Chapter 977: Chapter 959: Huo Feng at Death’s Door! (Part 2)
Last night, Huo Feng made a fuss with Pu Sangzhi, insisting she shouldn’t keep her distance from him.
In the end, he actually softened Pu Sangzhi’s heart and she agreed.
As a result, after a single night, Huo Feng himself fell ill, collapsing like a mountain, and was bedridden, letting out heart-wrenching coughs comparable to Lin’s Sister!
Probably because he was frozen for too long at the Ice and Snow World yesterday afternoon, Huo Feng later felt his throat was very dry and irritated while eating instant noodles.
He initially didn’t take it seriously, but the next morning he woke up with a hoarse throat, a runny nose, feeling dizzy, and didn’t want to move a single finger lying in bed.
As for today’s itinerary, both families had planned to go skiing, and Pu Wenhua had already bought tickets online.
But then, with Huo Feng’s condition, wouldn’t that delay the plan?
Pu Wenhua called a doctor for an outside consultation.
At 10 a.m., a doctor from a small clinic came to the hotel, measured Huo Feng’s vital signs, and diagnosed him with a fever and upper respiratory infection.
Most clinic doctors have a habit of casually prescribing saline drips, so Huo Feng was hooked up with saline, took medicine, had a towel placed on his forehead, and lay on the bed in a daze.
"Once the saline drip is done, the fever should subside, and then it won’t be a big problem. Take the medicine, drink more hot water, avoid spicy and stimulating foods, and keep warm in the coming days." The doctor explained to everyone.
"Okay, thank you, doctor, sorry for the trouble."
Shen Yu hurriedly nodded and thanked the outside consultation doctor.
Then, Huo Mingshan escorted the doctor out and paid the medical fees along the way.
In the room, Shen Yu and Pu Sangzhi’s family were gathered around Huo Feng’s bed, each with a worried look directed at Huo Feng.
The sick and weak Huo Feng, however, was staring straight at Pu Sangzhi, really wanting her to feel sorry for him!
"You silly child..."
Shen Yu sighed and shook her head, "It’s rare for the whole family to go out and have fun, only to fall sick after just one day. For the next few days, I don’t think you’ll be able to go out and play, just stay in the hotel and get better."
"That’s right."
Chen Huifen nodded considerately, "With your body like this, just stay in the hotel and recover. You don’t want to go back to Beijing to study while still sick, use these few days to get better and return to Beijing healthy."
"Yeah..."
Huo Feng sniffled his runny nose, whispering weakly, "I was careless, didn’t do a good job keeping warm. Delayed the trip, sorry about that..."
"No need to feel sorry."
Seeing Huo Feng full of guilt, Chen Huifen’s heart ached, "Traveling is so tiring; it’s best to do it when you’re healthy. So, for the next few days..."
Chen Huifen had just wanted to say, ’For the next few days, let’s put the trip on hold,’ when Shen Yu suddenly chimed in, "It’s just your bad luck to fall sick today. So, for the next few days, we’ll go out without you. You just stay here and take care of yourself."
Huo Feng raised an eyebrow: "Hmm?"
Chen Huifen was also full of ’What?’ in her head.
At this moment, Huo Feng, Pu Sangzhi, Pu Wenhua, including Chen Huifen, all had the same thought: Huo Feng’s like this, and you still want to travel? Seriously?
Just then, Huo Mingshan finished seeing the doctor out and returned to the room, and Shen Yu again took Huo Mingshan’s hand and said, "Old Huo, Huo Feng is so sick now, he can’t continue the trip with us, right?"
Huo Mingshan crossed his arms, furrowing his brows, and his deep gaze fell on Huo Feng...
So Huo Feng, Pu Sangzhi, Pu Wenhua, and Chen Huifen’s attention all simultaneously focused on Huo Mingshan...
They all thought: Although the mom is so thoughtless, as the head of the family, Huo Mingshan should be more composed, right?
Everyone held expectations for Huo Mingshan.
Only to see Huo Mingshan sigh heavily, his mood seemingly as heavy, "There’s nothing we can do about being sick, so just stay here and get better, and I’ll take your mom out to play in the coming days."
Huo Feng raised both eyebrows, "What?!"
Pu Sangzhi, Pu Wenhua, and Chen Huifen’s family of three all widened their eyes, looking shocked!
At this moment, the consensus in Huo Feng, Pu Sangzhi, Pu Wenhua, and Chen Huifen’s hearts was unequivocal: Are these really his biological parents? Their son is sick, and yet they can still go on a trip themselves!
"Teacher Huo..."
At this point, Pu Wenhua felt sorry for Huo Feng and couldn’t help but speak up for him, "Huo Feng’s got a fever, I think we should put the trip on hold?"
"It’s nothing serious."
Huo Mingshan said easily, "You see, he’s already on IV and taking medicine. Once the IV is done, let him sleep for the afternoon, and we’ll go skiing. In the evening, we’ll order him some takeout, and he’ll take the medicine himself. We’ll come back early; it’s not a problem, he’s an adult now, not a child, right!"
Pu Sangzhi, Pu Wenhua, and Chen Huifen’s family had no idea how to respond to Huo Mingshan’s light-hearted words.
Honestly...
On the surface, Huo Mingshan’s reasoning was sufficient, without fault!
But it just felt like these parents didn’t care about their child!
Huo Feng, in fact, was used to the life of being unloved by both his dad and mom...
So, what could Huo Feng do but accept it with a heavy heart, this act from his dad and mom!
"Alright, you guys go... I don’t need you... Just send me a few hundred bucks and leave..."
Huo Feng turned his head and threw this line at his fake parents.
On this side, he spoke kindly to Pu Sangzhi’s family, "Uncle, Aunt, Sangzhi, I’ll leave my parents’ trip to you. Don’t worry about me, just go have a good time."
Huo Feng really was a double-faced drama king!
Here, he showed tolerance towards his parents, while to Pu Sangzhi’s family of three, he demonstrated his filial piety and generosity.
This act really made Pu Wenhua and Chen Huifen feel sorry for him!
However, Pu Sangzhi saw right through it, fully aware that he was pretending to be pitiful to earn their favor!
Just a moment ago, Pu Sangzhi felt that Huo Feng’s parents didn’t love him, but now he thinks Huo Feng kind of deserves it...
This whole family, their personalities really do match perfectly!
"So..."
Chen Huifen looked at Huo Feng, then raised her eyes to look at Huo Feng’s father, "Shall we still follow the original plan? Go skiing in the afternoon?"
"Yeah, how can we be here and not go skiing!"
Shen Yu chimed in with a nod, "After Xiaofeng finishes his IV drip, let’s let him sleep here and we’ll go out and play."
"Alright..." Chen Huifen nodded.
Although Chen Huifen and Pu Wenhua both felt this behavior was inappropriate and could harm the child.
But, after all, this is someone else’s kid, Chen Huifen and Pu Wenhua couldn’t interfere with how others choose to educate their child.
Maybe...
Huo Feng was raised this way all along.
Some parents are just more carefree...
"Sangzhi..."
At this point, Huo Feng softly and weakly called out to Pu Sangzhi, "Stay and keep me company..."
"That’s not gonna work!"
Then, Pu Wenhua immediately refused him.
The refusal was so quick that, for a moment, everyone’s attention shifted to Pu Wenhua...
Pu Wenhua felt a bit embarrassed being stared at by so many eyes, he cleared his throat, "I mean, since you’re going to sleep in the afternoon, why not let Sangzhi come with us to play? She hasn’t skied before, it’s a rare opportunity."
Huo Feng: "Oh..."
At this moment, Huo Feng suddenly felt... unbelievably pitiful!
His father doesn’t care, his mother doesn’t love him, his father-in-law doesn’t like him, and his wife won’t stay with him...
Once he gets sick, he’s left alone to lie in bed!
The world is harsh, and human relationships are cold!
...
At one o’clock in the afternoon, Huo Feng was separated from the group of six travelers and left alone in the room.
Desolate, miserable, and sorrowful, bitter and tearful...
In this world, the most painful thing is loneliness when you’re sick!
"Ah..."
Huo Feng lay on the hospital bed, looking up at the ceiling, letting out a dry howl from his throat...
The moaning went on a bit too long, and he couldn’t help but start coughing...
He lay in bed coughing for quite a while, his throat so irritated that he finally moved himself to sit up and picked up the cup of water from the bedside table.
After taking a big gulp of warm water, his throat felt a bit better, and Huo Feng let out a cough, clutching his itchy throat as he slumped like mud against the headboard.
After a while, once he calmed down, Huo Feng picked up his phone from the bedside table. He thought about asking Minal about Ye Xi’s condition. He wondered if there was enough money.
Because of this sudden illness, Huo Feng had extorted 500 from Huo Mingshan, planning to transfer some to Minal for Ye Xi’s medical expenses.
But as soon as he opened his phone, Huo Feng saw the WeChat message from Pu Sangzhi: [You rest well, I’ll urge the elders to come back early. I’ll order dinner delivery for you, and transfer the money Huo gave you to my little savings, okay? Be good~]
At this moment...
Huo Feng was truly... overwhelmed with mixed emotions!
"Boo-hoo-hoo..."
Huo Feng wanted to cry!
Man... why is it so difficult!
