In the middle of the night, Lu Yan had a high fever.
His forehead was scaldingly hot, and his breathing was extremely heavy. He gasped irregularly. Ning Anmiao was awakened from her sleep and immediately leaned over to him.
" Wake up, wake up. "
She walked over and reached out to touch his forehead. The heat made her recoil, and her expression immediately turned solemn.
She called the emergency - department doctor overnight. The doctor said it was a normal reaction after being soaked in seawater. Occasionally, the body temperature would rise rapidly, and he would be fine if he got through it.
After hearing the doctor's reply, the anxiety in Ning Anmiao's heart eased a bit. But looking at Lu Yan lying in bed suffering, she felt a bit uncomfortable.
After this commotion, she couldn't fall asleep either. She sat by the bedside watching over him.
Lu Yan didn't wake up. Although he was still in a dream, he didn't sleep soundly. He even started talking nonsense.
Without exception, he called out "Miaomiao".
It should be a nightmare.
Ning Anmiao was a bit annoyed by this. She gently covered his mouth with her hand and said softly, "If you don't rest well, I'll abandon you."
She thought Lu Yan couldn't hear her and was just saying it for fun.
Unexpectedly, Lu Yan suddenly closed his mouth and was quiet for a few seconds. His voice was hoarse and trembling. "Don't abandon me, Miaomiao."
Ning Anmiao was stunned.
"Please, don't abandon me."
He had a high fever and was talking nonsense, but his voice was quite clear. "Miaomiao, let's go home."
"Let's not get divorced. Let's go home."
Back to our home.
Ning Anmiao had never seen Lu Yan so vulnerable and helpless.
Lu Yan, the aloof man who always looked down on everything and was cold - hearted about everything, was now extremely humble and ingratiating.
Ning Anmiao thought she was having an illusion.
Was this Lu Yan's dream?
In his dream, he was so reluctant to let her go?
She looked at Lu Yan with a complicated look in her eyes. He had his eyes tightly closed and was having a high fever. Finally, she steeled herself and pulled her hand out of his tightly - held palm.
She actually knew very well.
Maybe Lu Yan's feelings for her were not love, but just a habitual dependence and companionship.
Lu Yan always played it safe in everything he did. She had played the role of his wife quite perfectly in the past three years.
Coupled with the long - term co - existence and mutual understanding, they were indeed a suitable pair in the aspect of marriage.
And his reluctance now might just be out of a man's possessiveness and he was just reluctant to let go for the moment.
She still remembered his attitude towards the child.
He was used to not caring about anything and was used to everything being arranged according to his plan, but he had overlooked the most crucial point.
Mentally, Lu Yan was not a qualified husband, let alone a qualified father.
But there was no doubt that he was an excellent leader.
That was all.
Ning Anmiao's racing heart gradually calmed down.
Maybe it was just because he was sick that Lu Yan was more emotional than usual.
As long as he recovered and they swapped bodies back, he would return to the indifferent and unemotional Lu Yan as before.
She was already used to all this.
The next day.
Lu Yan's fever subsided, and his condition was obviously much better than before.
The doctor came to check and said that the cold in his body had been forced out, which was a good thing and he would recover soon.
Hearing this news, Ning Anmiao was very happy.
She had to attend the award - giving ceremony of the design gold medal early next month. At that time, it would still be "Ning Anmiao" who would attend and receive the award. Of course, the sooner he recovered, the better.
When Lu Yan learned that Ning Anmiao sincerely hoped for his recovery, he was both amused and helpless. "I thought you really cared about me."
"Of course I care about you." Ning Anmiao answered frankly. "You're using my body now. I'm certainly more concerned about your health than anyone else."
What she said was reasonable, but it sounded so cold and business - like without any human touch.
Lu Yan let out a bitter laugh and didn't force the issue. He had regained some of his energy and staggered to the toilet by himself.
Watching Lu Yan's back, Ning Anmiao sighed.
During this period, Lu Yan had been beaten, mocked, and thrown into the sea... His days had really been hard.
She remembered what the old abbot had said.
Good deeds bring good results.
Looking at all that had happened to them recently, she didn't see any sign of good deeds between them.
It seemed more like a bad omen.
Before Lu Yan was discharged from the hospital, there was someone else who came to visit.
One afternoon.
There was a gentle knock on the ward door, and then Jiang Xixi pushed the door and came in.
Seeing her appear, both "Lu Yan" and "Ning Anmiao" were stunned for a moment.
"Um, Miaomiao..." Jiang Xixi felt guilty. These days, she couldn't bear the torture of her conscience. Coupled with the constant urging from her parents, she had to pluck up the courage to come and visit her.
"Are you feeling better?" Her greeting was stiff, and her expression was very uncomfortable. "I came to see you."
"Ning Anmiao" said calmly, "Much better. Do you have something to talk to me about?"
There was a sense of alienation in her words.
Jiang Xixi was not sure. Looking at the calm - eyed "Ning Anmiao" in front of her, she was guessing whether she knew that all this was planned by her.
Judging from her reaction, she should not know.
Thinking of this, Jiang Xixi became bolder. She leaned closer to "Ning Anmiao" and said softly, "I'm glad you're okay. Otherwise, I don't know what kind of news I should report to your uncle and aunt."
Report?
Before "Ning Anmiao" could say anything, "Lu Yan" asked directly, "What did you report to them?"
Ning Anmiao never expected that there would be such a person who would specifically report to Ning's parents.
Being asked like this, Jiang Xixi felt a bit uncomfortable. "I didn't report anything. It's just..."
It was just some exaggerated news, such as Ning Anmiao clinging to President Lu shamelessly and showing up in competitions again, which would anger Ning Zhijing.
After all, the more negative news she reported about Ning Anmiao, the less likely Ning's family would let her back.
That was why the news of "Ning Anmiao" falling into the water this time was also suppressed and hidden by her.
"I didn't say anything. I just said that you've been living smoothly recently." Jiang Xixi told a random lie and then changed the topic.
"Ning Anmiao, you don't hate me, do you?"
These words were addressed to "Ning Anmiao" in the bed.
" Ning Anmiao" just smiled. "Hate you? What's there to hate about you?"
With Jiang Xixi's intelligence, she couldn't really harm anyone. At most, she was just being used as a tool.
Stupid and clumsy.
"That's good." Jiang Xixi breathed a sigh of relief and then showed her usual ostentatious attitude. "After all, something happened at my wedding. I just thought it was inauspicious."