Chapter 31: A Fever in the Middle of the Night

Chen Mingchuan couldn’t sleep.

The events of the day had been too much for him.

The woman beside him was no longer the one who had been obsessed with him five years ago.

She had become capable, relaxed, confident, and charming, with a distinctly military air about her.

Had he been too stubborn in the past?

Because of his resentment towards his parents, he had rejected everything they offered and transferred that resentment to an innocent person?

Suddenly, he noticed that Li Xinyue’s breathing was heavy. He reached out and touched her forehead, immediately sitting up…

He found the medicine and poured her a glass of water, waking her up.

“What are you doing? Don’t bother me, I want to sleep.”

But Chen Mingchuan couldn’t leave her be. He helped her sit up and propped her against his chest.

“Xinyue, take your medicine. You have a slight fever.”

“But the doctor said it’s normal. Just keep taking the medicine for the next two days.”

Li Xinyue’s head felt heavy.

She could barely keep her eyes open.

She had no idea what Chen Mingchuan was saying. He handed her the medicine, she opened her mouth, and then fell back asleep.

Chen Mingchuan didn’t sleep. He went to get some cold water and placed a cold towel on her forehead…

An hour later, Li Xinyue’s fever finally broke.

Feeling the heat disappear from his hand, Chen Mingchuan cleaned up and returned to bed.

It was late. He had been up most of the night, and he was tired.

However, just as he was drifting off, a cold body rolled into him. Chen Mingchuan instantly stiffened…

“Cold…cold…so cold…”

He wanted to push her away, but then he heard her muttering in her sleep.

Chen Mingchuan reached out, his heart sinking: “Damn it, she’s shivering!”

She had only taken the medicine an hour ago. He couldn’t give her more.

Desperately, Chen Mingchuan stretched out his arm and pulled her into his embrace…

Perhaps because she wasn’t cold anymore, Li Xinyue stopped muttering.

She curled up in Chen Mingchuan’s arms like a kitten.

Chen Mingchuan, however, was stiff as a board. Her unique fragrance filled his nostrils, making his body burn…

Chen Mingchuan, she’s a woman who forced herself on you. Get a grip, don’t be so pathetic!

However, just as his heart calmed down, one of her legs went around his waist and her arm wrapped around his neck…

I’m going to die!

Chen Mingchuan groaned inwardly. He reached out and gently removed her leg.

But as soon as he did, she pressed it back on.

Suddenly, Chen Mingchuan was stuck. He couldn’t move, he couldn’t stay still.

He lay there stiffly on his back, frozen in place.

“Li Xinyue! Wake up! Wake up!”

But all he got in response was…

“So…so…cold…cold…Dean’s mother…I’m so cold, so cold…”

“Hug me…hug me…”

“Dean’s mother…hug me…cold…cold…”

In her sleep, Li Xinyue felt cold to her bones.

She was back in her childhood.

Once, she had been sick and shivering with cold. It was the Dean’s mother who had held her all night, making her feel warm.

This vulnerable Li Xinyue terrified Chen Mingchuan.

He reached out with one hand and turned on the light, revealing the woman clinging to him, tears streaming down her face, her lips trembling, muttering to herself…

Who was the Dean’s mother?

Was she dreaming about the hospital?

And she was a female director?

This fragile Li Xinyue softened Chen Mingchuan’s heart. He turned off the light and held her tightly in his arms…

Even if I don’t like her, I can’t push away a sick person, especially since she’s the mother of my child!

And, this woman wasn’t so annoying after all!

The next morning, when Li Xinyue woke up, Chen Mingchuan was gone.

She had no memory of the night before. After she finished washing up, Chen Mingchuan came back with breakfast.

“I bought it because I was afraid you wouldn’t have time.”

What a good man!

Li Xinyue had to admit, this man was a jerk in some ways, but he wasn’t a jerk in others. At least he was considerate and responsible.

“Yeah, I slept soundly.”

“But I don’t know why, I still feel uncomfortable.”

“Last night, I didn’t affect your sleep, did I?”

How could it be comfortable?

She was so sick!

As for the impact…you say there was none, then there was none!

Chen Mingchuan didn’t say much. After all, she was fine by the time dawn broke.

“You had a low fever last night. You probably slept deeply after taking the medicine, it’s normal.”

Did she have a low fever?

Blinking, Li Xinyue felt a bit of a memory.

It was like she was a little hot all over…no wonder she was so uncomfortable, her illness wasn’t completely gone!

“You’ve been through a lot.”

Chen Mingchuan didn’t look up: “It’s not a lot, it’s just getting you some medicine, nothing much.”

But you used me as a pillow, my heart is tired…

Thinking about the soft fragrance in his arms and her body constantly rubbing against him last night, Chen Mingchuan suddenly felt a little hot…

Beast, she’s a patient!

And she’s the person you hate, have you forgotten?

Chen Mingchuan’s ears burned red, and he cursed himself a few times.

Putting down the lunch box, Chen Mingchuan took out the chopsticks he brought, and then they both ate breakfast…

Porridge with meat buns, pickled vegetables and boiled eggs, not bad.

However, Chen Mingchuan was eating coarse grain steamed buns…

“Actually, it’s not about a few cents, wouldn’t it be better if we both ate meat buns?”

Chen Mingchuan shook his head: “No need, you’re the patient, you need to eat well to recover, I’m used to eating this.”

Okay!

Anyway, she was eating, she wouldn’t say a few words and this person would go out and buy it again!

Li Xinyue had another fever and chills at night, and her appetite wasn’t very good.

She ate half of it and couldn’t eat anymore.

Seeing that she really wouldn’t eat anymore, Chen Mingchuan pulled it over and ate it with gusto, not caring that it was someone else’s…

Li Xinyue wanted to remind him that he needed to be hygienic.

But in the end, she didn’t say anything.

Sitting there doing nothing was boring, she remembered the handkerchief package.

She took it out of her bag and opened it, and she was really surprised!

Ten large bills, ten kilograms of grain tickets, one meter of cloth tickets, five kilograms of oil tickets.

This gift was not light!

“I must have spent a lot of money this time I got sick, right? And I bought clothes and stuff.”

Chen Mingchuan was seriously eating meat buns, he didn’t expect Li Xinyue to ask about this again.

“It’s okay, a few dozen yuan.”

A few dozen yuan is okay?

A private teacher’s salary is only twenty yuan a month!

Li Xinyue’s face twitched: “I’ll pay you back when the hospital bill is settled.”

Is she so principled?

Chen Mingchuan glanced at Li Xinyue: “You’re my wife, it’s my responsibility to take care of you.”

“Keep your money, I’ll give you my salary in the future, you can arrange how to use it.”

“After joining the army, you may not be able to arrange a job for a while.”

“There are many wives who join the army, some haven’t been arranged for two years, so you keep this money first.”

Hand over salary?

He said, give her his salary?