Xiao Mei also quickly went to help, saying, "The young master must have kicked off the covers last night and didn't cover himself properly, which is why he suddenly has a fever."
"Mm, let's get him checked at the hospital first," Susu thought that Little Star might also be overcome with grief.
Tianyi asked Xiao Lin to drive them directly to the private hospital.
After the pediatrician measured Little Star's temperature, they found he had a high fever and gave him fever-reducing medicine first.
His temperature clearly dropped, but he started to burn up again while undergoing various examinations.
The doctor felt that the child had a severe viral infection or cold, and advised them to complete the hospitalization procedures first for more detailed examinations.
Susu stayed by Little Star's side, seeing him alternate between unconsciousness and consciousness, with the high fever persisting.
In his daze, he said he was cold. Susu covered him tightly with the blanket on the hospital bed, but he still cried out that he was cold, so the nurse added another blanket.
Before some test results were out, the doctor could only try to reduce his fever with medication.
Seeing how uncomfortable he looked on the hospital bed, Susu became anxious, her eyes welling up with tears.
After a while, Tianyi received Little Star's blood test report and entered the ward to tell Susu, "Don't worry, the blood test results are out. There's inflammation in his blood, but everything else is fine. The doctor said he should be fine if he's given some anti-inflammatory medication."
Susu finally breathed a sigh of relief and leaned against Tianyi, saying, "That's good. You can go back now. I'll stay here with him."
"I don't have any plans this weekend, so I'll stay with you both. We can go back together once he's feeling better and his fever has subsided," Tianyi said, putting his arm around her shoulder. "I'll go buy you some food. When this little guy wakes up, he'll definitely be hungry."
"Then remember to buy a bowl of plain congee. He can't eat anything else when he wakes up," Susu reminded him.
"Got it, my dear wife."
As soon as Tianyi left the ward, Little Star mumbled in his sleep, "Xiao Xiao... Xiao Xiao... Don't die... Don't..."
Susu could only gently pat his back, comforting him, "It's okay, it's okay, no one is going to die."
It seemed that Little Star had a deep affection for Xiao Xiao, and it was because of Xiao Xiao's situation that he suddenly fell ill.
After nightfall, Little Star's fever indeed subsided, and he regained consciousness.
Susu composed herself, reheated the food Tianyi had bought, and the family of three had a simple dinner in the ward.
Little Star only had a bowl of plain congee in front of him, and he looked enviously at the dishes in Susu and Tianyi's bowls.
Susu scooped some vegetables for him, saying, "You just had your fever go down, so you can't eat too much meat. Eat more vegetables."
Little Star responded with an "Okay" and ate his congee heartily.
Tianyi, feeling sorry for him, transferred a shrimp from his own bowl to Little Star, saying, "It should be fine to eat just one shrimp."
Little Star happily put the shrimp into his mouth and ate it, saying, "It smells so good."
Susu smiled as she watched this heartwarming moment between father and son.
Children really don't pretend when they're sick. They feel bad when they feel bad, and they feel better when they feel better; it's all written on their faces.
Tianyi also gave Susu a shrimp, saying, "Here, have one too, so you don't think I'm playing favorites."
"I have some in my bowl too. Don't do this in front of the child," Susu said to him with a smile.
Seeing his parents' affection, Little Star couldn't help but remember how Xiao Xiao had given him his chicken leg, and he suddenly missed Xiao Xiao even more.
After finishing his congee, he felt a bit uncomfortable in his stomach and lay down.
Susu nervously touched his forehead, felt that he didn't have a fever, and let him lie down to rest. She said to Tianyi, "Should we tell the doctor about discharging him?"
Tianyi put down his chopsticks and got up, saying, "I'll go."
"Okay." Susu got up and tidied the disposable eco-friendly bowls and chopsticks on the small table in the ward.
Just as Tianyi was about to go out, the doctor responsible for Little Star walked in, his expression somewhat grave.
"Dr. Huang, why are you here? I was just about to come find you to arrange the discharge. The child's fever has gone down," Tianyi said.
The doctor spread out the electrocardiogram report in his hand and said, "Mr. Qin, your son cannot be discharged yet. There are some abnormalities on this ECG. It's best to keep him for observation tonight and do a color Doppler ultrasound of his heart tomorrow."
Susu asked, "Are you saying there's something wrong with the child's heart? That's impossible. He's been very healthy since he was little and has never been hospitalized, at most just for minor colds and fevers."
"Mrs. Qin, please don't worry yet. It's just that the test results are slightly abnormal. It will be more reassuring to get a clear diagnosis," the doctor explained.
"Alright then." Tianyi felt that the doctor had a point. Since they were already at the hospital, it was better to get a thorough check-up.
The doctor then asked Susu, "Mrs. Qin, you said the child has been very healthy since he was little. Has he had regular check-ups?"
Susu shook her head and said, "He hasn't been sick much, so we haven't done any check-ups."
"Never since birth?" the doctor asked.
"No," Susu recalled. Not only had he not had a physical examination after birth, but during her pregnancy with Little Star, due to poor conditions, she had hardly undergone any prenatal check-ups.
Anyway, the child was born safely, without any missing limbs or eyes, and there were no problems.
The doctor suggested, "Then perhaps we can do a full body check-up tomorrow. Actually, it's not just adults; children should also have regular physical examinations. Now, any disease can be detected and treated early."
"Okay, Dr. Huang, please make the arrangements," Tianyi readily agreed.
The doctor nodded, left a copy of the ECG for them, and left the ward.
Susu glanced at the ECG, unable to understand it. She saw a notation about a murmur on the left edge of the heart and said fearfully, "Tianyi, will Little Star have a serious problem?"
"No," Tianyi said, looking at Little Star lying on the hospital bed, and noticed that he had fallen asleep again at some point.
Tianyi walked over to cover the child with the blanket. He touched the child's small hand and felt it was very hot. He quickly said, "Look, he's got a fever again."
"Ah." Susu hurriedly touched his forehead. He had indeed developed a fever again. The thermometer showed forty-one degrees. "What should we do? The fever is so high."
Tianyi immediately went to call the doctor.
Susu took an ice pack prepared by the nurse in the ward and began to cool the child down physically.
After the doctor arrived, Little Star was given an IV drip. Neither Susu nor Tianyi was willing to go back to rest; both stayed in the hospital to look after Little Star.
By midnight, Little Star's fever had not subsided. He vomited the plain congee and a little bit of vegetables he had eaten, fussed uncomfortably for a while, and then fell back into a deep sleep.
In the latter half of the night, they couldn't sleep while watching by the bedside. Tianyi blamed himself, saying, "Is it because I gave him the shrimp that he's like this? If I had known, I would have just let him drink some plain congee."
"It's not because of the shrimp," Susu comforted him. "Little Star's fever returning is probably because he wasn't fully recovered before. It's normal for children's fevers to fluctuate like this."