On the computer screen, she could vaguely see her dazed face.
Lin Wan Bai lowered his head to look at the date on his phone. When he thought about how he met Yan Feng at the airport, he told him that he would be going to Beijing for a business trip for two days.
She remembered that when he had been away on business, he had called in advance to warm her bed.
From last night until now, the screen was filled with nothing but a few software push ads. There were no missed calls or text messages.
"Xiaobai, what are you thinking about? Everyone is off work!"
Lin Wan Bai let out an "ah" sound, but then realized that the others were already packing up their things.
The colleague handed over a sample wrapped in plastic bag and continued, "This is the daffodil that I told you to bring you previously. It hasn't bloomed yet, and if there's no soil at home, then it's fine even if you use water!"
"Alright, thank you!" Lin Wan Bai received it.
After work, she took a walk around the hospital and chatted with her grandma for a while before returning home early.
There were still some vegetables in the fridge, so she took them out and stir-fried them. After she finished eating, she took a shower and found that it was only eight o'clock.
As he came out of the bathroom, he passed the mirror, and the small key that hung below his collarbone flashed in the light.
Lin Wan Bai raised his hand and touched it, seeing Huo Chang Yuan's angry face.
Flipping through the German translation of the novel that her mother had left behind, she could not sleep at night. She found the marked page and continued to read.
At first, she only thought that it was a bit cold, so she pulled the blanket up.
But it was getting worse and worse, and the pain in his stomach was killing him. Even his stomach was beginning to ache.
The novel fell onto the ground. Lin Wan Bai didn't bother to pick it up, the pain had already made her entire body spasm. She touched the pillow for a long time before taking out her phone.
When the screen lit up, she suddenly didn't know who to call.
The first person that appeared in his mind was actually Huo Chang Yuan …
As if thinking of this, Lin Wan Bai's hand also found those three words in the phone book and pressed down as if he had his own consciousness.
The line was quickly connected. She licked her lips and said, "Hello, it's me …"
"What is it? I'm in a meeting."
Huo Chang Yuan's calm male voice pierced through the air.
Lin Wan Bai was embarrassed, he was frustrated for his impulsiveness, and when he opened his mouth again, his voice was trembling from the pain, "I'm fine …"
"I'm fine, just make a call!" Huo Chang Yuan's tone was heavy, as if he had noticed the change in her, and quickly asked: "Lin Wan Bai, what's wrong?"
Lin Wan Bai's hand that was holding the phone shook like a sieve.
He opened his mouth, and after a long struggle, he finally managed to utter in a complete voice, "I … I'm in a bit of pain …"
Lin Wan Bai looked at his phone, and realised that there was no longer any electricity on the screen.
She had no choice but to try to pull away the blanket from the bed. Before her feet could touch the slippers, she rolled down in pain and shrunk into a circle like a shrimp. Her vision started to darken.
After an unknown period of time, his consciousness gradually began to dissipate.
When the corner of his eye was finally closed, he heard a loud bang.
When he opened his eyes again, it was already daytime.
Lin Wan Bai looked around at his surroundings with a wooden expression. All he saw was white, which meant that he was probably in the hospital.
He felt a slight prickling sensation on the back of his left hand and drops of ice-cold liquid were injected into it.
The dry eyeball turned and a tall figure appeared. Looking up from the angle, there was a new green stubble on the sharp line of his chin. It was light and not too big.
Lin Wan Bai called out in a daze, "... Huo Chang Yuan? "
She suspected that she was dreaming. Why would the person on the phone appear in front of her last night?
Huo Chang Yuan looked down at her condescendingly and let out a cold snort, allowing her to confirm his existence. He also instantly understood that he was the one who sent his here.
"What's wrong with me?" She was still in a trance.
"Food poisoning." Someone answered her, a doctor in a white coat standing at the other end. "It must have been a mistake to use the unflowering daffodil as garlic, which resulted in an overdose of Latins toxin, which was given to her last night when she had her stomach washed. Now there's no danger of her life."
It seemed like the daffodil that he brought back from work last night was casually thrown onto the table, and then the ingredients that he took out from the fridge were also placed on the table. Perhaps he was too distracted, so he didn't notice when he chopped onions and garlic …
No wonder she felt weird and bitter when she ate the garlic last night.
"It's a good thing that we discovered it in time. As the poison has yet to seep into my bloodstream, we should pay more attention to it in the future!" The doctor adjusted his glasses and explained, "Do not eat spicy, greasy and cold food for the next three days after the gastric lavage, lest it irritate your stomach. Drink more hot water and hang up two bags of medicine. Then you can leave the hospital!"
"Thank you." Lin Wan Bai was grateful.
The doctor nodded, jotted down two notes, and left.
The two of them were the only ones left in the ward.
Food poisoning is not a joke,
Thinking about that, Lin Wan Bai couldn't help but look at Huo Chang Yuan. He was still standing there, with one hand in his pocket, looking ice-cold.
"I …"
Just as she opened her mouth, Huo Chang Yuan bellowed, "You can't tell the difference between a water fairy and a garlic? You don't have a brain, you idiot! "
Lin Wan Bai licked the corner of his mouth, looking at him innocently.
Huo Chang Yuan stared at her coldly for a while, then suddenly walked out of the sickroom in large strides.
The sound of his footsteps soon disappeared, and Lin Wan Bai's eyelashes slowly drooped as she felt a sense of loss that she could not conceal.
Half an hour later, the door to the ward was suddenly pushed open by someone.
Huo Chang Yuan who had left previously walked in once again, his straight pants legs swaying with his footsteps, a small bag appeared in his hand, the transparent lunchbox containing the congee.
Lin Wan Bai was startled.
She thought he was gone …
She watched as he walked over to the bed and took the lunchbox out of the bag, followed by a disposable spoon.
Immediately after, Lin Wan Bai's shoulder was grabbed by her hand. She looked to be extremely energetic, but she did not feel any pain from it at all, as the upright pillow was placed behind her back.
When he pulled the chair over, she said, "I can drink it myself."
"Shut up!" Huo Chang Yuan berated her.
"…" Lin Wan Bai closed his eyes obediently.
"Open your mouth!" Then, Huo Chang Yuan spoke in an extremely fierce tone.
Lin Wan Bai blinked his eyes and carefully asked, "Should I shut up or open my mouth …"
"More nonsense?" Huo Chang Yuan squinted his eyes.
When the spoon was handed over, Lin Wan Bai immediately opened his mouth, and the warm rice porridge extended from his throat to his burning stomach.
Huo Chang Yuan's movements were very stiff, as if it was his first time doing so. Several times, the porridge in the middle had dripped onto the white bed.
Finally, he finished the bowl of porridge. He felt even more tired than if he had signed dozens of documents.
Then, he suddenly stood up with ease and packed the lunchbox and spoon into his bag. Just as Huo Chang Yuan was about to walk over to the dustbin, his right hand was gently held by someone as he said in a low voice, "I was really only taking care of him when he was sick that night …"