Xu Tingyu was so angry that she almost laughed.
Who did he think he was, throwing a tantrum at her like this?
After reading these messages, she lost all interest in her phone. She simply tossed it aside and buried her face in the quilt.
It had probably been an exhausting and terrifying day.
So when she was woken up by the knocking on the door, she felt light - headed and dizzy. She had a fever.
She sat up, took a moment to steady herself, and then got out of bed to open the door.
It was Qi Ye coming to call her for dinner.
As soon as the door opened, he saw that her face was flushed an unhealthy red, her eyes were filled with moisture, and her lips were a sickly pale.
His expression changed. He reached out to feel her forehead.
"You have a fever," he said, looking at her with an expression full of concern.
Xu Tingyu nodded. "A bit. I'd like to drink some hot water. Could you boil some for me?"
Her voice was a bit hoarse because of her illness.
Qi Ye couldn't help but feel heart - ache. He quickly helped her back to bed. "Lie down first. I'll call the doctor."
She was pregnant, so she couldn't take medicine casually.
Xu Tingyu was light - headed. After lying down again, she was so uncomfortable that she closed her eyes again.
Qi Ye immediately called Zhang Wan and told her to contact a doctor to come over.
On the other end, Zhang Wan had just woken up. When she heard about the doctor, she was startled and quickly asked, "What's wrong, boss? Are you not feeling well?"
Qi Ye's tone was impatient. "Tingyu has a fever. Get a doctor to come to the hotel."
Then he hung up the phone directly.
Zhang Wan contacted the doctor and then quickly got up. After washing up, she rushed to Xu Tingyu's room.
"Why did you get a fever? Besides the fever, do you have any other symptoms? Did you eat something that caused this?"
Xu Tingyu was actually in good physical condition, and she had always been taken good care of, so she didn't get sick often.
Suddenly having a fever like this might very well be due to eating something bad.
Qi Ye remembered that he had also had symptoms of vomiting and diarrhea last night.
He had only taken one bite of the squid and two sips of coconut water, and he had reacted like that.
Xu Tingyu had eaten so much. Was that why she had a fever?
"It's all my fault. I shouldn't have let you eat those street - food snacks. It's all my fault," he said.
Xu Tingyu frowned in discomfort but still said, "I don't have any other symptoms. It probably wasn't caused by the food. Maybe I caught a cold."
Hearing this, Qi Ye felt even more guilty.
"It's still my fault. I shouldn't have arranged for an outdoor dinner. You must have caught a chill from the wind and felt unwell."
"I shouldn't have left you there alone, making you scared and catch a cold."
But when Xu Tingyu heard these words, she felt even worse.
It was true that she had caught a cold and been scared.
But it had nothing to do with Qi Ye.
On the contrary, it should be blamed on Qi Shifeng.
He had hugged, held, and kissed her, making her nervous and sweating several times.
She had been wearing thin clothes. After her back had been soaked with sweat and then exposed to the wind, it was natural for her to catch a cold.
Yes, it was all Qi Shifeng's fault.
But she was feeling so uncomfortable now that she didn't want to say too much.
After the doctor came, he took her temperature. It was 38.7 degrees Celsius.
"Let's observe for now and try physical cooling," the doctor said.
Since she was pregnant, the doctor didn't recommend using medicine rashly.
Qi Ye looked at Xu Tingyu, who was frowning tightly. He pulled the doctor aside and said in a low voice.
"Although the baby is important, I care more about her feelings. I can see that she's in a lot of pain. Use the medicine if you need to. Just be careful not to hurt her."
The doctor seemed a bit surprised. After hesitating for a moment, he said, "The temperature isn't extremely high. I still recommend observing first. I'll use medicine if it's necessary."
Qi Ye nodded.
On the other side, a towel soaked in cold water had been placed on Xu Tingyu's forehead.
"Aren't there any fever - reducing patches?" Qi Ye walked over.
Zhang Wan looked a bit helpless and whispered, "Miss Xu refused to use them. She's afraid they'll have an impact on the baby."
Hearing her explanation, Xu Tingyu half - opened her eyes and said hoarsely, "This is fine. It's good."
Seeing how cautious she was, Qi Ye didn't say anything. He just said to Zhang Wan indifferently, "You can go. Leave this to me."
Zhang Wan knew that he wanted to change the towel for her himself. She advised, "Let me do it, boss. I can see that you don't look well. You should go and rest."
Qi Ye had been vomiting and having diarrhea. He had felt better after taking some medicine later.
But his body was already weak, so his complexion still didn't look very good today.
"No, I'll do it. You go and prepare two servings of light food," he said as he sat down by the bed, looking at Xu Tingyu worriedly.
Zhang Wan knew she couldn't persuade him, so she stopped saying anything and turned to leave.
Xu Tingyu was in a daze all the time. She hadn't slept well at night. After the towel on her forehead had been changed twice, she fell asleep again.
This sleep didn't last very long.
But she woke up because she was hungry.
The room was quiet. There was no one else besides her.
The fever should have gone down. She felt much more relaxed than in the morning, which was why she felt hungry.
She took a moment to recover, then sat up. She dug out her phone and was just about to order something to eat when the door was unlocked.
Zhang Wan came in with some food.
"Miss Xu, you're awake. I thought I'd have to wake you up," she said.
"I brought some bird's nest porridge. Do you want to eat some now?"
Xu Tingyu responded, "Wait a moment. I'll go wash up."
She had been sweating and felt very uncomfortable.
But she didn't have the strength to take a shower now. She could only go and wash her face first.
Zhang Wan put down the bird's nest porridge but didn't leave. Instead, she looked at Xu Tingyu intently after she came back.
"Is there something wrong?"
Xu Tingyu took a few mouthfuls of the porridge. After her stomach felt a bit better, she noticed Zhang Wan's gaze.
Seeing that she had taken the initiative to speak, Zhang Wan couldn't help but say, "Miss Xu, you know how much the boss likes you. You shouldn't torment him like this."
Xu Tingyu paused while eating the porridge. She looked a bit confused. "How have I tormented him?"
Seeing her like this, Zhang Wan got even angrier.
"Yesterday, weren't you being willful and taking the boss to eat street - food snacks? Do you know that his stomach is very weak and he can't eat those things at all?"
"But in order to make you happy, he ate them even though he shouldn't have. Then he vomited and had diarrhea all night."
"Just now, when he was taking care of you, he vomited again. The doctor examined him and found that he has gastroenteritis."
"He's in so much pain, but all he can think about is you. Can't you give him a break?"
Actually, Zhang Wan had been resentful since the start of this trip.
Qi Ye's body wasn't suitable for traveling long distances.
Moreover, Xu Tingyu herself was pregnant, and she still needed Qi Ye to take care of her when they were out.
And Xu Tingyu had even brought Chen Chunyao along.
She was even more of a handful.
So just one day after they came here, so many things had happened.
Now, everyone was feeling unwell.
She didn't care about the others, but she was extremely angry that Qi Ye was feeling unwell.
Xu Tingyu glanced at her and then lowered her head to continue eating.
It wasn't until she had finished the whole bowl of bird's nest porridge and the feeling of nausea had disappeared that she looked up at Zhang Wan again.
"He's an adult. I didn't hold a knife to his throat and force him to eat."
"Also, are you talking to me as his subordinate or his mistress?"