Throughout the entire afternoon, Jian Dan felt her head was heavy and fuzzy, but she did not tell anyone, including Xia Mengjiao.
By the evening, Xia Mengjiao finally noticed something was off with Jian Dan; her entire forehead and body never dried.
Xia Mengjiao touched Jian Dan's forehead and jumped, because her forehead was so hot it could fry an egg, "My God! Jian, are you running a fever? I'll go get Mr. Chu to look at you right away!" Xia Mengjiao's first reaction was to inform Chu Liyuan.
"Don't, Mengjiao!" Jian Dan grabbed her arm.
Jian Dan felt that even opening her eyes was an arduous task right now.
"What do you mean 'don't'? Look at the state you're in, still trying to act strong!"
"Mengjiao, listen to me, I—I can't help—Uncle~~ but I also don't want to affect—him—I'm fine, really fine, it's probably just the wound getting infected, so I have a fever, taking some antibiotics should be no problem!" Jian Dan managed to say all this effortfully.
"But..."