Besides the porridge, Bai Qing had also bought some heat-clearing and detoxifying pastries.
When she returned to Bubu Pharmacy, Fang Qiu was lying in bed, her brows furrowed tight; she was not asleep.
Seeing her return, Fang Qiu opened her eyes and struggled to prop herself up, wanting to sit.
"Patients shouldn't be moving around like that. Stay still."
Bai Qing hurriedly set down the pastries and porridge, stepping forward to help Fang Qiu up as she spoke.
"Mmh."
Fang Qiu responded with a soft, weak sound.
"Eat something and then go back to sleep. Besides the porridge, I also bought your favorite Lotus Cake."
Seeing Fang Qiu look even frailer and more pitiful than usual, Bai Qing couldn't help but feel a slight ache in her heart.
"I'm sorry, Sister Bai, for causing you so much trouble."
Fang Qiu's elegant brows knit slightly as she reproached herself.
"Oh, hush now, what is there to blame yourself for? Sit tight, I'll feed you the porridge."
Bai Qing smiled, turned to pick up the porridge bowl, blew on it gently, and brought the spoon filled with white porridge to Fang Qiu's lips.
"Ah."
Seeing Bai Qing's concerned look, Fang Qiu couldn't very well refuse. She could only tuck a stray lock of hair behind her ear, and with a blushing face, leaned towards the spoon, parting her lips slightly to accept the porridge Bai Qing fed her.
Bai Qing took a handkerchief and gently wiped away a bit of porridge that had spilled from the corner of Fang Qiu's mouth before feeding her the second spoonful.
Fang Qiu's appetite was small to begin with, and being sick made it worse; she only finished half of the porridge Bai Qing had bought.
As for the pastries, she only ate one.
"Alright, go to sleep now," Bai Qing said.
"Mmh."
Fang Qiu agreed softly.
Bai Qing gently supported her back, helping Fang Qiu lie back down on the bed.
Fang Qiu fell into a deep sleep very quickly, though it wasn't a peaceful one; her beautiful brows remained locked in a frown.
Although Bai Qing was somewhat anxious, there was nothing she could do.
Being sick was just like this...
She could only hope Fang Qiu would recover quickly.
Just as Bai Qing sighed, the door was gently pushed open.
A little girl with purple hair wearing strange clothes stood behind the door.
"Qiqi? Is something the matter?" Bai Qing asked.
She had been to Bubu Pharmacy a few times, so she naturally recognized the little girl before her.
"Mmh. I came to help her... sleep. This is an order... Qiqi gave to herself. So, Qiqi didn't forget."
Qiqi glanced at Fang Qiu lying on the bed and spoke in a staccato rhythm.
Help Fang Qiu sleep?
How?
Bai Qing was momentarily stunned.
However, Qiqi didn't explain. She simply moved a stool over quietly, sat by the head of the bed, and gently placed her small hand on Fang Qiu's forehead.
Just as Bai Qing was struggling to understand what Qiqi was doing, she noticed that Fang Qiu's tightly furrowed brows were gradually relaxing.
Seeing this, Bai Qing couldn't help but be surprised.
But when she saw the Vision on Qiqi's person, a guess formed in her heart.
It must be that Qiqi was using the power of her Vision to lower Fang Qiu's temperature, which was why Fang Qiu was sleeping so comfortably.
"By the way, Qiqi, do you want some pastries?"
Seeing that Fang Qiu was fast asleep, Bai Qing pointed to the cakes on the side and asked.
"Qiqi only likes coconut milk."
Qiqi shook her head and said.
"Coconut milk?"
Bai Qing paused.
She had heard of such a thing, but what she found strange was that as Qiqi said this, her eyes were staring straight at Fang Qiu's perky, rounded chest.
This caused an absurd thought to rise in her mind.
Surely Qiqi didn't want to drink coconut milk so badly that she intended to make a move on Fang Qiu...
Or perhaps, Qiqi thought Fang Qiu's scent was similar to coconut milk?
As this thought arose, an image instantly formed in her mind of Fang Qiu lying in bed with Qiqi lying on top of her, drinking milk...
Bai Qing hurriedly shook her head, shaking all those strange thoughts out of her mind.
What kind of mess was she thinking about?
Qiqi was just a child.
She turned her gaze back to Qiqi, only to find that the girl's gaze had already moved from Fang Qiu's chest to her pretty face.
She watched Fang Qiu quietly, her face expressionless, her sakura-colored pupils devoid of emotion.
Bai Qing smiled faintly.
Since Qiqi helped so much, she would buy some coconut juice to bring to Qiqi another day.
Time passed slowly.
Fang Qiu forcefully opened her eyes; filling her vision were Qiqi's expressionless small face and Bai Qing's concerned one.
"You're awake?"
"Sister Bai. Qiqi."
"How do you feel?" Bai Qing asked.
"Much better," Fang Qiu smiled and said.
She wasn't just being polite; she really was much better.
The burning sensation in her body had largely vanished, and her groggy head was much clearer.
That doctor named Baizhu's prescription was surprisingly potent.
"Thank you, Qiqi," Fang Qiu turned to Qiqi and said with a smile.
Her ability to recover her spirits so quickly was also thanks to Qiqi's help.
After all, sleep is very important for recovering from a fever, and if Qiqi hadn't helped lower her temperature, heaven knows how uncomfortable it would have been lying there unable to sleep all afternoon.
"No need to thank."
Qiqi shook her head, then seemed to remember something and said, "By the way, I have... one more thing to ask you."
"What is it?" Fang Qiu asked.
"Qiqi said before that... coconut milk is... the Cocogoat's milk. But later Qiqi... went to look at notes. They said... coconut milk seems not to be... the Cocogoat's milk."
Qiqi said haltingly.
"Is it the juice from coconuts on a coconut tree?" Fang Qiu asked.
"How did you know?" Qiqi asked, her tone holding a hint of surprise despite her expressionless face.
"Well..."
Fang Qiu facepalmed, feeling a bit awkward.
She had been so feverish before that she had actually believed the Cocogoat story...
Qiqi was just a child; how could she have drunk the milk of a semi-illuminated beast...
At the mention of this, Bai Qing's face reddened slightly.
She was reminded somewhat of her own wild speculations from earlier.
After chatting for a while, Fang Qiu stood up from the bed with Bai Qing's support.
After tidying her clothes, they went to the main hall of Bubu Pharmacy.
Baizhu was out on business and still hadn't returned, so Qiqi filled the prescription for Fang Qiu according to the formula Baizhu had left.
To ensure Qiqi didn't grab the wrong medicine...
Fang Qiu and Bai Qing stared at Qiqi the whole time.
Fortunately, Qiqi was quite reliable in this regard and quickly gathered the medicine for Fang Qiu.
"Welcome to come again next time."
After accepting the Mora Fang Qiu gave her, Qiqi didn't even count it before putting it into the drawer and speaking to Fang Qiu.
Letting Qiqi handle the money—the owner of Bubu Pharmacy really had a big heart.
Besides, what medical facility tells a patient to come again?
Fang Qiu didn't know whether to laugh or cry, and said:
"Next time I come, I'll bring you the coconut milk you like."
"Then... can you come tomorrow?"
Qiqi thought for a moment and asked.
"I'll go look in the shops. If they have it, I'll bring it to you," Fang Qiu smiled and said.
The book was done anyway, and she didn't have much to do recently. Coming to see Qiqi tomorrow would be nice.
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