I could clearly feel the rapid pulse beating under her skin with my fingertips.

And then there was the unusually high temperature.

"Yan Ning?"

He tried calling out softly, "Open your mouth, take your medicine."

Yan Ning didn't react at all, only turning her head away uncomfortably.

Xie Huaiye looked at the pill in his palm, then at her flushed cheeks and tightly pursed lips.

He picked up a pill and carefully placed it between her soft lips.

"Listen to me, you'll feel better after taking the medicine."

His voice was deep and gentle, like he was coaxing a child.

Perhaps it was the cool touch of the pill, or perhaps it was the steady voice that awakened her.

"..."

Yan Ning's eyelashes trembled, and her tightly pursed lips finally parted slightly.

With a gentle push of his fingertip, Xie Huaiye successfully inserted the pill.

He immediately picked up his water bottle, carefully brought it to her lips, and fed her a small sip of water.

"Swallow it."

He guided her in a low voice, gently stroking the back of her neck with his palm to help her swallow.

Yan Ning swallowed hard, and his brows seemed to relax a little.

Xie Huaiye breathed a sigh of relief and then followed the same method to feed the second pill.

After doing all this, he did not get up immediately.

He knelt down on one knee beside her and touched the temperature of her forehead with the back of his hand.

It was still burning hot, but at least the medicine had been administered.

He looked at Yan Ning's peaceful sleeping face, her long eyelashes casting a faint shadow under her eyes.

Her flushed cheeks made her look like a delicate and sweet fruit.

He gently brushed away a stray strand of hair that was stuck to Yan Ning's forehead with his fingertips.

"alright."

He whispered to the unconscious girl:

"Take a nap, little red mushroom, you'll be fine when you wake up."