(The previous chapter has been heavily revised. Those who have read the previous chapter can go and check it out first.)
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The servants of the Fan family finally managed to brew the medicine before Shulan removed the acupuncture needles, despite their hurried efforts.
After Young Master Fan finished drinking his medicine, Shulan instructed, "Observe him carefully. If he is just sweating a lot, you can give him more warm water. But if he looks too uncomfortable, remember to call me."
"Okay, okay." With each sentence she spoke, the Fan couple nodded, listening carefully and attentively, afraid of missing anything.
After all the instructions were given, it was already dark.
The Fan couple then realized with surprise and said, "It's so late already. Look at us, we've come here to show you Wen Qing. General He and his wife, please go and have your dinner."
"Okay." They had been traveling and had only eaten some dry food along the way, so they were really hungry.
The dinner prepared by the Fan family was very lavish. Even though the couple was worried about their son, they knew that etiquette should not be forgotten, so they ate with them and chatted about the fun things that happened when they were young with Rong Tengfei. It was a very pleasant time.
After dinner, Madam He had already arranged a courtyard next to Young Master Fan's. It was very elegant and quiet, and it would allow them to get to Young Master Fan's villa as quickly as possible.
Shulan looked at the couple, whose brows remained furrowed even during meals: "They are genuinely worried about him."
Suddenly, I thought of my family when I was sick. I guess they acted like nothing was wrong in front of me, but probably had a worried look on their faces behind my back.
Thinking about this makes me feel extremely sad.
Even if she doesn't develop ALS, she will still be busy at the Traditional Chinese Medicine Hospital. When she has free time, she will go home to play chess with her grandfather, talk to her parents about difficult and complicated diseases, and talk about the patients she sees at the hospital.
I get together with my siblings from time to time, and when I see nice clothes, shoes, or toys online, I can't resist buying them for my nieces and nephews...
Suddenly, a hand gently rubbed the top of her head, bringing her back to her senses.
She looked up and saw He Fengmian standing there, saying gently, "It's alright, you have us."
Shulan was taken aback and looked at the person in front of her.
Then I heard him say, "Whether the Xie family accepts you or not, you have us."
It's better not to know your own feelings.
Knowing his own feelings for her, he wanted to try to get closer to her.
Although Shulan felt they weren't talking about the same thing, she was still quite touched when he said he would take care of them in the future: "Thank you."
"You're welcome." He Fengmian's ears were slightly burning.
Seeing her forlorn appearance, I assumed she was thinking of the Xie family and envying their Confucian ideals, so I impulsively blurted out those words.
He felt inexplicably awkward and quickly changed the subject: "Does Young Master Fan's illness require long-term treatment?"
Shulan was truly straightforward; her attention immediately shifted, and she said, "Yes, this kind of illness requires proper care."
Her current thought was: "No one should know that the General is here, right? Is it safe here?"
After all, this is Yaocheng, and she was worried that it would be inconvenient for him to stay here.
"I'll be here for about three days." Since it concerns Uncle Rong, he naturally needs to take it to heart.
Shulan thought about it and said, "That's true, we'll see how things go then."
The two were exhausted after a long day and didn't know if anything unexpected might happen that night.
After washing up, I planned to go to sleep.
But problems arose as a result.
Because everyone knew they were a married couple, they were given only one room, one bed, and even one blanket.
But they couldn't tell the Fan family, "We're not husband and wife, please arrange two rooms for us."
Not wanting to put her in a difficult position, He Fengmian offered, "I'll sleep on the floor."
"It's only a few nights anyway, just make do with whatever you sleep in. But I'm not a very good sleeping man, so if you mind, there's nothing I can do." Since they were only traveling for a day, Shulan didn't worry about things like the separation of men and women.
After all, they are husband and wife in name only. Even if she doesn't sleep with him, he won't think she is a virgin.
All she needed to know was that this bearded general wouldn't do anything substantial to her.
Anyway, she'll just fake her death later, and everyone will think she's dead, so why bother with all this nonsense?
He Fengmian saw that she didn't seem to care much, and although he should have been happy, he felt a little annoyed.
Because you don't like it, you can be indifferent to it.
When you truly care about someone, you can't hide it on your face.
Although he was feeling depressed, he still chose to rest on the not-so-large chaise lounge, giving the bed to Shulan.
Regardless of how others perceive it, he must respect her.
She didn't care, but he cared about her reputation.
Shulan saw that he was sleeping on the chaise longue and didn't say anything.
After the two fell asleep, in the middle of the night...
A maid rushed over and said anxiously, "Young Master He, Madam He, my young master... he seems to be in a very bad mood."
Shulan regained consciousness and said, "Okay, I'll be right there."
The two quickly got dressed, and although they were only separated by a wall, they had to go around it.
Shulan said directly, "General, take me there."
"good."
He Fengmian hugged her and leaped directly to the other courtyard, startling the maidservant who quickly ran over.
He Fengmian and Shu Lan arrived at Fan Wenqing's courtyard.
The Fan couple had been resting in this courtyard because they were worried about their son, and they had already woken up by now.
When she saw them, her eyes were red-rimmed: "Madam He, Wen Qing..."
Shulan strode in and said, "Don't worry, let me take a look."
Her voice was steady, giving people a sense of security for some reason.
Shulan came to Fan Wenqing's side, saw the pain on his face, but said, "It's nothing."
Upon hearing this, the Fan couple seemed relieved, but also somewhat worried: "But he's sweating a lot and seems to be feeling very uncomfortable."
Shulan said, "It's alright. Just add salt to his water in a 1:6 ratio, one part salt to six parts sugar, and give it to him to drink."
Sweating so much is worse than electrolyte imbalance; this is a good feed.
Madam Fan quickly ordered someone to do it. Shulan picked up the silver needles and, after having the candle flame lit up a bit, began to needle his Neiguan and Yongquan acupoints.
After being given acupuncture, Fan Wenqing, who was lying in bed, saw his facial muscles relax at a visible speed.
This made the Fan family couple, who witnessed the event, feel fortunate that they had invited the miracle doctor's apprentice.
After giving him acupuncture, Shulan took his pulse and said, "Don't worry, if things continue like this, the situation is still relatively good."
She looked outside and saw that although it was pitch black, she seemed to vaguely hear the sound of a rooster crowing from somewhere.
Thinking it must be around 4 a.m., he said, "Let him take another dose in the morning. If his condition doesn't worsen, then he'll be considered stable."
Upon hearing this, the Fan couple were both delighted and expectant, making the next hour or so feel even more unbearable.
They only hoped that their son would pull through and survive...
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