Chapter 113
Cui Pei replied helplessly, looking at the clothes that were half-undone, he had no choice but to accept his fate and pick up a handkerchief to wipe them carefully.
After Pei Lingjun took the medicine, Wen Shu stayed up until the middle of the night until his high fever finally subsided.
She propped herself up, stretched her aching legs, and looked at his sleeping face, which was gradually regaining some color. She was about to leave quietly.
Unexpectedly, as if sensing something, the man grabbed her arm in his sleep, looking extremely uneasy.
Wen Shu didn't dare to breathe loudly, and gently patted the back of his hand to comfort him. Pei Lingjun's expression softened, but his brows were still furrowed, and it was unknown what troublesome matter he was dreaming about.
"Ah Shu, I'm sorry..."
"Don't go..."
"Don't leave me..."
The young man's murmured dreams drifted through the green gauze curtains, but Cui Pei, who lived in the outer room, did not hear them.
In the quiet space, the woman's eyelashes trembled slightly. She finally pried his hand away, gently blew out the light, and left without a sound.
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The next morning, Pei Lingjun woke up late, and Cui Pei took on the task of serving him the medicine. She brought over the medicine that Wen Shu had prepared that morning, and was about to speak when Pei Lingjun spoke first.
Where is Wen Shu?
Cui Peiqing cleared his throat. "I'm going to the rental shop. Fourth Madam wants you to finish this medicine."
The smell of medicine lingered in his mouth, probably because he had been given medicine while he was unconscious last night. Pei Lingjun frowned, didn't even look at him, and leaned against the pillow, saying, "It's just a minor illness, no need to take medicine."
Cui Pei chuckled dryly, touched the tip of his nose, and glanced at Pei Lingjun's expression. "Boss, Fourth Madam said that if you don't take your medicine, she'll send someone to Jinzhou tomorrow..."
Seeing that Pei Lingjun did not refute, Cui Pei boldly took out the dish of honey-soaked cake and placed it on the table, far away from him. "This honey-soaked cake was also prepared by Fourth Sister. She said that if you find it bitter, you can take it and eat it."
Cui Pei dared not look at the expression on the person's face on the bed, and with a composed expression, he cupped his hands and said, "The message has been conveyed, this subordinate will take his leave now."
Cui Pei dared not laugh. The words Wen Shu had given him this morning were like coaxing a child. Did their boss think he was afraid of taking medicine?
Inside the room, Pei Lingjun held the medicine, taking a full cup of tea's time to inhale and exhale, before finally finishing it before it cooled down. He then ate a honey-preserved cake to suppress the bitterness in his throat.
Wen Shu went to the rental shop every day. The rental price of that shop was high, partly because of its good location and partly because the He family, a powerful clan in Shanzhou, wanted it.
However, the He family suddenly went silent these past few days, and Wen Shu finally managed to get the house for ten guan a month after much pleading and cajoling.
After paying the deposit, Wen Shu's worries dissipated, and her mood improved considerably. She went to the pharmacy to take a look, only to find that someone was already cleaning up the empty shop next to Renxin Medical Hall!
"Something terrible has happened!"
The usually peaceful courtyard was suddenly broken by this shout. A servant in a thick brown robe stepped into the courtyard and hurriedly called out, "Is that young lady surnamed Wen from here? Something has happened at the South Street Pharmacy!"
Zhou Yun staggered a few steps, clutching her handkerchief, and asked, "What did you say? What happened to Shu'er?"
Wenji, disregarding the chopping of firewood, helped Zhou Yun into the house. "Mother, I'll go see her now. You just wait at home."
Pei Lingjun had wanted to go out with Wen Shu these past few days, but she refused, citing illness as the reason. Now, hearing that Wen Shu was in trouble, he immediately rushed out, grabbed the person by the collar, his eyes like shards of ice, and demanded, "Explain yourself! What happened?!"
The servant replied tremblingly, "I heard that the He family also took a liking to that shop, but Madam Wen paid the deposit first, and now the He family is coming to question them!"
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