Chapter 71: Xu Yancheng really likes you!
Xu Yancheng held Ruan Anan's hand and turned his head away to avoid watching Zhu Yaoyao giving Ruan Anan an acupuncture injection.
"I'm not used to the climate...why did I faint?"
Zhu Yaoyao skillfully injected the injection and rolled his eyes in annoyance.
"Who said she fainted? She was just confused from the fever! She was confused from sleep!"
She packed up the syringe and said firmly, "Wait until the fever subsides, then sleep a little longer, I guarantee you'll wake up!"
Xu Yancheng breathed a sigh of relief, but was still worried, "After she wakes up, will there be something wrong with her brain?" Zhu Yaoyao looked at Xu Yancheng with a look that said, "I'm afraid your brain is also burned out."
"Children are more likely to have problems if they have a severe fever! She's already in her twenties, and it's unlikely that she'll have a brain problem after such a short fever!"
She paused and began to instruct: "When she wakes up, prepare something light and nutritious for her to eat, porridge or noodles will do. Avoid meat for the next two days!"
"And," she emphasized, "don't let her touch a drop of wine again!"
"Can't drink anymore?" Xu Yancheng frowned.
"Of course not!" Zhu Yaoyao sat down on the small stool next to him, acting like a professional.
"The climate on Nansha Island is hot and humid, with a huge temperature difference between day and night. Drinking alcohol and sweating will speed up blood circulation and reduce the perception of external temperature."
"It would be strange if you don't have a fever if you alternate between hot and cold."
There was one more thing that Zhu Yaoyao didn't say.
Ruan Anan is a meat lover.
After several contacts with her, she found that she had to eat meat almost every meal.
Indigestion can also cause fever.
Zhu Yaoyao glanced at Ruan Anan who was sleeping on the bed, and then looked at Xu Yancheng who looked nervous.
Forget it, give her some face and remind her when she wakes up!
Xu Yancheng kept Zhu Yaoyao's words firmly in mind.
When I got home, I threw away all the wine in the house, not leaving a single bottle!
Ruan Anan slept soundly for more than an hour before waking up slowly.
As soon as I regained consciousness, I felt as if half of my body was being pricked by countless small needles.
"Hiss... numb! My hand is so numb!"
She gritted her teeth and pulled back her hand, which had been tightly grasped by Xu Yancheng. She struggled to sit up from the small bed. "How can it not be numb?" Zhu Yaoyao's cold voice was filled with a hint of gloating. "If Captain Xu keeps pinching you like this for a few more hours, you'll be lucky to avoid having your hand amputated!"
As soon as Ruan Anan woke up, Xu Yancheng instantly turned back into the tongue-tied and taciturn person he used to be.
With an imperceptible humility, he asked cautiously: "An An? Is... is it you?"
Ruan Anan was so angry at his nonsensical question, "Nonsense! If it's not me, then what else could it be?"
As she spoke, she looked at Zhu Yaoyao beside her in confusion: "Comrade Zhu, why are you here too?"
Zhu Yaoyao poured Ruan Anan a cup of hot water and put it in her hand.
"You're lucky! I happened to be on a medical visit and got caught in a typhoon!"
"It's a good thing I'm here, otherwise you would have been burning for a few days."
"It's nothing serious now. I'll be fine after two days of injections. But..."
She leaned close to Ruan Anan's ear and said, "Eat less meat, you're having indigestion!"
Ruan Anan's eyes widened in shock.
What does that mean? She has indigestion and a fever?
Isn’t it true that only children get fever caused by indigestion?
Besides, she didn't eat much meat.
Isn’t it just a few slices of braised beef and a few chicken legs?
In 2025, this wouldn't even be considered a decent takeaway meal!
Could it be... without technology and hard work.
Her stomach can't even digest some "real meat"?
But she reacted quickly.
This frail body belongs to the original owner!
The original owner was born in the 1950s and grew up during a period of material scarcity.
Even if the family is well-off, eating lavishly is not the norm.
In addition, he had been tortured by the mother and son of the Xu family for three years, and was exhausted both physically and mentally, and his foundation had long been drained.
Isn't this voracious appetite of mine, which I brought with me from the other world, an overload for this body?
After confirming Ruan Anan's clear eyes, Xu Yancheng's tense nerves finally relaxed, "I'm glad it's you!"
That tone was as if a huge burden had been lifted.
"That's incomprehensible!" Zhu Yaoyao rolled his eyes at him unceremoniously. "Don't just stand there like an idiot! Hurry up and go to the cafeteria to get some food! I want something light, white porridge is best! If you go too late, all that's left is water for washing the pots!"
"Yes! I'll go right away!" Xu Yancheng woke up as if from a dream and took the aluminum lunch box handed to him by Wu Wei.
He turned around and walked out with big strides, his back revealing a sense of lightness.
There were only two people left in the room, and Zhu Yaoyao slowly dragged the bench over and sat down beside Ruan Anan's bed.
She crossed her arms, a hint of a smile on her lips: "Tsk, Xu Yancheng really likes you!"
"Before, I chased him around, but he never even bothered to give me a good face. But you, you have a fever, and look how anxious he is, it's like the sky is falling!"
She curled her lips, her tone carrying a subtle hint of envy and self-mockery. "As expected! When a man truly loves someone, even if he's a blockhead, he'll become more attentive and considerate than anyone else."
"You know what? When you had a fever, he was the one who cooled you down physically little by little."
Ruan Anan subconsciously protected her chest, "No way? Then wouldn't I be..."
"What are you thinking about?" Zhu Yaoyao raised his hand and poked her forehead.
"I just wiped my neck and arms! How can I have such an unhealthy mindset?"
"Hehe!" Ruan Anan laughed awkwardly twice and thought to herself.
As an adult woman of my age, my hormones are surging. What's wrong with wanting some dirty laundry?
Zhu Yaoyao saw that she was in good spirits and handed her a clean towel.
"I heard... you're investigating the rumors about you on the island?"
Ruan Anan took the towel and wiped the sweat off her face, then paused, "How did you know?"
"Gao Ruoyun told me!" Zhu Yaoyao answered straightforwardly.
Ruan Anan wiped the sweat from her face and asked tentatively, "So...was it really because of those rumors that you were so critical of me before?"
"That's right! Xu Yancheng was seriously injured and hospitalized in a coma for more than half a month. I volunteered to take care of him. During that time, there were always some 'kind-hearted' nurses and family members who intentionally or unintentionally whispered his 'private matters' in my ears."
"And what they talked about the most," Zhu Yaoyao looked at Ruan Anan with a hint of apology in his eyes, "was that you were blind back then, falling for his slicked-back brother Xu Yanli, and despised Xu Yancheng for being a rough soldier, so you called off the engagement!"
Ruan Anan: ...
She is not to blame for this, it's all because the original owner was blind!
"Actually, before I met you on the train, I heard from my uncle that you were framed by the Xu family."
"I was quite sad at the time, but when I went to the park with my sisters, the version I heard was different."
"They said that you heard that Xu Yancheng was not dead and had made great contributions and was about to be promoted, so you immediately kicked out that useless Xu Yanli and came back to cling to Xu Yancheng, hoping to climb up the social ladder and enjoy a comfortable life as an official's wife!"
"That's why I was so rude to you when I met you on the train."
"After using the ointment you gave me, I was so angry that I called my uncle and aunt to complain. That's when I found out..."
She raised her head and looked at Ruan Anan with eyes full of heartache.
"Those words are all lies! You're not some vain, bad woman. You were forced into a corner and had to cling to Xu Yancheng as a lifeline..."
Ruan Anan held the enamel pot in her hand, listening to Zhu Yaoyao's story. A cold smile slowly curled up the corners of her mouth. "You mean you were taking a walk in the park, and there happened to be a few old ladies who knew the inside story nearby, and they named and described the 'romantic affair' between me and the brothers Xu Yancheng and Xu Yanli in vivid detail?"
"Right!" Zhu Yaoyao thought more and more that something was wrong. "And they were so clear! Your name, Captain Xu's name, and his brother Xu Yanli's name, not a single word was wrong! If the names weren't so clear, I wouldn't have matched them up so quickly, let alone believed it so quickly..."
Ruan Anan put down the cup and stared at Zhu Yaoyao with burning eyes.
"So, guess why they do this?"
"Are they afraid that you and Xu Yancheng will really end up together?"
Ruan Anan gave her a look that said, "You're so smart."
Zhu Yaoyao was a little worried.
"So what are you going to do now? Those people are hiding in the dark. You can't keep letting them spread rumors like this, right?"
Ruan Anan smirked and said, "How about I return the favor and tell them a rumor?"
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