“I have a friend who studies medicine. I often listen to him explain basic scientific knowledge, so I can handle some basic diseases and don’t need to worry too much.”

Song Nuan was somewhat taken aback.

She didn't seem to say anything, did she?

Ouyang Zhoujing stood in front of her without turning his head, so he couldn't see her expression and knew what she was thinking.

This man is too strange.

He examined Xu Yiran's condition methodically, his brow furrowing slightly.

Song Nuan stared at him suspiciously, her eyes full of distrust.

Fever is not a very serious illness, but the problem is that if an adult has a fever to the point of confusion, it is most likely a high fever, and the fever should be brought down as soon as possible.

"Let's buy some fever reducers first," she said.

Ouyang Zhoujing asked Qiu Rong, "You said she vomited yesterday, was it serious?"

"I'm not sure about that. The person who picked her up was a male employee on the team. I'll call him and ask him now."

"Need not."

Ouyang Zhoujing said to Song Nuan, "Her neck is red and swollen from mosquito bites. She vomited yesterday and has a fever today. It might be a viral infection. It would be better to go to the hospital for a full check-up."

"This girl's health isn't good; she needs to be properly nourished," Qiu Rong said, half-jokingly, though she didn't dare show her concern.

"Let's arrange for someone to send her back to Liangcheng, what do you think?"

The second half of the sentence was naturally asking for Song Nuan's opinion, but after hearing the first half, Qiu Rong had already taken out her phone, ready to call someone to send Xu Yiran away.

"are you sure?"

Song Nuan felt that Ouyang Zhoujing was exaggerating and did not agree. "It's impossible that Yunxian County doesn't have a single doctor. Let's ask a doctor to come and take a look first."

He wasn't a professional doctor, and Song Nuan was skeptical of his conclusions.

If what he said is true, then sending Xu Yiran back to Liangcheng might not be a good choice, as the journey back from Yunxian is not easy at all.

Qiu Rong said, "President Song, the doctors here are not as skilled as those in Liangcheng."

"As you can see, Yiran is not even conscious right now. It will take several hours just to get from the mountain to the town, and we need to find a suitable flight. How do you plan to take care of an unconscious person during this nearly day-long journey?"

"this……"

Qiu Rong looked at Ouyang Zhoujing with a troubled expression.

He was in a hurry to get rid of Xu Yiran, this troublesome person, and didn't think much about it. He was suddenly questioned by Song Nuan, which made him feel a little embarrassed.

"I'll arrange for a helicopter to pick me up."

"Great, great!" Qiu Rong said with a smile. "It only takes two or three hours to get back to Liangcheng by helicopter."

Song Nuan didn't know what else to say.

Xu Yiran woke up once during the journey. When she heard that she was to be sent away, she refused to go. As a result, she vomited and had diarrhea shortly afterward, and was so weak that she could barely speak.

She stopped saying she wouldn't go back.

Even though I don't want to be looked down upon, what's more important than my life?

Rumble—

The helicopter circled in the sky a few times before leaving.

Ouyang Zhoujing said, "I've asked Xiao Jiang to arrange a doctor to accompany you, so your friend will be fine on the journey."

"Thanks."

"Do we really need to be so polite with each other?" he asked with a smile.

Song Nuan opened her mouth, unsure of what to say. She had no idea when they had become acquainted.

Fortunately, Qiu Rong appeared in time to ease her embarrassment.

"President Song, you'll be going on the survey today. Now that your staff has left, we don't have many people with us, so we'll have to rely on you alone."

Song Nuan nodded, "It's alright."

Ouyang Zhoujing said, "I'll go with you."

Upon hearing the sound, Qiu Rong turned around in shock, his face full of astonishment. He looked at Ouyang Zhoujing, then at Song Nuan, his eyes wide with disbelief, and began to think frantically.

"You?" Song Nuan was already used to his occasional outrageous remarks, so she remained relatively calm. "Does the group president need to personally participate in the subsidiary's small activities? President Ouyang is paying too much attention to Maple Leaf."

"The survey team has already reduced its personnel to a minimum of two people. It cannot be any smaller. There must be at least two people."

Song Nuan looked at Qiu Rong.

Qiu Rong's face turned pale. The head office's regulations were indeed like that, but wasn't this a special case?

He didn't know whether he should go along with Ouyang Zhoujing's words. That was the boss plus version. Even if Ouyang Zhoujing offered to help, Qiu Rong wouldn't dare to actually ask him for help.

Since Ouyang Zhoujing had already said so, Qiu Rong could no longer maintain a evasive attitude and could only bite the bullet and say, "I'll just hire a helper temporarily in the village."

Song Nuan thought it was feasible and nodded in agreement.

She really didn't want to be with Ouyang Zhoujing.

Do you think you can find a temporary worker here with basic professional knowledge and an understanding of the team's activities?

Of course not.

Qiu Rong chuckled dryly, thinking to herself that he knew it was difficult, so why didn't he just turn a blind eye?

Ouyang Zhoujing made the final decision, "That's it."

He looked at Song Nuan and said, "Pack your things and get ready to leave."

"..."

She pursed her lips, her face expressionless, and it was easy to tell that she was unhappy. Qiu Rong had no interest in figuring out a business partner's emotions, so she took advantage of Ouyang Zhoujing's inattention and pulled her aside.

He lowered his voice, "President Song, I'm afraid you'll have to work hard later. I'll treat you to dinner when we get back to Liangcheng."

Song Nuan really wanted to roll her eyes at him.

Qiu Rong doesn't dare to make her own boss suffer, but she does?

"President Song, I'm begging you." Seeing that Song Nuan didn't speak, Qiu Rong patted her shoulder. The weight of her tone and the sincerity of her expression moved Song Nuan.

She nodded, her face ashen.

We'll need to collaborate in the future, so I'll do her a favor if I can; she'll treat it as exercise.

Qiu Rong was moved to tears and clasped her hands together in front of her chest.

Maple Leaf's charity project involves building a hostel in Yunxian County—though called a hostel, it's actually an orphanage built in cooperation with the local government to house and care for local orphans and left-behind children.

Song Nuan's job is to survey the terrain and provide professional data.

The job itself doesn't sound difficult, but the challenge lies in the fact that she has to do the work of two people, even though she's not a professional in that field.

She estimated the time and realized she wouldn't be able to finish before dark.

Ouyang Zhoujing had obviously noticed it as well.

"Let's go up the mountain and take a look while it's still early."

“Okay.” Song Nuan did not refuse. She slung her bag over her shoulder and followed him. On the way, she suddenly remembered something, took out the ring that Li Jingchen had given her from her bag, and put it back on her hand.

Wearing a diamond ring while working seems pretentious.

But she couldn't care less about that; she had to make Ouyang Zhoujing believe that there was something between her and Li Jingchen.

They remained silent the entire way.

He walked very fast, and Song Nuan couldn't keep up. She was putting in a lot of effort to keep up, but as time went on, her strength gradually wore off, and she found it increasingly difficult.

If she directly asks him to slow down, she doesn't know what he'll do that seems like he's accommodating her but actually puts pressure on her.

Song Nuan gritted her teeth, silently pondering how to subtly make him slow down.

Pushing aside the branches blocking her way, she asked casually, "I forgot to ask you, how did you end up here?"