Fu Ya quickly waved her hand: "Don't mention it, Xi Xi is still young, what does she know? Besides, Jiao Jiao only has superficial injuries, it's not serious, she'll be fine in two days."

Xu Jingjing said, "It all started because of Xixi. I bought two cans of milk powder to help Jiaojiao get better."

Seeing that Fu Ya was about to refuse, she continued, "If you don't accept it, you're still blaming Xi Xi."

Fu Ya opened her mouth, wanting to say something polite, but then swallowed it back. Xu Jingjing smiled, looked at Rong Jiaojiao, and chatted with Fu Ya for a while before leaving.

After Xu Jingjing left, Fu Ya felt a little sleepy and decided to stay with her daughter for a while. So she sent her son out to play and fell asleep next to her daughter.

Fu Ya slept for an unknown amount of time. When Rong Lianhu returned, his two sons were busy in the yard. Not seeing his wife and daughter, they asked, "Where's your mother?"

Rong Zhigao was cleaning up the small fish he and his friends had brought back that day when he looked up and replied, "Sleeping."

Rong Lianhu asked in confusion, "Why are you sleeping at this hour?"

She hurried into the house and saw her daughter playing by herself on the kang (a heated brick bed), clutching her little feet and making "ooh ooh ooh" sounds, with Fu Ya sleeping beside her.

Rong Lianhu found it strange, as Fu Ya usually wouldn't sleep at this time, so he gently nudged her: "Wife, wake up, why are you asleep?"

Fu Ya groggily opened her eyes, saw Rong Lianhu, and then looked at Rong Jiaojiao playing beside her. She then realized, "Lianhu, I think I overslept..."

Rong Lianhu nodded, but seeing that her face was flushed, he reached out and touched her forehead, exclaiming, "Why are you so hot? Do you have a fever?"

Fu Ya paused for a moment, then realized she felt weak all over and her head was spinning. She forced a smile: "I'm probably just too tired. I'll be fine after a rest."

Rong Lianhu frowned: "No, I'll take you to the hospital to get checked out. Something's wrong with you."

Fu Ya tried to struggle to get up, but Rong Lianhu had already picked her up and said, "Don't move, I'll hold you."

He picked up Fu Ya and walked outside, placing her on the back seat of the bicycle. He said to his two sons, "Your mother is sick. You two stay home and look after your sister. If she's hungry, make her some formula. Remember, don't use boiling water. Always test the temperature before giving it to her so she doesn't get burned."

When the two sons heard that their mother was sick, they immediately became anxious.

Rong Zhigao quickly said, "Dad, we will take good care of our little sister, don't worry."

Rong Zhiyuan nodded in agreement: "We're all grown up now, we'll take care of our little sister."

Rong Lianhu looked at his two sensible sons with a sense of relief. He said softly, "Good, you are both good children. I will be back soon, don't worry."

After saying that, he pushed his bicycle and hurriedly took Fu Ya to the hospital, not even having time to greet the people he encountered.

Along the way, Fu Ya leaned against his back, her body limp and weak, without even the strength to speak.

Rong Lianhu was very anxious and pedaled the pedals very fast, arriving at the hospital in about ten minutes.

Upon arriving at the hospital, Rong Lianhu immediately found the doctor and explained the situation.

After examination, the doctor confirmed that Fu Ya's fever was caused by excessive fatigue and mental stress.

"Don't worry, it's just a common fever. You'll get a fever-reducing injection, some medicine to take home, and a few days of rest will do the trick," the doctor reassured you.

Rong Lianhu breathed a sigh of relief. After giving Fu Ya the injection and medicine, he took her home.

When they got home and didn't see the children, they helped Fu Ya to the kang (a heated brick bed) and asked her with concern, "What made you so nervous? You can't be like this again."

Fu Ya leaned against the hospital bed and quietly told her about her daughter's injury.

Upon hearing that his daughter was injured, Rong Lianhu immediately stood up anxiously and asked, "Daughter, you're injured? How did you get hurt? How serious is it?"

Rong Lianhu's expression instantly turned serious, his eyes filled with heartache and worry.

Fu Ya said softly, "This noon, Zhang Yue and I took Jiaojiao to the hospital. She only fell and injured her forehead, bleeding quite a bit, but after the examination, the doctor said it was just a superficial injury and nothing serious. But after we got back, I noticed that the jade bead around her neck was missing..."

Rong Lianhu frowned upon hearing this: "Jade Bead? The one that was born with Jiaojiao?"

Fu Ya nodded, her eyes filled with worry: "Yes, I'm worried that its sudden disappearance will affect Jiaojiao..."

Rong Lianhu shared the same concerns, but still comforted her, saying, "Don't worry too much. Let's think about the jade bead again and look for it. Maybe it's just temporarily missing."

Fu Ya sighed, leaned back on the pillow, and said softly, "I hope so too, but I still feel uneasy. I searched all afternoon but still couldn't find it. The more I think about it, the more worried I get. That's probably why I have a fever."

Rong Lianhu held her hand and said softly, "Wife, you should rest well first. Your health is the most important thing. When you're better, we'll search carefully together again. Maybe we can find it."

Remembering what Aunt Ma had said, Fu Ya lowered her voice and told Rong Lianhu, then said, "Do you think Yuzhu disappeared because it got stained with Jiaojiao's blood?"

Rong Lianhu thought this was too miraculous, but it was already a magical thing that Yuzhu was born with his daughter. Now that he was stained with his daughter's blood, it was not impossible for him to disappear.

He comforted Fu Ya, saying, "Maybe he didn't disappear after getting his daughter's blood on him, but just went into hiding."

"Let's not rush things. Let's observe for a while and see what changes occur in our daughter. If it doesn't work, we can seek help from a reclusive master."

Fu Ya knew there was no use in being anxious, so she nodded. Rong Lianhu instructed her, "If anyone asks, just say that the bead has been found. Don't attract attention or cause misunderstandings."

Fu Ya nodded, feeling her eyelids grow heavy, and soon fell asleep again.

Rong Lianhu then went to find the children. When he arrived at the square, he saw a group of children surrounding his daughter and praising her. His two sons stood proudly with their heads held high, looking very proud of themselves.

A group of children greeted Rong Lianhu politely as "Uncle" and "Grandpa," and then made way for him.

Rong Lianhu walked into the crowd and saw Rong Jiaojiao lying in a wooden cart, holding a rattle drum and shaking it while giggling.

She had a large cotton headband covering the gauze, and because I was worried about Fu Ya, I hadn't looked closely and hadn't noticed.

Rong Lianhu squatted down, gently picked up Rong Jiaojiao, kissed her cheek, and whispered, "My little darling, you've suffered so much. Does your wound still hurt?"

Rong Jiaojiao looked at her father and gave him a sweet smile, responding with babbling in response. Her little hands were still holding her father's face, as if expressing her happiness.

Rong Lianhu looked at his daughter with gentle eyes and said to his two sons, "Zhigao, Zhiyuan, let's go, take your sister home."

Rong Zhigao and Rong Zhiyuan nodded immediately, pushed the stroller, and said goodbye to their friends.