"Young Madam, look! The young lady...she has a fever!"
Guoguo, whom Li Ma was holding, had flushed cheeks and her eyes were tightly closed.
When Yi reached out and touched it, her forehead was frighteningly hot.
"Why did she suddenly develop a high fever, Guoguo... Guoguo..."
Yi Yi quickly took Guo Guo from Li Ma's hands and hugged her tightly, feeling as flustered as a headless fly.
Li Ma was both saddened and filled with self-blame. She recalled, "Young Madam, I don't know what happened. I always close the windows when I put the young lady to bed so she doesn't get cold. Last night the temperature dropped drastically, and I... I remember closing the windows before going to sleep. Who knew... who knew that when I woke up this morning, the windows were wide open, and I was woken up by the cold... The young lady was still asleep, which I found strange. Normally, she would have been awake by now. When I looked... I discovered that the young lady had a fever..."
"Stop talking, Li Ma, go and tell Xiao Fang to prepare the car. Guo Guo has such a high fever, and Ouyang isn't here either. We have to get to the hospital right away."
"Yes, yes, young mistress. I'll go right away."
Li Ma hurriedly ran downstairs again.
Yi tried her best to calm herself down and ran downstairs as well.
Soon, Xiao Fang had the car ready. Yi Yi got in with the child in her arms. Just as Li Ma was about to follow, Xia Bingqing got into the car first.
"Li Ma, I'll go with Yi Yi. You wait at home."
"That won't do, I need to stay with the young lady."
Li Ma tried to squeeze onto the car by clinging to the door, but Xia Bingqing blocked the doorway, preventing her from getting on.
“Aunt Li, you’re getting old, and it’s inconvenient for you to carry Guoguo back and forth. Yiyi has just finished her postpartum confinement and shouldn’t overexert herself. It’s most appropriate for me to go with her. Besides, I promised Brother Xun that I would take good care of Guoguo since he’s going to help me save my brother.”
"But I..."
"Li Ma, just listen to me. Make some soup at home. Yi Yi will want some when we get back from the hospital."
Hearing Xia Bingqing say this, Li Ma gave up on getting into the car and instructed with concern, "Then, then remember to take good care of the young mistress and the young lady. If anything happens, discuss it with Xiao Fang."
"Don't worry, Xiao Fang, let's go."
The car sped away.
Yi hugged Guoguo tightly, calling her name softly, oblivious to her surroundings. It wasn't until the car had driven quite a distance that she realized Xia Bingqing had gotten into the car with her.
"Why is it you? Where's Aunt Li?"
“Aunt Li is getting old and it’s not good for her to keep running around like this. I’ll have her wait at home and make some soup for you to drink when you get back.”
"I have no appetite for soup right now."
Yi Yi's heart clenched tightly, her nose stung, and she forced herself to hold back her tears.
She truly regretted it; she should have taken care of the child herself while sleeping and never left her side.
"Young Madam, don't worry," Xiao Fang comforted her. "Children get sick all the time, and this is just a cold and fever. It's nothing serious. You'll get better after going to the hospital."
Yi Yi knew, of course, that catching a cold and having a fever was normal, and that there was no use in being anxious now, but as a mother, how could she not worry when her baby was sick?
"Guoguo, I'm sorry... It's all Mommy's fault... It's all Mommy's fault. Please don't get sick, you must get better."
"Guoguo, wake up, don't make your mother worry."
"Xiao Fang, drive faster, I think Guo Guo's temperature is getting higher and higher..."
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