Transmigration: Flirted with My Childhood Sweetheart-Chapter 47 - 46 Taking Care
47: Chapter 46: Taking Care
47 -46: Taking Care
Lin Nianhe had a jumble of chaotic dreams.
In her dreams, it seemed as if she had returned to the time of the catastrophic apocalypse, at one moment scorching hot to the point of dizziness, and the next, bitterly cold to the marrow.
But this time, she wasn’t struggling to survive alone; there were Mr.
Lin and Aunt Lin’s petty yet warm nagging, Wen Lan’s indecipherable dialect, Wang Shumei’s sister-like calm care, as well as the villagers who would start fighting at the drop of a hat…
And there was a man who grew in the heart of her heart.
Su Yuncheng watched Lin Nianhe, her face flushed red, yet unable to suppress the smile tugging at her lips, and considered calling for a doctor.
They call this a common cold with fever?
It’s obviously hallucinations caused by the fever!
He was about to get up when a slight flutter of the girl’s eyelashes on the hospital bed caught his eye, and her eyes slowly opened.
Lin Nianhe was a bit dazed.
Gazing at the walls with a hint of grey amidst the white, inhaling the lingering smell of disinfectant, she instinctively furrowed her brows.
“Awake?
Do you feel uncomfortable anywhere?
I’ll call a doctor for you.”
The deep male voice caressed her heart.
She blinked and looked in the direction of the voice.
Yes, it was that brother from her dreams who braved high temperatures or snowstorms to deliver supplies to her.
Lin Nianhe’s lips curved slightly upward.
“Brother Yuncheng.”
She tried to sit up, but the soreness throughout her body made her feel as if she had been stuffed into a sack and beaten.
Her muscles were on strike, and she couldn’t muster any strength.
After a barely noticeable struggle, Lin Nianhe was forced to lie flat.
“Don’t move around.” Su Yuncheng noticed her attempt to get up and immediately pressed down her left hand, “You still have the IV drip to finish.”
Lin Nianhe licked her lips and glanced at the large glass medicine bottle on the IV stand, “Is this…
a hospital?”
“Yeah.” Su Yuncheng frowned slightly and stood up to mix some warm water for her.
Holding the enamel mug, he looked at her and then back at the mug, his ears slightly tinged with red.
Lin Nianhe stared at the mug in his hand, her gaze intense.
Her throat was both dry and sore; the water in Su Yuncheng’s hands was incredibly tempting to her.
Seeing her longing gaze, Su Yuncheng cleared his throat softly, reached out to support her head, and helped her sit up.
“Sigh…”
Lin Nianhe breathed a sigh of relief.
The hospital bed was very hard; sitting up was much more comfortable than lying down.
Moreover, because she had a fever, she was covered with two blankets, and she was almost unable to breathe.
After drinking most of the warm water with Su Yuncheng’s help, Lin Nianhe finally felt a bit more comfortable.
She looked at Su Yuncheng and hesitated before asking, “Did you bring me here?”
Su Yuncheng shook his head and glanced at the bed next to them.
Following his gaze, Lin Nianhe looked over and saw Wang Hong asleep on the bed.
She must have been exhausted from the ordeal, sleeping deeply.
It was pitch black outside the window, without a star or moon in sight.
“Director Wang rode her bike to bring you here, then asked some people to find me at the police station,” Su Yuncheng explained while propping up the pillow for Lin Nianhe to lean on.
Lin Nianhe, seeing the apologetic look in his eyes, said, “Sorry, I’ve caused you trouble again.”
“Don’t mention it,” replied Su Yuncheng in a gentle tone, “You sit here for a while, I’ll go find the doctor.”
With that, he turned and left.
The night shift doctor was a man who handed Lin Nianhe a thermometer.
After she measured her temperature, he said, “Your temperature has gone down, no issues.
Call the nurse when your IV is finished.”
“Alright, thank you for your hard work.”
Su Yuncheng nodded slightly to him, and the doctor waved his hand before turning and leaving.
Lin Nianhe leaned on the headboard, squinting her eyes as she looked at Su Yuncheng.
She tried hard to recall how she managed to get down the mountain, but despite her efforts, her memory stubbornly remained inside the cave.
She looked down at her clothes, noticing they were not the same ones she had worn going up the mountain.
Could it be…
She glanced unconsciously at Su Yuncheng.
Su Yuncheng didn’t grasp the meaning of her subtle gesture, simply asking, “Are you hungry?
I had someone buy some porridge.
I’ll go warm it up for you.”
His reaction reassured Lin Nianhe instead.
That’s right, she didn’t have any clothes in town, so it couldn’t have been him who changed her.
“No need,” Lin Nianhe shook her head, “I don’t have an appetite, don’t want to eat, and I’m not hungry.”
She wasn’t hungry at all now; she disliked the smell of disinfectant, and it even made her feel slightly nauseous.
Upon hearing her say this, Su Yuncheng had no choice but to put down the lunchbox he had just picked up.
He sat on a stool beside the hospital bed, and after a moment of silence, he asked, “How about you sleep a little longer?”
Lin Nianhe was having trouble sleeping at the moment.
She glanced at the time, eleven o’clock.
“I can’t really sleep,” she said to Su Yuncheng, “Brother Yuncheng, you should go home first.
I’m fine here.”
There were a good eight beds in the ward, and the only empty bed was the one Wang Hong was sleeping in.
If Su Yuncheng were to stay here, he would have to sit up all night.
“I’m not tired.” Su Yuncheng’s voice was very low, “This place is crowded and bustling, I’ll stay with you.”
Though it was a hospital, there was no guarantee that someone with ill intentions wouldn’t come prowling.
Having money stolen would be a minor issue, but the thought of someone taking advantage of her while she slept soundly…
Moreover, she was sick; how could he rest easy and go home to sleep?
Su Yuncheng glanced at Lin Nianhe and asked her, “Director Wang said you got caught in the rain on the mountain, what were you doing there?”
“Oh, I was collecting firewood.” Lin Nianhe felt unlucky just thinking about today’s events.
“It started raining on the way back, so we hid in a cave…”
Su Yuncheng listened, his heart pounding with fear.
“Weren’t you afraid of wild animals seeking shelter in the cave?” He pressed his brow, “Moreover, didn’t I tell you that you don’t need to go up the mountain to collect firewood?”
His expression was somewhat strict, making Lin Nianhe feel inexplicably guilty.
Lin Nianhe forced a smile and explained, “I was going to the countryside, I can’t always be detached from the community.”
It was a casual excuse, but Su Yuncheng’s brow furrowed even tighter.
If he hadn’t known that she had been in the village recently, he might have suspected she was aware of something.
“You don’t need to do this,” Su Yuncheng said quietly after a long pause, “Your safety is more important than anything.
I’m sure Uncle and Aunt Lin feel the same way.”
Lin Nianhe wanted to say that it was actually an accident, a case of bad luck, and that her body was simply too frail.
But halfway through her words, she said, “Okay, I won’t take risks anymore.
Even if I do collect firewood, I’ll make sure to only do it at the foot of the mountain.”
Su Yuncheng saw the clearness in her eyes, not seeming deceitful, and slowly nodded, accepting her promise.
Just recovered from a fever, Lin Nianhe naturally couldn’t go without eating.
After chatting with her softly for a few moments and seeing that she still had no intention of sleeping a while longer, Su Yuncheng took out a packet of milk powder and made her a cup of milk.
The fragrance of milk immediately spread throughout the ward, and someone even sniffled, opening their eyes searching for the source of the aroma.
Lin Nianhe was surprised, “Where did you get this milk powder?”
Su Yuncheng cooled the milk a bit and then passed the cup to her, “I bought it for you.
Drinking milk is good for your health, and with your weak constitution, you should have a cup every day.
Once it’s finished, I’ll get more.”
Lin Nianhe keenly sensed the subtlety in his words.
Clearly, this milk powder wasn’t something that could be easily obtained.
