Bai Lanwu wanted to say that his daughter couldnât stomach what he cooked, and she might not be willing to eat what Xia Ye Zhao used to make when she was younger. But since a family member offered to care for his daughter, Bai Lanwu didnât stop Xia Ye Zhao and allowed him to carry on in the kitchen.
After Xia Ye Zhao busied himself in the kitchen for half an hour, he brought in a bowl of noodle soup and persuaded Ye Xingguang to sit up.
âBig brother Xia, I really donât feel like eating, my stomachâs upset.â
âWell, donât eat too much then, just a few bites. Youâve lost weight in your face.â
Ye Xingguang stumbled over her tousled hair, âDonât exaggerate. My face is naturally thin. Whereâs Doctor Chang and Xiaoman? I havenât seen them for days. Big brother Xia, by taking Doctor Boâs wife home like this, Iâm too embarrassed to see Doctor Bo.â@@novelbin@@
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Xia Ye Zhao sat by the bed, scooping a spoonful of noodles. When it had cooled down enough not to scald, he brought it to her lips. Ignoring her comment, he gently said, âCome on, open up and eat a little. Be careful, itâs hot.â
Ye Xingguang looked at the bowl of noodles, and honestly didnât have any appetite. Nonetheless, since her elder brother kindly made the food, she couldnât demoralize him by refusing. Therefore, she opened her mouth and took a bite.
After taking one bite, her emotions welled up, causing her eyes to glisten with threatening tears.
âWhatâs the matter, are you going to cry because it tastes awful? It surely canât be that bad?â Xia Ye Zhao wasnât much of a cook, and he hadnât prepared this kind of noodle dish in a long time. He wasnât confident in his culinary skills â especially now when he saw the misty tears in her eyes.
âNo, itâs just the same taste as it was when I was a kid.â It suddenly unearthed a memory deeply buried within her.
âWhat are you talking about? Is it too salty or too bland?â
âNeither, itâs delicious.â Ye Xingguangâs nose twitched as she ate.
Xia Ye Zhao sighed with relief. Once she finished the first bite, he fed her the next.
Bai Lanwu came in, relieved to see his daughter willing to eat. He suggested, âMaybe she got cold because the window was left open last night? You stay here and feed her, Iâll go out to get some fruit from the hospitalâs shop.â
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Xia Ye Zhao nodded, and after Bai Lanwu left, he fed Ye Xingguang half a bowl more of noodles.
Seeing she no longer opened her mouth, he asked her, âAre you full now? Eat a bit more, you need to eat well to recover faster.â
Ye Xingguang no longer wanted any, she shifted from sitting to lying down, and burrowed back under the blankets. Having eaten something warm, her stomach felt much better, but her mood remained low.
Xia Ye Zhao brought her a cup of hot water and encouraged her to drink the whole cup. After she had drunk it all, he allowed her to continue sleeping, tucked her in and then left the room, closing the door quietly behind him.
Seeing Bai Lanwu hadnât returned from buying fruit, Xia Ye Zhao sat in the living room browsing through a magazine. He had barely sat for five minutes when he heard a noise from her room. Worried, he again opened the door and found Ye Xingguang leaning over the bed, having vomited everything she had just eaten.
Xia Ye Zhaoâs brow furrowed as he quickly went over, pulling out a tissue to wipe her mouth and pouring water for her to rinse. Seeing her gripping her stomach and her face scrunched up in pain, he felt a heavy pit in his stomach, âWhatâs wrong, does your stomach hurt?â
Ye Xingguang nodded, and Xia Ye Zhao wanted to call a doctor, but she held him back, âBig brother Xia, I donât need to see a doctor, I might have just eaten something bad yesterday and caught a chill. Itâs nothing serious.â
Xia Ye Zhao couldnât leave it at that. Knowing about her special mermaid condition, he directly called Xia Yanyanâs personal doctor to come and check on Ye Xingguang.
By the time the doctor arrived, they diagnosed her with acute gastroenteritis.
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