Chapter 18：Help a beautiful woman reduce fever

Li Weijie gently tapped on Xu Rong's hand and whispered, "Take a rest, I'll be right back."

"Hey, where are you going?"

By the time Xu Rong realized, he had already run out, she could only sigh lightly and gaze at the dripping needle.

She didn't know how long it had been, but it felt like a very long time of solitude. Just as she was starting to feel drowsy, Li Weijie returned.

"How are you feeling? Any better?" Li Weijie immediately reached out and touched Xu Rong's forehead.

Xu Rong smiled, took a deep breath, and didn't say anything. She wanted to say that she still felt uncomfortable, but she didn't want Li Weijie to worry.

Li Weijie could still feel the heat on her forehead, and in fact, he hadn't been gone for long. It was unlikely that there would be any significant improvement at this point.

He took out a pre-cut slice of watermelon from the bag that was already placed by the bedside. He held it up to Xu Rong's mouth.

"Have some watermelon, it hydrates quickly, and it's frozen."

Confused, Xu Rong glanced at Li Weijie and shook her head, "I don't want to eat, and besides... Can I eat frozen food while I'm receiving a fever-reducing IV drip?"

Li Weijie was momentarily stunned and shook his head in confusion, "I don't know, maybe?"

But then he smiled and said, "It's okay, I'll eat it then."

Xu Rong couldn't help but feel both annoyed and amused. She couldn't resist complaining, "Seriously, do you take care of patients like this? If you don't know, you could ask a nurse. You're running around for nothing."

With a mischievous smile, Li Weijie didn't mind and said, "No problem, it's not in vain. By the way, have some congee, you can eat that."

Like performing a magic trick, he took out a packaged bowl of congee, opened the lid, scooped a spoonful with a plastic spoon, blew on it lightly, and then brought it to Xu Rong's face.

"This is freshly made lean meat congee. Drink some while it's hot."

Xu Rong gazed at him, watching his every small movement, until the spoon was already at her dry lips, and instinctively, she opened her mouth.

"Hehe, since you have a needle in your hand, let me feed you. There's nothing to be embarrassed about," Li Weijie said when he saw she didn't speak, and he fed her a few more spoons.

Suddenly feeling a bit embarrassed, Xu Rong said softly, "Jie, thank you for the trouble."

"Why do you keep saying that? Come on, open your mouth!" Li Weijie saw that she could eat a little and felt slightly relieved.

Cooperatively, Xu Rong took a few more bites. She shook her head lightly, wiped her mouth with a tissue from her bag, and then softly laughed, saying, "I haven't had someone feed me for so many years... um, I don't think it's happened since I grew up. Hehe, you're taking my illness too seriously I'm fine."

Li Weijie didn't notice the slight shyness in Xu Rong's words, nor did he realize that her eyes seemed a little gentler.

He stirred the congee in his hand and said, "You haven't eaten all day, eat a little more. Eating more will give you the strength to recover faster. Hehe, you don't want to come back for another IV drip tomorrow, right?"

Xu Rong frowned and hesitated, "Of course, I don't want to, but... I can't eat anymore."

Li Weijie jokingly said, "Don't waste food, don't waste my effort. With your saliva in it, I can't give it to anyone else. You have to try to eat more."

Blushing, Xu Rong reluctantly said, "Then I'll eat a little more, but it's so tasteless, not delicious."

"But you're sick now, you can only eat light food." Li Weijie raised his eyebrows, "When you're better, I'll treat you to all kinds of delicious food!"

"You said it, don't take advantage of my dizziness. I'll remember it."

Xu Rong blinked, and when she saw the lean meat congee in Li Weijie's hand, she made a face, "But... being sick kills my appetite, I can't eat this plain-tasting congee."

After thinking for a moment, Li Weijie smiled and said, "Fortunately, I've made some preparations."

"What does it mean?" Xu Rong looked skeptical.

At this moment, Li Weijie took out a small package of pickled vegetables from the bag.

"Heh, what else do you have in there? Seems like you have everything?" Xu Rong couldn't help but laugh.

Xu Rong was hungry, so after adding the pickled vegetables, she drank a little more porridge and was almost halfway full. In the end, she just didn't want to eat anymore.

Li Weijie didn't insist either, as most girls were conscious of their figure and had small appetites. Besides, he was also recovering from an illness.

After eating, Xu Rong felt much better. She pointed at the IV drip and said with a bitter smile, "Jie, it's only half full! Can you make it drip faster?"

Li Weijie couldn't help but laugh, "Can it be increased casually? It's not good to adjust it too fast."

"Sigh... I'm afraid it's going to drip until dawn!" Xu Rong looked at the liquid dripping slowly with a worried expression.

"Don't worry, I have a good idea that might speed up the process." Li Weijie smiled mysteriously.

"What good idea?" Xu Rong's eyes lit up.

But Li Weijie didn't reply. Instead, he started eating watermelon with big bites.

"Are you kidding me?"

Although Xu Rong had a complaining tone, she understood that Li Weijie hadn't even sipped water since taking care of her at home. She felt grateful deep down.

"Hey, slow down, no one is going to steal it from you."

After finishing a piece, Li Weijie said seriously, "We have to make good use of our time."

This made Xu Rong even more curious.

Li Weijie took out a fruit knife and carefully peeled off the thin layer of white and tasteless flesh from the remaining watermelon rinds.

"What are you doing?" Xu Rong looked at him curiously.

"Lie down and let me give you a face mask." Li Weijie gestured for Xu Rong to lie down.

"Huh?"

While Xu Rong was puzzled, Li Weijie had already placed the sliced watermelon rinds on her forehead. The coolness of the watermelon immediately brought comfort to her hot forehead.

Li Weijie placed several slices on her forehead and then cut some more to put in her palm for her to hold.

"Feeling better now?" Li Weijie asked, looking at Xu Rong.

"Yeah."

"Hehe, it's just like how you girls use cucumber slices for facial beauty or wet towels on your forehead to reduce fever. This frozen watermelon rind on your skin can absorb a lot of heat, and the effect is quite good. Although the area is smaller now, it still has a fever-reducing effect." Li Weijie explained.

There was something he didn't mention, which was that if the area near the neck, arms, and legs were also covered, the effect would be more significant. But that could only be done by oneself, or a close boyfriend or female friend at home.

After the application, Li Weijie continued eating watermelon. After a while, he replaced the slices that had absorbed a lot of heat.

"Hehe, this way we can achieve twice the result with half the effort. Once your fever subsides, we won't need to continue the drip, which would be a waste of time." Li Weijie pointed to the unopened bottle of glucose drip.

"But..."

Seeing Xu Rong's unusual expression, Li Weijie quickly asked, "What's wrong? Are you uncomfortable?"

Xu Rong blushed slightly and said embarrassedly, "Can you just apply those red watermelon flesh directly on me?"

"No, the watermelon flesh has too much moisture, and it will drip all over your face, plus it doesn't have the same good heat absorption effect."

"But... but those have... your saliva..." Xu Rong finally expressed what made her feel uncomfortable.

"Hahaha..."

"What are you laughing at? Isn't it true?" Xu Rong blushed and couldn't help but complain.

Li Weijie restrained his laughter and said, "What's there to worry about? Saliva is not poisonous. Maybe it can even have cosmetic and beauty benefits."

"That's disgusting, talking about cosmetic and beauty benefits. How shameless! Are you intentionally doing this?" Xu Rong glared at him.

Worried that she would refuse this method, considering that girls generally loved cleanliness and beauty, Li Weijie apologized, "I'm sorry, I didn't think that much, it was just an ordinary reaction. As for you, why didn't you mention it earlier if you thought of it?"

Xu Rong's face turned red, and she defended, "How can I say that?... Besides, who knows if you did it on purpose."

That being said, Xu Rong didn't intend to remove those watermelon peels. Li Weijie naturally used a fruit knife to cut open the pulp after multiple attempts.

This makeshift method worked, and Xu Rong's fever subsided for the most part.

With the fever gone and the effects of the injections and medication kicking in, Xu Rong felt much better.

After eating a little something, she agreed with Li Weijie's solution and had the IV removed before leaving.