Chapter 24
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Afterwards, I heard that the girl was so scared that she temporarily lost her memory. It was indeed quite exaggerated, but fortunately it didn't cause a big scene. However... I couldn't forget the almost insane state of Zhuye.

The morning after, when I woke up, I found myself in a confused state of mind, feeling dizzy and nauseous. I touched my cheek and it was burning hot. It was really bad, I had a fever.

I had no strength to get up, so I stayed in bed with a hazy consciousness, dozing off lightly. After a while, Zhuye and Feya noticed that I had been lying for too long. Zhuye opened the door and walked into my room, followed by Feya. Although I was aware that they came in, I couldn't do anything. I didn't have the strength to speak and I felt extremely uncomfortable, as if my stomach was churning and I wanted to vomit.

"Yujie gege, what's wrong with you?" Feya anxiously asked, leaning over my bed.

"I..." Other than feeling nauseous and wanting to sleep, I couldn't think of anything else to say.

"Yujie gege, you have a fever..." Feya touched my forehead and said in surprise.

"I...I'm fine," I managed to force out a voice from my throat.

"This doesn't seem fine... What should we do, Zhuye jiejie?"

Feya looked at Zhuye in a hurry.

"Feya, don't worry. Let's measure Jerry's temperature first. Can you get the thermometer for me?"

Zhuye calmly said, and Feya went to get the thermometer.

"Jerry, are you feeling very uncomfortable?" Zhuye, wearing her winter school uniform, pulled up a chair and sat close to the edge of my bed, with a caring gaze.

"... (nod)."

"Zhuye jiejie, here's the thermometer," Feya rushed in with the thermometer in her hand. Zhuye took it and sat by the bed.

"Jerry, open your mouth a little, I'll measure your temperature for you," Zhuye supported me as I slightly opened my mouth. She placed the end of the thermometer with the mercury on my tongue, and I held it in my mouth.

After a few minutes, Zhuye took it out.

"38.7," Zhuye read the temperature value corresponding to the mercury stopping on the thermometer.

"Is it serious? Zhuye jiejie, should we go to the hospital?" Feya asked worriedly.

"With some methods to reduce the fever, we can avoid going to the hospital. After all, it's not a high fever," Zhuye said.

"What methods are there to reduce the fever? Do you need Feya's help?" Feya seemed so nervous and worried about me, which touched me deeply.

"Let me handle these. Feya, it's almost time for you to go to school. Can you go by yourself?"

"Feya can definitely go to school by herself. Feya is much stronger than the other kids her age," Feya always had an inexplicable sense of pride when it came to this.

"Then Feya, hurry up and go to school... Don't be late," Zhuye urged.

"But... Feya wants to stay by Yujie gege's side. Feya is really worried since Yujie is running a fever," Feya mustered the courage to express her thoughts.

"I know Feya is also very worried about Jerry's condition, but... Feya being here won't help. If Feya didn't go to school, the teacher might also be worried,"

"Well... Feya seemed a bit disappointed.

"Once you come back, I promise Jerry will be fine... Can you trust me?"

"Okay... Yujie gege... Get better soon. Feya will go to school," Feya held her school bag and walked towards the door with a sense of loneliness. Then she turned around and looked at me.

I could only respond to her with a reassuring look, after all, Zhuye was taking care of me so it should be fine.

After receiving my response, Feya left the room with the sound of the door closing. I was still a bit worried about Feya going to school alone, but it was unnecessary considering my current condition.

"Jerry... You should lie down... I'll go get a towel," Zhuye got up to leave, but I called her back.

"Zhuye... Today is not a weekend. It doesn't seem right to not go to school. It's okay... I'll just sleep and I'll be fine,"

It didn't feel right with two people missing from the classroom.

"Jerry has a fever... I don't have the mood to go to school. For me... Jerry is everything, and I am Jerry's fiancée, so I have to fulfill my wifely duties,"Zhiye firmly replied, and I couldn't argue with her. In fact, it was highly unlikely that I could recover from the fever on my own. "So Jerry, just lie down obediently... I'll be back soon..." Zhiye left the room. I lay back on the bed, with one hand touching my burning forehead, gazing at the ceiling in a dazed state and murmuring to myself, "Am I her everything?"