Chapter 13: Fever

“She has a fever?”

Yu Jingchuan arrived so quickly that Zhang, the housekeeper, was startled.  After recovering, she quickly covered Lin Yitang with a blanket.

“She has a high fever. We need to take her to the hospital immediately!”

“I’ll take her.”

Looking at the small face flushed with fever, Yu Jingchuan felt a sharp pang in his heart, for reasons he couldn’t explain.

Zhang looked at Yu Jingchuan in surprise. She hadn’t missed the worry in his eyes, but there was no time to think about it now.  She quickly said, “Then I’ll help Yitang get dressed.”

Lin Yitang was only wearing undergarments on her upper body; that wouldn’t do for the hospital.

Yu Jingchuan turned his back. Hearing the rustling sounds behind him, his heart couldn’t remain calm.

Only after Lin Yitang was dressed did Yu Jingchuan turn around. He picked her up and quickly went outside.

Chu Peilan, who had been waiting downstairs, saw this and anxiously asked, “What’s wrong with Yitang?”

“Mom, she has a fever. I’m taking her to the hospital. You eat first; don’t wait for us.”

Yu Jingchuan’s words were barely out before he disappeared.

The closest hospital to the Yu family’s home was the military hospital. Yu Jingchuan immediately took Lin Yitang there.

Xia Zhuxin happened to be on duty that night. Seeing Yu Jingchuan, a smile appeared on her face, but when she looked down and saw the person in his arms, her face fell.

Lin Yitang again!

“Jingchuan, what happened?”

Xia Zhuxin quickly walked over.  Getting closer, she realized Yu Jingchuan looked anxious. He was sweating from hurrying.

“Lin Yitang has a fever! Where’s the doctor?”

Yu Jingchuan held her even tighter, his voice urgent.

Xia Zhuxin couldn’t help but clench her hands at her sides. Why did Yu Jingchuan seem so concerned about Lin Yitang?

No… it must be her imagination! Yu Jingchuan couldn’t stand Lin Yitang; how could he possibly care about her life or death?

Suppressing her emotions, Xia Zhuxin quickly called someone to help take Lin Yitang to the examination room.

“Jingchuan, don’t worry. It’s just a fever. Lin Yitang will be fine.”

Because of the incident a few days ago, Xia Zhuxin had been looking for a chance to spend more time with Yu Jingchuan.

She was afraid he had a bad impression of her, but hadn’t found a suitable opportunity.

Now was the perfect chance. She could indirectly explain herself to Yu Jingchuan, preventing him from thinking she was deliberately targeting Lin Yitang.

But before she could say anything more, Yu Jingchuan had already followed Lin Yitang into the examination room.

The doctor was taking Lin Yitang’s temperature.

Yu Jingchuan came in and asked, “How is she?”

“She’s fine. She probably just caught a cold.  Women’s bodies are delicate and can’t withstand the cold. She has a common cold. We’ll give her an injection, and she’ll be fine in a few days.”

Hearing this, Yu Jingchuan breathed a sigh of relief.

He hadn’t expected Lin Yitang to be so frail; a cold shower had caused her to develop a fever.

Xia Zhuxin stood beside him, watching Yu Jingchuan’s expression.  The man clearly showed undisguised concern, filling her with boundless jealousy and hatred.

Lin Yitang! That Bitch, what kind of tricks did she use to seduce Yu Jingchuan?

Bitch, seductress!

Looking at Lin Yitang’s face, still beautiful and charming even with a fever, Xia Zhuxin was filled with hatred, wishing she could scratch that seductive face!

Because the fever-reducing injection was an intramuscular injection, Yu Jingchuan stepped out while Lin Yitang received it.

When he came back, the doctor said, “Once her fever subsides, you can take her home.”

Yu Jingchuan nodded and stayed by her side.

“Jingchuan, I’m on night shift tonight. Why don’t I stay with Lin Yitang? You’ve finally come home; go back and rest.”

Xia Zhuxin didn’t want to watch Yu Jingchuan stay by Lin Yitang’s side.

But Yu Jingchuan refused, “It’s fine. I’ll stay here.”

“Jingchuan, you… why are you so concerned about Lin Yitang? Aren’t you afraid she’ll continue to cling to you?”

Yu Jingchuan frowned and said in a deep voice, “I brought her to the hospital; I naturally have to take care of her.

I’ll find a chance to talk to her and make sure she doesn’t bother me again.”

Hearing Yu Jingchuan’s firm tone, Xia Zhuxin breathed a sigh of relief.

Good.  From Yu Jingchuan’s words, he clearly didn’t take Lin Yitang seriously.

Uncertain about leaving Yu Jingchuan and Lin Yitang alone, Xia Zhuxin also stayed.

It wasn’t until after 10 pm that Lin Yitang’s fever finally subsided.

Seeing that it wasn’t too late, Yu Jingchuan carried Lin Yitang back to the Yu family’s home.

After all that, Lin Yitang didn’t wake up. She slept until noon the next day.

When she woke up, she felt sticky all over, and her head was still a little dizzy.

She tried to get up, but her legs were weak, and she had no strength to walk. Her buttocks were also sore.

“Oh, Yitang, you’re finally awake!”

Zhang, who had come upstairs, saw her wake up, quickly came in to support her, and touched her forehead.

“Your fever is completely gone. You’ll be fine in a few days! You don’t know how scared we were yesterday. Your fever was so high!

Luckily, Jingchuan took you to the hospital and gave you a fever injection; otherwise, you might have become a fool!”

Lin Yitang’s mind was still a little hazy. Yu Jingchuan took her to the hospital? She had no memory of it.

“Lunch is ready. You must be hungry. I’ll take you downstairs to eat something!”

Zhang pulled Lin Yitang downstairs, chatting with her.

As soon as Chu Peilan saw Lin Yitang, she quickly asked, “Yitang, how are you? Is anything still bothering you?”

“I’m fine now, Aunt Chu. I’m sorry for worrying you.”

Lin Yitang’s voice was still hoarse, but she seemed to be in good spirits, so Chu Peilan was relieved.

She served Lin Yitang a lot of food, urging her to eat more.

But Lin Yitang had little appetite and went back to her room to rest after eating a little.

Yesterday, she had been drugged, had a fever, and Yu Jingchuan had saved her.  She was really unlucky.

Lin Yitang quickly went into her space, drank some spring water, and felt a little better.

However, the cold shower had been too harsh; her body was still weak.  She slept again, and when she woke up, it was dark outside.

Lin Yitang looked at the time and realized it was past 9 pm. Zhang probably didn’t want to disturb her rest, so she hadn’t called her for dinner.

Her stomach rumbled. Lin Yitang was hungry and went to the kitchen downstairs to see if there was anything to eat.

But after searching, she found nothing except a refrigerator full of ingredients.

Lin Yitang decided to make herself a bowl of shredded pork noodles.

After making the hot noodles, she was about to eat when she heard footsteps outside. A tall figure walked in under the night sky.

Yu Jingchuan immediately saw Lin Yitang sitting at the dining table. They looked at each other in silence for a moment before the man approached.

Lin Yitang put down her chopsticks and politely said, “Thank you for saving me yesterday and taking me to the hospital.”

Yu Jingchuan stared into her eyes, and after a long time, he said in a deep voice, “Lin Yitang, stop with your schemes. I don’t want this to happen again!”