Silent Lover (The Silent Concubine) - Chap 121
Chapter 121 – Lion Dog’s Hair Standing on End
When Shen Yu heard that his life expectancy was short, his desire to live had already been cut off by Yun Danfeng. Whether it was a year or a few months, he didn’t care…
“Tsk tsk, aren’t you afraid of death?”.
Bian Shisi leaned closer, staring at Shen Yu intently, almost nose to nose, but all he saw in Shen Yu’s clear eyes was exhaustion. Shen Yu awkwardly turned his head away.
“Aren’t you afraid of dying so soon?” Bian Shisi leaned in, reluctant, “If you die, where will I find another mute patient to hone my medical skills? Cases as complicated as yours are rare. If you must die, at least wait until I cure your illness before you do.”
Shen Yu’s eyes lit up for a moment, but quickly dimmed. When one is close to death, perhaps speaking no longer matters…
“See, you still hold onto a glimmer of hope.” Bian Shisi sat on the bedside, leaning against him, squeezing together.
“You can make sounds, so it’s not congenital muteness, right? Tell this physician, when did you lose your ability to speak?”.
Shen Yu’s throat moved slightly. Indeed, he could make some simple sounds like “yes” and “no,” but couldn’t string sentences together…
He responded to Bian Shisi in sign language: “Maybe when I was three or four years old, I don’t remember.”
“Hmm… that’s when you were learning to speak.” Bian Shisi propped his chin and asked, “There should be an external cause, right?”.
When he was young, Shen Yu couldn’t remember much, only vaguely recalling fleeing from the southern country to the northern territory with his parents, taking refuge in an abandoned temple, being chased by a group of fierce soldiers… Shen Yu later learned that these soldiers were after them. His mother hid him in the cellar of the temple, and he watched his father being killed by those people. He cried out in fear, and his mother frantically covered his mouth and nose, causing him to pass out, but before that, he saw his father’s head rolling above him through the crack in the cellar, blood dripping into his eyes, everything was red…
That’s all Shen Yu could remember…
Bian Shisi bit his finger and murmured, “So you were traumatized into muteness, which makes it difficult…”
This kind of muteness mostly stems from psychological issues. It’s hard to say whether it will improve one day or persist for a lifetime, with little effect from medicine.
Bian Shisi pondered deeply, and the hall fell silent again.
“Bian Physician.”
A maid appeared at the door holding a snack box…
“This was sent from outside the palace, saying it’s Bian Physician’s favorite snacks from Drunken Immortal Pavilion.”
Bian Shisi raised an eyebrow, jumped off the bed, put on his shoes, and ran over. He opened the food box, which contained chestnut cakes, lampwick cakes, and several other pastries he liked, along with a bowl of lotus seed soup with yam powder, all his favorites…
Who else could know his taste so well?
“I don’t like these anymore! Take them back!”
Bian Shisi shouted angrily, startling the maid, who quickly closed the food box and was about to leave but was stopped by Bian Shisi…
“Hey!” Bian Shisi hesitated for a moment and asked, “Where’s the person who sent this? Why didn’t he come in person?!”
The maid replied, “He said he’s restricted to the mansion and can’t personally greet you and pay respects, so he sent this instead.”
“Restricted my foot! Stop trying to placate me with snacks! Unless he comes in person…” Bian Shisi was furious, “No, even if he comes with a grand procession, I won’t bother with him! Go back and tell him that!”
The maid was a bit frightened and tremblingly asked, “Then what about this box of snacks, Physician Bian…”
“Don’t want it! Take it to feed the pigs!”
Bian Shisi gritted his teeth and watched the maid walk out with the food box, then hurriedly rushed over to snatch it back.
“There are no pigs in the palace!”
Bian Shisi made up an excuse, shoved a piece of golden chestnut cake into his mouth, chewing fiercely, as if chewing on the other person’s flesh…
“Do you want some?”
Bian Shisi, feeling embarrassed under Shen Yu’s gaze, extended the food box and asked…
Shen Yu nodded, took a piece, and tasted it. It was deliciously sweet and soft, the best pastry he had ever tasted…
“Delicious, right?” Without waiting for Shen Yu’s answer, Bian Shisi proudly said, “This is from a restaurant I loved when I was a child… That person wanted to apologize, so he put some thought into it, remembering what I like to eat, hmph.”
Watching his coquettish expression, Shen Yu felt a hint of sweetness despite his tough and thunderous demeanor.
Shen Yu also felt a sense of warmth. He didn’t know who the person Bian Shisi mentioned was, but whenever he touched upon that person, he would bristle like a lion dog. Most likely, that person occupied a special place in his heart.
How nice…
Shen Yu envied that, even though they weren’t always together, they still cared for each other. As for him and Jun Xuanxiao, despite being able to see each other every day, there was a growing gap between them, and every moment together was torment.
“Lion Dog’s Hair” is a metaphorical expression used to describe someone or something that is bristling with anger or agitation, much like the raised hair of an angry lion or a fierce dog. It signifies being in a state of agitation, irritation, or anger.
