Chapter 26

There was a few minutes of silence on Shu Xuan's end; he must have covered the phone to keep Shu Xia from hearing what they were saying.

Shu Xia felt a bit worried.

But she didn't have to wait long before she heard Shu Xuan's voice on the phone.

He said, "Xia Xia, it's nothing, just some minor matters. Big brother will go handle them first. You get some good rest. If you still don't feel well, you must go to the hospital, understand?"

"Okay, I will."

Shu Xia didn't press for details; she knew Shu Xuan's personality. From childhood to adulthood, Shu Xuan had been the big brother, always taking care of their younger siblings, and he would never let the family worry about things he could shoulder himself.

She tapped on the banking app on her phone.

She checked the balance.

Zhang Dechun had transferred fifty percent of the payment for restoring the Ancient Painting to her, and the remainder would be paid upon completion.

There was now over eight hundred thousand in the account.

Ever since Shu Xuan graduated from university, he had joined a scientific research company, but for some reason, his salary had never been high, and because he had signed a ten-year contract, he couldn't easily resign, or else he would have to pay a massive breach of contract penalty.

In her previous life, until her car accident, Shu Xuan had always been trapped in his career, unable to make any further progress.

But in this life, she would do everything in her power to help them.

This money was far from enough.

As she thought about it, she drifted off to sleep again without realizing it.

Meanwhile, Qiao Muting, just one room away, could not fall asleep for a long time.

Perhaps because of the contrast with being able to sleep soundly at the Laozhai earlier, the more he lay there now, the more awake he felt, which inexplicably annoyed him.

He got out of bed, intending to go to the first floor to pour a glass of water.

When he walked out of his room, he saw that the light in Shu Xia's room was still on; his gaze flickered, and he walked over.

He knocked on the door three times.

"Shu Xia."

There was no response.

Could it be that her high fever hadn't subsided and she had passed out again?

Glancing at the light under the door, Qiao Muting darkened his gaze, opened the door, and walked in.

The woman's eyes were tightly shut, lying quietly on the bed, and he could barely hear her breathing.

Qiao Muting walked over in a few steps, reached the bedside, picked up the forehead thermometer, and checked her temperature.

Her temperature had dropped to 37.5 degrees.

Qiao Muting put down the forehead thermometer and looked at Shu Xia again.

If she could peacefully abide by the agreement for these three years without any ulterior motives, he would give her an extra sum of money when the agreement expired.

Suddenly, he thought of the name Fu Chenyan that she had been repeating earlier, and his eyes instantly turned deep and dark.

Zhang Tezhu should soon find out exactly what happened between her and Fu Chenyan.

When Shu Xia woke up again, it was six o'clock in the morning.

Illness fades like pulling silk; she still felt a bit listless this morning.

She called Zhang Dechun to ask for leave.

Then she prepared to go downstairs to make breakfast.

Xinghai Villa was some distance from the city center, and there weren't many options for food delivery.

She only wanted to have some porridge in the morning.

Just as she went downstairs, she was somewhat surprised to see Qiao Muting sitting at the dining table.

There was some porridge and small steamed buns laid out on the table.

Seeing Shu Xia come downstairs, Qiao Muting spoke, "Grandmother had someone send these over."

When Shu Xia heard they were sent by Qiao Nainai, warmth immediately welled up in her heart, "Grandmother is so good to me."

She picked up her phone and sent a WeChat message to Qiao Nainai.