Wei Jia's room was right next to Li Jing's, both were standard rooms.
After knocking on the door several times, Li Jing heard no response, causing him to frown slightly, "Could she have gone out?"
He was about to turn around when he suddenly heard the faint sound of something crashing inside the room.
His expression was puzzled, and he promptly knocked on the door again, "Wei Jia? Are you inside?"
This time, what answered him was a distinct sound of retching from inside.
Li Jing was slightly shocked and tried to open the door, but couldn't, so he quickly went downstairs to get the landlady to open it.
Upon entering the room, Li Jing saw Wei Jia lying beside the toilet, her face pale and her brows tightly knitted.
The landlady was shocked, seeing the special guest whom the deputy mayor had specifically instructed them to care for in distress at her inn, she panicked, "What's happening, what's happening to her?"
Li Jing had already stepped forward to support Wei Jia, seeing her clutching her stomach and looking extremely uncomfortable, he immediately turned back to the landlady, "Do you have a car? Take us to the hospital."
"Hospital? We don't have a hospital here, only a township health clinic..."
"As long as there's a doctor, take me there first!"
Jolted by Li Jing's strong demeanor, the landlady snapped back to her senses and quickly turned to leave, "Okay, okay, my car is parked downstairs, do you want me to call someone to help you support her..."
"No need, just hurry and get the car ready."
Without informing anyone else, Li Jing directly picked up Wei Jia and quickly left the room to head downstairs.
In his arms, Wei Jia tightly clutched her stomach, appearing extremely distressed, too weak to speak.
Seeing this, the landlady didn't waste any more time and hurriedly went downstairs to start the car.
By the time Li Jing carried Wei Jia to the inn's entrance, the landlady had already started her car and swiftly drove them to the town's health clinic.
"Hurry up, hurry up! She's the special guest the mayor specifically instructed us to take care of, get a doctor here to help right away!"
As soon as they stepped into the health clinic, the landlady shouted at the top of her lungs, immediately catching the attention of the on-duty nurses and doctors.
It was apparent that many recognized the landlady, and hearing her speak, they all rushed over without delay.
Seeing Li Jing and Wei Jia dressed unusually, the doctors and nurses were even more convinced by the landlady's words and immediately took Wei Jia from Li Jing's arms to start diagnosing her.
Seeing this, Li Jing let out a sigh of relief, slightly panting.
If he hadn't been exercising recently, he might not have been able to carry Wei Jia over in one go.
"She probably already had a stomach condition, then was irritated by the dinner food, causing the stomach discomfort."
After quickly asking some questions and doing a check, the doctor briefly concluded and was about to have the nurse assist Wei Jia to the ward when Wei Jia suddenly grabbed Li Jing's hand, refusing to let go.
Seeing Wei Jia, who was in pain, clutching his hand tightly, Li Jing's expression changed slightly, and then he leaned closer to her and said, "Don't worry, I'll stay by your side."
With that, Li Jing accompanied the doctors and nurses into the ward.
Due to the clinic's rudimentary equipment, the examination relied mostly on the doctor's experience and observation. Ultimately, the doctor instructed to have Wei Jia receive an IV drip in the ward to see if that would help.
After the nurse and doctor finished administering the drip and left, Li Jing sat by the side, accompanying the pale-faced Wei Jia.
Wei Jia's hand was firmly grasping Li Jing's and had never let go.
As time ticked by, the night outside the window grew deeper and darker.
The town at night was exceptionally quiet. Only occasional coughs from a distance added some noise here.
About twenty minutes later, Wei Jia's complexion finally improved a bit.
Meanwhile, Bai Rui and others, having heard the news, came rushing over.
Initially worried about Wei Jia's health, everyone was stunned to see Wei Jia and Li Jing holding hands in the ward. For a moment, they were unsure whether to come in.
"The doctor came by just now and said everything should be fine now."
Li Jing turned to Bai Rui and the others at the door and softly said, "Let her rest for a while. I can watch over her."
Hearing this, Bai Rui and the others hesitated, unsure whether they should leave.
At this moment, Wei Jia slowly opened her eyes, barely managing to speak, "Xiaorui, tonight work out tomorrow's investigation plan, no need to waste time here with me.
It's enough to have Li Jing here with me anyway, since he's not busy."
"Cough, cough, cough..."
Li Jing was unbothered by the first sentence, but upon hearing the last part "he's not busy," he nearly choked on his own saliva.
Seeing Wei Jia speak her mind, Bai Rui finally nodded in agreement and then said to Li Jing, "We'll rely on you then, President Li," before leaving with everyone else.
After Bai Rui and the others left, Li Jing turned back to glance at the already conscious Wei Jia, frowning, "In your current state, are you sure about going on-site tomorrow? I think you should rest here for a day."
"No, it's too much time wasted."
Wei Jia firmly shook her head, "I've encountered this situation several times before, it's just that my stomach hasn't been well recently, and I'm not used to the meals here, which caused this. A drip and a night's rest will suffice."
Seeing her resolute expression, Li Jing shook his head helplessly, "You're really a workaholic. No matter how important work is, it's not more important than your health, right?"
Seeing Wei Jia close her eyes again, unwilling to respond to that question, Li Jing could only shake his head, continuing to sit by her side and rest his eyes.
By around ten o'clock at night, Wei Jia had mostly recovered, and the IV was removed by the medical staff.
After being reminded of some precautions, Li Jing accompanied Wei Jia out of the clinic.
Seeing the pitch-black night sky outside, Li Jing was about to pull out his phone to call Bai Rui to pick them up, but Wei Jia reached out to stop him.
"It's not far. I want to take a slow walk back and get some fresh air."
Seeing her firm attitude, Li Jing couldn't refuse and took off his down jacket to cover her.
"You're already having stomach issues, don't get cold again."
Feeling the down jacket still warm from Li Jing's body heat, Wei Jia's expression changed slightly, then she asked, "What about you? It's so late, don't you try to be macho..."
"Don't worry, I never act tough."
With that, Li Jing turned around and walked back into the clinic, said a few words to one of the doctors, and then came out wearing a thick cotton jacket.
"Did you borrow the doctor's clothes?"
Wei Jia was surprised.
"Borrow? I bought it for 500,"
Li Jing looked at the texture of the jacket he was wearing, "This jacket new probably costs about 300, but when I offered 500, he agreed without hesitation."
Hearing his words, Wei Jia didn't know what to say for a moment.
She found that Li Jing always managed to do things she never expected.
And those actions, surprisingly, made so much sense that she couldn't find any fault with them.
After making sure Wei Jia was wearing the down jacket properly, Li Jing zipped up his own jacket, then reached out his hand to hold hers as they started walking.
Upon touching her hand, Li Jing noticed her instinctive withdrawal, and he raised an eyebrow, "What, don't want to hold hands?"
He teased with a light laugh, "Just now, I don't know who was gripping my hand so tightly, and now she's turning her back on me?"
Hearing this, Wei Jia faintly recalled the scene of her grabbing his hand and couldn't help but blush a little.
Maybe it was because she was unwell, but for the first time, Li Jing saw Wei Jia blush, and though surprised, he extended his hand again, "Do you want to hold hands or not? If not, I'm putting it back in my pocket..."
Before he finished speaking, Wei Jia's hand suddenly reached out, gripping Li Jing's tightly, she said nothing, walking straight ahead.
Seeing this, Li Jing smiled slightly, without saying more, he slid her hand into his pocket, and they walked side by side under the town's moonlight.
The dim light from the town and the misty moonlight.
As they walked further and further away from the clinic, their shadows beneath them gradually blurred, slowly merging into one...