If Xu Laidi's condition hadn't been so dire, Wang Chunni wouldn't have come to find Chen Shuning at this time; she really had no other choice.

I'm afraid my friend might end up like that female educated youth Liu Shumei described, with a fever that lasts too long. Even though she was saved when she was taken to the hospital, she might still suffer from significant aftereffects.

So Wang Chunni, who was really anxious, didn't even bother to put away her umbrella and rushed in to ask, "Shuning, do you have any fever reducers? Lai Di has a high fever, and I've given her brown sugar ginger water several times, but it's not working."

He's burning up and starting to talk nonsense. I don't know what to do, that's why I came to you.

Seeing Wang Chunni's eyes brimming with tears of anxiety, Chen Shuning knew that Xu Laidi's situation was probably not good, otherwise Wang Chunni wouldn't be like this.

Although she felt perfectly fine at the moment, she didn't know whether it was the ibuprofen that worked, the spiritual spring water, or the hot bath that made her unsure.

However, none of these three things seemed suitable for Xu Laidi. She dared not easily show the spiritual spring water to others, and ibuprofen was a brand that did not exist in this era. Moreover, she clearly remembered that the pills were printed with the three small characters "ibuprofen".

Furthermore, even if she had other medicines in her space, and those medicines didn't have any markings, she couldn't just take them out easily. After all, quite a few people got caught in the rain today. If she gave them to Xu Laidi, would she give them to others who wanted them?

If you don't give them, you'll offend people. But if you do give them, can you give them to everyone? Who should you give them to and who shouldn't? You can't just say that you only gave one pill to Xu Laidi. No one prescribes only one or two pills when they need medicine, right?

Therefore, not showing it in the first place is the best choice.

It's not that Chen Shuning is cold-blooded; it's just that the environment of this era is like this. Medicines are a scarce resource in this era. Having them is already enough to arouse jealousy. But not only do you have them, you also give them away for free. What awaits you is only more people taking advantage of you. As a result, people will come to you from time to time to freeload.

Taking a bath might be feasible, since they don't lack firewood and water these days.

Looking at Wang Chunni's red, tear-filled eyes and reflecting on their time together, Chen Shuning, though afraid of "revealing her wealth," ultimately couldn't bear to reply.

"Although I don't have any fever reducers here, I do have some liquor. I've heard that wiping the body with liquor can lower the temperature, and taking a hot bath can also help. I'll go get the liquor. You hurry back and boil some more water. Let's be prepared for both possibilities. If wiping the body with liquor doesn't work, let Lai Di try taking a hot bath."

As she spoke, Chen Shuning turned and went into the inner room without waiting for Wang Chunni's reaction. The reason she wanted to send Wang Chunni away was that she didn't have the wine in her room and needed to go to the supermarket to get it. If Wang Chunni were here, she wouldn't be able to enter her space.

Wang Chunni was at a loss for what to do, so she naturally did whatever Chen Shuning said.

Upon hearing Chen Shuning tell her to go back and boil water, she turned around and ran back without thinking.

After seeing Wang Chunni off, Chen Shuning cautiously locked the door before entering the inner room and then the space.

There was no other way; the outer room, which served as the kitchen, didn't have curtains. Even though it was late at night and the wind and rain were blowing outside, who could guarantee that no one would happen to pass by?

If people were to see her disappear into thin air, she might not be far from being sent to a research lab for dissection.

Therefore, Chen Shuning has always been very cautious in the use of space.

The supermarket had a wide variety of alcoholic beverages. Chen Shuning found a retro black porcelain wine jar, glanced at the instructions tied with a red string, which said it was made from 56-degree pure grain.

I've decided to use it since I'm satisfied. I carefully checked it and noticed that the bottle opening is made with a very high-quality cork stopper, and there's no printed ingredient list or anything like that on the bottle.

So she took the wine and left the space with peace of mind. She took out the cotton-padded jacket that Chen Ma had made for her from the wardrobe and put it on. It was windy and rainy outside, and she didn't want to get sick.

Although she has medicine and spiritual spring water, she would still suffer if she really got sick.

Having learned from Wang Chunni's experience, Chen Shuning didn't bother with an umbrella. Instead, she put on the raincoat hanging by the door and headed out.

However, after his hands were already covered in medicine, Chen Shuning thought for a while and then took out an ibuprofen tablet, found a rolling pin, crushed the medicine into powder and put it away. He planned to check on Xu Laidi's condition and if it was really bad, he would mix the powder with water and feed it to her.

At worst, we can just add more water to dilute the bitterness of the medicine. If Xu Laidi can still taste it, we can just pretend that she's sick and her mouth is bitter.

Having devised a plan, Chen Shuning grabbed a bottle of liquor and a small packet of medicine and ran to the small storage room in the front yard.

In the small storage room in the front yard, Xu Laidi, covered with two thick quilts, was still shivering from the cold.

I reached out and touched Xu Laidi's forehead. It was indeed frighteningly hot, and she was already unconscious from the fever.

Seeing this, Chen Shuning couldn't care less about anything else; after all, human life was the most important thing.

So he hurriedly asked Wang Chunni, who was standing to the side at a loss, "Is the hot water ready?"

"It's done, oh no, it's not done yet. Oh dear, there's been hot water in the pot the whole time, but since you just said you wanted to take a bath, I was worried there wouldn't be enough water, so I added some more. It's probably not very hot now."

Looking at Xu Laidi, whose condition was even worse than hers when she left, Wang Chunni couldn't stop crying, and her words became somewhat incoherent.

"Warm water is fine. Go and fetch a basin of it, and also get two more towels. Make sure the fire in the stove is burning brighter; it's too cold in your room."

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