Chapter 64

Song Shu and her colleagues stayed in Shenzhen for a few more days, and after they had dealt with matters at their respective factories, they planned to return to Hong Kong.

According to the current situation of the factory, Song Shu felt that she might need to go back to Shenzhen from time to time, and travel between Hong Kong and Shenzhen in the future.

This time they went back by ship as usual. When they returned to Hong Kong, Song Shu was the first to give Liang Sao and the others the specialties she had bought in Shenzhen.

Liang's wife and the others did not refuse and happily accepted it. "Ah Shu, I haven't seen you for a long time. How come you seem to have gained weight? It seems that you are eating well and living well in Shenzhen."

Song Shu felt a little embarrassed after hearing this, "Well, there are a lot of delicious food in Shenzhen."

The main thing is that every night Song Shu and Chen Zonghao did not have dinner in the hotel, but leisurely visited nearby shops, looking for some delicious food.

Song Shu and her friends arrived home at noon. After giving the gifts to Liang Sao and her friends, she planned to go back to her room to take a nap and rest. After being busy for so many days, Song Shu felt tired all over and had no interest in anything as soon as she relaxed.

However, Song Shu felt that she seemed to have taken a very long nap. She wanted to open her eyes but couldn't wake up. Her consciousness was like a ball of paste, stuck in a quagmire and unable to wake up.

She also felt as if she was trapped in a furnace. The high temperature all over her body made her extremely uncomfortable. She murmured in a daze, somewhat aggrieved, "Chen Zonghao."

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Jiahui originally slept with sister Shu, but she was awakened by the scalding temperature of sister Shu's body while she was sleeping in sister Shu's arms.

As soon as Jiahui opened her eyes, she found that Sister Shu was sweating profusely. She was startled and quickly stretched out her little hand to touch her forehead. The little girl was burned by the extremely high temperature.

Seeing Sister Shu looking uncomfortable in her sleep, Jia Hui was frightened. She knew Sister Shu might be sick, so she quickly shook her hand and said, "Sister Shu, what's wrong with you? Wake up."

Jiahui called out a few times, but at the beginning Sister Shu opened her eyes hazily, looked at her, and then closed them again. After that, no matter how she called out, she would not wake up.

Jiahui was so scared that she started to cry, but she knew now was not the time for her to cry. She wiped her tears with her little hand, stood up, stepped over Song Shu, slid off the bed, and ran out of the room quickly without even bothering to put on her shoes, shouting with a choked voice, "Second Uncle, my sister is sick and can't be woken up."

Chen Zonghao was originally preparing to cook dinner in the kitchen. He seemed to vaguely hear Jiahui crying coming from Song Shu's room. He was about to go over to check, but saw Jiahui running out anxiously to find him. After hearing what she said, Chen Zonghao immediately ran quickly to Song Shu's room.

He ran in and found the woman lying on the bed, sweating profusely, with her hair wet with sweat. He quickly approached her, reached out to feel the temperature of her forehead, and called her name, "Ah Shu."

As soon as his hand touched her forehead, Chen Zonghao felt burned by the temperature of her forehead, which was like a high fever. The person on the bed seemed to hear his call and murmured, "Chen Zonghao".

Chen Zonghao felt as if his heart was being cut by a knife when he saw her in such pain. He immediately stopped caring about anything else. He helped her up and let her lean on his arms, then took the coat beside him and put it on her.

But the person in his arms might be feeling extremely uncomfortable and not cooperating with his actions.

Chen Zonghao coaxed her in a low voice, "Be good, I'll take you to the hospital," while he tied her up with one hand to prevent her from moving, and used the other hand to quickly put on her coat.

Jiahui also came in and was standing beside the bed, looking at Sister Shu with tears in her eyes. Chen Zonghao dressed Song Shu and didn't have time to comfort her. He said to her, "Jiahui, I'll take your sister Shu to see a doctor. You can stay at Aunt Liang's house tonight."

Jiahui knew the situation at the moment, so she didn't bother to go, and nodded obediently, "Second Uncle, I will be good, take Sister Shu to the hospital quickly."

Chen Zonghao didn't say anything more. He picked up Song Shu with both hands, let her head rest on his chest, and walked out quickly. Jiahui ran behind them.

Rong Xiaohua was originally sitting behind the cashier watching the store, when she suddenly saw Brother Hao carrying Sister Shu out. She was startled and quickly stood up, her face full of worry: "What happened to Sister Shu?"

Chen Zonghao only had time to say to her: "She has a fever. I will take her to the hospital. Please take Jiahui to Liang's wife."

After saying that, he walked out without looking back. Rong Xiaohua walked out from behind the cashier, holding Jiahui's hand and followed her out the door, nodding: "Brother Hao, don't worry, I will take care of Jiahui."

Chen Zonghao walked out of the door and originally wanted to drive there, but now his heart was pounding and his hands were shaking uncontrollably. He couldn't concentrate on driving at all, so he could only hail a taxi and go to the hospital.

Rong Xiaohua held Jiahui's hand and watched the car go away, with worry on her face. She looked down and saw Jiahui crying. She kept reaching out to wipe away her tears, staring at the taxi without blinking, and even though she could no longer see it, she was reluctant to look away.

Rong Xiaohua felt so distressed when she saw her crying silently. She squatted down, touched her head and comforted her: "Jiahui, don't cry. Your sister Shu just has a fever. Brother Hao took her to the hospital for treatment. She will be well soon. If your sister Shu saw you like this, she would definitely be worried."

Jiahui tried hard to hold back her tears, nodded obediently, and spoke with tears in her voice: "Jiahui, don't cry anymore. I will wait for Sister Shu to come back obediently."

In the taxi, Chen Zonghao was sitting in the car, holding a hot girl in his arms. He held her tightly in his arms with both hands, supporting her head against his chest to prevent her from being bumped around, and gently rubbed his forehead against hers, "Ah Shu, Ah Shu..."

Although he knew that she might just have a fever and was unconscious, Chen Zonghao felt extremely anxious as if his heart was boiling with hot oil. He could only keep calling her name, waiting for her response.

Holding her in his arms at this moment, he suddenly felt how scared he would be if he lost her. Just thinking about it made his body tremble.

"Master, please drive faster."

The taxi driver heard the man's trembling and choking voice, and saw from the rearview mirror that the man was holding the woman tightly in his arms, as if she was his whole world, with such determination that he would not let anyone take her away from him.

The taxi driver withdrew his gaze and silently stepped on the accelerator.

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When Song Shu woke up, before she opened her eyes, she smelled the scent of disinfectant. When she raised her eyes, she saw the snow-white ceiling.

She was in a trance for a moment. She looked around and found the surroundings very unfamiliar. The layout was obviously a single ward, and she was the only one in the ward. The quiet atmosphere made her call out, "Chen Zonghao."

But no one answered her, making her wonder for a moment if she had traveled back in time again. She remembered that after returning from Shenzhen, she felt very tired and went to take a nap, but in her sleep she felt hot all over and couldn't muster any strength. In a daze, she knew that she might have a fever, but she couldn't wake up.

When she opened her eyes again, she was here. There was no familiar person around. A feeling of loneliness suddenly surged into her heart, mixed with fear. Could it be that she had really put her clothes on again? For a moment, she felt as if the dust had settled, and there was a lingering, dense pain. Had Jiahui, Xiaohua, Liangsao... and Chen Zonghao all left her?

The pain went to her head, and Song Shu couldn't help but put her hand on her forehead, but she forgot that she was currently receiving medicine, and as she moved her hand, she pulled the needle on the back of her hand, causing her to hiss in pain.

At this time, a familiar voice came over: "Don't move."

Song Shu looked up in surprise, and saw Chen Zonghao pushing the door open and walking in with a water bottle in his hand. Upon seeing her movements, he quickly walked over, put the water bottle on the table, reached out and grabbed her hand, and said, "Don't move, or the needle will come back."

As he spoke, he lowered his head and carefully took the cotton swab from the bedside to wipe off the drop of blood on the back of his hand. He gently fixed the needle that had been displaced and asked in a soft voice, "Does it hurt?"

Chen Zonghao asked but didn't get an answer. He looked up at her and found that the woman was staring at him blankly, her eyes motionless and extremely focused. There seemed to be joy in her eyes, as well as some indescribable emotions.

Chen Zonghao looked at her like this, a little puzzled, and raised his eyebrows, "What's wrong, don't you recognize me?"

Song Shu curled her lips, and the first thing she said was: "Where have you been? I didn't see you when I woke up. I thought I was alone. I went back to my old clothes..." Song Shu spoke the last sentence very softly, and the words were swallowed in her mouth and he didn't hear them.

Chen Zonghao heard the grievance in her words. It should be because she was sad and scared because she didn't see anyone when she woke up. He felt a little guilty for a moment and explained in a low voice: "I'm sorry, I didn't leave on purpose. I just went out to get a pot of hot water. I thought you were thirsty and wanted to drink water after getting up, so I should have stayed with you all the time."

Chen Zonghao was thinking that he should not have gone out just now. He didn't expect that the person would wake up after being away for just a while. He knew that people are vulnerable when they are sick, and their emotions fluctuate more than usual. He regretted not staying with her so that she could see him the first thing when she woke up.

Song Shu's emotions came and went quickly. Now that she saw him, the confusion and loneliness she had just felt seemed to have completely dissipated. For a moment, she felt that she was being a little pretentious, and she shyly changed the subject, "Did you get some hot water? I'm thirsty."

Chen Zonghao immediately took the pot of hot water, rinsed the cup, then poured half a cup of hot water and added some warm water to neutralize it. He poured some water on the back of his hand to feel the temperature, and found that it was not that hot before handing it to her: "Here, be careful of the heat."

Song Shu watched his whole set of movements, reached out to take the cup of water, took a sip, and found the water temperature was just right, so she tilted her head back and drank the whole cup of water in a few gulps. Only after drinking the water did she feel some strength restored, and she handed the cup back to him.

Chen Zonghao took it and looked at her: "Do you want to drink more?"

Song Shu shook her head, and Chen Zonghao put the cup back on the table, pulled over a chair and sat beside her bed. He looked up at the bottle of medicine hanging on the wall and said, "After this bottle of medicine is finished, we will have to change to another one."

As he spoke, he shifted his gaze back to her face and reached out to feel the temperature of her forehead. "The temperature has gone down. Are you still feeling uncomfortable?"

Song Shu looked at him and shook her head. "No, I'm just a little tired. Do I have a fever? How high is it?"

Hearing her words, Chen Zonghao looked at her and nodded, "Yes, you have a fever, 39.7 degrees. The doctor said it's because you've been too tense recently and you've been too tired, and you relaxed all of a sudden and got sick."

After hearing this, Song Shu thought about how she had been working with great enthusiasm in Shenzhen these days. Now that she had returned to Hong Kong and relaxed, she would inevitably get sick. So she looked at him a little embarrassedly, but if Song Shu had to do it again, she would still work the same way.

Chen Zonghao knew her character from her expression and didn't say much. He thought to himself that he should pay more attention to her in the future. "Are you still tired now? Do you want to rest for a while?"

Song Shu nodded and said, "Okay." Although she no longer had a fever, she felt weak and groggy after having a fever. She lay down again.

Chen Zonghao stood up and reached out to cover her with the quilt. He leaned over and gently touched her head, coaxing her in a low voice: "Go to sleep, don't worry, I'll help you watch the medicine, I won't leave again this time, I promise that the first thing you see when you wake up is me."

Song Shu raised her eyes and met his gaze, curled her lips, and a warm feeling surged in her heart. She nodded, "Yeah."

Chen Zonghao kept bending over, watching her close her eyes and fall asleep. He reached out and tucked the hair behind her ear, and gently brushed her face with his fingers, "You had a good dream."

The door of the room was not closed tightly. If someone outside walked by and looked inside through the crack of the door, they would find a tall man sitting beside the bed, staring at the woman on the bed without moving, as if no matter what happened, he would be the loyal knight who stayed by her side all the time.

He kept a close eye on her and considered her part of his territory, guarding it like a lion. Anyone who wanted to get close would receive a cold warning from the man.