"Come here and eat, I’ve been busy all morning."
Ling Yunshu pulled Ling Chuxia to sit down, served her a bowl of rice, and then sat down herself, picked up the chopsticks, and placed a dish in Ling Chuxia’s bowl. Seeing that Ling Chuxia was still motionless, she couldn’t help but ask, "What’s wrong? Don’t you like the food?"
Ling Yunshu looked at the full table of dishes, her beautiful eyebrows furrowing.
Ling Chuxia immediately snapped out of her daze, hurriedly shaking her head, "Not at all, it’s delicious!" While speaking, she frantically grabbed her chopsticks and picked up several dishes, stuffing them into her mouth and chewing vigorously.
Ling Yunshu’s eyes relaxed at this, and she picked up another dish for Ling Chuxia, her voice gentle, "Then eat up."
Ling Chuxia nodded slowly.
In truth, she had lost her appetite recently, but she didn’t want to make Ling Yunshu unhappy. Even though she felt full, she still tried her best to pick up food and eat.
Ling Yunshu had prepared several dishes, one of which was steamed fish. Although she had used ginger to remove the smell, after just a small bite of the fish, Ling Chuxia felt a bout of nausea rising in her stomach. She couldn’t suppress it, and her face quickly changed color as she dropped her chopsticks and rushed to the bathroom, clutching her chest.
Ling Chuxia’s actions were so sudden that Ling Yunshu sat stunned for a while until she heard the sound of Ling Chuxia vomiting. It was then that she came to her senses.
Ling Yunshu quickly stood up from her chair and walked briskly into the bathroom. Seeing Ling Chuxia squatting in front of the toilet, continuously vomiting, worry flashed in her eyes, "Xiaxia, what’s wrong with you?"
Ling Chuxia was too busy vomiting to answer her, and Ling Yunshu gently patted Ling Chuxia’s back, helping her to catch her breath.
Ling Chuxia vomited intensely, as if she was trying to heave out her entire insides. Ling Yunshu looked at her pale face, her brows tightly knitted.
After a while, Ling Chuxia finally stopped. Ling Yunshu quickly helped her up. Ling Chuxia was weak, leaning softly against her. Ling Yunshu supported her out of the bathroom and let her sit on the sofa, then stood up and poured a cup of warm water to bring back.
"Here, have some warm water." Ling Yunshu sat by her side, supporting her as she fed Ling Chuxia the water.
Ling Chuxia took a few sips. The warm water soothed the nauseating feeling in her throat a bit. She took a deep breath and slowly began to recover.
Seeing the color returning to Ling Chuxia’s face, Ling Yunshu’s hanging heart finally settled, "Xiaxia, feeling any better?"
Ling Chuxia nodded lightly, her voice slightly hoarse, "Sis, I’m much better now, don’t worry."
"How did you start vomiting so severely all of a sudden? Was there something wrong with the food I made?" Ling Yunshu’s eyebrows remained tightly furrowed, but that couldn’t be right. If the food was the problem, why wasn’t she affected?
And furthermore... she seemed to be fine eating everything else, it was just the fish that made her vomit abruptly.
She too had eaten several pieces, so the fish was definitely not the issue. But she vomited. Thoughts of Ling Chuxia’s recent pallor and reaction flashed through Ling Yunshu’s mind, her brows furrowing deeper and deeper until suddenly, as if struck by realization, her expression drastically changed.
Her gaze slowly shifted from Ling Chuxia’s face, downwardly lingering on her abdomen.