When Zhou Wangshu woke up, he was soaking in a bath barrel.
The feverish him submerged in the water relieved much of his tearing pain.
He raised his eyes and immediately saw the figure of Su Yaoguang.
Woosh! He covered his body, and said angrily and embarrassedly, "Why are you here?"
Hearing his voice, Su Yaoguang turned around, walked over quickly, and said, "Awake? Feeling better now?"
"You... don’t you avoid suspicion?"
Su Yaoguang stuffed a pill into his mouth and fed him water: "Little brat, you’re so young, why think so much?"
"I’m only two years younger than you, how am I little?" Zhou Wangshu retorted a bit indignantly.
"Not just two years, even if it’s two days, it’s still young!" Su Yaoguang wiped his sweat with a cloth. "Tell me, how did you end up like this?"
Zhou Wangshu frowned: "The illness came abruptly and domineeringly, I didn’t even have time to catch my breath."
"Where are the herbs I prepared for you earlier?"
"The day I returned to the academy, I encountered a few students fighting. As I was heading back to my room, they dashed by and knocked over my luggage; the medicine fell into the well and sank." Zhou Wangshu, leaning there, clutching his chest, said uncomfortably, "I feel terrible. Does this medicine work?"
"Bear with it." Su Yaoguang said, "You are soaking in a medicinal bath and just took a pill. Now you need to expel the toxins from your body. Once the impurities are expelled, you’ll feel better. Once you recover, I’ll notify Jiang Jing to present the prescription to the government so they can arrange doctors to treat the sick. It hasn’t been tested yet, so no one will believe it if presented now."
"You’re using me as a test subject?" Zhou Wangshu looked at her resentfully.
"Not exactly..." Su Yaoguang pressed his shoulder. "Someone has to test it first to earn trust!"
Her slender fingers pressed on Zhou Wangshu’s shoulder, making him somewhat uneasy. He patted her hand awkwardly, saying, "Men and women shouldn’t touch hands."
"This technique was taught to me by Jiang Jing. I’ve only done it for my mother and now you’re complaining? Fine, I’ll stop, saves me the trouble." Su Yaoguang said, no longer looking at Zhou Wangshu, continuing to tidy the room.
Zhou Wangshu wouldn’t forget the days he endured previously. Not only was he uncontrollably vomiting and defecating due to illness, but lying there for days, unable to move, the sweat was nauseating. Yet, she actually tidied up the room for him, making it clean. Moreover, she even took on the task of helping him bathe.
She really does...
Treat him as a younger brother.
Zhou Wangshu looked down at his body.
Although he was two years younger than her, he was much taller than her. Not only that, he was stronger and more robust than average men, how could he not be considered a grown man?
"Is the water temperature okay?" Su Yaoguang asked while stirring the porridge pot, "If it’s cold, tell me. I’ll add more water."
"You’re cooking in the room?"
"The food from the kitchen tastes the same; after eating twice, I really didn’t want it, so I decided to make something I wanted to eat. You can only have porridge, so I made some for you."
Zhou Wangshu sniffed the air, catching the scent of grilled meat.
He looked towards the table, seeing many grilled meats placed there.
"I’m sick, yet you let me drink porridge while you eat grilled meat." Eating is one thing, but eating in front of him is just too cruel.
Listening to his grievance, Su Yaoguang pinched his cheek with a smile, "Why are you so cute?"
Zhou Wangshu covered his body and glared at her, "Are you really a lady?"
From outside came the voice of a servant, "Miss Su, the vegetables you ordered have arrived."
Su Yaoguang opened the door, took the basket handed by the servant, and handed over two taels of broken silver.
The servant quickly declined: "Miss, you’ve given us enough things these days."
"The rain hasn’t stopped yet! Though I haven’t gone out, I know food transportation is difficult, and the price of food grains must have risen again. You have family too, keep it for buying some food!"
"Thank you, Miss, thank you."
The academy’s servants were on short contracts, working as long as the Mountain Master needed. Generally, during quiet times they were released and hired again when needed. Due to their dependence on the job, the academy students often ordered them around, only a few kind-hearted students treated them politely.
Lately, they worked day and night, their labor far exceeded their wages, yet the people at the academy couldn’t understand, still thinking they weren’t good enough.
Su Yaoguang’s kindness warmed these servants sufficiently, so these days, they liked to come to her. Her generosity was secondary; more importantly, they found respect with her.
"By the way, Miss Su, the young lady who came with you that day really doesn’t know how to care for people. She simmered medicine for Student Xiao, and the pot burned. She cooked food for Student Xiao, and it got scorched. She tidied the room, but the mess worsened. She wanted help, but we’re too busy, where’s the time? She went to find other uninfected students, and no students dared approach the sick. Not to mention them, even we caretaking servants avoided getting too close due to fear of contracting and spreading illness. That lady recently caused quite a few laughs!"
"Xiao Ci then? How is he?"
"He..."
Zhou Wangshu coughed lightly, "The water is cold."
Su Yaoguang heard Zhou Wangshu’s words, waved her hand, "Wait a bit."
She still hadn’t heard the unfolding drama opposite!
Zhou Wangshu said miserably, "The water is cold, I’m going to catch a cold."
Su Yaoguang looked back and glared at him, "You’re so demanding."
Zhou Wangshu: "...I’m demanding? I’m a patient."
Why is she here?
If she wants to know Xiao Ci’s condition so much, why doesn’t she go look after him and come here?
Also, she keeps saying she dislikes Xiao Ci, why is she so concerned about him? Doesn’t she think her attention on Xiao Ci is a bit excessive?
Upon hearing Jiang Yihuan and Xiao Ci were doing badly, Su Yaoguang’s mood brightened.
She, adding water for Zhou Wangshu, hummed a tune, smilingly asked him, "How’s the water temperature, Young Master?"
"Quite alright."
Su Yaoguang’s gaze lingered on Zhou Wangshu’s scars.
When she saved him previously, she noticed many marks on his body. Recently, when making scar removal cream, she gave him several bottles intending for him to apply it on his scars.
However, judging by the scars’ depth, he hadn’t used the scar removal cream. If he had, there would’ve been some change.
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