Everything was going well for Wen Xinya, but misfortunes never came singly for Xia Ruya.
Yesterday, after she and Ning Yuya completed the relevant case closing procedures, it was already late. Xia Ruya pretended to be feeling unwell and did not go to the sanatorium with Ning Yuya to see Ning Shuqian.
Then that night, she had a headache and cough. She took some medicine and fell into a deep sleep.
Xia Ruya felt very uncomfortable. There was a dull pain in her head, and a dry, burning pain in her throat as if it were burning with shackles. Her whole body felt as if it was on fire, and as cold as an ice cellar the next.
She was half asleep, and the sound of the doorbell seemed to linger in her ears, making her feel extremely annoyed. She had no choice but to drag her weak body out to open the door.
When she saw through the peephole that the people looking for her were Ning Shuqian and Ning Yuya, she couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief and then opened the door.
"Oh my God! Ruya, how did you get yourself into this state?" The door was pushed open, and Ning Shuqian saw Xia Ruya standing by the door. She was wearing snow-white pajamas, and she looked thin and bony. She was even thinner than Yuya, and she looked light and fluttery, as if she could be blown away by the wind.
Her long hair was disheveled and draped behind her head and on her chest. Her pretty little face was shapeless, with high cheekbones. Her face was pale, and her big almond-shaped eyes were hollow and lifeless, sunken in her eye sockets, looking a little scary.
Xia Ruya had a splitting headache and said weakly, "Aunt Ning, Yuya, please come in and sit down!"
Ning Shuqian grabbed Xia Ruya's hand and found that her palm was a little hot and covered with wet sweat: "Ruya, you have a fever!"
Xia Ruya reached out to touch her forehead in confusion, but felt a burning temperature: "It seems like I have a fever."
Ning Shuqian quickly stepped forward to support her and said, "Ruya, you are sick. Tell Aunt Ning where you feel uncomfortable."
Xia Ruya thought for a moment and replied, "I have a splitting headache, a dry and sore throat, um... my whole body feels sore and weak, um... that's all."
She had clearly taken medicine before going to bed yesterday, but she didn't expect someone to stop her. Thinking of this, her head felt dizzy, and then the world was spinning, and her body fell backwards.
"Ruya..."
"I'm fine, just a little dizzy, Aunt Ning... don't worry." Xia Ruya was just a little dizzy, so she didn't really faint. She tried to comfort Ning Shuqian weakly.
Ning Shuqian quickly helped her sit on the sofa, poured her a cup of warm water and fed her to drink.
After drinking the water, Xia Ruya felt better and had some strength: "Aunt Ning... How did you and Yuya get here? How are you?"
If she guessed correctly, Ning Shuqian was now staying in a nursing home and it was not easy for her to go out.
Ning Shuqian's nose was sore. She was so sick, but she was still worried about her health. "I heard from Yuya that you were not feeling well, so I came to see you."
Ning Yuya was also very moved: "Ruya, my mother's health is fine now, don't worry."
Xia Ruya couldn't help but heaved a sigh of relief and smiled, but that smile was so pale and frighteningly haggard: "Yesterday, Yuya and I were going to go to the sanatorium to see you, but..."
Ning Shuqian held her hand and said, "Silly child, don't talk. You are so sick. I will take you to the hospital."
Ruya was so seriously ill that if she hadn't discovered it early, the consequences would have been disastrous.
Xia Ruya quickly shook her head and refused, "No, Aunt Ning... I don't want to go to the hospital. I just have a cold. I'll be fine in two days after taking some medicine. Don't worry."
She seemed to have a phobia of hospitals. She felt that as long as she went to the hospital, some of her physical secrets would be completely exposed. She could not bear others knowing about her dirty and unclean things.
Ning Yuya held her hand and advised: "Ruya, listen to your mother, let's go to the hospital. You are so sick, you still need to get checked to feel at ease."
She also didn't expect that Ruya was so seriously ill.
Xia Ruya's mind was in a daze, and she was somewhat unclear. She did not hear clearly what Ning Yuya said before. She only vaguely heard that she wanted to have a checkup, and she shrilly said, "No... I don't want to go to the hospital... I don't want to have a checkup."
Ning Yuya was startled and confused, not knowing what was going on with Ruya.
Ning Shuqian quickly held her hand and comforted her: "Okay, okay... Let's not go to the hospital or get checked. Don't get excited..."
Ning Shuqian didn't think much about it. She just thought she was sick, and it was normal for her to be a little capricious. When Yu Ya was sick, she was even more willful.
"I won't go to the hospital, I won't go to the hospital..." Xia Ruya murmured, and her emotions gradually calmed down.
Ning Shuqian and Ning Yuya helped Xia Ruya back to the room. Then Ning Shuqian took Xia Ruya's temperature and found out that she had a high fever of 39.8 degrees. She was so scared that her hands trembled and the thermometer almost fell to the ground.
Fortunately, she discovered it early. If the fever had continued like this, she would have become a fool. Her cough was severe, so it should not have turned into pneumonia.
Ning Yuya found the medicine box, which contained a complete set of medicines. Ning Shuqian used a fever-reducing patch on Xia Ruya, and also fed her anti-inflammatory medicine and cold and fever-reducing medicine.
After taking the medicine, Xia Ruya fell asleep.
Ning Shuqian took a handkerchief and applied a cold compress to her forehead to help reduce her fever.
About half an hour later, Xia Ruya's breathing began to slowly stabilize, and Ning Shuqian knew... Xia Ruya's fever was beginning to subside.
Ning Yuya looked at Xia Ruya and said, "Mom, Ruya looks very ill. Let's take her to the hospital. I always feel a little uneasy."
Ning Shuqian was a little hesitant. She had a high fever before and she didn't know if she had developed pneumonia. She also didn't know if taking medicine to reduce the fever would be enough.
At this time, Xia Ruya turned over unsteadily, mumbling: "Don't... go to the hospital..."
Ning Shuqian said, "Let's observe for a few hours first. Ruya...she keeps yelling that she doesn't want to go to the hospital."
Ning Yuya didn't know why Ruya was so against the hospital. She just found it hard to understand. She looked at her mother and seemed to be hesitant to speak: "Mom... Ruya... I think there is something wrong with Ruya after she came back from missing. I don't know what happened to her!"
Ning Shuqian looked at Xia Ruya with a touch of pity in her expression: "Not only has Ruya been abandoned by the Wen family, but she has also been cut off from her family ties by the Xia family, and she has also been given a reputation as a heartless and cruel person. Ruya has always been very strong, how can she bear this?"
Even she couldn't accept what happened recently, let alone Ruya was just a girl who had just come of age.
Ning Yuya thought about it carefully, nodded and said: "Ruya is so pitiful!"