As it turned out, Chu Liyue's worries were not unfounded at all. The effects of the drug stimulation, which caused both physical and mental exhaustion, quickly became apparent.
After coaxing him to sleep and massaging his back for a while, Chu Liyue then tucked a pillow into his arms, got up, dressed, washed up, and packed her things to prepare to return to the manor.
After she finished explaining everything and was about to wake him up to return to the manor, she found that he had already woken up, his mouth covered with a black handkerchief, coughing so hard that the veins on his forehead were bulging, and his eyes were bloodshot.
As soon as she pulled him into her arms, she felt his body temperature was frighteningly high. She gently stroked his back with her hands, and it took a while for him to calm down.
"elder sister……"
He must have woken up in the middle of the night feeling unwell; his mind was a little haggard, and he called out to her in a hoarse and weary voice.
His head rested limply on her shoulder, his eyes half-closed, his brows furrowed with illness, weak and haggard.
She hugged him and gently coaxed him for a couple of minutes, but then she noticed something was wrong. Because he was having trouble breathing, his lips were slightly parted, and he was panting heavily. His pale lips were stained with an unusual bright red, and his breath carried a strong smell of blood.
She snatched the handkerchief from his loosely clenched hand, unfolded it, and found it stained with crimson blood.
Her pupils contracted sharply. Without any hesitation, Chu Liyue pulled the blanket over him, scooped him up, and made him stay in a ward at Chu's private hospital.
Initial examination revealed that the initial lack of restraint led to excessive physical strain, resulting in a weakened immune system, fever that developed into pneumonia, and coughing up blood.
It was finally ruined...
But ultimately, her body couldn't take it...
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