Confusion, unable to distinguish between sleeping or waking up. Thirst, drink water. The phone vibrated and she adjusted Zuo Yan's sleeping position. Hearing the door knock, I wanted to open my eyes but couldn't. Headache, sore throat, back pain, dryness and heat.

Cries were heard.

"Teacher Xiaoxiao, what's wrong with you? Teacher Xiaoxiao, teacher Xiaoxiao, wake up quickly..."

Liu Xiaochen was lying on the bed, breathing heavily. His blurred consciousness gradually became clear due to the sound of crying, and he recognized Zuo Yan's voice. He opened his eyes sideways and saw Zuo Yan kneeling next to her, her face full of tears.

"Yanyan, don't cry. Teacher Xiaoxiao is fine." Liu Xiaochen said feebly, raising his hand to wipe away Zuo Yan's tears, but after lifting it half a foot, it hurt her back, and her hands trembled and she couldn't raise it any higher.

Zuo Yan hugged Liu Xiaochen's trembling hand with her two small hands and choked with sobs: "Teacher Xiaoxiao, you are very hot. Should I call an ambulance?"

"No." Liu Xiaochen said firmly, remembering that the window was smashed yesterday, he must not leave the children alone at home, and then said: "Teacher Xiaoxiao just has a normal fever, just drink water and take medicine."

Just as he finished speaking, there was a knock on the door.

"I'll open the door." Zuo Yan said, sliding off the bed and running to open the door.

Liu Xiaochen shouted hurriedly from behind: "First ask if it's Aunt Liu, and then open the door."

Hearing the sound, it turned out to be Aunt Liu. She followed Zuo Yan to the bedroom, hurried to the bedside, touched Liu Xiaochen's forehead, and exclaimed, "It's so hot! Take your temperature quickly. If it exceeds 39 degrees, we have to go to the hospital."

"There is a thermometer here." Zuo Yan said, opened the drawer of the bedside table and took out the mercury thermometer.

Aunt Liu took it, shook the thermometer, and stuffed it under Liu Xiaochen's arm. Seeing that the glass on the table was empty, she said, "I'll pour you a glass of water." After that, she took the empty glass and left.

Zuo Yan was still there, looking at Liu Xiaochen with tears in her eyes. She stretched out her little hand, sometimes wiping the sweat from Liu Xiaochen's forehead, and sometimes pulling the wet hair on her forehead.

When Liu Xiaochen saw Zuo Yan stretching out her little hand to take care of him, he burst into tears and choked with sobs: "Thank you, Yanyan."

"You're welcome!" Zuo Yan said and shook her head, then suddenly touched Liu Xiaochen's lips with her little hand and said, "Xiao Xiaoteacher, why did your mouth break?"

Liu Xiaochen gently licked his dry mouth with his tongue, and the lower right corner of his lower lip ached. Thinking of last night, maybe it was him who caused it, I felt warm in my heart, my eyes dodge, and I replied: "Get angry."

Just as he was talking, Aunt Liu came in with water, helped Liu Xiaochen sit up, gave it to Liu Xiaochen to drink, and said, "You must drink more water if you have a fever."

After drinking the water, I looked at the thermometer. It was 38.6 degrees. Aunt Liu said: "Xiaoxiao, you have a severe fever. We don't have to go to the hospital, but we can't just take medicine. I'll call the doctor to come and take a look at you." After that, she left quickly.

As soon as Aunt Liu left, Zuo Xu came in, rubbing his eyes and murmuring: "Teacher Xiaoxiao, is there any more beef? I want to eat beef noodles."

After hearing this, Liu Xiaochen lifted the quilt and got up, saying: "Yes, I will do it for you two."

"Teacher Xiaoxiao, don't move." Zuo Yan hurriedly stretched out her arms to stop her, then turned around and said to Zuo in a scolding tone: "You know how to eat, Teacher Xiaoxiao is already sick."

Upon hearing this, Zuo Xu trotted over, jumped onto the bed, knelt beside Liu Xiaochen, and cried, "Teacher Xiaoxiao, what's wrong with you?"

Before Liu Xiaochen could say anything, Zuo Yan jumped in and told Zuo Xu about Liu Xiaochen's fever. And in the tone of an elder, he warned Zuo Xu to be obedient and independent today and let the little teacher have a good rest. Zuo Xu listened, wiping his tears and nodding.

Liu Xiaochen looked at them with a smile, forgetting his illness for a moment, feeling happy and relieved. Sigh, the two children have really grown up and become sensible.

As she said this, Aunt Liu came in with a doctor, the same male doctor who gave Liu Xiaochen stitches yesterday. There are also some police and medical personnel in the factory and living areas. Aunt Liu went downstairs and told the police on duty, and the doctor came over soon.

After coming in, the doctor looked at Liu Xiaochen's eyelids, looked at the coating on his tongue, and took his temperature. Then while giving Liu Xiaochen an injection, he said, "She has a deep wound and caught a cold. She is prone to fever and inflammation. She will be given anti-inflammatory drugs for a few days and she will be fine in three to five days."

After the doctor left, Aunt Liu came to the bedroom again to pick up the two children.

Liu Xiaochen asked carefully, and with his left hand, he wrote on the paper the time Zuo Yan took the medicine and the method of taking each medicine. Zuo Xu’s favorite fruit, and how often the bucket for washing pens should be changed. The two children each have plans to complete today, etc.

Aunt Liu squinted at the crooked and serious words on the paper and said, "Xiaoxiao, you are such a careful person. To be honest, when I first saw you, I thought, Mr. Zuo's family is so rich, why would they find you? Such a little girl serves as a tutor for two children. Now it seems that Mr. Zuo was right to choose you. I want you to be my daughter-in-law more and more!"

"Aunt Liu!" Liu Xiaochen shouted in an angry tone. He glanced at the two children and signaled Aunt Liu to stop talking.

"Haha!" Aunt Liu smiled happily and vowed: "Xiaoxiao, don't worry, I will take good care of Yanyan and Xiaoxu in life. I can't take care of their studies. I will call Shen Liang to come down and study with them later. .”

"Sorry to trouble you, Aunt Liu. If you don't understand something, you can come to the room and ask me at any time." Liu Xiaochen said still worried.

"Oh!" Aunt Liu patted Liu Xiaochen's hand and said with a smile, "Don't worry about anything and have a good rest." After saying that, she took the two children and led the door out.

As soon as the door is closed, the room suddenly feels quiet.

Liu Xiaochen was lying on his side, looking up at the transparent medicine tube, and the medicine slowly splashed drop by drop. Maybe because my whole body was so hot, the vein where the needle was inserted felt particularly cool. This touch of coolness brings sobriety.

It suddenly occurred to me that I heard the phone ring in my confusion.

Liu Xiaochen stretched out his arm to take the mobile phone from the bedside. He held the mobile phone with his left hand without the needle, which was weak and uncoordinated. I pressed the power button twice before clicking on it. When I saw the words 'Teacher Zuo' displayed on the screen, I smiled and clicked on it immediately.

After reading the three messages, the smile on Liu Xiaochen's face disappeared and he sighed sadly. I held the phone in my hand for a while, not knowing what to reply. After a while, my hands were sore and my eyes were sore, so I put the phone next to my pillow. Close your eyes and think.

Living alone for many years, Liu Xiaochen has long been accustomed to resisting illness and healing by himself, although he occasionally misses his parents. But never like this moment, I feel vulnerable, with a strong sense of lack and emptiness, and I especially want him to be by my side.

Intellectually, I knew that he was busy with important things, so I couldn't be around him, and I couldn't even tell him about his illness. But the emotional needs are strong and real. The two are contradictory, the conflict is fierce, and the anxiety is painful. Thinking about it, I shed tears.

"Dang dang." There were two gentle knocks on the door. Liu Xiaochen wiped his tears quickly, took a deep breath, and said, "Please come in." "

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