At the nearest hospital.
Tan Linyuan still carried Nanyu in his arms in a princess - carry style and sent her into the doctor's consultation room.
The doctor saw Nanyu's pale face and glanced at her ankle. He more or less guessed what had happened.
The doctor said, "Judging from the swelling, it should be a sprained ankle ligament. To be on the safe side, it's better to take an X - ray to see if there are any fractures."
So Tan Linyuan carried Nanyu to take the X - ray. Fortunately, there was no fracture; unfortunately, the ligament was severely sprained, and she had to rest for a month before she could walk again.
Moreover, because she had sweated while skiing and then been exposed to the cold wind for quite a while, she had a high fever.
Even after taking antipyretics, her fever persisted.
Helplessly, Tan Linyuan had to go through the hospitalization procedures for Nanyu and arranged an independent ward for her to rest comfortably.
A high fever caused by catching a cold is the most difficult to subside. Nanyu felt that her eyeballs were extremely dry and her throat was as painful as if she had swallowed a blade.
Her breathing was scalding hot. She closed her eyes tightly, and her consciousness was hazy.
During this time, she kept hearing Qu Jiaran crying and whining beside the bed.
"Yuyu, I'm sorry. It's all my fault..."
"You must be okay. You're my best friend. If anything happens to you, I'll feel guilty for the rest of my life!"
"Yuyu..."
Nanyu felt a splitting headache. She forced herself to open her eyelids slightly and said hoarsely, "Stop crying. I'm just sick, not dead..."
"Yuyu!" Qu Jiaran stopped crying. Without even bothering to wipe the tears on her face, she said in surprise, "You're awake!"
Nanyu: "..."
Nanyu silently closed her eyes again.
Qu Jiaran began to apologize frantically, "Yuyu, I'm sorry. I shouldn't have left you alone at the ski resort."
"Don't hate me, okay?" Her tone was pitiful. "I can't live without you. You're my best friend!"
"If you never talk to me again, I don't want to live anymore! I'll kill myself right away!"
Nanyu felt as if there were a hundred Qu Jiarans shouting in her ears. She was extremely annoyed.
But she didn't have the strength to shout "Shut up" anymore.
Just then, Tan Linyuan pushed the door open and interrupted Qu Jiaran's nagging.
"Come out with me."
His features were extremely handsome, and his tone was as cold as the light frost in early winter.
Tan Linyuan's appearance rescued Nanyu from Qu Jiaran's torture.
Qu Jiaran was stunned for a moment. She wiped the tears from the corners of her eyes and followed Tan Linyuan out of the ward.
"Linyuan, why did you call me out? I have to take care of Yuyu..."
"She doesn't need you to take care of her." Tan Linyuan's tone was indifferent. "It's getting late. Have someone take you back to the hotel to rest."
"Are you going to stay here to take care of her then?"
Qu Jiaran asked quickly and then suggested considerately, "But you're a man. It's not very convenient for you to take care of her. I'd better stay."
Tan Linyuan said indifferently, "I don't think you have the ability or experience to take care of others."
The accident at the ski resort today was enough to prove this point.
Qu Jiaran was a pampered young lady. She was born not knowing how to consider others.
In her world, she only cared about herself.
Even though she knew that Nanyu couldn't ski, she still left her alone behind.
Even though it was she who proposed to come skiing with Nanyu.
Under Tan Linyuan's cold gaze, Qu Jiaran slowly lowered her head and said self - reproachfully, "It's all my fault. I shouldn't have just focused on my own fun. And the weather was so cold today..."
She confessed her fault to Tan Linyuan again.
Although Qu Jiaran was extremely individualistic, her attitude of admitting mistakes was very positive. She never put on airs as a young lady in such matters.
If she was wrong, she was wrong. There was nothing to defend.
"When Yuyu recovers from her illness, do you think what I should do to make her forgive me?"
Tan Linyuan stared at her with his cold eyes and said indifferently, "You should save these words and tell them to Nanyu in person after she recovers."
"Don't disturb her rest now."
...
Without the annoying chatter in the room, Nanyu's tightly - knitted eyebrows relaxed a bit, and her headache was not as severe as before.
Because of the fever, she was sweating all over. The wet underwear was sticking to her back, and her hair was stuck to the nape of her neck, making her feel extremely uncomfortable all over.
Just then, she faintly felt someone unbuttoning her clothes.
Nanyu opened her eyes and found it was Tan Linyuan.
... At such a time, he actually wanted to take liberties with her!
Nanyu was so angry that she felt dizzy. She frowned tightly and reached out to push him away.
But her movements were so slow and weak that they couldn't stop him at all.
"... Tan Linyuan, you bastard." Nanyu's voice was weak. "I'm a patient. How can you treat me like this..."
She was very sick and couldn't even speak clearly. All that was left was grievance.
Tan Linyuan heard her muttering and had to lean closer to listen to what she was saying.
After he heard clearly that she was scolding, he straightened up speechlessly.
He was too lazy to explain to her and still expressionlessly unbuttoned all her clothes and wiped her body with an ice towel.
Throughout the whole process, Nanyu was very obedient and let him do as he pleased.
His movements were gentle as he carefully wiped every inch of her skin.
At this moment, his eyes were clear and calm. There was not a trace of ambiguity or lust in his eyes, only tenderness.
Tenderly taking care of her.
Although Nanyu's mind was not working well, she could feel the dryness and coolness on her body. Based on common sense, she came to the conclusion that Tan Linyuan was not trying to take advantage of her but was helping her reduce the fever.
"You're kind - hearted enough not to take advantage of me." Nanyu closed her eyes and murmured vaguely.
Tan Linyuan couldn't help but curl his lips. He found her defensiveness amusing. "I'm not that impatient."
Tan Linyuan also brought her a new set of clothes. After changing, her body felt much drier and more comfortable than before.
The fever had also subsided a bit.
Tan Linyuan took her temperature and handed her the thermometer. "Clamp it well."
"Clamp what?"
"The thermometer."
Nanyu murmured, "Should I clamp it tighter?"
"Clamp it tighter."
This conversation was really thought - provoking. Nanyu couldn't help but snort. "You're definitely taking advantage of me."
Tan Linyuan: "..."
Probably because of the fever, Nanyu's little temper came suddenly, but it wasn't annoying. Instead, there was a kind of cute innocence.
While she was taking her temperature, Tan Linyuan buttoned up her clothes one by one.
Nanyu was already used to being taken care of by him. She sat up straight without moving, like a doll.
At this moment, there were two knocks on the door.
Tan Linyuan didn't move. He continued to fasten the last two buttons and said in a deep voice, "Come in."
When Shen Yanche came in, he saw Tan Linyuan's hand on Nanyu's collar.
Shen Yanche glanced at the clothes Nanyu had just changed out of. Thinking of what he had just seen, he felt inexplicably uncomfortable.
It was as if his own things were being coveted, and he felt restless.
"Uncle."