Ji Qiyue usually lives alone in this apartment near the club.
Jiang Nian had never been here before.
The address was given to her by Fifth Brother two weeks ago.
After ringing the doorbell, no one answered.
Jiang Nian couldn't help but frown slightly.
Is Fifth Brother not home?
She was about to call her fifth brother when the door suddenly opened with a click.
"Who is it...?"
What reached my ears was a hoarse, weak voice.
Jiang Nian looked up and saw the man in front of her wearing a loose, messy black short-sleeved shirt and shorts, with his bare feet in slippers.
His handsome features remained striking, but his tousled hair was messy. His cheeks were flushed an unnatural red, and his eyes were blurry and unfocused.
Seeing the girl in front of him, Ji Qiyue, who had been burning up for a day and felt like his brain was about to shut down, took a while to react.
He exclaimed in disbelief, "...Nian Nian?"
For a moment, Ji Qiyue thought he was hallucinating.
Otherwise, his sister should be at home at this time, so why would she come here?
Jiang Nian could tell at a glance that something was wrong with Fifth Brother.
"Fifth Brother, do you have a fever?"
Jiang Nian frowned immediately and placed her hand on Ji Qiyue's forehead.
Sure enough, the temperature coming from my forehead was almost burning hot.
At least 39 degrees Celsius.
"It's nothing," Ji Qiyue said in a hoarse voice, struggling to raise his hand to rub Jiang Nian's hair. "She probably caught a cold. I'll be fine after a rest."
"Why did you suddenly come here without telling me beforehand so I could pick you up..."
As Ji Qiyue spoke, he bent down to get Jiang Nian slippers.
As a result, his tall figure swayed and almost crashed headfirst into the shoe cabinet, but fortunately Jiang Nian caught him in time.
"Fifth Brother, let me help you to rest first."
Jiang Nian took a deep breath.
He couldn't help but clench his fists.
Wang Lin said that he gave Fifth Brother a drug that gave him diarrhea yesterday.
Clearly, the medicine's effects weren't limited to causing diarrhea. After the diarrhea came the fever. That's why Fifth Brother's fever is so high now.
I don't know how long he's had this fever.
Fifth Brother hates trouble the most and doesn't like to bother others. He didn't mention in the family group chat that he was sick, and there were no other friends around.
If she hadn't come looking for him, probably no one would have known his current situation.
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Jiang Nian helped Ji Qiyue to the living room sofa, where they saw a pile of medicines scattered haphazardly on the coffee table.
Some are for reducing fever, and some are for reducing inflammation.
Ji Qiyue felt completely dizzy.
He was vomiting and had diarrhea all day yesterday, which nearly killed him. Now he has a fever, so high that he's almost delirious.
I stayed in bed all day, and apart from getting up to get some medicine and go to the bathroom, I hardly moved at all.
I didn't eat.
It is said that people are most vulnerable when they are sick.
Ji Qiyue initially felt fine, just a bit unwell. For a grown man to have a fever and need his family to come and take care of him would be too much of a fuss.
But now that his sister has arrived, he seems to have lost his strength all of a sudden, looking rather pitiful: "Niannian..."
"I'm here, Fifth Brother,"
Jiang Nian put her arm around Fifth Brother's shoulder and patted his back reassuringly, "Are you feeling unwell? The fever reducer isn't working, is it? Have you not eaten anything all day?"
Ji Qiyue responded in a hoarse voice, "Mmm..."
"Okay, I understand."
Jiang Nian helped Ji Qiyue lie down on the sofa. "Don't worry, I'm here. I won't let Fifth Brother suffer anymore."
She placed her hand on Ji Qiyue's eyelids and said in a deep voice, "Fifth Brother, sleep for a while, I'll wake you up in a bit."
Ji Qiyue closed his eyes in a daze.
Seeing this, Jiang Nian took the keys and went out.
...
Ji Qiyue didn't know how long he had been dozing off. When he opened his eyes again, he felt a cool sensation on his forehead.
I reached out and touched it; it was a fever-reducing patch.
My throat felt like it was being stabbed with a knife. The next second, I saw my younger sister come out of the kitchen.
He was also holding a bowl of something dark in his hand.
Ji Qiyue struggled to sit up and leaned over: "...Niannian, what is this?"
“I brewed some traditional Chinese medicine to detoxify,” Jiang Nian handed the bowl to Fifth Brother. “Fifth Brother, drink this.”
Traditional Chinese medicine for detoxification?
No wonder the room smelled of Chinese medicine.
But he had a fever, so why would Niannian brew him traditional Chinese medicine to detoxify him?
Although he didn't understand, Ji Qiyue unconditionally trusted his sister. He took the bowl and drank all the bitter and unpleasant medicine in one gulp.
Whether it was psychological or not, Ji Qiyue felt that his throat felt a little better the moment he swallowed the medicine.
“I also cooked for Fifth Brother, I’ll go get it.”
A short while later, Jiang Nian brought over a plate.
It was a bowl of vegetable porridge cooked to the perfect consistency, with freshly sliced apples skewered on the side.
"When you have a fever, you shouldn't eat greasy food. Drinking some vegetable porridge can replenish energy and water without increasing the burden on your stomach. Apples are also good for reducing fever."
"I've cooled the porridge to the right temperature. Fifth Brother, please try it and see if it's good."
Ji Qiyue had been starving all day, and now, seeing the fragrant porridge, his stomach rumbled.
I picked up a spoon and scooped up a spoonful. The soft, sticky rice grains, along with the salty aroma of the greens, spread in my mouth, instantly stimulating my taste buds: "...Delicious."
My heart was touched. I immediately put down the bowl, hugged my sister, and was overwhelmed with emotion.
"Ugh, Niannian, I'm starting to doubt whether you're really here or if I'm just hallucinating from the fever."
Jiang Nian casually flicked her fifth brother's forehead.
"Fifth Brother, does it hurt?"
Ji Qiyue grimaced and touched his forehead. "...It hurts."
"What else is there to say? Eat quickly, or it will get cold."
Ji Qiyue picked up the bowl and ate the porridge in big mouthfuls in no time.
After eating, my stomach felt much better, and I had more energy.
Even their eyes have become clearer.
Looking at her younger sister beside her, she said, "Niannian, you still haven't told me why you suddenly came over tonight. Is there something you need me for?"
"...No, not exactly."
Jiang Nian hesitated, wondering whether to tell Fifth Brother about Wang Lin's drugging now or wait until Fifth Brother recovered.
I was already sick, and if I suddenly found out that I was forced to withdraw from yesterday's selection competition because someone sabotaged me, getting angry and upset would not help my recovery.
However, at that moment, the doorbell suddenly rang.
Jiang Nian glanced at Ji Qiyue and stood up first.
"Fifth Brother, you sit and rest, I'll go open the door."
As soon as the door opened, the sound of a man's voice came in from outside.
"Holy crap! Qi Yue, do you know there's big news tonight, you..."
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