Chapter 212 - 116: I Have No Opinion, I’ll Listen to You

Chapter 212: Chapter 116: I Have No Opinion, I’ll Listen to You

Chen Yuan shot up in bed.

He’d just remembered something he’d overlooked.

After getting vaccinated, it’s common for children to have reactions with various symptoms.

A fever is the most common one, and that’s exactly what was happening to Mili right now!

"Where are you now?"

"I’m at home. Her temperature just hit 39 degrees. I don’t know what to do."

Jiang Wanyi’s sobs were like daggers plunging into Chen Yuan’s heart.

But he also knew he couldn’t panic now. It was very common for young children to get fevers and colds; it wasn’t a huge deal.

This was probably the first time Jiang Wanyi had ever dealt with something like this. Combined with her deep love for her child, she was bound to panic and be at a complete loss.

"Wait for me."

"Okay."

After hanging up, Chen Yuan grabbed his clothes and threw them on.

"Where are you going...?"

Liu Shiyu groggily climbed out of bed.

"I have to go out for something."

"It’s past one in the morning. The doors are locked."

"I’ll just jump out the window."

"What happened that you need to jump out a window? Need any help?" Liu Shiyu was much more awake now.

"No, I’m good. I’m leaving. Go back to sleep."

"The wire mesh on the first-floor bathroom window is broken. you can get out through there."

"Got it."

Dressed, Chen Yuan grabbed his phone and left, not daring to waste a second.

He was frantic, but he didn’t dare make too much noise. If the dorm manager heard him and caught him in the act, he’d never be able to leave.

He reached the first floor and went to the public restroom.

There was a wire mesh screen on the outside, but it was already broken.

Without a second thought, he ripped open a bigger gap, jumped out, and sprinted off campus.

[System Task: As a super-dad, it is your undeniable duty to care for your sick, feverish child. Reward: 2,000 yuan cash, Professional-Level Child Play-Skills.]

’What kind of reward is that?’

He muttered to himself, but he didn’t have the mental energy to focus on it.

Right now, nothing was more important than Mili.

He sprinted through the night, running all the way off campus, and happened to spot a taxi.

"Driver, Yayun Court. And on the way, could you help me find a 24-hour pharmacy?"

"You got it."

The driver set off. There wasn’t much traffic at night, so they quickly approached Yayun Court.

Just before they arrived, he took a detour and found a 24-hour chain pharmacy.

"Driver, wait for me for a minute."

"Go ahead."

Taxis charge for waiting time, and since business was slow at night, the driver wouldn’t complain.

A 24-hour pharmacy doesn’t operate like it does during the day. There’s just a small window on the door, with someone on duty for the night shift.

"Hi, one bottle of Motrin, one bottle of Tylenol, one pediatric fever suppository, and two cooling patches."

"Just a moment."

The clerk on duty went back into the store and quickly brought out the medicine Chen Yuan needed.

After paying, he took the medicine back to the car, and the taxi drove to Yayun Court.

After getting out of the car, he ran all the way to Jiang Wanyi’s apartment.

He’d registered his fingerprint before, so he didn’t have to knock this time.

He opened the door. The lights in the apartment were all on. Chen Yuan went inside and saw Jiang Wanyi sitting on the bed, holding the baby. A small night-light was on in the room, and her eyes were red from crying.

"Chen Yuan..."

The moment she saw Chen Yuan, Jiang Wanyi’s tears streamed down.

"Don’t cry, I’m here now. Give me the baby."

"I..."

Jiang Wanyi only cried harder.

He wiped away her tears. Her eyes were completely red.

He took the baby with both hands. Mili’s eyes were closed and her mouth was open, her breathing rapid. Just looking at her, you could tell she was in distress.

He touched her forehead. It was definitely a bit warm.

"When did you two get back?"

"A little after eight..." Jiang Wanyi said guiltily.

"You’ve been putting her to sleep for the past few days. I was worried you’d come over again tonight, and I wanted you to get some rest, so I didn’t tell you."

"I see."

It was a harmless little thing, and there was no need to dwell on it. Besides, now wasn’t the time.

"When did the fever start?"

"She was fine after we got back. I put her down, and we both went to sleep. I didn’t dare to sleep too deeply, though. When I got up to check on her, I heard her gasping for air, and her forehead was hot. I took her temperature, and it was already 39 degrees."

"It’s probably a side effect from the vaccine. Did you give her any medicine?"

"No, I didn’t know what was safe to give her, so I just called you."

There was already a cooling patch on the baby’s forehead, which saved him a step.

"Get out one of the suppositories."

"Okay."

While Jiang Wanyi went to get the suppository, Chen Yuan took off the baby’s diaper, laid her face down on his lap, parted her little cheeks, and inserted it directly.

WAH—

Mili started wailing, but this was no time to feel sorry for her.

Readjusting her position, Chen Yuan held the baby in his arms and patted her gently.

"Daddy’s holding you..."

"Under the bridge, a group of ducklings swim..."

"Sleep, sleep, my dearest baby..."

Gently, Chen Yuan patted the baby, humming a nursery rhyme.

The crying gradually subsided, but her heavy gasps remained.

"What do we do now? Should we go to the hospital?" Jiang Wanyi asked, her eyes still red.

"Not yet," Chen Yuan said, looking at the child with a pang of sympathy.

"This happens to every kid. Mili’s case is just a bit more severe. Let’s get the fever down first. If it keeps coming back, it won’t be too late to go to the hospital then. Besides, even if we went now, they’d just prescribe the same medicine. There’s nothing else they can do."

"Okay."

Hearing Chen Yuan’s explanation, Jiang Wanyi felt a lot more relieved.

She collapsed onto the bed as if all the strength had been drained from her body.

"Don’t cry. It’s not a serious illness. I’m here. Everything will be okay."