"Take your medicine?" Jiang Nuan paused for a moment, then remembered she had to take medicine every day.
"Yes! Nuannuan, taking medicine on time will help you recover faster. I'll be there to pick you up in half an hour. Where are you?" Han Yifan's voice was cheerful, just like when they first met, filled with laughter, clear and pleasant.
"Tonight, I'll make tomato and beef stew for Nuannuan, my specialty dish," Han Yifan tempted her with food.
Jiang Nuan refused, "Yifan, I'm sorry, I've run into someone I know. I won't be coming to your place tonight. I'll come over tomorrow."
"Nuannuan..."
Just as Jiang Nuan was about to hang up, Han Yifan's urgent voice came through again, "Nuannuan, if I don't take good care of you, my great-grandfather will skin me alive! You can't be alone. Where are you? I'll come pick you up!"
Jiang Nuan felt an inexplicable resistance towards Han Yifan.
"I'm not feeling well right now and I'm at a friend's place. You should go back," Jiang Nuan said, and hung up the phone.
However, before she could put her phone down, Han Yifan's number rang again.
Jiang Nuan felt an instinctive annoyance. She answered the call, her tone slightly heavy, "I'm sorry, Yifan, I'm not feeling well right now."
Han Yifan asked with concern, "Nuannuan, did you take the wrong medicine? Did you take the medicine I put in your bag this morning?"
Jiang Nuan closed her eyes and replied, "I took it at noon."
"Then why are you not feeling well? That medicine was prescribed by several grandfathers for your recovery. If you're feeling unwell, we can go back, and I can take a look. Don't you remember, I'm also a doctor."
Han Yifan's voice was filled with worry, his tone gentle, making it hard to refuse.
But Jiang Nuan felt uncomfortable and didn't want to go anywhere.
"Yifan, I'll rest for a while. I'll come find you tomorrow. I'm feeling very dizzy," Jiang Nuan said, then hung up.
She still felt unwell, her head heavy and dizzy, with phantom images overlapping before her eyes – one moment it was Mu Jiuchen, the next it was the three children. Could it be after-effects?
Impossible!
She was sure she had recovered very well.
Jiang Nuan's face was pale and devoid of color. Li Zhenting quickly called the family doctor.
The elderly doctor also found Jiang Nuan's fainting very strange. The moment Li Zhenting's number appeared, he rushed over almost instantly.
"Nuannuan, the doctor is here. Where do you feel unwell?" He Junshu asked, supporting her. She looked very weak, as if she could faint at any moment.
Jiang Nuan looked at the elderly doctor and said, "I'm dizzy, I see phantom images, and my memory seems to be declining."
This was her conclusion after regaining consciousness.
The elderly doctor found it strange upon hearing this.
"Your wounds are healing very well. You shouldn't be this weak."
The elderly doctor's confusion was also Jiang Nuan's confusion.
"I don't know what's going on. When I woke up, my body was completely fine. Why am I suddenly feeling so unwell today?"
The elderly doctor said, "Have you checked the medicine you've been taking? The medicine you're taking isn't available on the market. You shouldn't take medicine from unknown sources."
Jiang Nuan suddenly remembered that Han Yifan had called twice today to remind her to take her medicine.
She had taken her medicine on time when she woke up in the morning, and again at noon.
Her health should have been improving, not deteriorating.
Han Yifan had also asked if she had taken the wrong medicine.
Had she taken the wrong medicine?
Jiang Nuan looked at her shoulder bag and said, "Madam, could you please get my bag for me?"
He Junshu handed the bag to Jiang Nuan. Jiang Nuan took out a pill, smelled it, and then examined it carefully. The medicine seemed fine. It was the same medicine she had brought down the mountain earlier. She hadn't taken the wrong medicine, so where could the problem lie?
Jiang Nuan couldn't figure it out!
Her vision darkened intermittently, and Jiang Nuan struggled to stay awake.
"Doctor, please take the medicine I've been taking and my blood for testing."
As soon as Jiang Nuan finished speaking, her vision went black, and she fainted again, her head resting on He Junshu's shoulder. Her face had turned a sickly green.
"Nuannuan..." He Junshu looked at Li Zhenting helplessly.
Li Zhenting looked at the doctor and asked, "Dr. Li, what do you think is wrong with Nuannuan?"
Dr. Li, having been a doctor for his entire life, couldn't quite figure out Jiang Nuan's condition.
"Chairman, Madam, I will draw blood for examination. The results will be available in two hours."
Li Zhenting nodded, "Alright! Please do it as quickly as possible."
The house was equipped with all medical equipment.
These were all prepared by him for his wife, so she could be treated at home if she fell ill, without having to go to a hospital to register.
Nor did she need to show her ID card. For the past 20 years, he had been meticulously concealing his wife's identity.
"Certainly, Chairman!" Dr. Li busied himself for a while and left with Jiang Nuan's medicine and blood.
Li Zhenting and He Junshu together helped Jiang Nuan to her room to rest.
He Junshu felt great heartache. Seeing the large scar on her head made her tremble with fear. How had this child endured it all?
"Zhenting, why don't we call Little Jiu? A Heng is over there, so it won't be difficult to contact Little Jiu. No matter how angry Little Jiu gets, I don't mind. Nuannuan is the girl he likes, and they separated because of her injury. Now that Nuannuan is sick, it would be better if Little Jiu were by her side."
She would have to face Little Jiu someday.
Li Zhenting knew she was heartbroken, but he never acted rashly.
He clasped her shoulders with both hands and said gently, "Junshu, don't worry. Let's wait for Dr. Li's results. Nuannuan is also a doctor. After the results are out, we'll see how things are."
He hadn't figured out how to face Little Jiu yet. Some things couldn't be rushed.
He Junshu nodded and remained silent, taking care of Jiang Nuan by her side.
Jin City!
In Mu Jiuchen's home, there were five more idle "salt fish" who were doing nothing. Except for Lu Jinyue who occasionally went out, the two adults and two children would collapse at home after finishing their tasks.
Jiang Yukuo, taking advantage of his father's absence, asked the chef to make him some crispy, tender fried chicken.
Then, along with his sister, uncle, and Li Yanheng, they sat in the garden pavilion, each holding a piece and devouring it.
Jiang Yukuo licked his fingers with satisfaction after eating the last piece of fried chicken.
"Ah..." They let out satisfied sighs.
Only delicious food could satisfy him.
Li Yanheng and Lu Jingyan both felt that the life of "salt fish" was truly comfortable.
In the past few days, Lu Jingyan and Li Yanheng had also quickly become friends. They chatted and laughed, finding much to talk about.
Jiang Siyun looked at her elder brother and narrowed her bright eyes slightly, "Brother, are you still streaming tonight?"
Jiang Yukuo, who had been enjoying his leisurely life, suddenly remembered it was Saturday.
He flipped over like a "salt fish," lying on his side in the lounge chair, feeling lazy, comfortable, and at ease.
"Streaming, of course. I'm ranked second in popularity, so it's fine if I don't stream. A merchant even messaged me earlier, asking me to stream and sell products."
Lu Jingyan heard this and quickly asked, "Sell what?"
Jiang Yukuo replied, "Milk powder. I'm so smart, what does milk powder have to do with it? I refused!"
Lu Jingyan was stunned. "That's money! Do you know how much commission there is?" He felt heartbroken that the money had slipped away. Making money was truly difficult in this era.
Jiang Yukuo waved his hand and said, "Uncle, don't worry about such small profits. We are people who make big money."
Lu Jingyan fell silent. If he looked down on small amounts of money, how could he be qualified to make big money?
Jiang Siyun looked at Li Yanheng and asked, "Uncle Li, when are you going back?"
Li Yanheng was still eating fried chicken. He looked at the little girl and smiled, "I'll go back when I find my elder brother."
Speaking of this, Jiang Yukuo chimed in, "Uncle Li, my father knows your mother, so you are relatives. Why don't you let my dad help you find her? My dad has a photo of your mother and must know your mother's relatives."
Li Yanheng still had a chicken leg in his hand. It "plopped" onto the ground.