Over the next few days, Lu Xiaoxiao got the full patient treatment.
Since Xiao Yichen said Lu Xiaoxiao's condition still needed monitoring, the others took it very seriously. Afraid she might tire herself out, they took over all the chores.
Lu Xiaoxiao actually felt perfectly fine. She tried sneaking off to find something to do, only to get caught immediately.
"Xiaoxiao! Put that pile of firewood down right now!"
Su Miaohan stormed over, looking thoroughly exasperated with her. "Doctor Xiao told you not to do any heavy work and to get plenty of rest these next few days. Why aren't you following his instructions? You can't be this disobedient!"
Startled by the voice behind her, Lu Xiaoxiao hurriedly put down the firewood and gave a sheepish, guilty smile. "I... I wasn't doing any heavy work. I was just exercising..."
But the usually easygoing Su Miaohan wasn't buying her nonsense this time. Instead, she stared at her sternly and said more emphatically, "No! You need at least one more day of rest. If you want to exercise, do it tomorrow!"
At times like this, Su Miaohan really did seem like an older sister to Lu Xiaoxiao.
As she spoke, she moved aside to brew Lu Xiaoxiao's medicine for the day, still muttering, "Have you forgotten how crazy you were when you got poisoned? You pointed at Yunhuai and called him a fox spirit! You scared me half to death!"
"Oh... well... um..." Lu Xiaoxiao scratched her head and mumbled, "He does look like one, though. Fox spirits are all good-looking."
Su Miaohan gave her a look, caught between laughter and exasperation, then ladled out the medicine, stirred it, and blew on it to cool it down. She handed it to Lu Xiaoxiao and reminded her, "Drink it now! It'll taste worse