Chapter 168 Come to You
When Xu Qingwu returned to the hotel and answered the video call, he was sweating in the middle of winter.
Yang Yu had already gone to the bathroom to remove her makeup and take a shower. Xu Qingwu took out her mobile phone to take pictures around to prove that she was in the room.
Cen Xihuai praised her with satisfaction: "You are so good, go to bed early."
"You too." Xu Qingwu hung up the video, feeling his heart still pounding.
She really couldn't do such a thing as lying.
The next day, Xu Qingwu and Yang Yu arrived at the branch company's conference room on time to attend the meeting.
When they came out of the meeting room, Yang Yu noticed that Xu Qingwu's face looked a little strange. Although she always had a fair complexion, it seemed too red at this moment.
"Qingwu, your face is so red."
Xu Qingwu didn't take it seriously: "Maybe the air conditioner is turned on too high, and it's stuffy."
The two went downstairs to eat and were going to do field research in the afternoon.
The taxi had a residual smell of cigarette smoke, and even though the air conditioner was on in winter, the windows couldn't be opened for ventilation. The half-hour journey felt like a year to Xu Qingwu.
As soon as she got off the bus, she squatted on the side of the road, covering her lower abdomen, looking very carsick.
"Qingwu, are you okay?"
"I'm taking it slow. I feel a little dizzy and want to vomit."
Yang Yu went to a convenience store and bought a bottle of mineral water and handed it to her. Xu Qingwu thanked him and took it, drank a few sips, and felt a lot better.
She propped herself up and stood up, and went to the project site with Yang Yu.
When Xu Qingwu returned to the hotel after finishing work, she felt dizzy. She realized something was wrong and took out a mask from the small compartment in her suitcase and put it on.
"Yang Yu, I seem to have a cold."
When Yang Yu heard this, he reached out to touch her forehead and compared it with his own, and found that it was indeed a little hot.
"Qingwu, you might have a fever. There's a pharmacy downstairs. I'll go buy a thermometer and take it."
"Trouble."
Yang Yu went downstairs to buy her a thermometer. Xu Qingwu was worried that she would infect Yang Yu with the cold, so she called the front desk and asked them to book a new room for Yang Yu next door.
Yang Yu came up quickly. She bought an old-fashioned mercury thermometer, which is more accurate than a forehead thermometer.
She opened the package and handed it to Xu Qingwu, who tucked it under his armpit and measured it for ten minutes.
38 degrees Celsius, low fever.
Yang Yu couldn't understand why: "We eat, sleep and play together, how could you suddenly catch a cold?"
Xu Qingwu thought the most likely possibility was that he ran out to the bar last night to take a video call, and it was quite cold at that time.
People really can't lie.
"Just lie down and I'll go get you some cold medicine."
Xu Qingwu stopped Yang Yu: "No, I usually just drink some hot water to get over my cold, and it's just a low-grade fever, nothing serious."
Yang Yu was skeptical: "Are you sure?"
Xu Qingwu nodded, then said, "I'm afraid of infecting you, so I booked a room for you. Let's sleep separately tonight."
Yang Yu disagreed: "Quit it now! You're already sick, how can I leave you here alone?"
Xu Qingwu smiled and said, "I used to come here alone when I caught a cold, so don't worry."
Worried, Yang Yu went downstairs to buy her some cold medicine, and then packed a bowl of porridge from the porridge shop next door.
Xu Qingwu took the things and sent her away. Yang Yu was reluctant to leave: "If you feel unwell, be sure to call me! My phone is on 24 hours a day. I'm next door."
"I know."
"Then drink some porridge and take a rest. I won't bother you anymore."
After Yang Yu left, Xu Qingwu opened the porridge. Although she had no appetite due to the fever, she still forced herself to drink some before going to bed.
Yang Yu was regretting so much in the next room. She shouldn't have asked Xu Qingwu to accompany her last night. After thinking about it, she thought that this was the only possible reason why Xu Qingwu was sick.
Just at this time, Chen Ke called.
"Hello, little potato~"
"What are you doing, Miss?"
Chen Ke could sense something was wrong in Yang Yu's voice: "Why do you sound like a frost-bitten cabbage?"
"Can't I be a human being if I can be a potato and a cabbage at the same time?"
"Okay, okay, you're a human being. I'm in Hangzhou too. Want to hang out?"
"No, Qingwu is sick and I'm blaming myself."
"Are you guys together? Which hotel? I'll come see you guys."
"We came here together on a business trip. She has a fever and is sleeping. Please don't bother her."
"The mist isn't serious, is it?"
"She had a low-grade fever, but she was stubborn and refused to take medicine. She was also afraid of infecting me, so she sent me to another room."
"It's okay, I'll tell her husband and let him treat her."
Chen Ke hung up the phone, asked her sister for Cen Xihuai's phone number, and called him without hesitation.
Even if it was a work number, Cen Xihuai had no habit of answering unfamiliar calls, let alone when he was in a video conference.
But the call persisted, and he answered it.
As soon as the call was connected, Chen Ke didn't waste any time and got straight to the point before he hung up: "Mr. Cen, your wife is sick and has a high fever but refuses to take medicine."
Cen Xihuai frowned: "Who are you?"
"Chen Ke, I attended your wedding."
"I see. Thank you."
Cen Xihuai made a gesture to end the meeting and called Xu Qingwu immediately. However, no one answered. Guessing that she might be sleeping, he didn't call again.
He was going to find her.
Right now, right away.
Yao Wei checked the nearest flights and high-speed trains, and Cen Xihuai finally chose to fly there and resumed the meeting on the way to the airport.
I don’t know how long I slept. Xu Qingwu woke up once in the middle. She was very thirsty, so she boiled some water in a kettle.
Worried that the kettle was not clean, I boiled a pot, poured it out and flushed the toilet, then boiled a new pot, poured a cup of water in it and let it sit, waiting until it was no longer so hot before drinking it.
During this time, she saw the call from Cen Xihuai on her mobile phone, cleared her throat and called him back.
But no one answered the phone.
The itinerary that Assistant Yao had sent earlier said that he would have a very important cooperation meeting tonight. Thinking that he might be busy, Xu Qingwu did not continue to call.
She scrolled down to see the WeChat messages from Yang Yu and Chen Ke. She saw that Chen Ke also knew that she was sick, which was nothing unexpected, because they had had dinner together before and had a good relationship. She informed them one by one that she was safe.
The water temperature was about right, and she drank most of it by blowing on it in small sips.
She catches a cold several times every year. She has been adept at dealing with these minor colds since she was very young. She just needs to drink hot water and take a nap. If it doesn't get better, she will continue the next day. It will take no more than three days to recover.
After drinking the hot water, she lay down with peace of mind.
When she was half asleep, she suddenly heard the doorbell ring. Thinking that it was Yang Yu coming to look for her, Xu Qingwu dragged her tired body to open the door.
With the last bit of security in her mind, she glanced outside the door through the peephole.
After seeing the dusty man, she rubbed her eyes in disbelief.
It looks like Cen Xihuai!
But she also knew that Cen Xihuai was thousands of miles away in Beijing and it was impossible for him to be here.
Since it’s not Cen Xihuai, the only possibility is that he is a bad guy.
Xu Qingwu didn't open the door and went back to lie on the bed.
Outside the door, Yang Yu, who was standing behind Cen Xihuai, asked worriedly, "Could it be that she fell asleep and couldn't hear it?"
Cen Xihuai said calmly, "Miss Yang, could you please come with me to the front desk?"
Yang Yu went downstairs with him.
Then, she saw Cen Xihuai take out his marriage certificate and ID card from his suit pocket and ask the front desk for the room card.
Yang Yu was stunned. Does the domineering president always carry his marriage certificate with him?
Because it involved the guest's privacy, the front desk clerk was a little hesitant. Yang Yu quickly handed over her ID card to prove that the room was registered jointly by her and Xu Qingwu. Only then did she successfully get the room card.
Cen Xihuai went upstairs and swiped his card to open the door.
Xu Qingwu, who had been sleeping restlessly in bed, sat up and looked at him in confusion, muttering to herself: "I'm really confused because of the fever. Why do I keep hallucinating and seeing Cen Xihuai?"
"It's not an illusion, wife, it's me." Cen Xihuai touched her forehead with the back of his hand. It was a little hot, and he frowned slightly.
Xu Qingwu shook her head: "But you are so far away from me..."
Cen Xihuai hugged her gently: "As long as you want, I will come to you anytime."
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