Chapter 10.1 - Chen

I knocked and walked inside the hospital room, carrying a dish of porridge from a neighboring shop. Alex's condition on the hospital bed—wrapped in neck and back support—drew my attention. After the accident, he was knocked out for two days. The kiss. It's too late. I couldn't get it out of my head. I shook my head to clear my mind and concentrated on feeding this youngster. I turned around to see him frowning at me, perhaps because the sound of the plastic bag woke him up. While he snorted, I grinned. 'What brings you here?" 'The doctor advised me to look after you. I said yes since I'm a good lad." 'Good lad, my ass." He scoffed and rolled his eyes. 'I'll do whatever I want because you appear to be begging for my lips," I joked as I grabbed the bedside table for him to set the bowl on. 'What's that?" 'I understand you're hungry. So, I brought some steaming porridge." He looked at me with a raised eyebrow. Even when I opened the cover and set it