A charming widow in her 70s married a factory manager and raised his children.

Chapter 324 Why is Director Lu so weak?

Shi Peiran was a doctor, and Zhuang Qingxiang trusted him. She immediately grabbed two more sets of clothes and hurriedly took Shi Peiran back.

Jin Guilan breathed a huge sigh of relief when she saw that she had brought a young man back.

She was initially worried that she wouldn't be able to push the cart steadily.

"I just went inside and checked on him. Director Lu is delirious again because of his fever. He didn't respond when I called him," Jin Guilan said anxiously.

Shi Peiran frowned deeply, puzzled, and said, "Director Lu has always been careful to exercise and is as strong as a calf. How come he's suddenly so sick?"

Zhuang Qingxiang avoided his gaze: "You...you should go in and check on him first."

Shi Peiran strode into the inner room, and after checking around, he asked with a puzzled look, "Sister Zhuang, what happened? Director Lu is like this not just because he got caught in the rain last night, but because his health has deteriorated. What has he been busy with lately? Why is he working so hard?"

No sooner had he finished speaking than Grandpa Zheng's voice suddenly rang out from the doorway.

"Hmph, it's all because Xiao Zhuang is being unreasonable, making Xiao Lu stand guard outside every night! Xiao Lu works during the day and stands guard in the open at night, for several days in a row. Who can stand that?"

Shi Peiran looked at Zhuang Qingxiang in surprise: "Sister Zhuang, how could you treat Director Lu like this? He..."

"Alright!" Zhuang Qingxiang interrupted him awkwardly, "This isn't the time to talk about this. What should we do about his condition? Can you cure him? Should we take him to the hospital?"

"Given this condition, of course he needs to be taken to the hospital!" Shi Peiran said firmly, "He needs an IV drip."

"Then let's hurry up and leave, don't waste time," Zhuang Qingxiang urged.

The only challenge was getting Lu Congyue onto the back of the bicycle and pushing him to the hospital.

Even if someone helps her, she'll probably fall after taking only a couple of steps.

Aunt Zhang slapped her thigh: "You old fool, stop watching the show! Hurry up and go borrow a tricycle from the Huang family!"

In their alley, only the Huang family had a tricycle, which was perfect for transporting patients like Lu Congyue.

Grandpa Zheng frowned, his hands behind his back: "Old Huang is unlikely to lend it to me..."

The grudge over the house-grabbing incident is irreconcilable for the Huang family.

"If you ask him, how could he refuse? Hurry up and go!" Aunt Zhang urged.

Zhuang Qingxiang had a sudden thought and took out a dollar to give to Grandpa Zheng.

"Sir, please tell me I'm willing to pay to rent a tricycle."

"One dollar? That's definitely no problem!"

Grandpa Zheng took the money and left.

That's a dollar! Anyone with a brain would know to lend out the tricycle if Old Huang wasn't stupid.

Grandpa Zheng's intervention worked; soon he called for someone to come and push the tricycle.

Shi Peiran quickly went over and pushed the tricycle to the gate of the courtyard, and then together with Zhuang Qingxiang and the others, helped Lu Congyue onto the vehicle.

Seeing that things weren't going well, Aunt Zhang ran home and got a tarpaulin for them, covering Lu Congyue with it to prevent him from getting wet on the way.

After a lot of trouble, we finally arrived at the hospital.

Shi Peiran called for someone to carry Lu Congyue into the emergency room. Zhuang Qingxiang found a place to lock the tricycle and even paid someone two cents to watch it before rushing to the emergency room.

The test results confirmed that he needed to be hospitalized for intravenous fluids, so Zhuang Qingxiang quickly completed the hospitalization procedures for him.

After completing the formalities, I rushed back to the ward; the injection had already been administered.

Shi Peiran was waiting for her: "Sister Zhuang, I also have to go to the dean's office to report. You'll have to take care of things here by yourself. I'll come and relieve you when I'm done."

"Okay." Zhuang Qingxiang quickly replied, "Thank you so much for today. If it weren't for you, I wouldn't know what to do in this chaotic situation."

Shi Peiran pursed his lips and said earnestly, "Sister Zhuang, please be kinder to Director Lu. He's had a tough time too..."

Zhuang Qingxiang smiled and saw him out.

Back at the bedside, I saw that Lu Congyue's face wasn't as red anymore, probably because the fever-reducing injection was starting to take effect.

She sat on the edge of the bed, thinking that she still had to go back. Since she was hospitalized, she should prepare some things...

After the IV drip was finished, Zhuang Qingxiang called the nurse to change the dressing, and a new one was put on.

Zhuang Qingxiang asked and said she needed to take three bottles.

We can only go back after we finish playing.

As soon as the nurse left, Lu Congyue slowly opened his eyes on the hospital bed.

The white light before him made him momentarily disoriented before he realized he was in a hospital. Seeing Zhuang Qingxiang frowning beside his bed, he called out in a hoarse voice, "Qingxiang..."

Zhuang Qingxiang snapped out of her daze: "You're awake? How are you feeling?"

"It's not good." Lu Congyue smiled wryly. "I never thought I'd get sick..."

"Everyone gets sick," Zhuang Qingxiang said irritably. "So you have to take care of yourself. But what about you? Are you stupid? Don't you know to take shelter when it rains?"

"I've never been in the rain before and it's never bothered me..." Lu Congyue argued, his voice trailing off under Zhuang Qingxiang's glare.

He wasn't lying. When he was young, he went into the mountains to hunt. He would stay in the mountains for three days to guard his prey, and he would still be alive and kicking even after being rained on for three days. He could even carry a small wild boar home.

Zhuang Qingxiang glared at him: "You said that was in the past, you're over thirty now!"

Don't you even know the saying, "A hero doesn't dwell on past glories"?

Lu Congyue's face darkened slightly: "You think I'm too old?"

"Don't try to be unreasonable. Is that what I meant?" Zhuang Qingxiang almost laughed out of anger. "I advise you to focus on getting your injections and resting, and to talk less, or I'm really going home."

Lu Congyue immediately shut his mouth, indicating that he would not speak, and begged her with his eyes not to leave him.

"Alright, you can sleep for a while while you're getting the injection. I need to go back and get some things after the injection. The doctor said you need to stay in the hospital for at least three days." Zhuang Qingxiang's voice softened a bit as he looked at her like that.

Lu Congyue obediently closed his eyes, but immediately opened them again, saying urgently, "You're injured too, hurry up and go see a doctor."

Zhuang Qingxiang was taken aback.

Seeing that she didn't move, Lu Congyue continued, "You must be injured. I saw it last night, your arm, and your knee..."

"Shut up!" Zhuang Qingxiang snapped at him angrily.

It turns out he was conscious last night.

He saw it all last night!

He saw her completely as she took off her clothes to change!

This time, Lu Congyue didn't listen and shut up. He said worriedly, "Qingxiang, now is not the time to be angry. You fell and got caught in the rain. You need to see a doctor. Go quickly."

"My affairs are none of your business. I know what I'm doing," Zhuang Qingxiang said sternly. "You go to sleep!"

"I won't sleep. I can watch the IV drip myself. You go get your treatment first," Lu Congyue insisted. "Qingxiang, even if you're still angry with me, don't take it out on your health. Go get yourself checked out, okay?"

His attitude was gentle yet firm, and everything he did was for her own good, making it impossible for Zhuang Qingxiang to get angry.

After a moment, she hummed in agreement.

She was just worried about leaving Lu Congyue alone. What if he was too tired and fell asleep, and she couldn't get back in time?

After thinking for a moment, she went to find the nurses and asked them to keep an eye on things while she quickly went to find the doctor and explained the situation.

Fortunately, the injuries on my body were just scrapes from the fall. Only my right knee was a bit more serious because I don't know what I hit, but I just need to go home and rest.

After applying the medicine, Zhuang Qingxiang rushed back to the ward.