1985 A cup of ginger tea
The morning light always has a different kind of beauty, the sparse gold sprinkled on the mist of the swirling riverside, the hazy and blurred halo swims in the mist, the slightest bit of sunlight seems to be playing hide and seek, people can't help but go back to childhood, playfully and lively began to look for it, just in that kind of smiling running, the goose-egg-like golden red sun broke free from the shackles of the horizon and jumped out, and then, the richness and richness of the night rolled out and dispersed, welcoming a new world.
At this moment, you will always feel that the world welcomes you to love yourself, and no matter what life looks like, you can also muster up the courage to face it.
Lan Li sat quietly in front of the floor-to-ceiling window, bathed in the soft golden sunlight, closed his eyes slightly, his pale face had an almost transparent visual sense, which softened the contours of his facial features, and the unique temperament between his eyebrows slowed down the rhythm of the whole world, and he couldn't help but slow down, lest he wake him up.
Nathan's footsteps stopped at the door, not wanting to go in.
Last night...... It was really a disaster.
The false alarm of the fire not only disturbed Lan Li's rest, but also made Lan Li leave the room barefoot in hotel slippers, although Nathan pulled a blanket and a coat to Lan Li in time, but in a hurry, Lan Li could only leave with a bathrobe - shivering in the low temperature of the early morning in the magic capital, even if they sat in the van in time and even turned on the heating, Lan Li's condition still worsened.
It's been 30 minutes since the false alarm was lifted and safety was confirmed, and the rest time was already insufficient, and now it's even worse.
Lan Li returned to the suite, and her body temperature began to rise, once approaching forty degrees, and the whole person was almost unconscious in a daze; Nathan and Roy hurriedly covered Lan Li with several layers of quilts, forcibly covered their sweat, and then used ice cubes to physically cool down, and they were busy for nearly an hour, which lowered their body temperature, but Lan Li still couldn't rest for too long, because the busy working hours of the whole day came again.
In fact, the publicity team is also trying their best to find a way, Lan Li slept an hour longer than the scheduled time, although this is only a drop in the bucket, but it is also a little effort of the publicity team......; Work is work after all, and as a last resort, Nathan still wakes up Lan Li - whether he continues to work or not, the final decision is in Lan Li's hands, and neither he nor Roy can make decisions for Lan Li.
Although she was unwell, mentally sleepy, and lazy, after bathing, Lan Li quickly recovered her professional posture, and with the help of professional staff, she was ready to start a full day's work, and her makeup, hairstyle and styling were all completed, and she is now waiting for the first batch of reporters to appear.
Before the reporters arrived, there was still a little time, Lan Li sat quietly in his chair, soaking up the sun, closing his eyes and recuperating, time seemed to stop at his fingertips, and people couldn't bear to break the peace in front of him.
Nathan is really, really worried about Lan Li, this is the second time Lan Li has been sick since he became Lan Li's assistant - the last time it was because of the shooting of "Burst Drummer", and this time it was purely due to the fatigue of the full schedule, and people often notice Lan Li's gentlemanly image, so they forget that Lan Li belongs to the sports side, in fact, Lan Li really rarely gets sick, which makes this situation more and more worrying.
"If you're not going to come in, just turn around and leave, or if not, sit down together. Lan Li's voice broke Nathan's tangle.
The low and hoarse voice does not pour much power, with a hint of tenderness, as if it can catch the curve of the corners of the mouth gently raised, and pull melodiously like a cello. Light as the footsteps of a ballerina.
Nathan didn't stop any longer, walked into the room with the tray, and sat down beside Lan Li, but still didn't dare to speak, which made the corners of Lan Li's mouth tug slightly, and quickly calmed down weakly, "Are you really going to bask in the sun with me?" ”
"No, it's not. Nathan then said in a panic, "This ...... Belch...... This is...... The reporters have arrived at the hotel, and they are now in the downstairs room for the final communication and scripting, and in fifteen minutes they will come up and take a group photo, then a solo photo of each individual, and then, interview Anne and Chris, and finally you. ”
Lan Li's attention was a little unfocused, and his nose smelled a slight smell, "Is that ginger tea?"
Even now, Lan Li still didn't open his eyes, the feeling of heaviness and exhaustion always lingered, his eyelids were a little hot and stinging, as long as he opened them, he seemed to want to cry, so he simply closed them, lazily bathed in the sun, and could feel the faint temperature jumping above his eyelids, as if the elf was flying its wings, and then there was a comfortable feeling of soaking in the hot spring.
"Uh...... Yes, this is ginger tea!" Nathan was still hesitating about how to explain this cup of ginger tea, but Lan Li directly sniffed the taste.
Lan Li raised his right hand, Nathan hurriedly handed over the teacup carefully, watched Lan Li wrap the teacup with both hands, lowered his head and took a big sip, his frowning eyebrows slowly stretched out like this, as if he could feel the warmth of his limbs, which made the "hot" on Nathan's lips stop at the tip of his tongue and did not say it.
"Is Matthew off work already?" Cluelessly, Lan Li asked a question, Nathan was stunned, not knowing how to answer, Lan Li didn't mind, and continued, "It should be six o'clock in the afternoon in New York now, you just called Matthew, isn't he at work?"
“…… Oh, oh, Matthew, yes, he's at work, but...... Uh, after knowing the situation, he immediately sent the secret recipe over, and remotely guided me to complete the production, what, doesn't it taste right?" Nathan asked nervously, but saw Lan Li take another sip with a smile, it didn't seem that there was a problem with the ginger tea, he scratched his head, "How do you know I called Matthew?"
After returning to the room, Lan Li began to have a high fever, Nathan and Roy were so anxious that they couldn't do it, at this time in the magic capital, far away in a foreign country, neither of them knew what to do - if they went to the emergency room, it seemed to be making a big fuss, but doing nothing, unable to reduce the fever, this is not a solution.
Finally, Nathan came up with a workaround: Matthew Dunlop.
But how did Lan Li know?
Lan Li still sat quietly in place, holding a glass of water, and did not speak, just when Nathan thought that his question could not wait for an answer, Lan Li spoke again, with a hint of comfort at the corner of his mouth, "That year, when we were still at Eton, I can't remember clearly, should Matthew be thirteen years old? One afternoon, we went out for horseback riding together, and it was pouring rain, but instead of going back to school immediately, we fled the horse farm on horseback, following the town's roads all the way to the suburbs, just like Mr. Darcy in Pride and Prejudice. ”
Although he didn't say much, the soft words revealed a little cheerfulness, and it is conceivable that it should be a beautiful and pleasant memory.
"But the bridge in real life, not romantic at all, several of us shivered with cold, like a dead leaf that always refused to fall in the autumn wind, and returned to school in embarrassment, and the three of them fell ill, heh. A light smile appeared on the corner of Lan Li's mouth, "What's worse, Andre is in my dorm room with Matthew, refusing to leave, and he also occupies my bed, but he is sick, and I can't throw him out - the main thing is because I can't carry it alone, otherwise I might have carried it immediately." ”
Involuntarily, the corners of Nathan's mouth also rose.
Then, Eton did the same, and refused to leave in the dormitory. In order to prevent them from passing on the cold to me, I became their babysitter, and God, it was then that I finally understood how hard the work of a nurse was. Although he was complaining, Lan Li's unhurried voice was always a little cheerful.
"First wash and peel the ginger, then grind it into ginger paste, add brown sugar and red dates, pour in water, put it in a steamer, steam it for 30 minutes, a bowl of brown sugar ginger tea is completed, drink it while the body is weak, it seems that even the limbs can become hot. ”
Lan Li's words stopped here. This is Ding Yanan's secret recipe for a cold, he still remembers that when he was a child, his mother would always make a cup of ginger tea, and then hum a lullaby to accompany him; moreover, that was the only time he could live without a schedule, staying alone with his mother, just staying like that, doing nothing, so he always felt that it was a good thing to be sick before.
Only then did Nathan understand: it turned out that the secret recipe for this ginger tea really came from here, no wonder Lan Li was able to know that he had called Matthew, "Wait, but don't Andre and Eaton also know?"
This time, Lan Li didn't answer anymore, picked up the water cup again, and drank all the ginger tea in one go, but he was still reluctant to put the water cup down, just held it in the palm of his hand for a long time, nostalgic for the trace of residual warmth, and then the curvature of the corners of his mouth rose happily.
Nathan didn't know why, but he didn't continue to ask, and prepared to leave lightly, but he didn't expect to see Gu Cailing walking towards her at the door, she also slowed down her steps and asked with her mouth, "Lan Li's situation, is it okay?"
Nathan was a little embarrassed, he didn't know how to answer, but after thinking about it, he finally nodded lightly and gave a positive answer, and then he noticed the worry on Gu Cailing's face, "What's wrong?
Gu Cailing didn't know how to explain, so she could only knock on the door panel hard, "Hey, Lan Li, can I come in?"