Chapter 188 Mushroom Poisoning
“Well”

Xu Hongdou opened her eyes hazily and vaguely saw a familiar figure emitting a warm glow in the soft sunlight.

“Are you awake? Are you still feeling uncomfortable?”

A kind voice asked softly.

Xu Hongdou finally saw the person in front of her clearly and couldn’t help but smile. However, when she spoke, her voice was a little weak, “Why are you here?”

“You’re already in the hospital, how can I not come?”

Chen Mo touched her forehead with the back of his hand and felt relieved when he saw that the low fever had subsided.

Xu Hongdou smelled the smell of disinfectant in the air and looked at the white bed sheet on her body with a confused look in her eyes. “What’s wrong with me?”

Chen Mo reminded: “Did you forget what you ate last night?”

Xu Hongdou frowned and thought for a moment, “Mushrooms?”

“This isn’t the first time you’ve eaten it. I remember I reminded you again and again that the mushrooms should be cooked a little longer, but it still turned out like this.” Chen Mo sounded both angry and distressed.

Xu Hongdou still didn’t quite believe it. “How could that be? We’ve clearly cooked it long enough.”

Chen Mo said helplessly: “After you cut the mushrooms, did you scald the knife and cutting board to clean it? Or did you just use it to cut other things?”

Xu Hongdou thought about it and became a little uncertain.

Chen Mo did not pursue the matter any further, but thankfully said, “Fortunately, Lao Hu did not eat with you, and happened to go home early last night, otherwise the whole hospital would have been wiped out and no one would have noticed. I am scared just thinking about it.”

As he spoke, Chen Mo raised his chin and pointed to several beds nearby.

Xu Hongdou followed Chen Mo’s gaze, turned over, and then saw Chen Nanxing, Nana and Su Qingya lying there like her.

“Hi.” Su Qingya waved to her weakly.

Chen Nanxing and Nana haven’t woken up yet.

“Hey, Hongdou, you’re awake too.” Hu Youyu came in carrying a kettle.

Xu Hongdou smiled weakly and said, “Thanks to you this time, Teacher Hu.”

“Well.” Hu Youyu waved his hand. “It’s a good thing you woke up. Someone was so worried that he rushed here overnight and stayed here all night without sleeping.”

Xu Hongdou turned her head and saw the tired red bloodshot in Chen Mo’s eyes. His clothes were not as neat and tidy as before, and there was a faint smell of sour alcohol on his body.

Chen Mo noticed Xu Hongdou’s expression and said nonchalantly, “I slept on the plane. I just drank a lot last night and didn’t have time to change my clothes.”

Xu Hongdou pursed her lips and said softly, “I’m sorry for making you worry.”

Chen Mo shook his head, “Are you thirsty? Do you want some water?”

Xu Hongdou nodded gently, “Yeah.”

“Be careful, it’s hot.” Hu Youyu had already poured water for Su Qingya and reminded her.

“Thank you.” Su Qingya thanked softly and took it.

Hu Youyu smiled and shook his head, then handed the kettle to Chen Mo.

“Hongdou and Qingya are already awake.”

Huang Xinxin and Xie Zhiyao walked in with some food in their hands.

Xie Zhiyao smiled and said, “It’s a good time to get up and eat something. I bought some porridge for you.”

Huang Xinxin nodded, “You all vomited last night, so your stomachs are probably empty now.”

Hu Youyu said, “It was thanks to Mr. Xie and Xinxin’s help last night, otherwise I wouldn’t have been able to hold down the four of you by myself.”

Listening to Hu Youyu’s words, Xu Hongdou and Su Qingya looked at each other and immediately recalled the hallucination they saw last night. They knew without thinking that the scene at that time must have been very “beautiful”, and their smiles seemed a little forced for a moment.

Hu Youyu stood up and took the breakfast brought by Xie Zhiyao and Huang Xinxin, then gave one portion to Su Qingya first, and at the same time reminded her:

“You have to eat light food these days and avoid spicy food for now.”

Su Qingya is from Sichuan and Chongqing, and she loves spicy food. Hu Youyu was afraid that she would not be able to control her diet. Su Qingya smiled and nodded, but after drinking two mouthfuls of porridge, she felt a little tired.

I didn’t have much of an appetite to begin with, and the porridge did taste a bit bland.

Hu Youyu said, “How about some salted egg and pickled mustard tuber?”

Su Qingya’s eyes lit up, “Do you have any cold-mixed zheergen?”

Huang Xinxin turned around and said, “I really haven’t bought any Houttuynia cordata yet.”

Upon hearing this, Xie Zhiyao also said, “Zhe Er Gen is spicy, and it’s not suitable for you to eat it now.”

Su Qingya smiled somewhat disappointedly, “It’s okay, forget it if there’s nothing.”

Seeing this, Hu Youyu stood up and said, “I remember there’s a breakfast shop nearby that sells it. It should be okay to try a little with rice. Just don’t eat too much.”

“no, I’m fine.”

“It’s okay, I’ll be back soon.”

Before Su Qingya could finish her words, Hu Youyu had already walked out.

“Don’t look at it. You don’t like Houttuynia cordata. Eat it while it’s hot, otherwise it will get cold.” Chen Mo handed the peeled egg to Xu Hongdou’s mouth.

“Oh.” Xu Hongdou withdrew her gaze and opened her mouth to take a bite.

Xie Zhiyao and Huang Xinxin looked at each other. For some reason, they felt that they were a little out of place in the atmosphere of the ward.

Hu Youyu came back after shopping. Xie Zhiyao and Huang Xinxin left first as they had something else to do, while Chen Mo helped Xu Hongdou go to the bathroom.

Hu Youyu and Su Qingya were the only ones left in the ward.

Su Qingya drank the porridge in small sips while Hu Youyu sat beside her and watched. The atmosphere was a little quiet.

Hu Youyu wanted to find something to talk about, but his usually eloquent mouth was a little mute at this moment.

It was Su Qingya who asked, “My appearance last night wasn’t very funny, was it?”

Hu Youyu smiled knowingly and said, “No, you just think of yourself as a swan and keep trying to dance. I can’t even hold you.”

Su Qingya’s ears turned slightly red when she heard this.

Hu Youyu thought Su Qingya had misunderstood something, and quickly explained: “Well, when I was helping you down the stairs, I was afraid that you would move around and fall, so I held you.”

Su Qingya shook her head gently. “That’s not what I meant. I was just acting in a hurry. It’s nothing. I just felt that I looked a little embarrassing at that time.”

“Oh oh.” Hu Youyu knew that he was overthinking and scratched his head awkwardly.

After a moment of silence, Hu Youyu suddenly said, “Actually, she’s quite cute.”

Su Qingya was stunned, and the redness from her ears, which had already faded, suddenly climbed up her cheeks.

On the pale face, this touch of pink makes it look even more beautiful.

Hu Youyu couldn’t help but stare at her in amazement, just like he was when he first saw her on Yujing Bridge.

Outside the window, there are winter cherry blossoms in full bloom, but none of them is as beautiful as her.

At this moment, someone lying on another bed next to him opened his eyes slightly.

Just as she was hesitating whether to wake up, she met another pair of eyes in the next bed which were also slightly open.

The eyelashes of the two trembled slightly, completing the secret signal exchange, and they closed their eyes tacitly, both ready to “sleep” for a while.

In the corridor outside the ward, Chen Mo supported Xu Hongdou and turned around and walked back.

“Let’s go outside and enjoy the flowers for a while.”

“Yeah, I’m full, it’s a good time to digest the food.”

(End of this chapter)