Zhen Xiaoyu opened her eyes. What came into view was a thatched roof. It took her two seconds to come to her senses.
Last night, she and the big villain had slept under the same roof...
She quickly reached up to touch her neck. After feeling no discomfort, she let out a sigh of relief.
Fortunately, she was the venomous female supporting character throughout the whole story. Her life was just tougher!
She turned her head to look at the bed, only to find it empty.
Her heart skipped a beat. She quickly got up and rushed out of the house, but almost bumped into someone. Looking closely, a scar - covered face came into view. She immediately let out a big sigh of relief.
"A Man, you got up so early!" she said while sizing him up. Seeing the wet strands of hair on his forehead, she knew he had gone to wash up.
Zhao Zongying gave her a fleeting glance, too lazy to respond. He walked past her and slowly entered the thatched cottage.
Zhen Xiaoyu was already used to his coldness and didn't mind. She walked to the front yard to wash up.
As soon as she got to the yard, she saw Dr. Lin, neatly dressed, coming out of the room.
"Um, Miss Zhen," Dr. Lin called out to her who was about to go to the water tank to wash up.
"Hmm? Dr. Lin, do you have something to say?" Zhen Xiaoyu looked over.
"Are you going to cook again today?"
"Yes. I wonder if the dishes I cooked yesterday suited your taste, Dr. Lin?"
"Miss Zhen's cooking skills are truly outstanding, but—"
Dr. Lin dragged out the end - sound of "but" and then continued, "Can you make some food that doesn't use so much sugar, oil, eggs, and salt?"
Zhen Xiaoyu: "..." Make what the hell?
She understood what Dr. Lin meant. It was useless for the food to be delicious; they had to save.
With a serious look on her face, she said, "Dr. Lin, I'm not just doing this to satisfy my own appetite. Think about it. Sister - in - law is pregnant. This is the time when she needs to eat good food to nourish her body. Moreover, eating delicious food will make her happier, which is beneficial to the baby in her belly!"
Dr. Lin hesitated to speak.
"Besides, I've already asked you, Dr. Lin, to keep the accounts for these things. Don't try to save for me. When Grandpa knows that I've eaten well and lived happily in your house, he will surely reward you handsomely," Zhen Xiaoyu said.
This made Dr. Lin feel a bit embarrassed. He coughed lightly and said, "In that case, I was overthinking. Miss Zhen, if you need anything, just tell me. I'll go shopping in the market."
This man can be taught!
Zhen Xiaoyu smiled slightly and unceremoniously listed a long string of ingredients, telling Dr. Lin to buy whatever he could find.
Dr. Lin immediately went out to the market for a big shopping spree.
Just after Dr. Lin left, the bell hanging at the cross - hall door rang jingly. The ringing was very rapid, which revealed how anxious the person who rang the bell was at the moment.
Afraid of waking up Mrs. Lin, Zhen Xiaoyu quickly ran to the front to open the door.
However, before opening the door, she peeked through the crack and saw a man carrying an old woman with gray hair on his back. Knowing that they were here for a medical consultation, she opened the door.
"Is Dr. Lin here? My mother suddenly fainted. Please ask Dr. Lin to come and have a look at her quickly," the man said anxiously.
Zhen Xiaoyu was a bit embarrassed. "Dr. Lin has gone to the market. He may not be back for a while."
The man looked even more anxious. "Please, miss, go and call Dr. Lin back!"
"The thing is, I don't know where the market is, and I'm not sure how long it will take to find Dr. Lin. There should be other doctors in this town. Why don't you take your mother to find another doctor?" Zhen Xiaoyu said honestly.
The man gritted his teeth, then gently laid his mother against the door. He left a sentence asking Zhen Xiaoyu to watch over his mother first while he went to the market to find Dr. Lin and then ran away quickly.
Zhen Xiaoyu opened her mouth, but before she could say anything, the man was already out of sight.
She looked down at the old woman leaning against the door, her head slumped unconsciously. Her heart skipped a beat. She carefully bent down and reached out her hand towards the old woman's nose.
She didn't feel any breath!
She was so scared that she took two steps back and bumped into something.
She turned her head and saw a scarred face. Although she didn't know when he had appeared, seeing him at this moment made her feel like she had a backbone. Suddenly, she wasn't so panicked anymore.
"She's not breathing," she whispered.
Zhao Zongying looked very calm. He stepped forward and squatted down, reaching out to feel the old woman's neck. After a few breaths, he said, "She still has a pulse. She's not completely dead."
Not being dead and not being completely dead were two different things. Not being completely dead meant that the person had just died and was not yet cold.
Zhen Xiaoyu didn't bother to argue about his words. Her mind was full of some first - aid knowledge she had learned in college.
Suddenly fainting, not breathing, but still having a pulse. It was very likely a myocardial infarction.
This was the time for emergency rescue. If the golden rescue time was missed, this person would really be completely dead.
"A Man, quickly help me lay her flat on the ground," she said quickly.
Zhao Zongying looked up at her and then laid the old woman flat on the ground as she said.
Zhen Xiaoyu took a deep breath, then knelt directly beside the old woman. She put her hands one on top of the other and pressed on the old woman's chest, performing cardiopulmonary resuscitation.
After pressing thirty times, she had to open the airway and perform artificial ventilation, that is, mouth - to - mouth resuscitation. Then she had to repeat this cycle for five times continuously.
By the last round of pressing, she was almost exhausted. She finally managed to hold on with sheer willpower.
She gasped and checked the old woman's breathing. Feeling the breath at the old woman's nose at last, she immediately relaxed and slumped to the ground.
She was now sweating profusely, and even her clothes were soaked.
Zhao Zongying checked the old woman's pulse again. Sensing that the old woman's pulse had become stronger than before, he looked at Zhen Xiaoyu in surprise.
"What did you just do?" His eyes were a bit scrutinizing.
"This is a set of first - aid methods. If someone suddenly faints, fainting means false death. Using this first - aid method has a high probability of making the person resume normal breathing and thus get timely treatment," Zhen Xiaoyu patiently explained.
Zhao Zongying looked at her deeply. After the in - depth conversation last night, she once again impressed him.
"Son," a murmur came from the old woman's mouth.
Zhen Xiaoyu replied, "Your son has gone to find Dr. Lin."
Hearing the voice, the old woman slowly opened her eyes. From her angle, she saw a man looking like a ghost standing beside her and looking down at her, as if coming to claim her life. She immediately rolled her eyes and fainted from fright.
Zhen Xiaoyu: "???"
Wasn't she scared to death?
She quickly reached out to feel the old woman's breath. Fortunately, the old woman still had breath. She had just fainted.
Zhao Zongying's eyes darkened. He was already used to being regarded as a monster. Even Zhen Yunqian didn't dare to look at his face. Only...
He quietly raised his eyes and looked at Zhen Xiaoyu, who was patting her chest looking frightened.
It seemed that only she always looked at him openly, never avoiding his gaze, and could stay calm even when sharing a room with him.
"Dr. Lin, run faster! My mother is about to die!" At this moment, a voice came from afar.