Hu Li looked at Huayan with curiosity and joy in her eyes as she admired the purple roses. He said in a gentle voice, "These are for you, I hope you like them!" As he handed them over, Hu Li's fingers carefully avoided touching Huayan's.

Huayan had rarely seen purple roses before and now saw them in person, she genuinely liked them. She smiled and said, "Thank you for the flowers, they're beautiful."

"You're welcome. Can I come in now?" Huayan had forgotten to invite Hu Li in when she saw the purple roses at the door. Upon hearing Hu Li's words, she smiled apologetically and quickly stepped aside to let him in, apologizing as she did so.

Hu Li let Huayan decide on the dishes, and she ordered a few of the ones she had tried before. When all the dishes were served, Hu Li, who had been paying attention to what Huayan liked to eat, noticed that she ate all the dishes except for one, which she only looked at but didn't eat. Her eyes seemed quite greedy, like a cat eyeing food. He tried asking, "Don't you like boiled shrimp?"

Putting down her chopsticks and wiping her mouth, Huayan took a sip of strawberry juice and said shyly, "No, I'll eat it later. This bone marrow is fragrant and delicious, with no smell of beef and it also has the effect of nourishing the lungs, kidneys, and marrow. You should try it."

Huayan picked up a piece of bone marrow with her chopsticks and gave it to Hu Li. He was especially pleased, but he had never eaten bone marrow in his life. With a poker face, Hu Li slowly put the bone marrow, which looked like the brains of someone he had beaten up, into his mouth.

As soon as it entered his mouth, Hu Li's first reaction was to spit it out, but seeing Huayan's eager eyes, he could only endure the urge to vomit, not daring to chew carefully, and quickly swallowed it whole, then hurriedly drank some water.

No matter how uncomfortable Hu Li's stomach felt, his smiling face made Huayan misunderstand that he really liked the bone marrow like she did. Overly enthusiastic, even before Hu Li could react, she handed another piece to him.

And happily said, "Today, I just realized that your taste is surprisingly similar to mine. Seeing that, I won't fight you for this bone marrow today. You eat slowly, if it's not enough, you can order more, don't be polite."

Hu Li didn't expect this outcome. Looking at the pale white bone marrow on his plate, his stomach felt sour. His intestines twisted. Hu Li hurriedly got up and went to the restroom. Among the few people waiting outside the restroom, Hu Er followed Hu Li and heard him vomiting uncomfortably, worriedly asking, "Master, do you need me to call a doctor?"

"No... it's fine." Hu Li said, walking out with a pale face. Hu Er asked him what was wrong, but Hu Li's answer was vague. Hu Li patted his pale face and returned to the private room. He didn't dare to use the chopsticks again, but instead placed the boiled shrimp in front of himself and began to carefully peel the shells.

"Hu Li, do you also like shrimp?"

"It's alright, this one is peeled for you." Saying that, he pushed the plate of shrimp meat, which had been stripped of its shells, in front of Huayan. Huayan didn't hesitate to eat the shrimp meat, but she couldn't help but wonder why he was peeling the shrimp for her one by one.

"Thank you, I didn't expect you to peel shrimp so neatly," Huayan thought that someone like Hu Li, who was used to having everything handed to him, wouldn't do such things. Not peeling one meant there was still shrimp shell left. Peeling all of them off was already good.

"As a reward, how about accompanying me to watch a movie?" Hu Li stopped his busy hands and looked at Huayan.

Huayan regretted not eating the good food. Why did she say so much? Now it's so troublesome. Watching Hu Li's fingers covered in shrimp shells and the delicious shrimp meat in his mouth, she couldn't bring herself to refuse, so she reluctantly nodded in agreement.

When they went to the movies, Huayan found the roses too cumbersome and wanted to give them to Hu Er to hold. Before Hu Er's hand reached halfway, Hu Li had already taken the flowers into his arms: "Let me hold the flowers for you."

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Standing next to a movie poster, Hu Li asked, "What movie do you want to watch?"

"Anything is fine. You choose." Actually, lying on the sofa at home watching TV would be better. Hu Li, a big man, carefully kept people from touching the roses and seriously looked at the movie list for the night. Under the dim lights, many young girls were casting flirtatious glances at him. Unfortunately, Hu Li was too focused on protecting the flowers and didn't notice these girls' admiration.

After a while, Hu Li came back and said, "Let's watch 'Twilight'." Hu Li's face was hidden where the light couldn't reach, and Huayan couldn't see his expression or his eyes at the moment. It's just that "Twilight" was about the story of a vampire and a human girl. If Hu Li's body didn't have any temperature, she could take on the role of that human girl.

At that moment, under Hu Li's silent gaze, Huayan suddenly felt cold, her heart pounding like a drum. Hu Li seemed to know what she was thinking, and with a faint scent of perfume, he gently said, "You can touch my fingers now to see if they're cold." Hu Li extended one hand toward her, stopping a few inches away as Huayan retreated.

Hu Li persisted, keeping his hand outstretched. Huayan, suppressing her fear, slowly reached out toward his increasingly pale fingers under the light. When her hand was just ten centimeters away, a chill in the air made her hesitate. The late autumn wind carried a touch of winter's chill, and Huayan couldn't help but think Hu Li's fingers would be even colder, making her draw back.

In an instant, her hand was grasped by his. When she came to her senses, she saw it was Hu Li holding her hand. Instinctively, she tried to pull away, but his hand seemed glued to hers. Just as she was about to panic, Hu Li's voice rose slightly, "Huayan, don't be afraid. My hand is warm."

Hu Li noticed that Huayan wasn't listening to him, so he stepped forward and held her in his arms to stop her from struggling. After a few minutes, Huayan moved, her hand resting on his chest. She moved her hand again and looked up at Hu Li in surprise, "Your body is warm?"

"Yes, it's warm, just like yours. Can we go in and watch the movie now?" Hu Li smiled.

"Okay..." Huayan was particularly puzzled about why Hu Li's body temperature suddenly became normal. After a few steps, she realized her hand was still in Hu Li's gentle grip. She wanted to pull it back, but Hu Li stubbornly refused to let go. Huayan reminded him, "Let go of my hand!"

Hu Li replied seriously, "But your hand is cold. Let me warm it for you."

Huayan admitted that her hand was a bit cold from the earlier scare, but faced with Hu Li's earnestness, she couldn't help but think he was taking advantage of her. Unable to free her hand, Huayan smiled wryly and said, "Hu Li, you're not going to hold my hand like this forever, are you?"

"Why not? The movie is starting." Hu Li raised an eyebrow and pulled her into the theater. When Huayan wasn't looking, Hu Li felt the warmth of her hand and the smoothness of her skin, a smile never leaving his face.

They watched the movie like a couple, and afterward, Hu Li personally drove Huayan to the entrance of Muyun Pavilion. He opened the car door for her, handed her the purple roses again, and said, "Remember to put the flowers in a vase when you get home." Hu Li, suppressing his inner desires, let go of her hand and allowed her to leave.

Watching her enter the pavilion, Hu Li quickly got back into his car, his face pale as if covered in frost. Curled up in the driver's seat, he writhed in pain, occasionally letting out groans of agony.

Several minutes passed with no movement from Hu Li's car. Huayan stood by the window, quietly watching his car, holding a handmade purple card she found among the roses. The card read: "A love till death do us part." At the moment, Huayan dismissed it as a fleeting declaration of love, not realizing it would later prove true through Hu Li's actions.

Following Hu Li's car, Hu Er sensed something was wrong and called him. After a minute, Hu Li answered, but only weak, intermittent cries for help came through.

Hu Er and several others rushed to Hu Li's car, opening the door to find Hu Li's body cold and convulsing, blood trickling from his mouth. "Master?" Hu Er's heart shattered. They moved Hu Li to the back seat, and Hu Er quickly rubbed his arms to stimulate blood flow. Seeing little effect, he shouted, "Drive to the villa quickly and call Hu Da to prepare the doctor."

Hu Da, with the doctor, arrived at the villa in minutes. Hu Li's condition worsened; his body, covered in frost, lay on the soft bed, pale skin glistening with ice. Strangely, his lips were pale but not blue. "Hu Er, what happened to the Master? How did you follow him?" Hu Da angrily demanded.

"I don't know. The Master only had dinner and watched a movie with Miss Huayan tonight. Nothing seemed wrong until now."

"Reed, treat the Master immediately. Whatever medicine you need, tell us."

A foreign man, about the same age as Hu Li, put on a white coat, opened a silver case, and drew five unknown liquids into a syringe, injecting them into Hu Li's arm.

Hu Er asked, "Reed, why did you add two more drugs this time? Isn't it dangerous to use more?"

Reed finished the injection and replied, "Your Master risked his life to warm his body. Why should I worry about a little more medicine?"

"How reckless! Doesn't the Master know this could kill him?" Hu Da exclaimed.

"No wonder the Master held Miss Huayan's hand all night. Now it makes sense..." Hu Er realized.

"Ah, he's risking his life for a woman. Who is Huayan? Tell me," Reed asked with a smile.