Mi Yang's condition was sometimes better and sometimes worse, but never exceeded 38 degrees.
At night, Bai Luochuan squeezed into the same bed with him despite his objections and took care of him every step of the way.
Medical staff came every day. When they measured Mi Yang's temperature, Bai Luochuan was the most nervous. He sat by and watched without blinking, afraid of missing any details. When the doctor nodded to indicate that there was nothing abnormal and came to measure him, Bai Luochuan relaxed a lot. His body was much better than Mi Yang's and was not affected at all.
Mi Yang would sometimes deliberately joke with him, trying to make him relax, but Bai Luochuan could no longer tell what was a joke and what was serious, so he nodded and agreed to whatever Mi Yang said.
Mi Yang said, "You usually ask me to buy snacks. After we go back this time, can you buy me a month's supply of bread? I want the big croissants that are freshly baked at the shop near the school."
Bai Luochuan nodded and said, "Okay."
Mi Yang teased him again: "It has to be hot when it is delivered to your hands."
Bai Luochuan said: "Okay."
Mi Yang glanced at him and said with a smile: "Why are you so easy to talk to today?"
Bai Luochuan hugged him from behind, wrapped the two of them with a blanket, and rested his chin on his shoulder and made a serious self-examination: "From now on, I will help you get food, fold your clothes, buy snacks for you... I will do anything you ask me to do."
Mi Yang took the opportunity to ask: "You should also have a better temper."
Bai Luochuan said in a muffled voice: "I will try my best to change."
He was so obedient that Mi Yang felt a little embarrassed and said, "I was just teasing you. Actually, you have helped me a lot. It's no big deal for me to help you get food and fold clothes. We eat together and put clothes together anyway."
Bai Luochuan still held him and refused to let go.
Mi Yang thought for a moment and said, "Bring the book from my bag over here, and let's take a look together."
Bai Luochuan then left a little, but soon sat back in his original position and read with Mi Yang. Mi Yang brought two books in his bag, one was the ancient book restoration book that Wei Xian found for him, and the other was a casual book he picked up at home, a short story like chicken soup, Bai Luochuan also read with him, and Mi Yang casually opened the casual book and picked a short story to read.
Neither of them spoke, just lowered their heads to read.
Bai Luochuan read faster than Mi Yang. He glanced at the sentence on the right page: "Some roads can only be walked alone." He sat there, looking pale and said, "Let's not read this."
Mi Yang hasn't reacted yet: "Huh? This is the only one."
Bai Luochuan pulled the book out of his hand and said stiffly, "This book is not good."
Whenever he wanted to hide something, he would always cover it up on purpose. This time was no exception. He used his thumb to deliberately pinch the sentence on the right page of the book, but only blocked a few words, leaving some of the words exposed. Mi Yang saw it out of the corner of his eye, but did not fight with him, and let him take the book away and throw it aside.
Bai Luochuan held Mi Yang in his arms, wrapped him up with his hands and feet, like a baby holding a teddy bear, and said in a muffled voice, "Don't even think about leaving."
Mi Yang said: "Well, I won't leave."
Mi Yang remembered that the last time he saw Young Master Bai in such a panic was when they were children.
At that time, Wei Xian had just come to the border town to teach them. The old man was very serious about their studies and had carefully prepared the list of books he selected. Some of the books were even ones that Mi Yang had never heard of before.
It was also at that time that he talked to them about life and death.
This question obviously made Xiao Bai Luochuan a little confused. This was the first time the child heard about the meaning of "death". There was confusion in his eyes and he didn't speak during the day. When it was night, Mi Yang and him were lying on a small bed. Suddenly, the child turned over and hugged him. He heard him stuttering and whispering: "Will Dad and Mom die?"
Mi Yang whispered, "Yes."
Xiaobai Luochuan held his hand tighter and asked him again: "You can do it too, right?"
How did he answer at that time? I seemed to comfort him and tell him that everyone would, and also told him that life is actually very short, so he should do something happy so as not to waste it... It has been so long that I can't remember it clearly, but I remember the little hands holding me, trying to be brave but unable to help shaking slightly.
Just like now.
Mi Yang sighed, tilted his head back a little and rested it on his chest. After a while, he slowly said, "Do you remember when Teacher Wei first came, he read us a book that talked about the problems of life?"
Bai Luochuan said dryly: "I don't remember."
Mi Yang wanted to say more, but was interrupted by him. Bai Luochuan obviously didn't like this topic, and changed the topic stiffly to talk about something else: "You participate in so many competitions every year, you are too hard-working. For example, this competition, I don't think the small handicrafts you like to do are this kind, why do you keep participating?"
Mi Yang said: "I told you, if you want to win a prize, there will be a lot of scholarships at the end of the year."
Bai Luochuan said: "Uncle Mi and Aunt Luo are rich, they can support you."
Mi Yang smiled and said, "But I also want to help them reduce their burden. My family is saving money and planning to buy my mother's current store."
Bai Luochuan said: "That location is OK, but it's a bit small."
Mi Yang said: "Well, I can't afford it any bigger."
Mi Yang was not sure about the future demolition plan, but he knew something about the general business district, and it would never go wrong to buy a small shop in Shanghai, as every inch of land would be worth a lot of money in the future. And that shop could use about three floors, with the first floor being a pharmacy and outpatient clinic, and the second floor being very convenient for living.
Bai Luochuan talked to him about the location of the pharmacy, a small house of dozens of square meters. He condescended to talk to him for a long time, analyzing it bit by bit without any boredom. Mi Yang listened to him quietly. Bai Luochuan talked to him about family matters for a long time, even talking to him about Michelle, whom he disliked the most.
Bai Luochuan said, "I have another airplane model that someone else sent me. I'll give it to Michelle later. Hasn't she been clamoring to see the one you made in the competition? Yours was too hard to make. Don't give it to her. This model will be perfect for her."
Mi Yang smiled and nodded, "Okay."
Bai Luochuan said again: "I can give your sister something else, like a teddy bear or something. What do girls like?"
Mi Yang said, "Barbie dolls or snacks. Xiaoxue has always wanted to eat Begonia Fruit Shop. Last time my dad came to Beijing on a business trip, he brought back a portion. She likes it very much. She eats one every day and eats it very tenderly." He sighed and glanced out the window. "I promised her that I would bring her a box this time, but now it's impossible."
Bai Luochuan said: "When you get better, I will go with you to buy it."
Mi Yang smiled and said, "Forget it..." After a while, the prevention and control will be strict, and there will probably be very few shops open on the street. He thought so but didn't say it out loud. When Bai Luochuan heard him say these three words, he hugged his arms a little tighter and said, "Okay, I'll go with you. I'll buy a box for your sister."
Mi Yang didn't react at first, but when he heard his nervous tone, he realized that Bai Luochuan was afraid that he would lose his faith in life. He talked about his family and his favorite sister, as if he was afraid that he would give up on this world.
Mi Yang was an experienced person, and although he was a little panicked, he was not particularly afraid.
He patted Bai Luochuan's hand and comforted him, "Alright, but one box is still too much. Xiaoxue is changing her teeth, so she can only eat one at most a day..."
He took the conversation slowly, and Bai Luochuan was no longer so nervous. He also relaxed a little and continued to talk to him in a casual manner. Both of them spoke in low voices. In the empty room, they wrapped themselves in snow-white quilts and kept each other warm.
Bai Luochuan called home every day to briefly explain the situation. Luo Jiangjing sounded tired, but he always answered the phone and asked about the situation. Two years ago, Luo Jiangjing bought a large unfinished building in Shanghai against all odds. The company was very controversial about this. Some people said it was a hot potato, while others said it was a golden baby. In short, now they are all assets in hand, and cash flow has been reduced a lot. It is also the most difficult time.
Bai Luochuan also knew that she was busy with work, so he simply said, "I'll be back in a week or so. Well, take care of yourself, it's nothing. Don't let anyone come, we're all fine, how about I let Xiaoguai talk to you?"
Bai Luochuan said as he handed the phone to Mi Yang. When Mi Yang picked up the phone, he heard Luo Jiangjing's voice, as gentle as before: "Little darling? Are you feeling better? Do you want auntie to ask a doctor to check it out?"
She had been calling Bai Luochuan the same name for several years and had gotten used to it, with a sense of intimacy.
Mi Yang heard it and said quickly: "No, Aunt Luo, I'm fine now. My temperature today is 36.5 degrees. It's just that I have a low fever at night, just like before. It may be due to the change of seasons."
Luo Jiangjing said, "I'm still worried. Let's have someone go check on you in a couple of days." She spoke a few more words to the people around her, and seemed to be signing some documents. "That's settled. Take care of yourselves. I'll send a driver to pick you up in a few days."
Mi Yang agreed, and then the other end hung up.
After notifying the parents on one side, he also called Cheng Qing who was waiting. Because there was no special explanation on the TV news, although Cheng Qing felt a little strange, she did not realize the seriousness of the matter. Although she was a little confused, Mi Yang said that the Bai family had already sent someone to visit, so she did not ask for herself to come.
Cheng Qing was very confident about the two of them. Mi Yang and Bai Luochuan were together and could contact their family every day, so she was not too worried.
Within two days, the news reported several more cases of people being sent to the hospital due to illness. Even the CCTV inserted a brief segment of several tens of seconds into the noon news, and the atmosphere became solemn.
The hotel staff also wore thick gauze masks. After placing the food at the door, they left quickly, and were very afraid of the "isolation room" they were in.
Every day, someone would spray disinfectant spray back and forth in the corridor, and sometimes some would be sprayed in through the door cracks, and the smell was pungent. Originally, Bai Luochuan could leave the room and walk in the corridor for a while, but now the hotel has set up checkpoints and cordons on the entire floor.
The sound of ambulances whizzing past could be heard from morning to night, and the entire capital city was beginning to show signs of martial law.