Chapter 289: 289. Chapter 289 This won't do!

289. Chapter 289 This won't do!

Feng Yi looked at Qiao Sheng and said: "I understand what you mean, you don't need to explain."

"Alright, then I'm leaving."

Qiao Sheng got into the carriage driven by An Liu and the others.

Watching the carriage go away, Feng Yi withdrew his gaze and headed to his own clinic.

Qiao Hushui and the others were here.

After Qiao Lanhua's father brought the medicine back, she began to decoct it for Sòng Běitíng; once it was ready, she and her father fed him together, one holding him up, the other feeding.

It took a long time to feed him that bowl of medicine.

Evening.

Qiao Lanhua thought her father was also tired from the day, so she suggested they take turns keeping watch.

"This, this won't do!"

Qiao Hushui's face instantly turned solemn.

What's the situation with a single man and woman staying together like this?

Qiao Lanhua's face instantly flushed: "Sorry, Father, I didn't think things through; I only thought about how hard you worked today and didn't consider anything else."

Qiao Hushui's gaze instantly softened: "Silly child, I'm fine, go rest."

Less than an hour.

Sòng Běitíng then had a problem; he clenched his eyes and struggled in pain without speaking, and soon spat out a mouthful of blood.

This maneuver frightened Qiao Hushui into a jolt; he had been somewhat sleepy, but instantly woke up.

Qiao Hushui hurriedly went to wake Qiao Lanhua, told her to heat the medicine, and he returned to the room to keep watch over Sòng Běitíng.

Qiao Lanhua was quick; it wasn't long before she brought it over.

Shortly after taking the medicine.

Sòng Běitíng vomited blood again, but this time it was black blood.

"Father, he…"

Qiao Lanhua was frightened and didn't know what to do.

Qiao Hushui explained: "Don't be afraid, Doctor Feng said that vomiting black blood is normal; not vomiting would be troublesome."

Qiao Lanhua's worried heart eased.

She had trouble sleeping anyway, so she simply stayed to keep watch with Qiao Hushui.

Qiao Hushui started to doze off not long after Sòng Běitíng calmed down.

Qiao Lanhua spoke up: "Father, you can sleep leaning over here; if anything happens, I'll call you!"

"Alright."

Qiao Hushui was indeed struggling to keep up; compared to their light work, he did more physical labor, so naturally he was more tired.

He leaned on the table and before long even breathing sounds could be heard.

Qiao Lanhua sat by the bedside, staring at Sòng Běitíng for a while, then suddenly recalled that whenever she felt a bit unwell, eating the fruit her older sister sent made her feel better.

She ran to get the pomelo her older sister had brought, peeled one, squeezed its juice, and fed it to Sòng Běitíng to drink.

Sòng Běitíng swallowed it instinctively.

Seeing that he wanted to drink, Qiao Lanhua prepared some more for him; as for the rest, she ate some herself and saved a portion for her father to eat when he woke up later.

Until dawn.

Sòng Běitíng did not show any of the previous symptoms again.

When Qiao Hushui woke up and saw his daughter still there, he told her to go back to her room to sleep, but before Qiao Lanhua could leave, Sòng Běitíng woke up.

Sòng Běitíng was just about to open his eyes.

Qiao Hushui stopped him: "Young master, Doctor Feng said you should not open your eyes temporarily; we'll talk about it in a couple of days."

"You are…"

Sòng Běitíng felt the voice was somewhat familiar, but he wasn't certain.

Qiao Lanhua spoke up to remind him, and then he was sure.

"Was it you who saved me?"

Sòng Běitíng asked.

Qiao Hushui explained: "To be precise, it was my daughter who found you; if not for her, we wouldn't have known you had fallen into our pile of firewood out back."

"Father, I'm leaving first."

Qiao Lanhua felt embarrassed to stay any longer.

"Hmm."

Qiao Hushui responded and inquired about Sòng Běitíng's condition.

"Let him lie down properly."

He went to bring him something to eat.