In the middle of the night, Guo Anyi indeed developed a fever.
When Yunyi arrived, the little guy kept mumbling, "Grandpa, don’t leave, I want to go home."
His voice was particularly soft. If Yunyi hadn’t been close by and possessed exceptional hearing, she probably wouldn’t have been able to make out what the child was saying. Her heart was filled with mixed emotions.
She wasn’t sure about the Guo Family’s situation. However, trouble at home must have prompted them to send the child to his paternal aunt. Unexpectedly, the aunt couldn’t establish herself in her husband’s family, and he suffered along with her. Sigh!
The medicine couldn’t be fed to him, so she had to grind the pills into powder and mix it with water to help him take it.
Seeing the child was very feverish and fearing convulsions, she gave him an acupuncture treatment. When she saw a slight sweat on his forehead, she finally felt relieved.
She said to the public security officer standing guard, "Keep an eye on him. Don’t let him kick off the covers. Once he sweats, the fever will naturally subside. Call me if anything happens."
The officer nodded. "Alright."
As Yunyi turned to leave, someone tugged at the hem of her clothes. "Don’t go."
Yunyi saw that the child had not opened his eyes, yet he was gripping her clothes tightly, refusing to let go. Perhaps she thought of her own children from her past two lives, and her heart softened.
She turned back and gently comforted him, "I won’t leave. You sleep tight, and you won’t feel so bad when you wake up tomorrow."
As she spoke, she gently patted his blanket. "Sleep now."
Yunyi’s scent brought great comfort to Guo Anyi, and he soon fell asleep.
She didn’t rush off. Instead, she made sure he was sound asleep before carefully pulling her clothes from his grasp. Then, she tapped his sleep acupoint once more before leaving.
After such a hectic night, Yunyi hadn’t slept a wink. The next morning, as soon as Chen Xiaojuan came in, she joked, "Doctor Chu, you look exhausted. Did you have a patient last night?"
Before Yunyi could answer, Kong Jiaqiao rushed in. "Doctor Chu, what exactly happened last night?"
Doctor Qiu, who had also come in, looked over, his face full of questions.
Yunyi knew that after last night’s commotion, the incident couldn’t be kept secret. She explained, "Last night, someone fled into the clinic’s backyard but was quickly subdued and taken away by the pursuing public security comrades."
Cui Yintang from logistics, who loved to gossip, chimed in, "Doctor Chu, you weren’t scared, were you?" Though her words feigned concern, her eyes gleamed with curiosity. Follow current novᴇls on novel[f]ire.net
Yunyi replied, "I’m fine. By the time I heard the commotion, the person had already been subdued."
After handing over her duties, she said to Doctor Qiu, "Guo Anyi’s paternal aunt didn’t come over yesterday. The child was a bit frightened and had a fever last night. I just checked on him; he’s fine now."
Doctor Qiu nodded. "That’s good. Just put the medical expenses on his uncle Zhang Chunshan’s account. Have him come sign for it later. The finance department will deduct it from his salary."
Just as he finished speaking, someone walked in. "Doctor Qiu, the Zhang Chunshan you mentioned, is he the driver from the distribution department?"
Everyone turned to look. Doctor Qiu nodded to the newcomer. "Yes, that’s him."
Upon receiving confirmation, the person added, "Zhang Chunshan and his entire family were taken away by public security last night. The scene was quite alarming!"
Cui Yintang from logistics quickly asked, "What happened to their family? Why were they taken away by public security?"
The person waved their hand. "I don’t know the details. They must have committed some offense, and it seems serious. Otherwise, they wouldn’t have taken the children as well."
Upon hearing this, Yunyi’s thoughts immediately turned to Guo Anyi’s situation. She recalled him saying that someone had pushed him. Who was behind it? Was it someone from the Zhang Family, or someone else lurking in the shadows, targeting the Guo Family?