The next morning, Gu Chengyu was awakened by an unusually high temperature in his arms. He opened his eyes abruptly and looked down. Su Qianqian was curled up in his arms, her face flushed, her breath hot, and her brows tightly furrowed, as if she were extremely restless even in her dreams. Gu Chengyu's heart clenched instantly, his anger and disappointment replaced by panic. He disregarded their cold war, raised his hand to touch her forehead, which was alarmingly hot. "Qianqian? Qianqian?" He gently patted her cheek, his voice filled with panic. Su Qianqian opened her eyes groggily, her watery almond-shaped eyes misty and unfocused, only whimpering in discomfort, "Waaah...it hurts so much..." Gu Chengyu grabbed the intercom from the bedside table and almost yelled for the doctor to come immediately. The family doctor, who had been assigned to Aunt Zhang's floor since Nanwan, arrived quickly, examined her cautiously, took her temperature, and carefully inquired about her condition. The doctor looked at the thermometer; it was 39 degrees Celsius. He glanced at Gu Chengyu's face, which was so dark it was almost dripping with sweat, and his forehead was covered in cold sweat. Choosing his words carefully, he said cautiously, "Young Master Gu, this young lady has caught a chill, which caused her high fever." "Her constitution is weaker than most, and lately you've been too frequent, exhausting her, so the cold has come on particularly strongly." He didn't dare to be too direct; the main reason wasn't actually a chill. But Gu Chengyu understood, and his expression worsened. The doctor forced a smile and continued to gently advise, "I understand you have a fiery temper and that young people have boundless energy." "But this young lady is delicate. She's been pampered by you for half a month, and she's already like this. You should restrain yourself a little and give her time to rest and recuperate..." Gu Chengyu's jaw tightened, his heart filled with both heartache and regret. Wasn't he supposed to be a great tonic? How could he have gotten sick from it? But he couldn't care less about that at the moment, and just waved his hand impatiently: "Okay, hurry up and prescribe the medicine." The doctor quickly took out the fever reducer and anti-inflammatory medicine, and prepared warm water. Gu Chengyu took the medicine, sat down on the edge of the bed, and tried to help Su Qianqian sit up: "Qianqian, be good, take your medicine." Su Qianqian was so weak from the fever that she turned her head away and refused to cooperate, tears streaming down her face as she sobbed and resisted: "No, I won't take it, I want to go home..." But then she remembered that she had no home anymore, that she was all alone in this world, and she changed her mind with aggrieved words: "I want to go back to school..." Gu Chengyu looked at her fragile and helpless pitiful appearance, and his heart softened. He patiently and coaxed her in a low voice: "You won't feel bad after taking the medicine, and it won't taste bitter after the fever goes down." "Be good, open your mouth." "No, sob..." Su Qianqian just wanted to cry, but refused to take the medicine. Gu Chengyu's heart was breaking at her crying, feeling both guilty and helpless. He took a deep breath and finally relented: "Okay, then when you get better, you can stay at school during the week, but you have to come back on weekends, okay?" This was his biggest concession. It was impossible for him to completely let go. Su Qianqian's crying subsided a little, as if she was thinking. She was delirious with fever, but finally nodded her little head reluctantly, her voice nasal: "Mmm..." Gu Chengyu breathed a sigh of relief, taking the opportunity to put the small pill to her lips and feed her a few sips of warm water. Watching her obediently swallow the pill from his hand, just like before, Gu Chengyu felt a mix of emotions. He gently placed her back on the bed, covered her with the blanket, and tenderly wiped away the tears from the corners of her eyes with his fingertips. "Sleep, I'll stay here with you," he whispered, as if the man who hurt her last night had never existed. Su Qianqian seemed a little more at ease and quickly fell into a deep sleep again. Gu Chengyu sat by the bed, watching her without moving. She will never be able to leave him in this lifetime.
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