Rebirth: The Comeback of the Girl
Chapter 242 - 241: Colds and Fever

Chapter 242: Chapter 241: Colds and Fever

The moment the living room door was cracked open just a bit, Zhen Yu slammed it shut again with lightning speed! Fu Yu, that guy, was probably trying to confirm whether Zhen Yu was at home or not; he was literally sprawled out on the living room window!

Although it’s impossible to see the inside clearly from the outside through a plastic sheet! But that’s under normal circumstances! If someone were to press their face against it to peek inside...

Since Zhen Yu had always been sleeping in the small bedroom, before taking a bath, she casually left her change of clothes on the small heated brick bed.

And she didn’t have the habit of drawing the curtains, the small bedroom’s curtains were the responsibility of Zhen Yan, while the living room curtains were Mrs. Zhen’s business...

She would only draw the curtains in front of the small brick bed when she went to sleep...

Even though she intended to bathe today, Zhen Yu thought that after locking the courtyard door, no one could get in, thus she ignored all these details.

She had never imagined that Fu Yu would actually climb over the wall!!!

Why isn’t Grandpa Fu looking after him?! Isn’t he afraid Yu might fall??

Grumbling, Zhen Yu shrank back into the plastic basin, because it was just too cold without the hot water!

Looking around, the only things that could qualify as fabric in the kitchen were two towels and two foot rags!

Zhen Yu just couldn’t bear to wrap something around herself haphazardly to pass right under Fu Yu’s eyes, so she had to patiently hide in the basin and play the deaf-mute.

Fu Yu stayed pressed against the window calling out for a long time, but there was not a single response from inside the entire time.

It was still very cold in northeastern China in mid-March, and having no choice, Fu Yu eventually had to scale the wall back to his own house.

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By that time, Zhen Yu inside the house was already numb all over.

After the water in the basin had cooled down a bit, Zhen Yu then remembered to continue boiling water to add to it.

But because she had deliberately lowered the fire before her bath, it was very slow to heat up the water now; she could only take it slow.

While she was busy adding coal, topping up water, and adjusting the water temperature, going in and out of the bath basin twice, Fu Yu’s shouting faded away.

But Zhen Yu didn’t move; she was afraid he was pretending to leave and would suddenly come back for a second round!

If the kid dared to jump over the wall, what couldn’t he do? Zhen Yu felt that if she gave him a set of tools, he’d be daring enough to pick the lock right now!

After staying quietly (and coldly) in the water for a while longer, Zhen Yu believed he must have really left and finally got up from the water.

The living room door was cracked open a bit, and after carefully observing for a minute to make sure it was safe, both towels were put to use, and Zhen Yu finally managed to scurry back to the small heated brick bed in her room.

The moment she got into bed, she whipped the blanket open and dived into the covers, shivering all over.

It was unbelievably cold! She was close to freezing to death!

She swore she’d get her revenge! She promised not to beat him to death! To leave him a breath of air! No! Even a whole breath is too much, half a breath at most!

After regaining her composure, Zhen Yu then put on clean clothes and a cotton-padded jacket.

Emptying the bath water, mopping the floor, washing the dirty clothes, tidying up the aftermath.

After getting all these things done, it was past eleven-thirty according to her watch, and that’s when she noticed her nose was somewhat blocked.

"It looks like I’m coming down with a cold..." muttered Zhen Yu, but still went to the kitchen to make lunch first.

Because she had been so active in the morning, she was hungry.

And her mom had said that you should eat medicine after a meal! Otherwise, it’s bad for the stomach and intestines.

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The symptoms of the cold were gradually worsening, and after making lunch, Zhen Yu found that she had lost all appetite; she felt like she was running a fever.

Mechanically shoveling in a few mouthfuls of rice, Zhen Yu then started sifting through the cardboard box at home where medicines were kept.

This one, for a runny nose and teary eyes, not the right one!

This, for treating the cold, is she having a cold? I don’t know... let’s switch to another one!

This, what is this stuff? Aspirin, seems like an anti-inflammatory drug! Looks like it’s not needed right now!

This one! Oh, it’s for reducing fever! Found it! What the? Expired?

Can’t we just take one for the cold! Damn! How come this is expired too! Can’t all of them be expired, right!?

"...That’s really it." Zhen Yu speechlessly looked at a pile of expired medicines. It seemed that since her rebirth, nobody at home had caught a cold; these were all medicines purchased in the past, so it was normal for them to be expired.

"Sigh..." Zhen Yu, feeling woozy, stood up, put on her coat, and donned her hat and gloves.

She decided to go to the Han Family’s house for some medicine.

Fearing to draw Fu Yu’s attention, Zhen Yu controlled the noise of opening and closing the door to be very slight. As she locked the yard gate, Zhen Yu wondered if she was being overly paranoid.

But just as she approached the Han Family’s house, she could see from a distance a young man standing in the open space in front of the Han house, Fu Yu.

This kid is actually lying in wait for her here! Really freaking closing the gates!

A fiery anger surged up from the bottom of Zhen Yu’s heart! When the tiger doesn’t show its might, you think I am a Hello Kitty, huh! Would you believe I could knock your teeth out?!

Before she could even act, Fu Yu spotted her and rushed over, his first words a challenge, "Zhen Yu! Why didn’t you open the door for me this morning!"

You think the whole world is your mother, huh!!! Zhen Yu suddenly felt that dealing with someone like Fu Yu was a waste of her own time!

So, with a cold laugh, she briskly walked around Fu Yu and continued towards the Han Family’s house.

"Zhen Yu!" Fu Yu turned around and followed her, then shouted at her retreating figure, "Why are you avoiding me! Is it because you like Han Mingyue!?"

Having been avoided by Zhen Yu for three days straight, and hiding from him along with Han Mingyue, Fu Yu felt both angry and hurt.

The reason he was so persistent in seeking her today was to ask her this very question! Even if he was almost certain of the answer, he still wanted to hear it from her lips!

Of course, deep down there was also a tiny sliver of hope—what if it isn’t true...

When she heard the three words ’Han Mingyue,’ Zhen Yu’s steps imperceptibly faltered for a moment.

But soon, she continued forward, walking into the Han family’s house without giving any response to Fu Yu.

Fu Yu stared unwillingly at the Han family’s door, wishing he could see through it! Unfortunately, he couldn’t.

He didn’t even dare to approach the Han Family’s house now, for he knew he was not welcome.

The love-struck teenager stood in the cold wind for a long time...

He thought he could wait for Zhen Yu to come out, like the heroine in a TV drama, to offer some concern for the foolish lover standing alone in the wind.

Unfortunately, there was no such thing.

Zhen Yu caught a nasty cold quite suddenly.

The cold outside air, on the contrary, made her mind clear.

Upon entering the Han family’s house and being warmed by the indoor heat, Zhen Yu immediately felt her head become heavy and dizzy.

"Xiao Yu is here!" Mrs. Han was tidying up the dining table; it seemed she had just finished lunch.

After greeting her, Mrs. Han immediately raised her voice toward the bedroom direction, shouting, "Ming Yue! Jiaoyang! Come out and play with Xiao Yu!"

"No need to call them, Auntie." Zhen Yu muddledly stopped her: "Could you find me some cold medicine? All the medicines at home are expired."

"You caught a cold? Come over and let Auntie take a look!" As soon as she heard Zhen Yu ask for cold medicine, Mrs. Han immediately put down the dishes she was holding and approached Zhen Yu, reaching out to feel her forehead.