The attending physician spoke with Qin Wei, mainly to advise her that the next 24 hours were still an observation period. Although there were no major issues at present, that did not mean there were no problems at all.
"Pay attention to her temperature tonight. Getting a fever is inevitable since external injuries can cause fever. Up to 38 degrees Celsius, physical cooling is sufficient. If it reaches 38 degrees or higher, press the nurse call button and the nurse will administer medication..."
She tried hard to remember every sentence the doctor said, afraid of missing anything that could cost Old Mr. Qiao's life.
After coming out, she also called Li Liang to update him on the situation. Since it was still raining outside, while the roads in the city were unaffected, several sections of roads on the grasslands where they were had been flooded, so they would have to wait until tomorrow.
Li Liang felt bad for his sister. She seldom had to run around like this usually. Now a hospital visit had made hot search trends. His sister had become the most dazzling kid in the hospital...
Li Liang sighed. "Sis, it must've been tiring for you... I'll rush over first thing tomorrow morning. By then, Little Wang and the others should be able to come over too. Can you stay up tonight?"
"It's fine, I'm letting you know so you can rest well."
After hanging up, Qin Wei had confidence she could stay up the night!
...
The fan nurse also racked her brains for Qin Wei's sake, switching shifts with her colleague specially to work the night shift, so Teacher Lu would not be too tired.
At first, her colleague did not understand. Which nurse on duty would willingly take the night shift? But she shook her head.
"You're not a mother, you wouldn't understand."
"Oh? But you've just graduated!"
The fan nurse opened the chat group and told everyone not to worry. Teacher Lu was in the hospital she worked at. She simply explained the online situation without revealing specifics.
The mom fans did not pry further, only typing "Thanks for your hard work" in unison.
What reason would a mother need to not work hard for Teacher Lu's sake? As long as her child had a promising future, things would be fine!
...
After feeding Old Mr. Qiao some porridge and seeing her fall back into a dazed sleep after taking her medication, Qin Wei silently sat in the corner and ate some noodles. She had barely taken a few mouthfuls when Old Mr. Qiao woke up again, dissatisfied that the noodles smelled too strong.
She did not allow any food smells where she slept.
She just kept staring at Qin Wei without saying a word.
"What should I do? Should I stand in the corridor to eat my noodles? Am I not miserable enough?"
Speaking of which made her feel...
Heartache...
Old Mr. Qiao rubbed her brow and compromised.
"Oh forget it, eat up and be quieter. Can you even make noise while eating noodles?"
"Can't you make noise while eating noodles at your place? Don't pretend, I've heard it before."
Facing this critic, Qin Wei simply turned around to eat.
Slurp slurp slurp–
Old Mr. Qiao: "......"
The sky had already darkened. Listening quietly, there was still the sound of rain outside. Old Mr. Qiao's cheeks were slightly flushed, likely having a fever.
The fan nurse had helped buy some daily necessities. Qin Wei took out a towel to dampen and wring dry before placing it on Old Mr. Qiao's head, using another to wipe her arms to cool her down.
Seeing her in this state, there would be no sleep for herself tonight.
...
A thousand miles away in the capital, the weather was clear. Looking up, you could still see the full sky of stars. Mu Chen was squatting in a corner outside Qin Wei's villa, reading a comic book under the dim light of the street lamp.
It was a slightly worn copy of "Crayon Shinchan".
Happiness was always fleeting. Unknowingly, he had reached the last page. There was still no movement inside the villa.
He had been squatting here for some days. There were people coming to stake out this place, but clearly not paparazzi.
Coming here while Qin Wei was not around, they must have ulterior motives.
To steal things?
Rather than startle the snake in the grass, why not catch everything in one net? Half an hour ago, someone dressed in black with a hat and mask had avoided the surveillance and gone inside, but had not come out until now.
Mu Chen looked up at the night sky. It was 4am now.
He yawned to rouse himself and lit another cigarette. He had barely taken a puff when he heard sounds of the window opening at the back yard. Mu Chen shifted to hide behind a pillar and saw the man in black climbing out the window.
He put out the cigarette and wore his mask to chase after him.
"Hey."
Mu Chen held his shoulder in an attempt to grab his mask. He did not expect the other party to be more than just a petty thief. Not only did he shake off Mu Chen's hand, he even punched back.
But Mu Chen dodged instinctively and kicked out vertically to trip him to the ground.
He tried to hold the man down but he pulled off a carp jump back onto his feet. For a moment, the two grappled again.
Mu Chen found it very amusing. The other party had professional training, matching his endurance and using systematic moves not inferior to his own.
But Mu Chen clearly had more experience, gaining the upper hand several times.
"Who are you! Stand still!"
Before determining a winner, the patrolling security had already walked over. The man pushed Mu Chen and ran while Mu Chen also dodged capture having to give explanations, somersaulting over the wall.
...
Day had broken.
Old Mr. Qiao's fever had also subsided.
Indeed, Qin Wei did not get a wink of sleep all night.
The first half of the night was spent physically cooling her down, the second half of the night at 38.5 degrees C, calling the nurse for medication again, the fever finally went down after medication and the intravenous drip also had to be changed. After settling everything and she seemed fine, Qin Wei thought of catching a quick nap but then Old Mr. Qiao started coughing again, scaring Qin Wei into calling the nurse back. But it turned out her throat was merely dry...
Just as Qin Wei wanted to rest, her fever crept up again.
"My goose looks haggard like a concubine banished to the Cold Palace, completely in despair..."
This was what the fan nurse had first said when she came to take Old Mr. Qiao's temperature early in the morning.
"Mothering isn't easy..."
Qin Wei also felt this way and picked up her phone to check the time, only to discover her phone had died already.
Like what Old Mr. Qiao and the others complained about, Qin Wei's phone was a brick! She never usually paid attention!
"Could you let me borrow a charger?"
With no choice, Qin Wei could only ask the fan nurse.
The sister willingly lent it to her.
As she plugged it into the charger, Old Mr. Qiao's company people arrived.
He Hong personally came after learning about the situation, taking the earliest flight last night and rushing over here without a wink of sleep. Coming out of the airport and taking a car.
"Sorry it's not visiting hours yet..."
The nurse went to inform her but was directly ignored by He Hong.
He Hong pushed the door open and first glanced at Qin Wei before her gaze landed on Old Mr. Qiao.
At this moment, she was sleeping soundly as the conversation did not wake her up. Probably having slept poorly last night too, she was sleeping deeply now.
"It's fine, I'll handle this..."
Qin Wei asked the nurse to go out first while saying to He Hong,
"Madame He, this was an accident with Old Mr. Qiao..."
"A riding accident, I know."
On the way, He Hong had gotten the details. She knew no less than Qin Wei did.
"It was tiring for you to take care of her all night. I'll remember this favor."
Li Yao also knew about the situation, imploring He Hong to bring Qin Wei back together.
Her mother still worried about her...
Qin Wei nodded. Pulling over a chair.
"You must be tired from the journey, have a seat first..."
He Hong waved her hand.
"No need, where's her attending physician? I want to ask about her condition and when she can resume work."
