Xia Sen was taking care of Xu Yuehuai and didn't notice that the carriage wasn't heading towards his location, but instead went directly to the Wu family's place.
Upon arriving at the Wu family home, Miss Wu asked them to get out of the car, and Xia Sen then realized that they had actually arrived at Miss Wu's house.
“My sister has the plague, so I should take her back to where we are.”
"Thank you, Ms. Wu. You've helped us, and we'll definitely repay you in the future."
As Xia Sen spoke, he helped Xu Yuehuai up, intending to leave for his dilapidated house.
But Ms. Wu suddenly stretched out her arms and blocked their way.
"Don't make things so difficult for your sister. She's so sick. How are you going to treat her? It would be better if she stayed at my house, and I'll find a doctor to treat her."
“But if you just leave with your sister like this, she might be in danger.”
Xia Sen wasn't afraid of getting into trouble himself; he was afraid that Xu Yuehuai would get into trouble.
"this……"
He was also unsure of what to do, since they didn't know what Miss Wu's family did.
Xu Yuehuai found Miss Wu to be a nice person, and they really had nowhere else to go.
So Xu Yuehuai said to Miss Wu, "In that case, we'll stay at your place for the time being."
"Don't prepare a nice place for us. Just let us stay in a remote place, so that my illness doesn't infect you."
Xia Sen also said, "There's no need to arrange for too many people to come and take care of my sister. I can take good care of her."
“Alright, there’s another house to the west. It’s a bamboo hut, very secluded. I’ll settle you in there.”
As she spoke, Miss Wu led them toward the house on the west side.
When they arrived at the western part of the garden, they discovered that it was not just a simple courtyard, but a particularly elegant place, surrounded by bamboo, truly a secluded paradise.
"Miss Wu, it's so kind of you to arrange this place for us. Was this courtyard previously occupied?"
Xia Sen said to Miss Wu, worried that they were taking over other people's courtyards.
Ms. Wu shook her head and said to them, "You don't need to worry so much. No one lives in this area. It has been vacant for a long time. You can settle down here."
“My yard is very close to yours, so it will be very convenient for me to come and visit you.”
Xia Sen and Xu Yuehuai couldn't refuse, so they agreed.
After they settled in, Miss Wu sent someone to bring them many everyday items.
The servants treated them with exceptional politeness, saying, "All of these were sent over by Miss for your use; you should thank her properly."
"Yes, please pass on our message. Thank you, Ms. Wu."
As Xu Yuehuai spoke to the servants, he accidentally coughed again.
The servants nearby showed some disgust, and then they quickly retreated.
Xu Yuehuai didn't pay much attention to them and continued coughing.
When Xia Sen saw how upset Xu Yuehuai was, he quickly patted her on the back and brought her a glass of water to drink.
"Sister, are you feeling better now?"
"I'm all better now, you can go and rest. You've been busy with my affairs these past few days and you must be exhausted."
There are several rooms inside this bamboo house, and they stayed in two adjacent rooms.
Xia Sen said, "Sister, I'm fine. As long as you're okay, I can get through this."
"I feel much better now, you should go and rest."
"Okay, I'm right next door. Just call me if you have any questions."
Xu Yuehua nodded slightly, waved her hand, and told Xia Sen to leave quickly.
After Xia Sen left, Xu Yuehuai buried herself under the covers and coughed violently.
She was feeling extremely uncomfortable, as if she was coughing her lungs out.
"Cough cough cough..."
The rented house wasn't very soundproof to begin with, and when Xia Sen walked into the room next door, he heard Xu Yuehuai coughing from next door.
"Sister, are you alright?"
Xia Sen hurriedly ran back to take care of Xu Yuehuai.
Xu Yuehuai's condition has not improved; in fact, it seems to have worsened.
"Don't come in, are you alright?"
"Sister, you don't need to worry about infecting me. I've been with you for so long and nothing's happened, so I definitely won't get infected. You can rest assured."
Xia Sen knew that Xu Yuehuai was afraid of infecting him, which was why she wouldn't let him get close.
However, Xu Yuehuai's condition is so bad right now that if he doesn't take good care of her, who knows how much worse her condition will become.
"Don't come in! I don't want to implicate you!"
"Sister, you said we're siblings. I just want to take care of you. I'm not afraid of you dragging me down with you."
Xia Sen pushed open the door, walked in, and came to Xu Yuehuai's side.
When Xu Yuehuai saw him come in, she quickly turned her back to him and didn't face him.
"Sister, please let me stay and take good care of you. Your condition is really bad right now, and I'm worried something might happen to you."
"What will I do if something happens to you? I have no family left! I want to stay with my sister!"
Xia Sen gripped Xu Yuehuai's wrist tightly as he spoke.
Xu Yuehuai was deeply moved after hearing his words.
"Okay, then you must take precautions and absolutely cannot get too close to me. When you touch me, you cannot touch my skin, otherwise I'm worried you'll get infected with the virus."
"Yes, I'll listen to whatever you say, sister. I'll make sure to take good care of myself."
Xia Sen said that he stayed.
He then took good care of Xu Yuehuai, serving her tea and water, feeding her, and giving her medicine.
Xu Yuehuai felt somewhat guilty, after all, she didn't deserve Xia Sen doing so much for her.
In the following period, Xu Yuehuai spent less and less time awake each day, and probably spent most of the day asleep.
"Sister, are you asleep?"
Xia Sen took care of Xu Yuehuai day and night, worried that he might suddenly leave her.
But on this day, Xu Yuehuai slept for most of the day without waking up, and Xia Sen was particularly scared.
"Sister! Sister? Can you hear me?"
Xia Sen called out to Xu Yuehuai, but she didn't respond at all.
Therefore, Xia Sen felt very anxious. Xu Yuehuai's condition was getting worse and worse, and he didn't know if she could hold on.
"Sister, please don't fall asleep! I'll go find a doctor right now!"
As he spoke, he staggered outside and went to find Miss Wu first.
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