Hidden identities of the AI Heiress
Chapter 563 - Chapter 563 Chapter 563 Something is Very Wrong with Her (4000

Chapter 563: Chapter 563: Something is Very Wrong with Her (4000 words) Chapter 563: Chapter 563: Something is Very Wrong with Her (4000 words) Su Mian saw the siblings standing at the top of the stairs and called out to them, “What are you doing? Come down for breakfast.”

“Mom, I’m taking my sister to the hospital; she has a fever.” Lu Zhanxing’s brows were tightly furrowed.

Su Mian was startled and hurried over to Qiao Yun, reaching out to touch her forehead. Her expression immediately changed, “Oh no, she really is burning up. What’s going on? Lu, hurry, our daughter’s in trouble!”

Lu Rui, who was busy in the kitchen holding a head of garlic, ran out in panic and asked urgently, “What happened? What’s wrong?”

“Qiaoqiao is sick,” Su Mian said, her hands flustered. “What do we do now? Should we go to the hospital for a check-up?”

It was Qiao Yun’s first time getting sick since she returned, so no wonder Su Mian was so panicked.

“Yes, yes, we should go to the hospital.” With the garlic still in hand, Lu Rui started directing Lu Zhanxing. “Younger brother, your sister is sick, why are you still letting her stand? Quickly pick her up, we need to take her to the hospital for a check-up.”

Although Lu Zhanxing was anxious too, seeing his parents more distraught than himself, he didn’t know whether to cry or laugh.

Anyone who didn’t know better would think his sister had some serious illness.

Qiao Yun’s eyes were misty as she looked at her flustered parents, feeling even more uncomfortable. She didn’t know if it was due to sickness or something else…

“Dad, Mom, please calm down,” said Lu Zhanxing helplessly.

Qiao Yun’s voice was languid as she spoke, “I’m fine, don’t worry. There’s no need to go to the hospital.”

The Lu couple disagreed with Qiao Yun’s suggestion. How could she not go to the hospital with a fever?

Qiao Yun just didn’t want them to worry too much. In the end, the Lu couple compromised, “Then let the family doctor come to have a look first. If it’s not okay, we’ll have to go to the hospital for a check-up.”

Qiao Yun nodded, “Okay.”

The doctor arrived quickly. Qiao Yun just had a slight fever and was not very high, so the doctor prescribed some fever-reducing medication.

The Lu couple finally relaxed when they saw it wasn’t anything serious.

Knowing that Qiao Yun was sick, Lu Jingzhi also left a pile of busy work to rush home and made sure Qiao Yun took her medicine.

Even Lu Zhanxing postponed his work; no job was more important than his sister.

After taking the medicine,

Su Mian would check the temperature every now and then, only to find that not only had the fever not gone down, but it had actually gone up.

“We have to go to the hospital,” Su Mian said in an uncompromising tone.

With a soft voice, Qiao Yun replied, “Okay.”

If she didn’t go to the hospital today, she feared the entire house would not be at peace.

Although the caring attention from her family members was a novel experience for someone who was sick, she didn’t want to cause them too much worry.

When Qiao Yun had to go to the hospital, the whole family sprang into action.

Lu Zhanxing made Qiao Yun wear a thick cotton coat, and put a hat, gloves, and a scarf on her, leaving only her pair of beautiful, dark eyes visible. The slender Qiao Yun looked like a chubby and clumsy little kitten draped in layers.

“This is too much.”

Her voice sounded muffled as she spoke.

Su Mian said, “It’s not too much, better to wear more when you’re sick.”

If it were possible, she would have dressed Qiao Yun in even more layers.

Lu Jingzhi silently stuffed a hand warmer into Qiao Yun’s hand for her to hold.

Once everything was ready, they finally headed to the hospital with Qiao Yun.

Qiao Yun clumsily climbed into the car, a thought crossed her mind: Was this the sweet burden a family bestows?

…

After arriving at the hospital, Qiao Yun underwent a routine check-up, which indicated nothing serious, just a common cold.

For a swift recovery, an IV was suggested.

“I’ll get the IV,” Qiao Yun said, not wanting to keep her family worried for long.

Fearing Qiao Yun would be uncomfortable, Lu Rui splurged on a deluxe ward so she could comfortably lie down while receiving the IV.

Su Mian once again touched Qiao Yun’s forehead. Her hand was quite cool due to nervousness. Qiao Yun closed her eyes in comfort, her little face was pale.

“She’s already on an IV drip, why hasn’t the fever gone down yet?”

Lu Zhanxing had no choice but to remind his mother, “Medication doesn’t work that fast, Mom, don’t be anxious.”

Su Mian knew her anxiety was pointless, but she just couldn’t help it.

Her eyes filled with concern, she asked, “Qiaoqiao, how are you feeling now? Are you in a lot of discomfort?”

“Not uncomfortable,” Qiao Yun’s voice was stuffy; she was just feeling a bit heavy-headed.

She always had a strong immune system and rarely fell ill from childhood to adulthood.

That she was sick this time was somewhat unexpected to her.

“Does it hurt?” Su Mian touched the hand where the needle was inserted, eyes brimming with distress, “It’s Mommy’s fault for not taking good care of you, I didn’t even notice that you were feeling unwell.”

“It’s not your fault,” Qiao Yun didn’t know how to comfort Su Mian.

In the past when she caught a cold, no one worried about her like this.

In their minds, a cold was just a minor ailment, nothing that couldn’t be fixed with a little medication; it wasn’t an incurable terminal illness.

And even if it were an incurable terminal illness, Qiao Se would surely have a way to cure it.

But typically, if her grandfather didn’t discover she was sick, she would just endure and get over it.

Her concept of being sick was too vague; after all, robots don’t get sick.

Lu Rui joked, “Qiaoqiao is fine; it’s just a cold. Why are you acting as if it’s a matter of life and death?”

“Tsk tsk tsk,” Su Mian smacked Lu Rui lightly several times, discontented, “Jinx, don’t talk nonsense.”

“Alright, alright, I was wrong. Qiaoqiao has yet to eat, should I take you back first so we can bring something for Qiaoqiao to eat?”

Lu Rui was trying to find something for Su Mian to do, to distract her.

Only then did Su Mian remember that Qiao Yun hadn’t eaten; she stood up hastily, “Then let’s go quickly, Qiaoqiao, wait for Mommy.”

“Hmm,” Qiao Yun responded while half-reclining.

When the Lu couple left, only Lu Jingzhi and Lu Zhanxing remained in the hospital room.

“Sis, if you’re tired, go ahead and sleep,” Lu Zhanxing properly tucked Qiao Yun in, “Your brother is here, I’m not going anywhere.”

Qiao Yun’s chin burrowed in the blanket, her languid eyes fixed on Lu Zhanxing for a while before she softly replied, “Okay.”

She closed her eyes, initially just planning to rest them for a moment.

Before she knew it, she had actually fallen asleep.

As she was drifting off, she thought, thankfully she had listened to her grandfather and returned to the Lu Family.

“Big brother, I’m here, you can go back to work,” Lu Zhanxing’s voice was very low, careful not to wake Qiao Yun.

Lu Jingzhi’s gaze on Qiao Yun’s pale little face was full of tenderness as he whispered, “No need to, I can’t focus on work until my sister is better.”

Seeing that he insisted, Lu Zhanxing didn’t try to persuade him further, but suddenly seemed to remember something, speaking cryptically, “By the way, when Lu Ting was sick in the past, were you this worried? Would you stick by her side like this?”

After thinking back for a moment, Lu Jingzhi replied, somewhat blankly, “No.”

When Lu Ting was ill, he too was concerned and worried, but wouldn’t drop everything to be by her side as he was now.

Was this what blood relation was?

Too bad he didn’t understand it back then.

…

When Qiao Yun woke up again, she felt groggy, and the IV drip had finished.

Su Mian and Lu Rui happened to return just then.

“Qiaoqiao, Mommy brought you some plain porridge,” Su Mian opened the thermal container, explaining, “You shouldn’t eat greasy food right now, it’s better to have some plain porridge. Once you’re better, Mommy will make you some delicious food, okay?”

“Okay,” Qiao Yun had no appetite, she would eat whatever was given.

She reached to feed herself, but Su Mian stopped her, “Let Mommy feed you.”

“I’m not a child,” Qiao Yun said.

“You’ve grown so much, and Mommy has never personally fed you before,” Su Mian said, her eyes welling up with a hint of sadness.

Qiao Yun saw that Su Mian was feeling unwell again and said, “You feed me, and I’ll eat.”

Su Mian’s underlying gloominess immediately dispersed, “Ah, open your mouth.”

Being treated like a child, Qiao Yun hesitated for a moment before opening her mouth to accept Su Mian’s feeding.

Su Mian felt extremely pleased, completely ignoring the three sets of burning eyes behind her.

Lu Jingzhi, Lu Zhanxing, and Lu Rui: Damn, he also wants to feed his little sister (daughter).

After dinner, the Lu Family elders also came over, and although Lu Xian didn’t come, he also called to express his concern.

The old lady rushed to Qiao Yun’s bedside as soon as she entered the hospital room, sizing Qiao Yun up and down, left and right, and only relaxed after noticing her complexion wasn’t too bad.

“How can you be so careless, you need to pay more attention to your health next time. Health is the real wealth of the revolution.”

The old master asked, “Qiaoqiao, how are you feeling now?”

“I’m fine now,” Qiao Yun said, her voice sounding a bit clearer than before.

The old master laughed, “It’s a good thing your cousin isn’t here, otherwise he would cry himself to death. That boy has always been a crybaby since he was little.”

Lu Zhanxing commented upon hearing this, “What a shame.”

Qiao Yun: “…”

She suspected her second brother had some strange hobbies.

“Don’t tell him.”

“Alright, alright, I won’t say anything. You just focus on getting better.”

Qiao Yun pursed her lips, saying, “I’m sorry for making you all worry.”

Su Mian said, “You are our family, and it’s natural for us to worry about you. If Mom were sick, you would be worried too, right?”

Qiao Yun thought about it and nodded noncommittally.

If this had been Qiao Yun more than half a year ago, she might not have understood what it meant to worry, but now she did.

After being on the drip, Qiao Yun’s fever had subsided, and she expressed her wish to be discharged from the hospital.

However, this request was denied.

The Lu family felt it was better to observe for one more day to ensure she wouldn’t have a relapse before discharging her.

What could Professor Qiao do but indulgently comply with their wishes?

But the entire family couldn’t stay in the hospital room.

“I’ll stay, that’s enough. You all go back and do what you need to do.” Su Mian didn’t want to leave.

Lu Zhanxing and Lu Jingzhi obviously had something to say.

Su Mian didn’t wait for them to speak and continued, “Big brother, aren’t you working? And you, second brother, don’t you have a schedule to keep?”

Qiao Yun looked at them, “This isn’t good, you can’t delay work.”

Lu Zhanxing: “…”

Lu Jingzhi: “…”

What a sly mother.

Su Mian, having nothing to do at the moment, secured the spot to stay and take care of Qiao Yun.

The Lu Family elders, being advanced in age, left after seeing that Qiao Yun was alright.

Otherwise, their presence would have distracted Su Mian from caring for them.

The three men of the Lu family were sent off to grudgingly work.

Later on, Li Hanzhou visited Qiao Yun at the hospital.

“Mr. Li has come?” Su Mian was a bit surprised.

Li Hanzhou seemed to have rushed over and was still a bit breathless. Seeing Qiao Yun lying in bed, her bright eyes fixed on him, and appearing to be in good spirits, he breathed a sigh of relief.

He greeted Su Mian first, “Mrs. Lu, is the kid okay?”

“She’s fine now, come in and have a seat,” Su Mian beckoned Li Hanzhou to sit down, “I’m going to grab something right now; you guys can talk.”

Li Hanzhou nodded and, taking long strides, sat on the sofa in front of the hospital bed, smilingly looking at Qiao Yun and said, “You get sick too?”

Qiaoqiao blinked, “I’m human now.”

Li Hanzhou casually asked, “You weren’t human before?”

Qiao Yun quite seriously said, “Not human.”

Dressed in a black coat and still carrying a chill, he laughed a few times upon hearing Qiao Yun’s words, “If not human, then what?”

Qiao Yun said, “A robot.”

Li Hanzhou noncommittally said, “Compared to a robot, I think you’re more like something else.”

“What?” Qiao Yun earnestly inquired.

Li Hanzhou’s gaze fell on Qiao Yun’s face, which wasn’t so pale anymore, her cheeks even had a rosy flush, and he found his throat unaccountably dry, so he turned his head to cough dryly.

“Silly girl.”

Li Hanzhou said meaningfully, “Like a silly girl.”

Otherwise, how had she not noticed his little thoughts all this time?

Qiao Yun pouted, raised her hand to pull up the quilt, and buried her face in it.

Li Hanzhou was certain, absolutely certain, that he was being scorned. He fumbled in his pocket, found a milk candy, and leisurely unwrapped it.

“Want some candy?”

Qiao Yun pulled the quilt down, revealing a pair of eyes, looked at the candy in Li Hanzhou’s hand, and without much thought, took it from his hand and ate it.

Li Hanzhou, looking at the empty candy wrapper, was completely frozen.

The gesture was devoid of any flirtatious intent but still left him feeling parched.

It was as if Qiao Yun wasn’t eating the candy but his heart.

“Are you apologizing to me?”

Qiao Yun’s voice pulled Li Hanzhou back from his reverie. He clenched his hand and put the candy wrapper in his pocket.

Qiao Yun’s gaze followed his hand, but perhaps his movement was too natural, so she didn’t feel there was anything amiss.

Li Hanzhou cleared his throat lightly, “Are you willing to forgive me now?”

With the sweet taste of the milk candy in her mouth, Qiao Yun’s speech was muffled, “Alright, I forgive you.”

“Thank you for the child’s forgiveness,” Li Hanzhou teased her.

Qiao Yun’s gaze swept over Li Hanzhou’s smiling face, then suddenly she said, “It’s cold weather, easy to get sick. When you have time, go for a health check-up, just in case.”

“Hm?”

“I didn’t have a check-up, so I got sick,” Qiao Yun said plainly, “Have you had one?”

Li Hanzhou raised an eyebrow, “No.”

Without blinking an eye, Qiao Yun said, “I’ll accompany you for a check-up.”

Li Hanzhou was silently enigmatic for a few seconds, his gaze on Qiao Yun’s face, which was strained with no readable emotion, but her eyes seemed to drift.

After a while, he narrowed his eyes slightly and with a smiling tone said, “Alright, if you accompany me, I’ll go.”

“Tomorrow, at the Qiaose Research Institute,” Qiao Yun said.

Li Hanzhou paused, his gaze thoughtful, did the little one really not realize something was very off?

Why run to the Qiaose Research Institute for a health check-up.

Though he didn’t know why Qiao Yun was suddenly so concerned about his health, he didn’t press further.

He would wait until Qiao Yun took the initiative to tell him the reason.

After they made the appointment, Qiao Yun defended herself, “I’m not stupid.”

Li Hanzhou: “…”

The little one today, still so earnest.