away dishes in the end.
"I'm so lucky today!" After lunch, Lily excitedly shows her phone to John. "Bruce Wilson sent me a message saying that the medicine will be ready in a few days. Great!"
"Yes, I'm looking forward to it too." John tries to look less disappointed and forces a smile.
Lily tells him that she will go to the hospital this afternoon and have herself checked out.
She has some uterine issues and her period is often late. However, it is too late this time and she feels so tired. She is worried that if she doesn't go to the hospital to check with the doctor, there might be something seriously wrong with her.
Unexpectedly, she is about to go out when it suddenly rains heavily with the temperature plummeting. She can't go out now, so she plays games with John at home to kill the time.
They play Monopoly, and the winner can draw circles on the loser's face.
Lily is so lucky that she doesn't get punished every time she stops. She holds a pen and draws on John's face.
Soon, there are all circles on his face, and Lily laughs loudly.
Unknowingly, they have played for the whole afternoon. When they finish this game, it is already dark.
Lily says she wants to have barbecue and will cook it herself. However, she doesn't set the oven clock to the correct time, causing the food to be burnt. So she can only cooks two bowls of tomato noodles in the end.
"Well, who called me?"
While checking her phone, Lily finds that there are a few missed calls. The number is from where she is now and she got the call in the afternoon.
She pats her head and calls back. "Why do I keep switching off my phone? I can't have the Alzheimer's, can I?"
She dials twice, but no one answers her call. Lily looks at her phone in puzzlement.
Jonathan won't bother to humiliate her by calling her every day. It might be the new number of Little Fairy or Coffey, but why haven't anyone answered?
John brings over a cup of corn juice.
With a glance at her phone, his eyes droop. He put the corn juice in her hand and says, "I just made it. Drink it and have a good sleep."
"Well, okay."
Lily is used to him bringing her food from time to time. She takes the juice and sips it, without noticing that John is staring at her all the time, a trace of lust flashing through his eyes.
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