So, she could only call 120. Dizzy, she struggled to get up, swaying as she grabbed the bag hanging on the wall, took out Gu Yanzhi’s business card, and dialed his number.
She could no longer remember what she had said, only vaguely hearing him quickly say “I’ll be right there” before hanging up. Her head was heavy and muddled.
When Gu Yanzhi arrived, Chu Yue was burning with fever and could barely distinguish directions, but miraculously, she still managed to open the door. However, upon seeing him, she could no longer support herself and collapsed into his arms. Gu Yanzhi exclaimed, “Oh my, you’re so hot!” Touching her forehead, he frowned, “Xiao Yue, you have a fever!”
Chu Yue sneezed loudly, instantly looking utterly disheveled.
“I must take you to the hospital right away!” Gu Yanzhi said decisively, picking her up and heading out. He drove straight to the nearby hospital.
At the hospital, her temperature was measured at 39.5 degrees. “Oh my, how did you get such a high fever?” Gu Yanzhi’s tone was filled with concern.
While giving her a fever-reducing injection, he gently reproached her, “How can you not take care of yourself?”
Chu Yue smiled, her head heavy but her heart warm. In front of Gu Yanzhi, she didn’t feel uncomfortable, as if everything was so natural, like family.
After the injection, she still needed an IV.
The doctor said her body was too weak, with poor resistance, and she needed to recuperate well. With the IV drip being long, she naturally needed to use the bathroom. So, he held the glucose bottle in one hand and supported her with the other, heading to the restroom. His embrace had a warm temperature that made her yearn.
At this moment, she suddenly recalled the words of columnist Ye Qingcheng: “To still love someone even after seeing them sick is true love… What would he think? Would he still love his immaculate jade? Perhaps… it would be difficult…”
Yes, she was lucky. With just one phone call, he came, and even after seeing her most miserable and imperfect self, his eyes still showed no disgust or revulsion. He was a good person! Thinking this, she drifted off to sleep.
When she woke up, the fever had subsided, and Gu Yanzhhi had accompanied her all morning.
