He had been lying there in a huff all afternoon, not eating lunch or drinking a drop of water.
I'm so hungry and thirsty right now...
Zhou Jiadong swallowed hard, closed his eyes, and forced himself to sleep.
He didn't know how much time had passed, but he actually drifted off to sleep, not even noticing when Zhou Jiahong went back to his room to sleep.
Zhou Jiadong woke up hungry at night and couldn't fall back asleep no matter how much he tossed and turned.
The next morning, his stomach, perhaps from being too hungry, didn't feel so bad anymore, so he continued to lie in bed without getting up to eat. He wanted to prove Yu Qiuying right to the end and see if she was really so heartless as to watch him starve to death.
So he lay down until night, and Zhou Jiadong was so hungry he was dizzy.
He hasn't had a drop of water since noon yesterday.
He was thirsty and hungry, his body weak. He wanted water and food, but he remembered Zhong Xiaolan saying that her father only gave him three days. If he didn't bring a thousand yuan dowry to Xiaolan after three days, her father would force her to marry an old man.
Knowing that tomorrow would be the last day, Zhou Jiadong gritted his teeth and lay there, holding on to his last breath.
He didn't believe his mother could be so heartless. He didn't believe that if he held on for just one more night, his mother would soften, she would soften...
Zhou Jiadong couldn't help but lick his dry, cracked lips, only to suddenly realize that his mouth was so dry that he could hardly produce any saliva.
And as time went by, his heart started to beat faster.
He started to panic a little. He tried to get up to get a drink of water, but found himself weak and powerless.
If he moves, his ears ring, he feels dizzy, lightheaded, nauseous, and wants to vomit.
Zhou Jiadong finally panicked and frantically called out to Zhou Jiahong, who was already fast asleep in the other bed, "Fifth Brother, Fifth Brother..."
The sound he made was so quiet that only he could hear it, but the only response he got was Zhou Jiahong grinding his teeth.
Finally, a strong will to survive caused Zhou Jiadong's adrenaline to surge. He struggled to his feet, completely exhausted, but before he could even stand up, he was dizzy and fell to the ground.
He knocked over the cane by the bedside, making a loud noise, which woke Zhou Jiahong up.
He groggily rolled over and muttered, "What was that sound..."
As if grasping at a straw, Zhou Jiadong immediately grabbed the cane beside him and laboriously knocked it towards the head of Zhou Jiahong's bed.
Zhou Jiahong cried out in pain, jolted awake, and scrambled to his feet. He reached for the light switch and turned on the bulb, only to see Zhou Jiadong lying on the ground, barely breathing.
He was startled, all sleepiness gone. "Big brother, what's wrong?"
He hurriedly got out of bed, wanting to help Zhou Jiadong up, but Zhou Jiadong had no strength left.
"Water, give me water..." He felt like a fish out of water, as if he would die of thirst if he didn't drink some.
Zhou Jiahong realized that he hadn't eaten or drunk anything since noon yesterday, so he immediately went to the kitchen and brought over a spoonful of water.
Although he didn't have a very deep relationship with this older brother, he didn't want anything to happen to him.
Zhou Jiadong had never thought water tasted so good. Even though he choked and his throat spasmed, and even though his stomach churned, he still greedily drank down a spoonful of water.
Only at this moment did he feel that he had finally come back to life.
"Brother, are you alright? Do you need more water?" Zhou Jiahong breathed a sigh of relief when he saw that his complexion didn't seem so scary anymore.
The next second, Zhou Jiadong vomited with a "yue".
Zhou Jiahong was so frightened that he immediately put down the water ladle he was holding and rushed out of the house, shouting, "Mom! Mom, something bad has happened! Come quick! My brother is dying!"
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