Chapter 159: The medicine my wife feeds me is always sweet.
Qiao Xu nestled in his arms for a long time. She was so tired, but she didn't dare to sleep.
She knew that Xu Si'an had been feeling terrified, scared, and anxious lately.
If she falls asleep, he'll probably cry his eyes out.
There was a knock on the door of the medical room. Aunt Wang pushed the door open and said, "Sir, ginger and mugwort water has been prepared in the bedroom. It was just that Ms. Fang asked me to make it."
She said it's not good if the water gets cold.
Xu Si'an kissed Qiao Xu's forehead: "Let's go back to our room."
In the bathroom, Xu Si'an squatted to one side, his heart aching as he looked at Qiao Xu's pale face.
"Baby, you've worked so hard."
Soaking in hot water, Qiao Xu felt as if she had regained some of her strength.
Even in the dead of winter, Xu Si'an's shirt was already soaked with sweat.
To be honest, he wasn't exactly in a bad mood either.
For the past week, Qiao Xu couldn't eat, and he had no appetite either.
Qiao Xu couldn't sleep well.
He couldn't sleep.
Qiao Xu touched his thin cheeks: "You're the one who's had a hard time. You haven't been sleeping well these past few days, have you? You've lost weight."
Xu Si'an placed his large hand on the back of her hand: "Losing a few days of sleep is no big deal."
"Finally, you can finally get some sleep."
Qiao Xu took the opportunity to negotiate with him: "Then you have to let me sleep well for a month, and you can't touch me for a month."
Xu Si'an chuckled softly, resting his chin on the edge of the bathtub and looking up at him.
"Am I such a bastard in your eyes?"
"Sweetie, I'll let you get better."
"Lambs taste better when they're fattened up."
Xu Si'an helped her take a bath, his rough fingertips gently stroking the tattoo on her arm.
"Qiaoqiao, after we have our baby, I'll add a little lion to your arms."
Qiao Xu smiled and said, "Why can't it be a little lion or a little lamb?"
"I hope we have a daughter, but I also wish for a son."
"Qiaoqiao, I can't accept you marrying someone else, and I can't accept watching my daughter get married either."
Having just broken out in a cold sweat, Xu Si'an dared not let her stay in the water for too long.
They lifted the person out of the bathtub, wrapped them in a fluffy bathrobe, and placed them on the sink.
The air conditioner in the bathroom was at the perfect temperature, and Qiao Xu's wet feet were stepping on his suit trousers.
Xu Si'an carefully dried her hair.
I was afraid of hurting her even a little bit.
"Ah Si, you don't need to be so careful. I'm not a child. I'll tell you if it hurts."
"Who are you."
Meeting his bloodshot eyes, Qiao Xu was speechless.
Well, let's just be careful.
It's better than crying again in a little while.
Qiao Xu was sleepy and rested her chin on Xu Si'an's shoulder, drifting off to sleep.
She was fast asleep after her hair was dried, and her complexion was much better than when she was in the medical room.
Xu Si'an carried her back to bed, changed her bathrobe into pajamas, and then went into the bathroom, turning on the cold water and pouring it over her from head to toe.
He leaned against the wall, his body gave way, and he slid down and fell to the ground.
He tilted his head back, and the water droplets on his face made it impossible to tell which were tears.
Qiao Xu was awakened by the heat in the middle of the night.
She opened her eyes and found herself in Xu Si'an's arms as usual.
He was sleeping soundly, and Qiao Xu could feel his unusual body temperature.
Turning on the warm light on the bedside table revealed Xu Si'an's deeply furrowed brows.
"A-Si".
She placed the back of her hand on his forehead: "Why do you have a fever?"
"They must have taken a bath with wet clothes on today. What should we do? Let's go to the hospital."
Qiao Xu's struggle to get up from the man's arms woke Xu Si'an: "Do you need to use the restroom?"
Xu Si'an lifted the covers and was about to carry her out of bed when Qiao Xu pressed his hand down: "You have a fever, do you have a headache? Let's go to the hospital."
His body, as strong as an ox, has rarely been sick since the accident six months ago.
How could it suddenly be like this...?
It must be because I haven't rested well during this period.
"No need to go, I'm fine."
"Baby, could you pour me a glass of water?"
Qiao Xu lifted the covers and got out of bed, went to the cabinet and poured him a glass of warm water.
"I'll go downstairs to find a thermometer and fever reducer."
Xu Si'an held her wrist: "Be good, don't rush, you'll feel better after you wake up."
"No, be good. I don't want a husband who's gone crazy from a fever."
Qiao Xu hurriedly said, and Xu Si'an chuckled in a hoarse voice, "Put on a coat before going downstairs, it's cold outside."
The man leaned against the headboard and sipped the water in his hand.
Qiao Xu returned carrying a first-aid kit: "What are you laughing at? Are you delirious from a fever?"
"Raise your hand."
Xu Si'an put down his water glass, leaned against the headboard, and grinned slyly: "Wife, you need to take off your clothes to take your temperature."
Qiao Xu placed the mercury thermometer under his armpit: "Eight minutes."
She used the warm light from the bedside table to search for fever reducers in the medicine cabinet.
Xu Si'an rested his chin on Qiao Xu's shoulder and lightly pecked her cheek: "Wife, eight minutes isn't enough for me."
Qiao Xu turned around and glared at him: "Lie still and don't move around."
Qiao Xu examined every box that might contain fever reducers.
In the past, when she was unwell, she would either force herself to sleep or rush to the hospital, and only when Xu Si'an was around would he find medicine for her.
Otherwise, when they reunited, all the medicine in Qiao Xu's house would have been expired.
Xu Si'an couldn't bear to watch any longer, so he took out a white box and placed it in her hand.
"You're so clumsy, who will take care of you if I'm not home?"
"It seems I need to have Song Jia find a family doctor to be on call at any time."
Qiao Xu studied the dosage and shelf life: "Where will you go when you're not home?"
"You won't take care of me?"
Xu Si'an pulled her into his arms with one hand: "Then I'll take you with me on my business trips from now on."
"Xu Xing, you can forget about going. Stay in An Qiao and only accompany me on business trips from now on."
"Okay, Assistant Joe."
Qiao Xu pressed his shoulders down and pinned him to the headboard: "Wife, I'm not feeling well, I feel weak all over. Be good, I'll satisfy you tomorrow."
They're just so mean; they only behave when they get slapped.
Qiao Xu took out a thermometer from his clothes and looked at it carefully for more than ten seconds: "38.7 degrees, take medicine."
She broke two fever-reducing pills open and put them in his mouth.
She picked up the water glass she had just held to his lips: "The medicine my wife gives me is always sweet."
Qiao Xu pulled away his hands that were wrapped around her waist, packed up the first-aid kit and put it aside.
"Lie down and go to sleep. I'll wring out a wet towel and wipe your back."
Qiao Xu went into the bathroom and came out empty-handed. She lifted the covers and lay down with her back to him.
"What's wrong? Aren't there any towels in the bathroom?"
Xu Si'an keenly sensed Qiao Xu's emotions: "Baby, it's all my fault, I shouldn't have gotten sick."
Qiao Xu scoffed, "Taking a cold shower in the dead of winter, you deserve to get sick."
Xu Si'an cursed himself inwardly for being careless.
I forgot to turn the shower head controller back.
"Wife, let me explain."
"I won't listen. Rejected."
"Who's your wife? Don't call me that. Mr. Xu, you should know your place."
The man rolled over and pinned her down: "My position is very clear: your first love, your ex-boyfriend, your current boyfriend, your husband, your mistress—all of them can only be me."
"Only men who work hard and steal get wives."
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