novellhall Chapter 323 He needs to be sent to the hospital.
Chapter 323 He needs to be sent to the hospital.
"What's going on? Didn't you have an umbrella?" Jin Guilan asked anxiously. "Where's your umbrella?"
Zhuang Qingxiang waved the umbrella in her hand: "I slipped and fell on the way here, and I'm soaked. I might as well not use an umbrella; it's in the way."
"This is outrageous!" Jin Guilan slapped her thigh in anger. "Director Lu is already sick, and you've been caught in the rain. What if you get sick too? No, no, I'll go make you some ginger soup."
Then she remembered, "Oh right, did you buy the fever reducer?"
"Yes, the medicine is all here!" Zhuang Qingxiang took out the medicine she bought from her clothes. The doctor on duty was worried that the medicine would get wet in the rain, so he thoughtfully wrapped it in oil paper.
"That's good. Hurry up and change out of the clothes you're trying on, give the medicine to Director Lu, and I'll go to the kitchen to make you some ginger soup."
Jin Guilan left in a hurry. Zhuang Qingxiang closed the door, quickly took off her soaking wet clothes, dried herself off with a towel, and then went to get clean clothes to change into.
Just as she reached for her clothes, she paused.
On the bed, the man who should have been unconscious was staring at her with his eyes wide open.
Zhuang Qingxiang gasped, grabbing her clothes to cover herself, her face flushed with anger: "Close your eyes!"
Lu Congyue obediently closed his eyes.
Zhuang Qingxiang was a little surprised. She thought he was going to cheat again, but she didn't expect him to be so obedient.
He seemed to be in great pain, or perhaps he hadn't woken up at all and had only opened his eyes subconsciously, but was actually delirious with fever.
Zhuang Qingxiang breathed a sigh of relief, quickly put on her clothes, and then poured water for Lu Congyue to take his medicine.
Just as she finished her work, Jin Guilan brought over the ginger soup she had prepared. Zhuang Qingxiang drank a bowl of it while it was still hot and broke out in a sweat.
Seeing that she was sweating, Jin Guilan felt relieved and went back to sleep. She had to go to work the next day and couldn't stay up all night.
Zhuang Qingxiang was worried about Lu Congyue, so she took a towel and wiped his body to cool him down physically.
Then wash Lu Congyue's soaked clothes, wring them dry, and hang them in the house so that he wouldn't have nothing to wear when it gets light.
Zhuang Qingxiang didn't dare close her eyes all night, checking Lu Congyue's temperature every now and then.
After finally managing to bring Lu Congyue's temperature down, Zhuang Qingxiang finally managed to doze off.
I felt like I hadn't slept for long before I was woken up by the children's shouts.
As soon as she opened her eyes, she saw Xiao Luyue calling out to her in a panic.
"Mom, Dad has a fever."
Zhuang Qingxiang's heart skipped a beat. When she looked at Lu Congyue again, she saw that his face was flushed and his forehead was burning hot.
Zhuang Qingxiang immediately became anxious.
The doctor on duty last night said that if the fever keeps recurring, he should be taken to the hospital.
Zhuang Qingxiang looked out the window. The rain had lessened, but it didn't look like it was going to stop.
"Mom, we need to take Dad to the hospital," Xiao Luyue said again.
Zhuang Qingxiang forced herself to remain calm, had the little maid dress her, and then quickly helped the two younger children get ready before going out to find Jin Guilan.
"Sister Jin, Lu Congyue has a fever again, and I need to take him to the hospital. Could you please help me make some breakfast for the children?"
Jin Guilan panicked upon hearing this: "What are we going to do? You can't just leave three children at home, can you? How about I take the morning off to watch the children for you?"
"No need, no need, Yueyue can watch over them. We can't let you be late for work," Zhuang Qingxiang quickly said. "I'll ask the old folks next door later to help keep an eye on them."
"Okay, I'll prepare the food first. You go find someone, and if you can't find a suitable person, I'll ask for leave." Jin Guilan made the final decision.
Zhuang Qingxiang ran next door to find Aunt Zhang and Uncle Zheng, asking if they could help look after the child for a while.
Upon hearing this, the elderly couple immediately guessed that it was because she wouldn't let the man into the house, causing him to fall ill from being caught in the rain outside.
Uncle Zheng looked indignant: "How could you be so heartless, woman? Even if you're arguing, you can't disregard human life. When your aunt is angry, she hits and scolds me, but she never leaves me out in the wind and rain."
Aunt Zhang also chimed in, "Xiao Zhuang, you can't do this. He's still the children's father. What will the children think if you treat him like this? Besides, I think your husband is a good man. He's been keeping watch outside your house every night these past few days, worried about the safety of all the women and children in the house. You can't hold a grudge against him anymore."
Zhuang Qingxiang listened to the old couple's advice and reproaches with a forced smile, and only returned home after confirming that they would come to help in a little while.
Jin Guilan breathed a sigh of relief when she heard that the elderly couple next door had agreed to help look after the children. She said, "Yueyue said she would feed the two younger brothers. I'll go with you to take Director Lu to the hospital. You can't handle him by yourself. I'll push the bicycle around in a bit, let him sit on the back seat, and you hold him steady as we go to the hospital together."
Zhuang Qingxiang helped Lu Congyue up, forcibly waking him, and made him drink half a glass of water. Then she asked him, "Lu Congyue, you can't stay lying down anymore. You need to go to the hospital. You have to get up."
After drinking some water, Lu Congyue became a little more sober and struggled to get up: "I'll go to the hospital myself..."
Before she could finish speaking, the blanket slipped off, revealing her naked body.
Lu Congyue was speechless.
Zhuang Qingxiang hurriedly brought him the clothes that were drying in the room, frowning as she said, "There are no clothes for you here, and these clothes aren't dry yet, so you'll have to make do with these."
Lu Congyue touched his damp clothes, looked at Zhuang Qingxiang with a wronged expression, and whispered, "Could you please go to my house and get me some clean clothes...?"
"You need to go to the hospital right now!" Zhuang Qingxiang refused.
Lu Congyue said pitifully, "But if I go out in these wet clothes, I'll get cold when the wind blows."
Zhuang Qingxiang sighed helplessly, put the clothes aside, and muttered, "So picky... I guess you're just bored."
Lu Congyue coughed a few times while holding his head.
"Okay, I'll get it for you. Drink more water."
Zhuang Qingxiang handed the teacup to Lu Congyue, went out to tell Jin Guilan, opened her umbrella, and left.
Before leaving, she looked at her bicycle and sighed.
She had just learned to ride a bike from Lu Congyue, so she couldn't ride while holding an umbrella; she had to run on two legs instead.
"Sister Zhuang?"
She had just run to her front door, panting, when the door opened and Shi Peiran and Sun Yongxian looked at her in surprise.
Immediately afterwards, Sun Yongxian rushed over and hugged Zhuang Qingxiang.
"Sister Zhuang, where have you been? Did Director Lu bully you? Tell me the truth, and I'll help you get revenge!"
Shi Peiran's lips twitched, and he quickly said, "Yongxian, it's raining. Come inside and talk."
Zhuang Qingxiang was also delighted to see Sun Yongxian, but she was too anxious to have a long-awaited chat with her.
"I've come to get clothes for Lu Congyue; he has a fever."
Zhuang Qingxiang spoke hurriedly, then, remembering that Shi Peiran was a doctor, she quickly explained the situation to him.
Shi Peiran immediately decided to go with her. If Lu Congyue's condition was serious, he could help take her to the hospital.
Sun Yongxian was so anxious that she stomped her feet, but she had to report to the government-run kindergarten today. She could only check if the kindergarten had any arrangements after reporting, and if not, she would go to the hospital to find them.
Zhuang Qingxiang grabbed a set of clothes and left. Shi Peiran's eyes flickered, and he advised, "Sister Zhuang, please take a couple more sets of clothes for Director Lu. If he keeps having recurring fevers, he will sweat a lot, and one set of clothes won't be enough to change into."