Xu Zhiyi woke up at around six o'clock in the morning.
She was feeling very unwell, with a fever and a stuffy nose. She might have caught a cold due to the recent cooling down in Hangzhou.
In fact, she is quite skinny. This kind of cold and fever can usually be cured by taking some medicine and having a good sleep.
There was spare cold medicine on the bedside table and warm water in the moisturizer cup. She took anti-inflammatory medicine and antipyretic medicine and went to sleep again.
When she woke up again, it was already ten o'clock in the morning. She was sweating after taking medicine. She touched her forehead and found that the fever seemed to have gone away, but her nose was still a little stuffy.
Not a big problem.
After sweating, my body felt sticky. I wanted to take a shower, but I thought my fever had just subsided, so I decided not to take a shower. It would be bad if it got worse again.
Zhou Lan is here. She is the mother-in-law, and the mother-in-law is not the mother. She cannot lie like this forever.
Xu Zhiyi cheered up and got up. Just after washing, Octavia's voice came from outside.
Thinking that Octavia was here and she didn't have to be in the same room with Zhou Lan, she felt much more comfortable and had a smile on her face.
After taking off her sweat-soaked pajamas and changing her clothes, she pushed open the bedroom door. Just as she took a step, her hand was still on the doorknob, Zhou Lan's words came to her.
"Her living habits are too bad. She went to bed so early yesterday, and now it's past ten o'clock and she still hasn't gotten up. I knocked on the door and called her twice, but she ignored me.
"You said, she hasn't even entered the Ming family yet, but she is so disrespectful. If she gets married in the future, that's fine!"
Xu Zhiyi squeezed the door handle suddenly.
My heart suddenly felt heavy.
When did Zhou Lan knock on her bedroom door?
How come she has no impression at all?
Could it be that he took medicine and fell asleep so deeply that he didn't hear it?
Perhaps it was because of her illness, and perhaps because she had been so pampered by Octavia these days, and felt Zhou Lan's dissatisfaction and dislike of her, which made her a little aggrieved.
If she just sleeps in, will her husband's family say something wrong?
If this were her mother, she wouldn't say this to her even if she slept all morning. If she got up late, her mother would chase her and ask her if she was hungry and what she wanted to eat.
Will everything I do in the future depend on my husband’s family?
Fortunately, she and Octavia did not live with their parents-in-law after marriage.
She was feeling uncomfortable when she heard Octavia's words.
"Mom, why didn't you tell me that I was sleeping in? If Zhiyi wants to sleep, just let her sleep. Don't scare her by always picking on her."
Zhou Lan's voice suddenly rose in pitch:
"Octavia, what are you talking about? I just told the truth. How can I be the one who picked her? Even if she likes to sleep in, she should do it some time. I am her mother-in-law, and I just came all the way last night. When she comes here, she is just pretending..."
"No!" Mingrui suddenly interrupted Zhou Lan, "Mom, please stop talking. I'm going to see Zhiyi. She's not someone who likes to sleep in. If she's so unusual today, she must be... Zhiyi!"
Octavia saw Xu Zhiyi standing at the door of the bedroom.
Zhou Lan turned around and looked at her with an unhappy look on her face.
Octavia walked up to Xu Zhiyi in three steps and then saw that her expression was wrong, "Zhiyi, are you sick?"
Xu Zhiyi was languid and nodded, "I have a fever, but after taking medicine, the fever has gone away. But my nose is still a little uncomfortable and my whole body is weak."
Octavia touched her forehead, put his arm around her shoulders, returned to the bedroom, and closed the door.
Taking her to the bed, Mingrui sat on the bed, pulled her onto his lap, and combed her still damp hair with his fingers, "When did you find out that you had a fever?"
Xu Zhiyi lay softly in his arms and said in a low voice, "I woke up with a fever around six o'clock in the morning."
"Why didn't you tell me that you were sick?"
"I can deal with minor illnesses myself. Now, after taking medicine, won't I be fine now?"
"From now on, if you feel unwell, you must tell me in time. Even if you think it is a minor illness, you have to tell me. Do you hear me clearly?"
"Um……"
"Do you still want to sleep?"
Xu Zhiyi nodded.
If Zhou Lan hadn't been there, she would have stayed asleep.
"Then just keep sleeping."
"But……"
"No, but right now, the patient is the biggest."
Mingrui carried her to the bed, covered her with a quilt, sat on the edge of the bed, stroked her hair, and said in a gentle and low voice:
"Baby, you can sleep peacefully. Don't think too much about my mother's words. No matter whether she means it or not, don't make yourself unhappy because of her words. I will communicate with her well and resolve the misunderstanding in time, understand?"
Xu Zhiyi nodded obediently, "Well, I'll listen to Brother Octavia."
Being sick, I don’t have the strength or energy to think about it anymore.
Coming out of the bedroom, Mingrui called Aunt Zhang and asked her to come over now and cook some light meals for Xu Zhiyi.
After making the call, Mingrui saw Zhou Lan sitting on the sofa with a stern face. He walked over and sat next to her, put his arm around her shoulders, shook her playfully, and said with a smile:
"Mom, Zhiyi is sick. She found out that she had a fever at around six o'clock in the morning. When she woke up, she didn't disturb our rest. She was sensible enough to take the antipyretic medicine by herself and fell asleep like that. Maybe she fell asleep deeply after taking the medicine and didn't wake up. I heard you knocking on the door, I didn't ignore you, I wasn't disrespectful, it was all a misunderstanding."
For a while, Zhou Lan was still a little embarrassed.
Octavia continued to shake her, "Mom, Director Zhou, you have been the leader of a bureau. Your structure and consciousness are much higher than others. You will never let misunderstandings dominate your emotions, right? Director Zhou, if you agree As I say, just smile.”
With that said, Octavia went to tickle her.
"Oh, Octavia, you stupid boy, stop scratching! Pfft..." Zhou Lan couldn't help but laugh out loud, and slapped him angrily, "You brat, you really forgot your mother when you married a wife, don't think you're going to wear a high hat for me, I just can't hear you talking about your wife."
Octavia gave him a thumbs up and said with a smile:
"How about I say that my mother is very enlightened. Mom, let's go, it's time to send some warmth."
"Zhiyi is ill, and she feels uncomfortable when she hears that you misunderstood her words. I will accompany you in, and you can bring her a glass of water. This misunderstanding alarm has been officially lifted, let's go."
Not allowing Zhou Lan to say any more, Mingrui poured a glass of warm water, hugged her, knocked on the door and walked into Xu Zhiyi's bedroom.
When Xu Zhiyi saw Zhou Lan come in, he quickly sat up and looked at them uneasily.
Octavia put the water cup into Zhou Lan's hand, winked at her, and reminded her in a low voice: "Mom, send me some warmth."
Zhou Lan looked at Xu Zhiyi and saw that her complexion was really bad, with a layer of sweat on her forehead, so her complexion softened.
She walked to the bedside, raised her head, touched Xu Zhiyi's forehead, and handed the warm water to her, "Come, drink more water, I still have a low fever. Zhiyi, do you want to drink millet porridge? If you want to drink it, auntie will make some for you. Eat something and then take your medicine.”
Xu Zhiyi took the water glass and drank some water.
She doesn't like to drink millet porridge. If it were Li Zijuan, she would tell her directly. She would also hug Li Zijuan and act coquettishly, asking for this and that while she was sick.
But the person in front of her was her future mother-in-law. For some reason, Xu Zhiyi couldn't open her mouth to flirt with her, and nodded obediently, "Well, I listen to auntie."
In this way, this misunderstanding was resolved in time.
Xu Zhiyi was not a person who remembered too much, so the unhappiness in his heart was only for a moment, because Zhou Lan gave him a glass of water and a bowl of millet porridge, and then dissipated.
By the afternoon, her fever had completely subsided, her nose was clearing up, and she felt no other discomfort except for feeling a little lethargic.
I'm feeling better now. I'll have one more night's sleep, and tomorrow's prenatal check-up will be fine.
Originally, she thought the day would go by like this, but unexpectedly, at night, Zhou Lan got angry at her because of a trivial matter.
