Peerless Cupid System

Not only that, Dou Xiaorong kept her eyes tightly closed, but was talking nonsense.

Wang Fen was quite frightened by what she saw, and she reached out to touch Dou Xiaorong's forehead.

Dou Xiaorong had a fever; the temperature on her forehead felt like it was burning her hand.

Everything was fine this morning, how did it all turn out like this at noon...?

Wang Fen's mind went completely blank, and she was momentarily at a loss for what to do.

Fortunately, at that moment, the living room door rang, and Dou Rongguo came home from get off work.

Wang Fen rushed out of the room, frantically shouting to her husband, "Xiao Rong, Xiao Rong, she..."

"What's wrong?" Dou Rongguo asked, full of doubt.

"You, you come here..." Wang Fen seemed speechless as she pulled her husband into the room.

Dou Xiaorong curled up, trembling, and talking nonsense, radiating a terrifyingly hot heat.

Dou Rongguo was stunned for a moment. Without saying a word, he picked up Dou Xiaorong and quickly left the room, heading downstairs.

Wang Fen quickly followed. As Dou Rongguo went downstairs, he called out, "Take your bank card with you!" Wang Fen rushed back to her room, rummaged through drawers and cabinets to find her bank card, and then hurriedly went downstairs, forgetting to even close the door...

Chapter 38 Why did you suddenly get sick?

Ling Ziqian and Su Mingxi sat on a bench by the river.

The two watched the river flow by, remaining silent most of the time.

The two were friends, but at this moment, they seemed like lovers having a tiff.

After a while, Su Mingxi checked the time, stood up, and said, "I should go home and cook."

Ling Ziqian quickly stood up and nodded.

Previously, I saw Su Mingxi ignore the school security guards' reprimands and ride her bicycle away from the school quickly.

Dou Xiaorong said that Su Mingxi was in a hurry to get home.

Now, Ling Ziqian understands; she was rushing home to cook.

Su Mingxi walked towards her pink bicycle.

Ling Ziqian hesitated for a moment, then said somewhat awkwardly, "If you want to do part-time work, you can come to my family's cake shop. We're a little short-staffed."

Ling Ziqian wasn't sure if they had enough manpower, but if Su Mingxi nodded in agreement, he would definitely persuade Yu Meiren.

Su Mingxi smiled and said, "I'll think about it."

She wanted to refuse, but she didn't.

Su Mingxi knew that Ling Ziqian wanted to help her, but she felt that working part-time at his family's cake shop would be even more embarrassing than handing out flyers while dressed as a cat-eared maid.

Everyone has self-respect, even if it's not worth much money.

But exposing your embarrassing side to people you don't know well is very awkward and undignified.

Ling Ziqian knew that he wanted to help Su Mingxi, but it would feel like giving charity, which is why he hesitated for a long time before speaking.

Pushing her pink bicycle a few steps, Su Mingxi turned back to look at Ling Ziqian, "About what happened before..."

"I know I won't tell Xiaorong, I'll keep it a secret for you, but please don't do that again in the future," Ling Ziqian said, scratching his head.

"Mmm." Feeling warmed by the concern she received, Su Mingxi smiled, waved, and rode her bicycle away.

Watching Su Mingxi's figure walk away until she disappeared.

Ling Ziqian sat back down in the lounge chair.

"How do you feel? You've learned some things about her, but your relationship hasn't grown closer; in fact, you've become somewhat distant?" Huan Yue asked.

"Hmm." Ling Ziqian sighed helplessly.

"The relationships between people are actually very simple, but people are always unable to get close because of things like face, dignity, and pride."

Ling Ziqian didn't say anything and fell silent.

Huan Yue laughed, "Let's not talk about that. Look, a high-quality flirting partner is different. You sat with her for so long just now, and although you didn't touch, the atmosphere was a bit ambiguous. You collected 7 points of flirtation. You now have 10 points of flirtation value!"

Looking up at his silver watch, Ling Ziqian saw that it was indeed the case, and smiled, his mood improving.

"Let's go back!" He stood up abruptly.

"Don't forget to buy ice cream for Cupid!" Huan Yue reminded her.

When buying ice cream, Ling Ziqian bought an extra serving.

It was already noon; Dou Xiaorong should have returned from school by now.

Dou Xiaorong skipped school in the morning because she was supposed to tutor Shen Qiaoyan, but she ended up taking the blame.

Ling Ziqian planned to treat Dou Xiaorong to ice cream.

On his way home, he called Dou Xiaorong, but no matter how many times he called, no one answered.

Did you lose your phone, or did you not bring it with you?

Ling Ziqian rode his bike into the residential area and carried the ice cream upstairs.

The door to Dou Xiaorong's living room was open, and Ling Ziqian walked in, calling out to Xiaorong.

No one was home. Ling Ziqian found Dou Xiaorong's phone on the floor of her room.

That's strange. The door was open, but where did everyone go? My aunt and uncle should have been home from get off work by now.

Ling Ziqian, puzzled, helped close the door and went downstairs to leave the community.

Upon entering the cake shop, Cupid was sitting behind the counter. Ling Ziqian had been delivering cakes all morning, and she was quite annoyed by it.

Ling Ziqian placed the ice cream in front of her, and she pouted, turning her head away in a huff.

This guy's behavior made Ling Ziqian laugh. "Sorry I'm late. The ice cream will melt if we don't eat it."

Looking at the three large boxes of ice cream in the shopping bag, Cupid's mouth watered. "Hmph, since your apology was so sincere, I'll just eat the ice cream!"

Ling Ziqian laughed, and Cupid picked up the bag and ran upstairs in a flash.

One of the boxes is for Yu Meiren, Ling Ziqian wanted to remind Cupid, but the guy was sulking, so he had to let it go.

A delicious aroma wafted from the kitchen, and Ling Ziqian walked in out of curiosity.

Yu Meiren was busy in the kitchen; she was actually making a cake.

"Aren't the cakes wholesale from other pastry shops? Why did you make them yourself?" Ling Ziqian found it strange.

"You're back just in time." Yu Meiren wasn't as cheerful as usual; her expression was somewhat serious. "I'll take the cake to Xiao Rong later."

Ling Ziqian was confused. "I just went to her house, and they..."

“They went to the hospital,” Yu Meiren said.

"Went to the hospital?" Ling Ziqian's heart skipped a beat. He was about to ask who was sick, but then he remembered Yu Meiren's words earlier, about bringing a cake to Xiao Rong, could it be...?

Yu Meiren glared at Ling Ziqian with dissatisfaction. "How come you don't know anything? How come it took you all morning to deliver a cake? Why weren't you with Xiao Rong? Why weren't you protecting her..."

“She, she couldn’t be…” Ling Ziqian thought of the car accident.

"She has a high fever, and her parents have already taken her to the hospital."

Ling Ziqian was speechless. He couldn't protect himself from a high fever.

Of course, he could only think these things to himself. When he heard that Dou Xiaorong had a high fever, Ling Ziqian became nervous.

Yu Meiren had already finished making the cake, so he quickly took it over and started packaging it.

After wrapping the cake up, Ling Ziqian picked it up and hurriedly walked out.

Just as he stepped out of the store, he turned back and asked Xiao Rong which hospital she was in.

Yu Meiren was unaware of the situation; she only learned about Dou Xiaorong's high fever when she saw Dou Rongguo carrying Dou Xiaorong and hurriedly passing by the cake shop.

Ling Ziqian took out his phone and called Dou Xiaorong's mother.

When asked which hospital he had gone to, he picked up the cake and rode his bike there.

Upon arriving at the hospital, Ling Ziqian quickly ran inside.

After searching around, Ling Ziqian found Dou Xiaorong's parents.

Dou Xiaorong lay on the hospital bed. A doctor in a white coat stood in the ward, explaining Dou Xiaorong's condition to Dou Rongguo and Wang Fen.

"The child is fine, as long as the fever subsides," the doctor said. "However, during the examination just now, I found that the child is somewhat malnourished."

"Malnutrition?" Dou Rongguo and Wang Fen were very surprised. "Doctor, look at this child's physique, how could he be malnourished?"

The doctor shook his head. "Obesity is not due to overnutrition. She has too much body fat, and the reason for her malnutrition is probably related to her diet. By the way, she also has a stomach problem, which is probably caused by not eating much, especially skipping breakfast."

Wang Fen shook her head nervously, "How could that be? This child has been getting up very early to prepare breakfast lately, how could she have skipped breakfast?"

The doctor was busy and didn't dwell on such matters. He said that a comprehensive examination would be conducted after Dou Xiaorong woke up.

Dou Rongguo and Wang Fen nodded and saw the doctor off.

Ling Ziqian stood outside the ward door; he had heard everything the doctor had said.

Every morning, Dou Xiaorong would pack breakfast for him in a pink lunchbox, and it had become a habit.

She said her mother prepared breakfast and that she had already eaten, but it was all a lie!

She definitely developed stomach problems and malnutrition because she was trying to lose weight!

Ling Ziqian felt a pang of heartache. He took a deep breath, picked up the cake, and walked into the ward.

"Ziqian, you're here!" Wang Fen was pleased to see Ling Ziqian. "Weren't you with Xiaorong this morning?"

Ling Ziqian shook his head awkwardly.

Wang Fen told Ling Ziqian that when she went into Xiao Rong's room after get off work, she found her wrapped in a blanket, shivering.

How could I suddenly have a high fever?

Ling Ziqian had a question in his mind.

"Auntie, you should go back. You have to go to work this afternoon. I'll stay here and look after Xiaorong."

"Yes, you should keep a close eye on her and talk to her when she wakes up."