Financial freedom starts from graduation

Chapter 516 "Illness"

Zhou Wang quickly understood how this scene had unfolded.

She probably wanted to remove the filthy piece of cloth herself, but she couldn't support herself when she lifted her leg. Plus, she was handcuffed, which made it difficult for her to move around, so she only managed to remove half of it before slipping and falling into the bathtub.

Seeing Qu Peining shed tears again, Zhou Wang could only look away. But in that fleeting glimpse, Zhou Wang, who had briefly transformed into Brother Miao, seemed to have seen something.

She seems to be like Xu Wenqian...

I just don't know if it's innate.

His random thoughts didn't stop Zhou Wang from doing what he was doing. He turned his head slightly, reached out and grabbed Qu Peining's shoulder out of the corner of his eye. The tight, smooth touch was not quite what Zhou Wang had imagined.

After all, although Qu Peining is fair-skinned, considering her profession, her skin should be rougher than that of ordinary girls. It turns out that I was completely misunderstanding...

I don't know how it managed to maintain itself so well in that kind of environment, or is it a unique talent of mythical beasts?

After helping Qu Peining up, Zhou Wang didn't ask for her opinion again. He then reached out randomly based on his senses and pulled off the piece of cloth hanging on her legs.

There were bound to be some bumps and bruises during the process, but Qu Peining just lowered her head and sobbed, without saying anything else.

Wow!

Zhou Wang closed his eyes and rinsed her with the showerhead for a while, then asked:
Do you think that's enough?

Qu Peining did not respond.

Is it numb again?
Zhou Wang muttered to himself, turned off the shower, stood up, grabbed a clean large bath towel from the side, and then said in as serious a tone as possible:
"Qu Peining, I'm going to wrap you up in this now, and then pick you up. Is that alright?"

After waiting a few seconds and receiving Qu Peining's "tacit approval," Zhou Wang unfolded the bath towel and bent down to wrap it around himself in the bathtub.

Qu Peining's body trembled.

Zhou Wang awkwardly shifted his hand, "Sorry, wrong angle..."

After several twists and turns, Zhou Wang finally located Qu Peining's back and the back of her legs accurately through the bath towel, and then used his hands to lift her up.

Qu Peining's head involuntarily rested on Zhou Wang's shoulder, her damp black hair wetting his shoulder, and her light but hot breath tickling his neck.

Seeing that Qu Peining was relatively well-behaved, Zhou Wang felt relieved and carried her out of the bathroom, through the master bedroom which still had a slight lingering odor, and into the guest bedroom next door.

After gently placing Qu Peining on the bed, Zhou Wang pulled over the blanket and was about to reach out to pull off the towel covering Qu Peining when he felt a slight resistance.

He looked up and saw Qu Peining clutching a bath towel, shaking her head at him.

"But this bath towel is wet..."

Qu Peining remained silent, only shaking her head repeatedly, her gaze somewhat unfocused.

"Okay, okay, I'll listen to you. You can wrap it up for now."

Zhou Wang thought for a moment, then solemnly said to Qu Peining, "Qu Peining, I'm going to find you some clean clothes, food and drink. I might be gone for a few minutes. Given your physical condition, I won't tie you up anymore, but I hope you'll stay here obediently while I'm gone. Can you promise me that?"

Zhou Wang didn't actually expect Qu Peining to answer. He wasn't too worried. Putting aside Qu Peining's physical condition, with Gao Xing still guarding outside the door, she couldn't possibly escape anywhere.

Zhou Wang simply didn't want her to cause any more trouble, lest she disrupt the delicate "harmony" between the two of them at this moment.

Just as Zhou Wang got up, he heard a very soft "hmm".

Hearing the seemingly unreal voice, Zhou Wang was startled and turned his head in surprise, but he couldn't see anything unusual on Qu Peining's face. He quickly stopped worrying about it, turned around and walked out of the room, leaving the door open.

Zhou Wang found the landline in the living room and made a call. He was sitting in the living room smoking a cigarette when the doorbell rang.

Zhou Wang got up to open the door. Standing outside the door was a slender girl with delicate features. She was wearing a light-colored work uniform and was probably just an adult. Her fair thighs under her short skirt seemed to show traces of collagen.

"Good evening, Mr. Zhou. It's a pleasure to serve you!"

The girl, carrying a tray full of items, greeted Zhou Wang respectfully.

"Your name is... Xiao Ai, right?"

Zhou Wang still remembered the girl in front of him; she was the one who led him to the club the first time he came. Zhou Wang smiled back.

"Yes, Mr. Zhou, I am your personal attendant at the club. Please feel free to ask me for anything you need!"

Xiao Ai was pleasantly surprised that Zhou Wang still remembered her name, and quickly said excitedly.

"Okay, thank you for your help. I'll contact you again if I need anything."

Zhou Wang took out his wallet from the shirt hanging on the clothes rack, pulled out a small stack of RMB worth about a thousand yuan and stuffed it into the girl's hand, then took the tray from her.

Seeing that Zhou Wang didn't intend to let her into the house, a flash of disappointment crossed Xiao Ai's eyes, but she quickly put on a sweet smile again.

"It's no trouble at all~"

As she spoke, Xiao Ai had already closed the door for Zhou Wang.

Zhou Wang put down the tray and inspected the contents: a set of women's clothing, including a set of plus-size underwear; a small medicine box containing common medicines, vitamins, syringes, bandages, and a large earthenware pot full of seafood porridge.

The seafood porridge was a little cold, probably leftover food from the buffet... It wasn't that they couldn't make it fresh, but they figured it would take a long time, so Zhou Wang specifically asked them to serve it ready-made over the phone.

Zhou Wang poured another glass of warm water, and then carried it along with everything else into the guest room.

Qu Peining was still curled up on the big bed, wrapped in a bath towel. Because it wasn't wrapped very tightly, some of her body was inevitably exposed. She closed her eyes tightly, and it was unknown whether she had fallen asleep again during this brief interval.

Zhou Wang placed the tray on the bedside table and looked her over a few times. Perhaps it was her gentle and harmless appearance that made Zhou Wang realize that she was not much older than Xiao Ai, probably around twenty years old, still a young girl.

He stared at the other person for a few seconds, his gaze involuntarily drifting to the suggestive shadow beneath the towel, before clearing his throat and speaking:

"Qu Peining, eat something first. You shouldn't have any seafood allergies or anything like that, right? I brought some porridge; drinking it will help you regain some strength..."

But what made Zhou Wang frown was that Qu Peining seemed to be really asleep, still showing no reaction.

"Qu Peining?"

Zhou Wang called out a few more times, then realized something was wrong. He tentatively reached out and gently touched Qu Peining's forehead, then his gaze sharpened. Sure enough, Qu Peining's forehead had become incredibly hot. It was only then, after brushing aside the strands of hair on her face, that Zhou Wang noticed her complexion was pale with a flushed face, and her breathing was extremely rapid.

It's likely that either during her shower, or because she kept wrapped in a wet towel afterward, or a combination of both, caused Qu Peining, who was already weak, to develop a high fever.

Fortunately, Zhou Wang had anticipated Qu Peining's physical condition and had the club send over a first-aid kit, which should contain fever reducers.

At this point, Zhou Wang didn't bother to ask Qu Peining's opinion anymore. He directly ripped off the bath towel from her body, took a clean towel, and carefully wiped away the remaining water stains on her body.

Even when she was completely naked in front of Zhou Wang, Qu Peining remained silent, which convinced Zhou Wang that she was indeed delirious from the fever.

During the wiping process, because of Qu Peining's extraordinary talent, the interweaving of white and red colors inevitably gave Zhou Wang many strange thoughts. He could only curse himself for not being human while his gaze lingered on Qu Peining's jade-like body, which could be described as a work of art.

After finally finishing wiping, Zhou Wang exerted a great deal of willpower to cover Qu Peining with a thin blanket before letting out a heavy sigh of relief.

He then realized that he was also covered in sweat without even noticing...

Zhou Wang then realized a new problem.

Now that Qu Peining has fallen into a deep sleep due to a high fever, how are we going to get her to eat, drink, and take fever-reducing medication?
Although there were syringes in the first-aid kit, Zhou Wang honestly didn't know how to use them. He was worried about accidentally injecting the wrong spot, which would be embarrassing.

"Qu Peining, can you open your eyes? You need to drink some water..."

Zhou Wang glanced at Qu Peining's dry lips and couldn't help but speak up.

A person can go two days without food and still be okay, but if they go two days without water, even the strongest body will definitely have problems.

After thinking for a moment, Zhou Wang could only reach out and hook his arm around Qu Peining's neck, lift her head up, and then bring the water glass to her lips.

Sensing the approaching water source, Qu Peining instinctively moved her lips slightly. Zhou Wang also tried to pour water into it, but Qu Peining was clearly still not in a good state. Most of the water flowed down her chin, and even swallowing seemed difficult for her.

After Zhou Wang helped her clean up, he realized that this wasn't a solution, since he still needed to feed Qu Peining her medicine. So, Zhou Wang could only mutter to himself:
"I don't know if you can hear me, but I really didn't mean to. If I didn't save you, I'm afraid you would die here, so I hope you can understand..."

Without hesitation, Zhou Wang poured a mouthful of warm water into his mouth, then supported Qu Peining's smooth back, lifting her up a little higher before burying his head in her arms.

The moment of contact wasn't actually a very pleasant experience.

After all, Qu Peining's lips had lost their color and were extremely dry.

This gave Zhou Wang a strange feeling, as if he were kissing a tree branch.

But as Zhou Wang gradually increased his force, when the dry skin was broken open and the softness underneath began to appear, everything returned to normal.

Zhou Wang did not indulge in the pleasure of dopamine release, but quickly pried open Qu Peining's almost defenseless mouth. While capturing that lively touch, he also transferred the warm water in his mouth to her.

At that very moment, Qu Peining, who had been stimulated by her senses, finally regained some consciousness, and slowly opened her eyes with trembling eyelashes.

A slight bewilderment appeared in her clear black and white eyes. At first, Qu Peining couldn't figure out the situation, and her consciousness was already drifting in that complicated and indescribable strange feeling.

Although breathing became somewhat difficult, the sudden warmth that invaded her body made Qu Peining subconsciously open her lips wider, wanting to use all her strength to absorb the nectar that seemed to make her soul feel light.

Zhou Wang, who was focused on feeding Qu Peining water, was stunned for a moment.

He hadn't expected that this would elicit such a warm response from Qu Peining...

Moreover, it didn't feel awkward at all; it didn't feel like a girl's first kiss.

After feeding her the water, Zhou Wang released Qu Peining and realized that she seemed to have woken up, although her eyes were not yet fully focused.

"want……"

"Ok?"

Hearing her murmur, Zhou Wang moved closer.

"Water, I want more water..."

Qu Peining repeated weakly.

Seeing that she was awake, Zhou Wang did not resort to the original method, but instead picked up the water glass and held it to her lips.

To Zhou Wang's astonishment, after taking a sip of water, Qu Peining shook her head, frowned, and said, "No... I want the same kind of water as before..."

"what?"

While Zhou Wang was stunned, Qu Peining looked at him with dazed eyes and softly said, "Please..."

boom!
Zhou Wang's soul was about to explode.

Although he knew that Qu Peining might be in a state of confusion, how could Zhou Wang refuse such a request?

So Zhou Wang took another big gulp of water, then lowered his head and kissed Qu Peining's lips, which were no longer dry.

Water was being passed around, and the strange feedback from the dense nerve endings was also vibrating back and forth. Both of them were so greedy, quenching their own "thirst".

After finishing his sip of water, without Qu Peining asking again, Zhou Wang picked up the glass and took another sip...

This was repeated countless times, and when a large glass of water was poured into Qu Peining's mouth, she seemed to finally achieve some kind of satisfaction.

Just as she was about to collapse back onto the bed, Zhou Wang patted his head.

"Wait a minute, I forgot to take my medicine."

So Zhou Wang crushed the pills as much as possible, poured another glass of water, and fed Qu Peining the medicine again while holding her.

After everything was over, the blanket on Qu Peining's body had long since slipped off, revealing a lot of her skin. What embarrassed Zhou Wang was that there were several finger marks on her originally smooth shoulders and neck, obviously left by Zhou Wang when he was carried away.

Fortunately, after drinking water and taking medicine, Qu Peining quickly fell into a deep sleep again after collapsing. However, this time her breathing was much more stable.

Zhou Wang went to the bathroom and got a wet towel, which he then placed on her forehead. With that, he was finally done with his work.

Zhou Wang, who also felt he had exhausted himself, lay down in a starfish position next to Qu Peining, his mind filled with all sorts of chaotic thoughts. In a daze, he gradually drifted off to sleep...

(End of this chapter)