The two of them slept until the mid-afternoon, only to be awakened by Leng Zhan. It was time for Aran to take her medicine, and he had no choice but to wake her, though he accidentally roused Chu Hengyuan in the process.
Chu Hengyuan rubbed his temples before taking the bowl of medicine, slowly feeding it to Aran spoonful by spoonful. She wanted to lift herself up to drink it on her own, but Chu Hengyuan wouldn't allow her to move about; he insisted on feeding her the entire bowl in dozens of small helpings. Aran was speechless, though she knew the man was only being kind.
Once the medicine was finished, Chu Hengyuan picked up a teacup from the side to help her rinse her mouth. Only then did the pungent taste of the medicine begin to fade, and Aran quickly popped a pine nut candy into her mouth.
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