I Became the Eye Candy: Four Bigshots Claimed to be My Dad?-Chapter 124: An Age in Need of Adult Protection
The little girl had told him not to get involved, and he had thought she could actually handle it.
Apparently, he was wrong. No matter how capable the little girl was, she was still only six years old.
She was still at an age where she needed an adult’s protection. He silently vowed that he would protect her well.
As Ye Qianning sobbed, she happened to glance over and saw that her master wasn’t even wearing shoes. A flicker of warmth touched her heart.
’One group is gone for today. After that commotion, there shouldn’t be any more. But a lot of them haven’t made a move yet, still lurking in the shadows. Looks like the nights won’t be peaceful for a while.’
"There, there, don’t be afraid. Master will watch over you while you sleep," Dean Chen soothed.
Ye Qianning’s crying gradually subsided, and she eventually fell asleep cradled in her master’s arms. Perhaps because she had cried for so long, she still let out an occasional sob in her sleep.
As the sky lightened to a pearly gray, Dean Chen, who had been resting with his eyes closed, opened them. The child in his arms was still sleeping soundly. He gently stroked her head with his large, wrinkled hand.
He gently slid his arm out from under her head and carefully laid Ye Qianning down on the pillow, tucking the covers around her.
Dean Chen’s arm was completely numb, and it took a while for the feeling to return. To protect his little apprentice, it seemed he would have to rally support from far and wide.
The moment Dean Chen left the room, Ye Qianning’s eyes opened. ’I scared him, too.’
She felt a pang of guilt, but it had been necessary. If she had told him beforehand, it wouldn’t have produced such an unexpected effect.
Ye Qianning slept until noon without getting up. The Dean’s young Attendant had been standing guard outside her door ever since the Dean left. When she still hadn’t risen by noon, the boy finally knocked and entered.
He called out to Ye Qianning for a long time, but she didn’t wake. When the Attendant reached out to touch her, he discovered she was burning up. Panicked, he rushed off to find the Dean.
Ye Qianning was sick. She had a high fever that wouldn’t break, and she kept muttering deliriously in her sleep.
A doctor came to see her and prescribed some herbal medicine. That afternoon, several Imperial Physicians also arrived to diagnose her.
Their diagnosis was that she was suffering from severe shock. With the unbreaking high fever, her condition was rather dangerous.
"Berries... pretty berries... picked the pretty ones... don’t kill me..." the small figure on the bed mumbled incoherently, shaking her head. A cold sweat beaded on her forehead.
"Imperial Physicians, you must find a way to bring down this fever! If she keeps burning up like this, it will cause permanent damage!" the Dean said, pacing anxiously.
"The fever-reducing medicine the last doctor prescribed was too weak. We can prescribe something stronger, but the child is so young... we’re afraid she won’t be able to handle it. If any complications arise, we cannot bear the responsibility." One of the Imperial Physicians had seen Ye Qianning before at the Helian Royal Mansion. Back then, the child had been spirited and brimming with confidence.
To think she would be this sick just a short time later... Sigh, you can never predict what life has in store.
Although the child had said last time that staying alive was what mattered most, they were still in a difficult position. They didn’t dare prescribe a strong dose, because the consequences could be severe, and they could not take responsibility for them.
"But if you don’t give her a stronger dose, how will her fever break?" Dean Chen said, touching Ye Qianning’s forehead. It was alarmingly hot.
"The child is too young. If something were to happen, could you, Dean, take responsibility?" As Imperial Physicians, they often encountered unbreaking fevers in the palace. It was one thing for adults, but for children, it was extremely dangerous.
After a moment of thought, Dean Chen called to someone outside the door, "Quick, send someone to fetch General Xiang."
"Dean, General Xiang lives in the city. A round trip would take half a day at the very least. If she keeps burning for that long, even if we save her, she’ll likely suffer brain damage," the Imperial Physician sighed.
Dean Chen lowered his gaze, stroking Ye Qianning’s hair for a long moment before saying, "Please, Imperial Physicians, administer the medicine. I will take full responsibility for the outcome."
’If anything happens to the child, I will answer to General Xiang with my own life.’
’And if the little girl’s mind is damaged, I will devote everything I have to ensure she is taken care of for the rest of her life.’
