Chapter 265

Vaguely, Shu Xia seemed to hear him say, "It's not me, it's my wife. Don't worry, she is resting... come back tomorrow."

Listening and listening, she fell asleep again, and hearing the word "wife" from his mouth, her heart rate accelerated slightly.

After finishing the call, Qiao Muting returned to the hospital room and looked at the bloodless Shu Xia; his brows furrowed, as she had been on an IV for over half an hour, so why was her complexion still so pale?

He walked out of the room again and found the doctor, "Her condition is not very good; call your department director over."

The doctor on duty immediately went to call the director.

The director hurried to the room to check and, seeing that Shu Xia was already fast asleep and in good condition, said to Qiao Muting, "Her condition is nothing to worry about. She is currently on an IV, and after tonight, she should be able to be discharged tomorrow. It is just a case of not being accustomed to the local environment combined with eating something hard to digest; just pay attention to her diet later."

Qiao Muting frowned; the doctor said there was no problem, but he felt that Shu Xia's condition had not improved at all.

"Should we do some other tests?" he asked.

The chief physician was somewhat helpless, "Not necessary for now. What the patient needs most right now is a good rest; only with sufficient rest can the patient recover her health at the fastest speed."

Just at this moment, Zhang Tezhu ran over in a hurry.

He stood at the door of the hospital room and did not dare to go in immediately.

Especially seeing his boss talking to the doctor with a grave expression, heaven knows how terrified he was right now!

He had been to that restaurant many times and had never heard of anyone getting diarrhea.

Although they ate some things while out today, they were all very common items.

After the doctor left, Qiao Muting glanced at Zhang Tezhu in front of the door.

Zhang Tezhu's heart pounded even harder, "Is Miss Shu alright? Did the doctor say what caused the fever and diarrhea?"

"Not being accustomed to the local environment combined with acute gastroenteritis," Qiao Muting said in a deep voice.

"So serious!" Zhang Tezhu stood on tiptoe to peer inside and, seeing Shu Xia's pale face, felt some regret, "If only today's itinerary hadn't been so full."

Qiao Muting lifted his eyelids and swept a glance at Zhang Tezhu, "Your photography skills are good; have you studied it?"

Zhang Tezhu did not hide it, "The girlfriend I dated in college liked photography very much, so I specifically learned it to please her."

"You take good photos; don't take any more in the future," Qiao Muting's voice was slightly cold.

Zhang Tezhu widened his eyes, realizing only then that his boss was jealous!

"If the boss says not to take them, I definitely won't!" he immediately said obsequiously.

Qiao Muting waved his hand, "Get lost."

"Alright!"

Fortunately, the boss was discerning and did not blame Miss Shu's illness on him; otherwise, he really would have had grievances he couldn't voice.

After Zhang Tezhu left, Qiao Muting leaned back on the sofa, his gaze falling on Shu Xia.

She was sleeping very soundly; whether it was the doctor or Qiao Muting coming over, she did not move at all.

Someone who usually looked so resilient now appeared exceptionally weak and pitiful.

Suddenly, Shu Xia's phone rang.

He immediately walked over, picked up the phone, and looked at the number on the screen with no name or identity marked; he raised an eyebrow.

He walked outside the door and answered the call.

"Shu Xia! If you don't come over, don't blame me for not caring about our sibling bond! Do you think you can hide from this? It's still not too late for you to come back now. If you refuse a toast only to be forced to drink a forfeit, I will definitely make you regret it! Don't blame me, Lin Xu, for being ruthless when the time comes—I can even take action against my own sister!"

Lin Xu's threatening and arrogant words kept coming through the phone.

It made Qiao Muting, who was answering the call, clearly feel Lin Xu's arrogance.

"How do you want to take action against Shu Xia?" Qiao Muting asked back, his voice cold and piercing.

Does the Lin Family still have the energy to do so many things now?

"Who are you? That pretty boy Shu Xia found?" Lin Xu asked.