Thirsty Skin - Chapter 49

Chapter 49 – Sudden Realisation

Because of Zhu Chizhou’s meditation guidance, Lin Wan had a very long dream.

In the dream, he and Zhu Chizhou were really lying on the lawn, and the two of them did something even more intimate than what was in the guiding audio.

When he woke up in the morning, Lin Wan rolled around on the bed wrapped in his quilt in shame. Finally, he couldn’t help but play Zhu Chizhou’s recording again. This time he didn’t wear headphones, but turned on the loudspeaker.

Lying on the pillow, holding the phone and grinning foolishly, suddenly the phone rang- it was Zhu Chizhou!

Lin Wan turned off the audio, cleared his throat and pretended to have gotten up normally: “Hello.”

Zhu Chizhou asked him, “What are you doing?”

Lin Wan felt guilty, “…I’m changing clothes.”

“Are you ready to head out?”

“No,” Lin Wan sat up from the bed, “I just changed out of my pajamas and just got up.”

“Oh,” Zhu Chizhou asked, “Did you sleep well last night?”

Lin Wan calmly replied, “I slept very well.”

Zhu Chizhou came to ask for feedback: “How do you feel about the meditation guidance that I recorded for you?”

“Not bad,” Lin Wan said calmly, but his face was gradually starting to heat up. After he finished speaking, he felt that he sounded a little too cold, so he added, “Very good.”

Zhu Chizhou asked, “How good is it?”

Lin Wan: “…It’s hard to describe.”

It’s good enough to have that kind of dream…

Fortunately, Zhu Chizhou did not continue to ask: “As long as you feel it is effective, I will record something else for you in a few days.”

Lin Wan thought of something that would make him blush and his heart beat faster: “Anything else?”

Zhu Chizhou said calmly: “The manual says that the recording needs to be replaced after a period of time.”

“Is that so?” Lin Wan was nervous but a little expectant. “…Okay then. Thank you for your hard work.”

Perhaps his nervousness was transmitted to the other end of the line through the cell phone signal, and the other end laughed and said, “I’ll come over to hug you later, and bring your car over as well.”

“You can do your own things over the weekend. I was on sick leave last week and I still have a lot of things to deal with at the company. I’ll take your car home after getting off work this afternoon.” He paused for a moment, a little embarrassed, and then continued in a low and slow voice: “When you come to my house in the evening… take yours home.”

When he said the words “Come to my house in the evening”, Lin Wan’s heart beat faster and his breathing became tighter. He felt like he was inviting his lover to his house for a tryst.

Zhu Chizhou promised Lei Zhengting that he would accompany Lei Zhengting to play ball and socialize with several elders today, but he didn’t want to miss any of Lin Wan’s three hugs, so he planned to come over before leaving for the court and lied, “I have nothing to do today. What time are you going to the company? Should I go to the company to find you directly?”

Lin Wan thought carefully for a moment and decided to tell Zhu Chizhou his true thoughts: “In fact, the recording you gave me last night was very, very effective. My body this morning feels as if… as if you really slept with me. Maybe I can hold on until tonight. I want to give it a try and see if it works.”

Meditation was originally used in the rehabilitation treatment of cravings because neuroscientists discovered that meditation could activate the parasympathetic nervous system, thereby reducing excessive excitement of the central nervous system and alleviating tactile cravings caused by abnormal signal transmission.

The therapists at the Skin Touch Care Center have always provided regular meditation guidance to their patients.

But in fact, this kind of intimacy guidance method is most helpful to patients between two people who have an emotional connection.

Because when meditating, people are in a state of high relaxation and concentration, in which the brain is more receptive and responsive to guiding content.

The experiment found that when patients imagined intimate contact with an emotionally connected object during meditation, the neural areas activated in the brain were the same as those activated during actual intimate contact.

This part is recorded in detail in the operating manual of the skin touch therapist, but therapists who face ordinary patients must avoid moral and ethical issues, so this method is prohibited in routine treatment.

Intimate guidance worked well for Lin Wan, which meant that Lin Wan trusted and relied on Zhu Chizhou deeply. In the words of the operation manual, the patient had a deep emotional connection with the guide.

It was as if Lin Wan’s unspoken love had been proven true by science, and Zhu Chizhou’s heart, which had been floating in the air, finally fell back to earth.

He was so happy that he wanted to fly, but he still complained: “I should have known not to record it for you. When you wake up, you don’t want to see me anymore.”

Lin Wan was silent for a while, the words “I want to see you” went back and forth between his lips but he couldn’t say them. He changed the subject and chatted about something else, then hung up the phone.

By the afternoon, Zhu Chizhou’s social engagements were almost over. He spent most of the day playing golf with a few old men, so he didn’t want to go to dinner.

At a quarter past four, Zhu Chizhou was about to call Lin Wan, not knowing whether he had finished her work or not, but he received a message from Lin Wan first.

Chibi Maruko Chan: {Where are you?}

Zhu Chizhou replied immediately: {I’m playing golf with my dad in Lushan, but I can leave now. Do you want me to come find you?}

Chibi Maruko Chan: {Well, come to the company if it’s convenient for you.}

Although Lin Wan didn’t say it, Zhu Chizhou knew that he was not feeling well.

Zhu Chizhou: {I’ll be there soon! Big dog rushing.jpg}

Lin Wan was amused by the emoticon sent by Zhu Chizhou. The image of the dog rushing forward was inexplicably similar to Zhu Chizhou himself.

Almost eighteen hours had passed since Zhu Chizhou left Lin Wan’s house at 10:30 last night, and Lin Wan had only shown some signs of his illness now.

This was the longest interval since he stopped taking the medicine and soaked in ice water.

In the past, he soaked in ice water twice a day. If the interval exceeded twelve hours, he would feel uncomfortable, and if it exceeded fifteen hours, he would definitely get sick.

If Zhu Chizhou held him to sleep all night, he could last for 24 hours. But last night, he just fell asleep listening to the meditation guidance audio, and he was able to maintain a very good physical condition for 18 hours in a row.

He really felt that Zhu Chizhou’s meditation guidance was really useful!

However, compared to relieving his physical discomfort, he now wanted to see Zhu Chizhou more and talk to him.

Half an hour later, Lin Wan heard Zhu Chizhou’s voice, turned around and saw Zhu Chizhou greeting his colleagues who were working overtime.

The boy walked to his workstation to put his things away and looked at Lin Wan through the floor-to-ceiling glass. Both of them couldn’t help but grinning.

There were quite a few people working overtime at the company on weekends. Some of the colleagues were able to see the director’s office. Zhu Chizhou did not walk in directly, but knocked on the glass at the door in a pretentious manner: “Mr. Lin.”

Lin Wan put down the work in his hands and answered in his usual cold tone: “Come in.” But he couldn’t hold back the smile on his face. The corners of his mouth automatically rose and his eyes automatically curved into crescent shapes.

When the boy came closer, he could no longer pretend to be cold in his voice, and said gently, “You’re here.”

If colleagues outside could see this scene clearly, they would definitely think that the boss of their investment department had been possessed by another spirit.

The boy had his hands behind his back, and it was obvious that he was hiding something.

He walked over to Lin Wan’s desk and sat down, then asked him, “What did you have for lunch?”

Lin Wan reported honestly: “I had some salad in the company cafeteria.”

Zhu Chizhou suppressed his laughter and asked, “Are you hungry now?”

Lin Wan guessed that the boy had brought him some food, so he pretended to be pitiful and said, “I’m so hungry. My stomach is about to burst.”

Zhu Chizhou smiled with his white teeth, and took out the small cake hidden behind him like offering a treasure: “The mango mousse from Lushan Golf Club is my favorite, you try it.”

The triangular cake box is made of crystal clear material, and the mango mousse inside is beautifully visible.

The bright yellow color is lively and lovely, the surface is smooth and delicate, revealing the natural luster of mango. It is also dotted with two small pieces of pulp cut into the shape of mango and a cluster of mint leaves. It looks very delicious and tempting.

But Lin Wan was slightly startled, and frowned with a strange expression, “Is this your favorite?”

Zhu Chizhou realized that he had said something wrong, and immediately said, “Of course, among all humans, you are my favorite.”

When Lin Wan was confused, he would automatically ignore the love words. He looked at Zhu Chizhou and asked, “Aren’t you allergic to mangoes? You said that when you were a child, you accidentally ate mangoes and had to go to the hospital for emergency treatment.”

Zhu Chizhou’s smile froze at the corner of his mouth. He had completely forgotten about this!!!

In order to test Lin Wan’s illness, he fabricated a story that he was allergic to mangoes when he was a child. He himself did not pay much attention to this detail, but Lin Wan remembered it clearly for him.

He had been getting along too closely with Lin Wan recently, and he had gotten used to hearing Lin Wan’s thoughts. In his opinion, it was only natural for him and Lin Wan to be in tune with each other, so he gradually relaxed his vigilance on these matters.

Unexpectedly, the car overturned suddenly.

He quickly reacted and explained, “It gets better as you grow up. I’m not allergic anymore.”

Lin Wan asked with concern: “Have you gone to the hospital for an allergy test?”

Zhu Chizhou had no choice but to answer: “Not yet.”

“Oh,” Lin Wan accepted the explanation, pushed the documents on the table away, and made room to move the mango mousse in front of him. “Then you should go get checked out, in case you still have allergies. Chronic allergies with subtle symptoms are not good for your health.”

Zhu Chizhou hummed, and watched Lin Wan open the cake box, pick up a small piece of cake and put it in his mouth.

【Actually, I’ve tried it before, but I don’t particularly like the mango flavor.】

【But he brought this for me specially!】

Lin Wan showed an expression of enjoying the food and said, “It’s really delicious!”

Director Lin is an expert in lying, and his expression doesn’t change when he lies. But because Zhu Chizhou can hear what Lin Wan is thinking, he is always touched by Lin Wan’s true thoughts.

Lin Wan lied to him, but never with the intention of spying or hurting him.

And he lied to Lin Wan…

He had never even thought of telling Lin Wan that he could hear his thoughts.

Zhu Chizhou felt as if his heart was suddenly pricked by a needle, and his chest, which had been sweetly full, began to leak air.