Seeing that Zhou Qiqi's complexion had improved considerably after eating the candy, and that she could talk and laugh again, everyone's worries were finally relieved, and the tense atmosphere in the room eased a bit.
But Zhou Shuhua was still preoccupied with it, her brows furrowed slightly, and she couldn't help but speak again:
"Two pieces of candy aren't enough! It's already past three in the afternoon! You've been busy since morning and haven't even had a bite of lunch. Even an iron body can't take this! How about... I go to the kitchen and make you a bowl of noodles? You can have a couple of bites to tide you over?"
Upon hearing "it's past three o'clock," Zhou Qiqi's heart skipped a beat, and she looked up in surprise:
"It's past three o'clock? I've been unconscious for that long?"
She clearly remembered glancing at her watch when she returned to the residential area; it was only a little past twelve.
Before we knew it, almost three hours had passed!
She thought she had only been unconscious for less than five minutes.
She hurriedly grabbed Shen Huaichuan's arm and asked, "So much time has passed, where is Zhouzhou? Has Zhouzhou woken up yet?"
Shen Huaichuan gently patted the back of her hand and said softly:
"Not yet, she's sleeping soundly in the next room. Her parents just came back and are watching over her right now, not leaving her side for a moment."
Hearing that Zhouzhou was still asleep, Zhou Qiqi's heart, which had just been at ease, was on edge again, and she had no mind to think about eating.
But when she looked up, she saw that Zhou Shuhua, Deng Cuixiang, Zhu Yingying, and Lei Yuhua, along with so many others, were still in the room. They had probably all stayed up since noon without eating a single grain of rice because of her. Feeling guilty, she forced herself to get out of bed and said:
"Has everyone not eaten yet? I'll go make some noodles, everyone just grab a bite..."
Zhou Shuhua quickly stopped her:
"No, no, no, you just woke up and your face is still pale. You can't overexert yourself. I'll go, I'll go."
She started to walk towards the kitchen as she spoke.
Zhou Qiqi paused slightly. Her relationship with Zhou Shuhua was complicated, and the other party was getting old. She couldn't handle it.
Deng Cuixiang, being perceptive, immediately noticed Zhou Qiqi's hesitation and quickly took over the conversation:
"I'll go, I'll go! I just bought some alkaline noodles at home, which are perfect for making hot dry noodles. They're quick and filling. There are a lot of us, so we can cook a big pot and everyone can try some."
She spoke while instructing her son.
"Xiangyang, hurry up and run home to get the noodles and sesame paste!"
Before Zhou Shuhua could say anything more, Jiang Xiangyang exclaimed and rushed out like a gust of wind.
Zhou Shuhua opened her mouth as if she wanted to say something, but seeing that Deng Cuixiang had already made all the arrangements, she ultimately remained silent.
She just silently bit her lip, stepped aside, and a faint look of disappointment flashed in her eyes.
Once the noodles and ingredients were brought over, Zhou Qiqi didn't rest. She, Zhu Yingying, and Deng Cuixiang busied themselves in the kitchen.
Boil water, cook noodles, cool them, prepare sauce...
Before long, a large pot of fragrant hot dry noodles was ready.
Everyone sat around the table in the main room, slurping down their noodles and temporarily putting their worries aside.
Shen Huaichuan had gone to invite the elderly couple from the Shen family several times.
The elderly couple returned from the hospital at noon, worried about Zhouzhou. They rushed back without even getting all the test results, and naturally didn't eat lunch.
But they were very stubborn, insisting on staying by Zhouzhou's bedside, staring at him without blinking, afraid that the child would wake up and be alone.
No matter what I said, they refused to move over for a meal.
In the end, Zhou Qiqi went over herself and persuaded them to take turns coming over to eat a few bites of noodles, promising that she would come over immediately to watch over them. The old couple reluctantly agreed, ate a little something, and hurriedly went back.
After finishing her meal, Zhou Qiqi repeatedly thanked and saw off Zhou Shuhua, Deng Cuixiang, Lei Yuhua, and other neighbors who had helped watch over the place, leaving only her own family and Dr. Wu and Dr. Chen, who were in charge of observation, to take turns looking after Zhouzhou.
Time passed second by second, the old wall clock ticked away, and the hour hand slowly climbed past the number "8".
It was already completely dark outside the window, and a dim yellow light shone inside the room.
But Zhouzhou in the inner room still showed no sign of waking up.
Sleeping for only one or two hours means the child has been frightened and is physically and mentally exhausted, needing deep sleep to recover.
Sleeping only three or four hours a night is understandable, as the recent treatment has been arduous and he's exhausted.
He slept soundly from around noon until after 8 p.m., a full eight hours... This is really abnormal!
It's impossible not to think the worst.
The atmosphere in the room was so oppressive it made one uneasy.
Qin Peilan couldn't help but start secretly wiping away tears, while Shen Zhenbang paced back and forth in the room with his hands behind his back.
Even the usually composed Shen Huaichuan couldn't help but ask:
"Dr. Wu, Dr. Chen, what's wrong with the child? Why is he sleeping for so long?"
Dr. Wu frowned, walked to the bedside, and carefully checked Zhouzhou's breathing and pulse again, his tone full of confusion:
“This shouldn’t be the case… I’ve checked repeatedly, and apart from the shallow cut on my neck, there’s nothing else wrong with my body. My breathing and pulse are very steady. Logically, I should have woken up long ago… This, this really doesn’t make sense.”
Dr. Wu is a leading authority in general practice, and the Shen family naturally trusted her diagnosis without question.
But the more I believed that there was nothing wrong with my body, the more anxious I became.
The child is perfectly healthy, so why won't he wake up?
Everyone fell into deep thought.
Zhou Qiqi stared at Zhouzhou's sleeping face from afar, and suddenly remembered something.
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