The Soft-Hearted Wife of Mr. Big Shot-Chapter 50: Brown Sugar Ginger Tea

The city in August, after several all-night thunderstorms, seems indifferent yet gentle. August marks a brand new month.

Holly Sawyer’s menstrual period is right at the beginning of the month. She feels a bit uncomfortable in her lower abdomen, sensing it might be coming. She rubs her stomach and sighs lightly.

The sound of knocking on the door suddenly echoes, and after Holly Sawyer gives her consent, Leo Grant walks in.

"Why aren’t you downstairs for breakfast, hmm?"

The little girl usually goes downstairs to have breakfast at this time. Now it’s been quite a while, and there’s no movement, so Leo Grant came up.

"Ugh, a bit sleepy."

Holly Sawyer yawns as she speaks, but in truth, she’s not feeling too well.

"Why is your face so pale?"

Leo Grant furrows his brows, looking at Holly Sawyer as he asks.

The little girl’s face is usually rosy, but now it looks a bit pale, and Leo Grant notices right away.

"Ah, isn’t it?"

Holly Sawyer blinks and touches her face, saying.

Her complexion shouldn’t change much, right? Although sometimes she feels quite painful, she doesn’t think her complexion changes significantly.

"Hmm, are you not feeling well?"

Leo Grant walks in closer, looking concerned, and asks Holly Sawyer.

Holly Sawyer shakes her head.

Indeed, she’s not feeling well, but it’s hard to say it out loud.

"Tell your brother, hmm?"

The little girl must be uncomfortable. Leo Grant gently rubs Holly Sawyer’s head, speaking in a warm and soft voice.

"Really, no. Let’s go downstairs for breakfast."

Holly Sawyer quickly gets out of bed and speaks slowly.

She thinks that this matter is quite hard to express, uh, rather embarrassing, anyway just strange.

Leo Grant watches Holly Sawyer’s swift movements, his brows furrow slightly, but he ultimately says nothing.

The pain comes in waves. Holly Sawyer’s face appears somewhat pale, but she endures it. Anyway, she’s used to it, having endured things even more painful than this.

"Is it your period?"

Leo Grant puts down his phone and asks Holly Sawyer seriously.

He checked Baidu and thinks it might be this, so he tentatively asks.

"Hmm."

Holly Sawyer nods, feeling a bit dazed inside.

Leo Grant has asked, so she couldn’t deny it, although she felt quite embarrassed inside.

"Is it very painful?"

Leo Grant asks. He doesn’t quite understand this, but he’s heard about it a bit.

Previously, when he was with Rosalie Jennings, she complained to him about the pain during her period, but back then he didn’t take it seriously.

Because he didn’t like Rosalie Jennings, he didn’t feel anything, didn’t even want to show concern.

Looking at the little girl’s pale face now, he inexplicably feels very heartbroken.

Just how painful could it be to cause such a pale complexion?

"It’s not very painful."

Holly Sawyer shakes her head. She experiences pain every time during her period, but after a while, she gets used to it. She thinks she can still get through it.

"Let me call a doctor for you."

Leo Grant thinks about it for a while, feeling a bit uneasy. He checks the time on his phone and says.

A stomach ache should require a doctor, right?

"No need."

Holly Sawyer shakes her head; seeing a doctor for a menstrual period seems somewhat excessive, and she thinks it’s not necessary.

She doesn’t even take painkillers, so seeing a doctor is unnecessary for her.

"Have some porridge, warm your stomach."

Leo Grant pushes a steaming bowl of porridge in front of Holly Sawyer, speaking softly with a hint of warmth in his voice.

Holly Sawyer nods and slowly sips the porridge, feeling the warmth spread in her stomach.

Leo Grant leaves the dining table, and Holly Sawyer blinks but says nothing, continuing to drink her porridge.

Ugh, it’s quite uncomfortable, but it’s okay.

"Here, drink some."

About ten minutes later, Leo Grant places a steaming bowl of red sugar ginger tea in front of Holly Sawyer.

Holly Sawyer looks at the bowl of red sugar ginger tea, blinks, and gently bites her lip, feeling a wave of warmth in her heart.

"Thank you, brother."

Holly Sawyer smiles sweetly at Leo Grant, taking the spoon and slowly drinking the red sugar ginger tea. It warms her up, and her heart feels warm too.

The feeling of being cared for is really nice.

——

Noah Raines collapses onto the sofa at Leo Grant’s house, sighing heavily while looking at Leo Grant with an expectant gaze.

"Leo, I’ve been tired like a dog these days. Are you not going to give me anything in return?"

Although he usually seems carefree and not doing anything reliable, actually many times he’s been handling things for Leo Grant.

The tasks Leo Grant has given him these days are quite a lot. He’s stayed up several nights and genuinely feels quite sleepy.

"What kind of reward do you want?"

Leo Grant raises his eyebrows and responds indifferently.

"I recently need to accompany the little girl, so you’ll need to be a bit busy."

After pausing, Leo Grant adds.

Noah Raines: "..."

He takes a deep breath, controlling himself not to hit Leo Grant.

"It’s not like she’s a three-year-old kid, why do you need to accompany her?"

Noah Raines protests, feeling a strong urge to punch Leo Grant.

The little girl has her own hands, feet, and friends, why accompany her for so long?

"The little girl’s in her period, her body is fragile."

Leo Grant speaks slowly, saying that the little girl is on the second day of her period, with her stomach feeling unwell, so he’s been accompanying her.

The little girl normally loves to smile, but perhaps because of the pain, she’s smiled a lot less these days. Even when she smiles, it seems somewhat forced to him.

Noah Raines: "..."

He feels like he’s eating dog food, but he can’t find any evidence just yet.

"You hold on for two days, I’ll come and take over in a few days."

Leo Grant says.

He’s checked Baidu and consulted a doctor. Girls’ menstrual periods last about seven days, with the pain usually occurring in the initial days.

"Leo Grant, you’re prioritizing romance over friendship!"

Noah Raines suddenly stands up, pointing at Leo Grant as he says.

How to put it, he’s really quite angry.

Leo Grant adamantly denies having any interest in Holly Sawyer, firmly claiming Holly as his sister, but now he cares so much, exceeding the boundaries of sibling care.

Tsk tsk, this guy.

"There’s no romance involved; she’s my sister."

Leo Grant corrects, not seeing anything wrong with his statement.

He currently treats the little girl like a sister; isn’t it normal to care for one’s sister? Moreover, the little girl is so gentle, he should show extra concern.

Noah Raines: "..."

He doesn’t want to speak, not at all.

"When you wake up, drink some red sugar ginger tea."

Eagle-eyed, Leo Grant notices Holly Sawyer coming downstairs, and he promptly goes to the kitchen to fetch a bowl of red sugar ginger tea, speaking softly.

Holly Sawyer blinks, looking at the red sugar ginger tea in front of her, and gulps it all down.

Actually, red sugar ginger tea isn’t very effective; it only warms the stomach. The belief that it alleviates pain is merely psychological.