Chapter 212: Li Beijue is Sick

Li Beijue shook his head and replied in a deep voice, "No, I..."

He was only halfway through his sentence when his eyes suddenly widened slightly.

The icy touch on his forehead made him lose focus for a moment.

Once he regained his senses, he realized it was Jiang Baobao who had pressed the back of her hand against his forehead.

"You're already running a fever and you still say you're fine? Can't you feel it?"

Jiang Baobao was startled by the scorching temperature on the back of her hand.

Only after speaking did she realize that Li Beijue was actually only wearing a shirt, without even a coat!

Jiang Baobao was momentarily speechless, and recalling that he seemed to have been catching a cold for the past few days, she simply didn't know what to say.

Why would he come to pick her up in this physical state?

It would have been better to just let her take a taxi back!

Jiang Baobao looked helpless and couldn't help but complain, "You knew you had a cold, so why didn't you know to wear more clothes when you came out? You're such a grown man, can't you even think of something like this?"

Hearing this, Li Beijue raised an eyebrow, but suddenly felt his mood improve a little.

Was she concerned about him?

Just as he was thinking this, he heard Jiang Baobao say quickly, "Let's switch places. You go rest on the side, and I'll drive."

Li Beijue subconsciously wanted to refuse.

But as the words reached his lips, he suddenly changed his mind and nodded in agreement, "Okay."

The two of them held the umbrella and got out of the car again, quickly swapping seats.

Without another word, Jiang Baobao started the car at high speed.

Sitting to the side, Li Beijue couldn't help but let his gaze slowly fall upon Jiang Baobao's face.

Her expression looked somewhat serious, her lips pressed tightly together; she was completely different from the smiling person she usually was in front of the three little ones, just staring firmly at the road conditions ahead, which actually made her seem exceptionally... reliable.

These two words suddenly surfaced in Li Beijue's mind, and a trace of a smile couldn't help but flash in his eyes.

His thoughts also drifted slowly back sixteen years.

At that time, he had been kidnapped by thugs who rushed out from nowhere; to say he wasn't afraid at all would be a lie.

It was just that the education he had received since childhood did not allow him to show even the slightest bit of timidity in front of strangers.

Yet, there happened to be a foolishly brave girl who snuck in just like that, saying she wanted to save him.

In that instant, he seemed to feel, just like now, a strange sense that the person in front of him was somewhat reliable...

Li Beijue's thoughts were somewhat chaotic, and the throbbing pain in his forehead soon made it impossible for him to continue concentrating, so he slowly closed his eyes.

He didn't know how much time had passed before he felt someone constantly shaking his body.

"Li Beijue? Wake up, stop sleeping, we're home..."

Jiang Baobao looked at the person in front of her with some worry, and while speaking, she reached out to test the temperature of his forehead again, only to find it was even hotter than before!

"Tsk, this is troublesome..."

She muttered under her breath and quickly took out her phone, intending to call Zheng Bo.

But before she could dial the number, her wrist was suddenly pressed down by someone.

"I... am fine..."

Li Beijue forced himself to open his eyes, looked at the curtain of rain outside the window, and turned to grab the umbrella thrown in the back seat.

"Shall I call someone to come out and pick you up?"

Jiang Baobao asked with some hesitation.

Li Beijue shook his head and had already opened the car door.

"Let's go, get out of the car."

He spoke in a deep voice, completely unaware of how terrible his complexion was right now, or that even his voice was hoarse.

Seeing that the villa was right in front of them, Jiang Baobao had no choice but to stop insisting and quickly got out of the car to stand under the umbrella.

The next second, she saw the hand Li Beijue was using to hold the umbrella suddenly sink!

"Li Beijue!!!" Jiang Baobao was stunned for a moment and subconsciously grabbed his hand, which prevented the umbrella from falling to the ground and saved the two of them from being drenched by the heavy rain like drowned rats.

Li Beijue blinked, feeling that the villa gate, which was close at hand, had some double vision.

Not daring to delay any further, Jiang Baobao hurriedly supported him and walked cautiously toward the villa gate.

Before she could even knock, Zheng Bo pushed the door open and walked out with an anxious look on his face.

"Miss Jiang, what happened to the young master?" Zheng Bo's brows were tightly locked as he hurriedly helped support Li Beijue and asked anxiously.

He had just been checking the rain outside by the window and hadn't expected to see Jiang Baobao staggering as she supported Li Beijue toward the house, so he had hurried out to meet them.

Jiang Baobao explained, "He suddenly developed a high fever. Please help him back to his bedroom first."

"Alright, let the young master go up and rest first; I'll have someone call the family doctor right away!"

While speaking, Zheng Bo and Jiang Baobao helped Li Beijue upstairs together.

Li Beijue's whole body was scorching hot, and almost as soon as he leaned against the bedside, he closed his eyes in exhaustion.

Jiang Baobao reached out to test his forehead temperature again, her expression becoming somewhat anxious.

"Zheng Bo, is there any fever-reducing medicine in the house? It's better to let him take some first; we can decide on the rest once the doctor arrives."

Zheng Bo agreed immediately and turned to look for the medicine kit.

Jiang Baobao, meanwhile, looked at Li Beijue helplessly, her mood feeling somewhat subtle for a moment.

She hadn't expected this guy to get sick too... It seemed like this was the first time in so many years that she had seen him looking so weak...

As Jiang Baobao was thinking this, the next second she suddenly heard a series of footsteps coming from the hallway.

"Mommy!" Mobai's voice was the first to ring out; as soon as he ran into the room, he stopped in his tracks.

The little ones had heard that Jiang Baobao was back, which was why they had run over in such a hurry.

Unexpectedly, as soon as she entered the room, she saw Li Beijue resting against the bedside with his eyes closed, looking as if he were in great discomfort.

"Mommy, what's wrong with Daddy?"

Yanbao instantly furrowed his little brows and walked quickly toward the bedside.

Hearing this, Li Beijue opened his eyes immediately; just as he was about to say he was fine, he heard Jiang Baobao speak first: "Daddy has a bit of a fever and needs to rest."

"A fever?" Yanbao widened his eyes slightly.

Upon hearing this, Mobai and Tiantian also revealed worried expressions, and immediately appeared somewhat self-reproachful.

Yanbao blinked, and suddenly, with a sharp eye, noticed that the clothes on Li Beijue's body were still wet; a look of annoyance instantly appeared on his little face, and he said regretfully: "Daddy already had a cold two days ago... If I had known, I wouldn't have let Daddy go pick up Mommy today..."

"Yanbao, Daddy is fine, it's just a fever." Li Beijue spoke slowly, his voice sounding even hoarser than before.

Jiang Baobao was also somewhat helpless; seeing that he was still wearing wet clothes, she stood up immediately and said in a low voice: "You should change your clothes first; staying in wet clothes will be uncomfortable."

As she spoke, she led the three little ones out of the room.

Just as she closed the door, Zheng Bo happened to walk over carrying a medicine kit, his face full of anxiety.

"Miss Jiang, all the fever medicine in the house is here. I just called the Doctor, but the rain is too heavy now, and several roads in the city have been temporarily blocked; I'm afraid it will be difficult for them to get here..."