I Got Rich in Period Fiction
Chapter 181 Nightmare

Chapter 181: Chapter 181 Nightmare

She should have felt soft and warm, but He Xiuyu felt as though he was embracing a block of ice.

Even though it was a hot summer, He Xiuyu didn’t feel any coolness. He took his hand from Qiao Qingyu’s back and placed it on her carotid artery.

The steady pulse eased He Xiuyu’s tension somewhat.

He Xiuyu hugged Qiao Qingyu tightly again, as if embedding her into his embrace.

It should have been a charming scene, but He Xiuyu had no such thoughts. Qiao Qingyu had always been the picture of health and vitality, and her sudden change left He Xiuyu incredibly worried.

However, gradually, he felt Qiao Qingyu’s body temperature seemed to be returning to normal.

The room was very quiet, and from the bedroom across the living room, the murmuring voices of Xiao Hu and Rongrong could faintly be heard.

Due to the heat, a thin layer of sweat had formed on He Xiuyu’s forehead.

Then he felt Qiao Qingyu in his arms unconsciously snuggling closer, as if she knew she was cold and was desperately seeking warmth.

He Xiuyu couldn’t help but hold Qiao Qingyu tightly once again.

He then acutely sensed that the body temperature of Qiao Qingyu in his arms was slowly returning to normal, and her pale complexion finally showed a hint of rosiness; her colorless lips now regained their usual delicate beauty.

He Xiuyu didn’t know what was happening to Qiao Qingyu, and his worry only increased.

But as Qiao Qingyu’s body temperature returned to normal, she seemed to find He Xiuyu’s embrace too warm, and with a small hand, she unconsciously gave He Xiuyu a slight push.

He Xiuyu looked down at Qiao Qingyu in his arms.

Her eyelashes were so fine and long, each one soft and delicate, inspiring an irresistible urge to plant a gentle kiss upon them.

Qiao Qingyu, who had been ice cold just before, now had beads of sweat on her nose. He Xiuyu slowly loosened his hold and propped himself up to stare at Qiao Qingyu.

A few moments later, Qiao Qingyu’s eyelashes quivered, and she slowly opened her eyes.

Their eyes met. Qiao Qingyu looked confused, not quite understanding what was going on, but then she looked around left and right.

She was indeed in He Xiuyu’s bedroom.

She, too, gradually propped herself up and sat opposite He Xiuyu.

He Xiuyu stretched out the back of his hand to check her forehead and asked in a low voice, "Do you feel better?"

Qiao Qingyu bit her lip and nodded. Although she didn’t know what had happened to her, she replied, "Much better."

But just then, there was a knock at the door; He Xiuyu told Qiao Qingyu to lie down on the bed and he got up to open the door.

It was Doctor Xu from the base hospital, who gave Qiao Qingyu a check-up – blood pressure, heartbeat, temperature – all these basic readings were normal.

Of course, these were just basic checks. To find out if there were any problems, a comprehensive hospital examination would be needed.

He Xiuyu went out to see Doctor Xu off, while Qiao Qingyu continued to sit on He Xiuyu’s bed, lost in thought. She should have been seated outside on the small bench, and then suddenly, she found herself enveloped in darkness. It was as if she had returned to that icy lake once more, where a distant and uncomfortable tone kept calling her name over and over.

That tone was very strange.

But it was also somewhat familiar, as if her grandmother had taken her to hear it somewhere when she was young, but she could no longer remember.

She felt like she was continually falling into the icy lake, unable to struggle. But then sunlight penetrated the cold water, her body felt warm throughout, and the strangeness of the unsettling tone was dispersed by the sunlight.

And then, she awoke.

Qiao Qingyu rolled out of bed, and at that moment, He Xiuyu also entered the bedroom, and then their gazes met.

He Xiuyu stepped forward, still habitually placing the back of his hand against Qiao Qingyu’s forehead. Qiao Qingyu instinctively tried to dodge backward but didn’t expect He Xiuyu to hold her head in place with his other hand. After a few moments, He Xiuyu then seriously asked, "What happened just now? Do you feel unwell anywhere?"

The two of them were very close; He Xiuyu’s actions and words, devoid of any flirtation, all expressed his concern. However, Qiao Qingyu couldn’t help but feel her heart race and her cheeks flush. If she remembered correctly, the moment she woke up, she felt He Xiuyu holding her tightly in his arms.

Why was he holding her?

Was he taking the opportunity to take advantage of her?

Keeping her head down, Qiao Qingyu spoke softly, "I just had a nightmare, it felt like I fell into an ice hole."

"Your body temperature was very low just now, like a block of ice," He Xiuyu then sighed in relief, slowly adding, "But, thankfully, you’re back to normal now. Still, you should go to the hospital for a check-up tomorrow."

Qiao Qingyu also felt that her nightmare was somewhat absurd and felt a bit uneasy at the bottom of her heart, so she nodded in agreement.

A few days later, the check-up results came back normal—of course, limited to the current medical conditions. If she still wasn’t at ease, Doctor Xu suggested she should go to a hospital in Beijing for a further check-up.

Qiao Qingyu didn’t think it was necessary.

If she kept getting checked, what if her space ability were exposed?

Even though medical technology wasn’t advanced, what if?

Afterward, Qiao Qingyu threw herself back into her busy schedule, as the 5,000 kilograms of Barley Grass Seeds sent by Station Chief Meng Ke had already arrived and were delivered to her Zone 5 Laboratory.

Qiao Qingyu told Old Xie that the quality of the seeds was reasonable, they could be planted straight away without cultivation, but she still needed to select them. She asked Old Xie to get started on the other preparatory tasks.

Qiao Qingyu said this because she didn’t want people to pay attention to her breeding process—it was 5,000 kilograms, after all.

There were fifty sacks of one hundred kilograms each.

This was not a simple task.

It was easier just to say she was selecting seeds.

Then, Qiao Qingyu began to work overtime, taking a day and a night to sort out all these seeds.

The quality of this batch of seeds was good; Qiao Qingyu didn’t add any more to them.

After all, the laboratory’s seed samples were limited, and now she only had 500 kilograms of the original seeds left.

These could not be touched.

The discarded seeds were placed directly in the courtyard.

In total, 1,800 kilograms were there, and the 3,200 kilograms of cultivated Barley Grass Seeds were taken away by Old Xie.

An individual’s strength is limited; even if Qiao Qingyu joined in the planting, how much could she possibly accomplish in a day?

Therefore, Qiao Qingyu simply asked Old Xie to assign a few people to haul the discarded seeds to the Poplar Forest to the east of her home.

Qiao Qingyu casually spread these seeds around and inside the Poplar Forest.

As to whether they would grow, that would be left to fate.

In any case, she had scattered a dense layer of seeds over this large empty space to the east, and when she peered over the wall the next morning, she saw a flock of birds descending onto this part of the Poplar Forest.