Xu Chengzhi has a fever.
The cave was too damp, and his injured leg got infected from the water, causing him to alternate between feeling hot and cold while unconscious.
The cave was mostly filled with water, and even the originally dry straw was completely soaked.
Lin Yang wanted to find something to burn to keep warm, but there was nothing she could do.
The rain outside had lessened, but it hadn't stopped, and everything outside was still very wet, with nothing dry to ignite.
"Cold..." Xu Chengzhi, who had lost consciousness, lay on the damp straw pile, his lips pale, his body curled up and shivering.
Lin Yang stared at Xu Chengzhi, who was lying on the ground completely unprepared, and felt inexplicably conflicted.
Save him?
He's a jerk, why save him?
If I die, the mission might end, and I can go back to my original world.
If I just leave now and abandon him in this godforsaken place, maybe the system will announce the mission's completion tomorrow, and I won't have to go through all this trouble for so long.
Lin Yang thought to herself, her expression complicated.
No, he saved my life, and now he's on the verge of death. How can I repay kindness with enmity?
Moreover, the system did not state that the mission would end as soon as the scumbag died. What if he died and the system directly declared my mission a failure, making me die at the hands of the scumbag for all eternity?
No, no, it's better for him to be alive!
After much deliberation, Lin Yang finally had to decide to save him.
"Hot, so hot..." Xu Chengzhi's fever returned, and he mumbled incoherently, his hands starting to pull off the clothes that clung tightly to his body because they were wet.
How can I help him cool down if he gets hot?
Although Lin Yang had made her decision, she didn't know what to do when she saw Xu Chengzhi complaining about the heat again.
If he's cold, she can use her body heat to help him, but what if he's hot?
Lin Yang frantically fidgeted with her fingers, her panicked gaze accidentally catching sight of the incessant rain outside the cave.
Got it!
Lin Yang, who had a sudden inspiration and put her little brain to work, was no simpleton.
She bent over and went to the cave entrance, bringing her two hands together in a gesture of respect.
Rainwater gathered in her palm, and Lin Yang held the cool rainwater in her hands as she walked to Xu Chengzhi's side.
Then he released his palm, and rain fell from the sky, splashing onto Xu Chengzhi's face.
It almost rolled into his nasal cavity and choked him to death while he was unconscious.
If Xu Chengzhi were sober at this moment, he would definitely think that Lin Yang was not saving him, but trying to murder him!
The unconscious Xu Chengzhi's brows furrowed reflexively as he was splashed with water, and his trembling lips involuntarily tightened.
"Xu Chengzhi, are you still hot?" Lin Yang bent down and asked when he stopped talking.
If he replied that he was still hot, she would fetch a few more handfuls of water to cool him down.
He was sweating profusely from the heat, but he kept his mouth tightly shut.
"You're sweating, you must still be very hot. Let me go help you again." Lin Yang kindly stood up and walked towards the cave entrance again.
Just as she was about to take a step, the hem of her period costume was suddenly grabbed.
That was quite a bit of force; it almost knocked Lin Yang down.
Lin Yang looked down and saw Xu Chengzhi's fingers tightening around her skirt, as if afraid she might do something rash and throw a bucket of water at him again.
"Don't...don't go..." Xu Chengzhi's lips moved as he uttered these words with difficulty.
"Okay, okay, I won't leave. How are you? Are you still hot? Or cold?" Lin Yang squatted down and asked a series of questions.
Xu Chengzhi couldn't open his eyes and didn't answer Lin Yang's question. Instead, he asked, "Where...am I?"
He could only manage to utter a few words before running out of breath.
Lin Yang barely guessed what he meant and replied, "The cave where we're filming."
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