From morning to noon, she burned hotter. This wasn't just from the internal heat of eating too much roast lamb. For days, she had been anxious and worried, pushing herself to near exhaustion. The moment she finally let her guard down, her pent-up tension eased, but she also succumbed to a bit of heatstroke. Under this combined assault, she felt unbearably miserable.
The housekeeper came and cooked porridge and prepared some side dishes. She didn't want to eat and politely sent her away.
Wan Donglin had called several times, but she didn't want to worry him, so she tried to muster up the energy to say she was much better.
The medication had no effect, cooling her down physically didn't work, and she had no desire to even glance at food. By three or four in the afternoon, she finally couldn't bear it anymore and dragged herself to the hospital.
The hospital was overcrowded.
