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章 57: He's Running a Fever

They just arrived in the Xiu estate when Riley received the phone call.

"Hey, are you still with your boss?"

Riley jogged away into the garden after glancing at his boss. "They just got home. What's the matter?"

Michelle was full of hesitation. She forgot the only thing that CEO Xiu entrusted her. Sure, she is not her boss, but she felt like it was more important to obey that CEO's order than those from her boss. For some unknown reason, she felt the obligation to tell her that she failed to carry out her orders.

"Tell her that my boss did not want to go to a hospital unless she brings him herself." she blurted out.

"What? Is your boss a spoiled brat?" Riley was astonished of this revelation. He never expected such childish antics from an aloof executive, even more that the behavior was towards his equally aloof boss.

"It might be one of his eccentricities. I'm not even sure myself. It's the first time that he acted like this. Anyway, please, just relay it to CEO Xiu. It makes me feel like I let her down."

"Alright...but I'm only relaying the message. Don't expect me to comvince my boss or anything."

As he hung up the call, Riley turned around, about to go back into the car.

To his surprise, his boss was standing there, arms crossed on her chest.

"Were you going to convince me to do something?" Her left brow went up.

"Uhm...CEO, Ms. Park asked me to relay a message." He looked down on his shoes and the grass between them.

"What is it? I know that it's now early in the morning, but I will take a leave at the office today as I'm tired. If you still want to keep your job, spit it out, as I don't have all day for your hesitation."

Riley immediately bowed and reported, "Ms. Park said that CEO Zhou is not willing to go to a hospital unless you will be going with him." He could feel the cold sweat on his skin.

"If that was it, you can go now." Before he could respond, she had gone inside the mansion.

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Dan cleaned his wound and placed a waterproof bandage over it. Then he stepped into the shower.

As water fell on him, his mind wandered. With the adversity they just surpassed, he felt like he and Midori had become closer again. However, with the appearance of an unknown guy, he somehow doubted if she was someone else's woman.

But her look and stare, her touch and embrace, all made him think that there is still hope for the two of them. Seeing her with another man, with Manta in his arms, he felt deprived of the family he deserves.

It took him 40 minutes to finish his shower, most of that time, the was staring blankly, deep in contemplation.

In the afternoon, Michelle decided to check on her boss since Riley called back to say that CEO Xiu seemed indifferent on whatever may happen to CEO Zhou. This and because she was also worried about his injury, which she had no idea on how serious it really is.

She rang the doorbell on his penthouse suit. She had confirmed through the guard that the CEO's car drove into the garage earlier today, so she is sure that he did not come home to his other residences.

Being his assistant for a few years had taught her a thing or two about him when he does not want people to meddle with him. He would not go back to their family home. For one, his family is not even there. Secondly, the maids might exaggerate this and force him to go to the hospital. It would be worse if they tell on him to the madam. His other two houses were located in the outskirts of nearby towns. Even though he is tough, he is not too irresponsible to place himself in danger by going alone beyond city limits. So the only place left was his penthouse.

She stood there for 5 minutes before she pressed on the bell again. 'Is he still sleeping? Did he go out to the convenience store or somewhere else?' Her mind soared from trivial things to worst-case scenarios. 'What if he was truly sick and could not get up from bed? Or he fell asleep in the bathtub and drowned? What if he got depressed because CEO Xiu already has a family and he hang himself?!'

She was too engrossed in her imagination that she did not notice that the door was already ajar.

Dan cleared his throat to pull her back to reality. "What do you want?" He brushed off her hand which in a blink of an eye landed on his forehead right after she snapped out of her daze.

Feeling that he has a fever, she wanted to go in. "Ehrm...uhm, CEO, can I come in?"

"You think it's a good idea for a male CEO to let his female assistant into his penthouse suit where they could be alone?" His tone was not seductive, rather, it was challenging. He walked in and upstairs towards his bedroom without a care if she goes in or not.

He was holding the knob to his bedroom when he paused and looked at his assistant.

"I told you to tell her I won't go to any hospital unless she comes with me." With that, he went in and shut the door.

She could hear the door lock mechanism. Then silence. The whole unit was filled with deafening silence.

She called Riley. "Tell CEO Xiu that my boss still won't go to the hospital unless she's with him." Before Riley could respond, she added, "Also, he's running a fever."

Riley immediately called his boss and relayed the message.

When he finished, CEO Xiu fell silent. Seeing that the call was still connected, he prompted.

"CEO, your orders?"

Midori was back from her contemplation. "Send me his address. Then have Dr. Miyamura go over as well."

"Right away, CEO." The call ended.

Midori caressed the white gold pendant in the cursive D hanging daintily on her neck as she looked back into the mirror. After smiling at herself for a bit, she went to the closet to change her clothes.


章 58: Where are You Going?

Midori drove her red Aston Martin Rapide S in front of one of the twin condominiums and hurriedly presented her identification. She saw Dr. Miyamura who was wiping his sweat with a handkerchief panting in front of the elevator.

Michelle had already called the reception regarding visits from XCG's CEO, so Midori was given access in an instant.

"Dr. Miyamura, thank you for coming over." She bowed then the elevator arrived.

"CEO Xiu, I didn't know you own a penthouse suite here. So, is it Manta again?" He was asking about who is sick.

Midori only gave him a faint smile. Consequently, the lift arrived and they stepped out, burying the doctor's inquiry, well, for now.

Before they could press the doorbell, Michelle suddenly opened the door with a face full of relief.

"CEO Xiu. Thank you for coming over. He won't get out of his room." she reported the last sentence.

"Hmmm." Midori nodded. "Where's his room?"

"Oh, it's this way." Michelle excitedly led them upstairs. She knocked on the door but there was no response. She turned to CEO Xiu, clearly embarrassed. "Uhm...he might be asleep." she almost whispered.

Midori slowly shook her head. Then to Michelle's and the doctor's surprise, instead of knocking, Midori began slamming her hand on the door. Her palms looked red but she continued.

"Verdan Zhou! Open this door, right now! You know how I'm mad! Open the dam* door this instant!"

Her hand was about to slam on the door again when it suddenly opened and a warm hand grabbed her wrist.

"Stop hurting yourself." Dan uttered in a husky voice.

Midori saw him looking pale, with dry cracked lips. His tall figure looked unstable. She pulled him towards his bed and it might be appropriate to say that she tossed him onto it.

"Stay still and be quiet!" Her eyes were threatening.

Then she turned to the doctor. "Miyamura-sensei."

Dr. Miyamura cautiously entered the room. He looked at the man on the bed. He thought he was familiar but he could not recall where he had seen him. Anyway, judging by the look of this penthouse suite, he might be among the rich and powerful.

"He sustained a lacerated wound on his left deltoid, grazed by a bullet. He went out in the rain while the wound was exposed. I disinfected it and secured an initial bandage upon discovery."

"I replaced it with a waterproof one here." Dan interjected.

Midori glared at him. Then walked out of the room, leaving Dr. Miyamura to examine the patient.

Michelle was standing by outside the door, waiting for orders.

"I'm sorry for this, but could you go and buy ingredients for an egg drop noodle soup? Here's my card. Call me when you reach the store and if you have any problems." She paused, turning to the doctor. "Sensei, could your prescription be done now? I'll be sending someone to buy them."

Dr. Miyamura hurriedly took out his prescription pad and wrote haphazardly. Then she tore off the page and handed it to Midori.

"Go buy these as well." Midori passed the prescription to Michelle. Midori took out some notes, clearly over how much was necesary, and handed them to her as well.

"Yes, CEO." Michelle bowed and went her way.

Midori returned to the side of the bed.

"Sensei, does it need stitches?" A trace of worry can be heard from her.

"No need. I disinfected the wound again. I'll be using ste**strips to seal it. Then I will place a waterproof dressing over so it would be convenient. However, it needs to be replaced after three days or if the margins are starting to peel off. I also recommend a follow-up appointment to a doctor-of-choice after a week."

Midori nodded to the doctor and glared at the patient.

"As for the fever, the focus of infection would be the wound since based on my examination, he did not have any other significant signs. Additionally, his state of hydration is worsening the fever, so he needs to take in more fluids, or else I will recommend to start an IV drip on him." Dr. Miyamura had finished dressing the wound right after he finished his explanation.

"I understand. Arigatou, Sensei." Midori bowed.

After collecting his things into his medical bag, the doctor bid them farewell and showed himself out, full of questions on the relationship between the two.

A few minutes after the doctor had gone, Michelle knocked on the bedroom door, disturbing the eerie silence in the room.

Midori took the medicine from her.

"CEO Xiu, the ingredients are all in the kitchen." she declared.

Midori nodded. "Thank you. That would be all. You can go now."

Michelle's face lit up and immediately bid them goodbye before anyone could snatch her freedom.

Midori walked towards the bedside and adjusted the sheets. Then she turned around and was about to leave.

Her wrist was caught by a hand. "Where...where are you going?"

Dan's face had the expression between being scared and begging.

Midori fought back incoming tears with a gentle smile. "I'll cook something so you could eat. I'll just be downstairs in the kitchen." With that, her hand was freed.

It was not long until she went back upstairs with a tray of soup, water and fruit juice.

She carefully placed it on a nearby table. Then she tapped on his right shoulder.

"Hey, wake up. You have to eat and drink lots of fluid."

"Hmmm." He tried to push himself up to sit.

Midori supported his back and positioned his pillows for comfort.

She took the bowl of soup, stirred it gently, scooped up some in a spoon, blowed on it, and finally placed it near his mouth.

He obediently ate as she patiently did all the steps until he finished the contents of the bowl.

Then she made him drink his medicines. He was so obedient that he even finished the glass of juice she brought up.

"Good boy." She patted his head.

Suddenly, he grabbed her arm and she fell on the side of the bed.

He wrapped his arm around her while whispering, "Can I now have my reward for being a good boy?"


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