After the divorce, he took care of his child and sold fried rice; his ex-wife was filled with regret

Lin Fan took out his phone and glanced at the screen. The caller ID showed Su Xiaoxiao.

Lin Fan pressed the answer button and put the phone to his ear.

"Hey, Little one."

"Brother Lin! Which ward are you in? I'll take a taxi there right away!"

As soon as the call connected, Su Xiaoxiao's anxious voice came through in rapid succession, and the background noise of cars honking on the road could be heard.

Lin Fan paused for a moment, then lowered his voice: "I'm not in the hospital. I've already taken Tuantuan back to the shop. Who told you I was in the hospital?"

"Sister Man!" Su Xiaoxiao gasped for breath, clearly having run quite a distance.

"Sister Man called me at seven o'clock just now and said that Tuantuan's fever reached almost forty degrees last night, and you took the child to the emergency room for an IV drip all night."

She said that you must not be able to hold on after staying up all night, and she was worried that you would be overwhelmed by paying the bills and taking care of the child alone in the hospital, so she asked me to come and help you.

Upon hearing this, Lin Fan's eyes flickered slightly.

Shen Man didn't say much when she left, but she was very thoughtful.

"Our fever has subsided, and we came back after getting our injections. We're resting on the third floor of the store now."

Lin Fan's tone calmed down as he reassured her, "Don't panic, the child is alright."

"Oh! That's good!" Su Xiaoxiao breathed a long sigh of relief.

"Brother Lin, I'll be at the shop right away!"

"Come to the back door, I'll go down and open it for you."

Lin Fan hung up the phone and turned to Tuantuan, who was leaning against the headboard, and said, "Tuantuan, be good and play with Xiajiao here for a while. Daddy will go downstairs and open the door."

Tuan Tuan nodded, holding the orange cat tightly in both hands.

Lin Fan went downstairs and unplugged the concealed latch on the back door.

As soon as the door opened, Su Xiaoxiao was standing at the entrance of the alley, the cold wind making her nose red.

She was wearing a thick, short down jacket, carrying a canvas bag, and holding two full plastic bags in her hands.

"Come in quickly, it's windy outside." Lin Fan turned to the side.

Su Xiaoxiao quickly slipped through the door and closed it behind her.

"How is Tuantuan? Has her fever gone down?" Su Xiaoxiao asked in a low voice as she changed her shoes, afraid that her voice would disturb the upstairs neighbors.

"I returned it. I just had a small bowl of yam porridge, and I feel pretty good." Lin Fan looked at the plastic bag she was carrying. "What did you buy?"

"Oh, this." Su Xiaoxiao placed the bag on the counter and untied it.

Inside was a bag of fresh Fuji apples, a few oranges, a children's picture book, and a box of watercolor pens.

"Sister Man said on the phone that Tuantuan had received an IV drip. I was thinking that I was sick and had a bitter taste in my mouth, so I went to the morning market and bought some fruit."

"I just bought this picture book when I passed by a stationery store. My child is sick and bored in bed, so drawing can help distract him."

Su Xiaoxiao rubbed her frozen hands and explained naturally.

Lin Fan looked at the things on the table and felt a little touched.

Su Xiaoxiao is a hard-working college student who doesn't even dare to drink a cup of milk tea herself.

I heard that Tuantuan was sick, so I went to buy these things early this morning.

"You don't have class this morning?" Lin Fan asked.

"I have two major classes. I asked my roommate to ask my advisor for leave for me."

Su Xiaoxiao waved her hand dismissively, "I can just borrow a notebook to copy the lesson notes later."

"Let's go upstairs and see her. She's had a tough time these past few days, she'll definitely be happy to see you."

Lin Fan stopped making pleasantries and led Su Xiaoxiao up the wooden stairs to the third floor.

Push open the bedroom door.

Tuan Tuan was leaning against the pillow, and the little orange cat Xia Jiao was lying on her lap.

Hearing the door open, Tuantuan looked up and saw Su Xiaoxiao following behind Lin Fan. Her listless eyes instantly lit up.

"Hey! Good boy, Tuantuan!"

Su Xiaoxiao quickly went over and sat down on the small wooden stool beside the bed. She gently touched Tuantuan's forehead.

She was finally relieved when she felt that the temperature had indeed returned to normal.

"Tuantuan is so brave, she didn't cry when she got her shot, did she?"

Su Xiaoxiao took the brand-new children's picture book and watercolor pens out of her bag and placed them on the bedside table.

"Look what Auntie brought you! When you get better, how about you draw a big tiger for Auntie?"

"Okay!" Tuantuan smiled when she saw the new watercolor pens and hugged the picture book to her chest with her two little hands.

Su Xiaoxiao spoke a few words softly to Tuantuan, then turned to look at Lin Fan standing to the side.

Lin Fan's eyes were bloodshot, and a layer of bluish-black stubble had appeared on his chin.

The man, who was usually full of energy in the kitchen, now looked exhausted, as if he had stayed up all night.

"Brother Lin, why don't you go and get some sleep on the folding bed over there?" Su Xiaoxiao stood up and whispered to him.

"You stayed up all night in the ER. Even someone as strong as you can't take it. The shop is closed today, but I'll keep an eye on things here. If Tuantuan gets thirsty, hungry, or feels unwell, I'll call you right away."

Lin Fan shook his head.

After what happened in the past four days, he is now very sensitive. He feels uneasy as long as Tuantuan is out of his sight.

Forget about sleeping; now, when he closes his eyes, all he can see is his daughter crying and calling for her father in the emergency room.

"I'm not sleepy." Lin Fan pulled over another chair and sat down. "Just go downstairs and get me a glass of water."

Su Xiaoxiao knew that Lin Fan was stubborn; once he made up his mind, nothing could change it.

She sighed, stopped trying to persuade her, and turned to go downstairs to the lobby to get hot water.

The bedroom fell silent.

Tuantuan opened the picture book and began carefully coloring it with watercolors. Xiajiao lay beside her, occasionally swishing its tail.

Lin Fan leaned back in his chair, watching this peaceful and heartwarming scene. The violent and cold emotions he felt when facing Su Qing and her parents in the emergency room were gradually soothed.

The sound of Su Xiaoxiao getting water could be heard downstairs.

A short while later, Su Xiaoxiao came up carrying a tray.

On the tray was a cup of steaming warm water, and next to it was a peeled and chopped orange.

"Brother Lin, have some water." Su Xiaoxiao handed the cup to Lin Fan, then took a toothpick, stuck a small piece of orange in it, and held it to Tuantuan's lips.

"Tuantuan, have some orange, get some vitamins."

Tuantuan opened her mouth and took a bite. The sweet and sour juice made the little girl squint her eyes comfortably.

"Xiaoxiao." Lin Fan took a sip of water to moisten his dry throat and asked, "Did Shen Man say anything else to you on the phone this morning?"

Su Xiaoxiao paused in feeding the oranges, then turned to look at Lin Fan.

"Sister Man didn't say much else," Su Xiaoxiao thought for a moment and answered truthfully.

"She said that Tuantuan's biological mother also went to the emergency room last night, and it seems that things didn't go well at the hospital."

"Sister Man said you looked particularly unwell at the time, and she was worried that you wouldn't be able to handle taking care of the child alone, so she asked me to keep an eye on things for you."