Chapter 294: Chapter 291: [Protagonist Side Story] Little Naonao Has a Fever and Goes to the Hospital
After the New Year, Ye Manman had only rested for a short while before she had to go back to school.
Jiamu and Xiangsi also reluctantly left home for school.
But little Naonao couldn’t be left unattended.
Especially since he couldn’t be without his mom.
Every day, he had to lean in Ye Manman’s arms to sleep, or at least be close to her; he could only sleep peacefully in a place with her scent.
Given this situation, without Ye Manman having to step in, Liu Gaoyuan had already talked to the principal for her.
They continued the learning model from the previous year, where she only had to take exams and didn’t need to attend classes, as long as she could maintain her grades from slipping.
This point, Ye Manman was really not worried about.
Thus, she stayed calmly at home, focusing on taking care of little Naonao, while everyone else went to school or work.
But taking care of a child is not an easy task.
Even though little Naonao was very well-behaved, he was still just a baby, too fragile and prone to catching colds.
During the cold winter, even adults easily catch colds, let alone such a small child.
She realized Naonao had a fever because Ye Manman noticed he was unusually quiet.
Usually, no matter what she was doing, if she left his sight for more than ten minutes, little Naonao would start to whimper, and if it took longer, he would cry.
But today, as Ye Manman was washing up, she felt more and more that something was off.
Especially after she carefully chose an outfit and got dressed, she noticed little Naonao remained very quiet, without a peep.
Finding it strange, she held him and kissed him, only to find Naonao’s forehead was very hot!
In that instant, she panicked, quickly wrapping little Naonao in a small blanket and hurried downstairs to find Liu Gaoyuan.
"Grandpa! Grandpa! Little Naonao is having a fever!"
"Do you have time now? I need to quickly take him to the hospital!"
Ye Manman’s tone was anxious, and Liu Gaoyuan didn’t hesitate, quickly putting on his jacket and grabbing the keys as he headed out.
But the weather was terrible, as it was raining outside.
Liu Gaoyuan called out Liu Rulan’s name.
Liu Rulan, hearing the commotion, also quickly rushed down from the third floor, even forgetting to change her shoes, wearing her slippers, grabbing an umbrella, and protecting Ye Manman and Naonao as they got into the car together.
The only good thing was that there weren’t many cars on the road, and because of the rain, there were few pedestrians and cyclists, so the road was clear, and they quickly arrived at the hospital.
Ye Manman had heard that if a child’s high fever lasts too long, it could damage their brain, so she was exceedingly anxious, not caring about anything else.
The three of them quickly found a doctor to examine him, and it turned out to be a high fever coming on strong, requiring an injection to bring it down quickly.
But little Naonao was too small to be put on an IV drip, so the injection had to be given on his head.
How painful that must be!
Ye Manman watched as the doctor prepared the medicine and brought over the needle, feeling extremely heartbroken for the little Naonao who neither cried nor fussed.
"Are you the child’s mother?"
The doctor looked at Ye Manman while holding the needle.
Ye Manman nodded.
"Then hold the child well, keep his head steady, and make sure it doesn’t move with some strength."
She carefully did as instructed, but didn’t dare use too much force, so Liu Gaoyuan and Liu Rulan helped hold down little Naonao’s arms and legs, while she carefully held his little head.
Little Naonao was really becoming more and more handsome, his beautiful eyes seemed to speak, making it hard for anyone’s heart not to ache.
Ye Manman lowered her head to kiss him, speaking in a gentle tone.
"Little Naonao, don’t cry. Mommy is holding you, just don’t move~"
"Little Naonao is the best~"
She tried her best to soothe his emotions; though his body felt uncomfortable, he still tried hard to half-open his eyes to look at her, and indeed didn’t move at all.
The doctor seized the opportunity and quickly injected the needle.
The child’s skin was so fair and tender that the cold needle piercing his head was a heart-wrenching sight.
Ye Manman couldn’t hold back and shed tears out of heartache.
Surprisingly, little Naonao didn’t cry during the injection, but as soon as the doctor had finished and removed the needle, he opened his mouth and wailed.
"Both big and little ones are crying, really..."
The doctor gestured with his eyes to Liu Rulan to come over and hold the cotton in place, shaking his head with a smile at the weeping Ye Manman and Naonao.
"Don’t worry, it’s okay. It’s just that the weather is too cold, and many kids are catching colds and fever, just keep them warm and ventilated at home, and take medicine on time, and they’ll recover soon."
Then, he praised little Naonao sincerely.
"It’s rare to see such a quiet child who doesn’t cry or make a fuss during injections and doesn’t struggle as if he’s a good kid."
"You have no idea, some kids are so hard to hold down during injections that several people can’t manage, it takes ages to administer them, making both kids and adults suffer, breaking your heart."
The doctor leaned in and made a face to amuse little Naonao.
However, little Naonao didn’t look at him, focusing all his attention on Ye Manman while crying.
Ye Manman’s tears dropped onto his chubby round cheeks, and the two looked quite comical.
The doctor almost couldn’t hold it in.
"Hey, child’s mom, stop crying. Your son feels your heartache and cries with you."
"He’s so brave not crying during the injection, but seeing you cry made him cry along. He’ll surely be a filial one when he grows up."
After the doctor spoke, he left, leaving Ye Manman somewhat awkward, wiping her tears, suddenly feeling not so inclined to cry now.
As the doctor had said, after she stopped crying, little Naonao gradually stopped too, looking at her with big moist eyes and even reaching out.
But his hands were too small and short, still wrapped in the little blanket, struggling for quite a while before finally getting one hand out, only for Ye Manman to swiftly tuck it back in.
"..."
Liu Rulan seemed to have understood.
This little guy just loves his mom, huh?
She touched Ye Manman’s head and couldn’t help but say happily.
"Manman, he just wanted to touch you to get you to stop crying, didn’t he?"
Liu Gaoyuan also thought it really seemed like that.
"Look at this child, Naonao finally stretched his hand out."
Ye Manman, of course, knew how much the little guy liked her, but since they were outside and he hadn’t yet broken the fever, she dared not let him catch a chill.
So she picked up little Naonao, happily shook him a little, and snuggled his little face affectionately.
"Naonao is good, once we’re home, mommy will hold your hand, okay?"
Little Naonao seemed to understand part of it, no longer persistently reaching out, his face beaming with a happy smile as he stared at Ye Manman.
Thanks to his cooperation, the injection was administered rapidly, the fever reduced swiftly, and after Liu Gaoyuan returned with the medicine, they drove home again.
Upon arriving home, Liu Rulan was the first to get out and open the umbrella.
Then Ye Manman got out holding Naonao.
At that moment, Ye Manman noticed that Liu Rulan was still wearing slippers!
And her slippers were more than half soaked!
It could be seen that the soles of her slippers were thoroughly drenched, and her socks shared the same fate.
So Liu Rulan had been wearing soaked slippers and socks all this while!
Ye Manman’s throat choked.
"Mom, you didn’t change your shoes..."
Liu Rulan saw her gaze land on the slippers and quickly pulled her aside.
"Oh, it’s nothing, we’re home now, I’ll change in a bit."
