Another uncle squeezed in from the side. “Exactly, miss, we were all scared to death just now. You were amazing!”
At that moment, a little boy holding an apple looked up at Yun Shu, his eyes sparkling.
“Big sister, were you scared?”
Yun Shu scratched her head a little shyly. “Of course I was. My legs are still weak even now.”
“But you still went anyway. You’re so awesome.”
“Miss, you did the right thing.”
“Thank you,” Yun Shu said, smiling as she responded to everyone’s praise.
The little boy handed her the apple. “Big sister, this is for you.”
Yun Shu patted his head and said with a smile, “Thank you, little brother, but you should keep it and eat it yourself. I have some at home.”
“But I think you’re really amazing and brave. I want to give it to you. My mom says when someone does a good deed, they should be praised.”
Yun Shu was amused by how mature he sounded. “Alright then, I’ll accept it. Thank you.”
“Hehe, you’re welcome. Bye, big sister!” The little boy ran off in a flash after saying that.
“Miss, you should go back to your ward. It’s windy here—if you catch a cold, that won’t be good.”
“Okay, thank you, auntie. Goodbye.” Yun Shu turned and walked toward the inpatient building where her ward was.
The crowd behind her gradually dispersed.
On the way back to her room, Yun Shu held the system in her arms as it wriggled excitedly.
She helplessly patted its back. “Don’t get so excited. Tell me how much favorability we have when we get back to the room.”
“Master, Master! You were amazing! I can’t wait—I want to tell you right now!”
“Pfft, alright then, go ahead.”
“The favorability has already reached 530! Ta-da! Let’s celebrate!”
Yun Shu froze for a moment after hearing the number. She didn’t expect that saving someone would earn her enough favorability to exchange for a drop of pure dew.
“Really? System, does that mean I can exchange for one drop now?” Her face lit up with joy, and even her steps became lighter.
“Yes, congratulations, Master, you can exchange your first drop of pure dew now.”
“Then how do I exchange it?”
“Meow~ Master, take a look at your hand.”
Suddenly, Yun Shu felt a small object resting in her palm.
She opened her hand and saw a tiny transparent bottle with a drop of blue liquid inside.
“This is the pure dew?”
“Yes, Master, this is it.”
“Should I drink it now? Or what?”
“Master, it’s recommended that you drink it back in your room, because your body will expel some toxins afterward.”
“Ah, like in novels, where after drinking a spiritual spring, your body expels smelly, sticky stuff?”
“Something like that. It will help remove toxins from your body, and your heart will gradually heal. But this is only the first drop, so the effect won’t be very obvious, and the amount of toxins expelled won’t be much.”
“Okay, I’ll drink it when I get back to my room.”
Back in her ward, Yun Shu closed the door, placed the system on the bed, picked up the pure dew in her hand, twisted open the cap, and poured it directly into her mouth.
It had no taste at all, just like drinking plain water.
After a while, a warm current slowly spread from her heart to her limbs, flowing through her entire body.
Yun Shu looked at the skin on her arm and saw sweat beginning to seep out. At first, it was clear, but gradually it turned slightly gray.
She gently wiped it with her hand and rubbed off a layer of grime.
This must be the detoxification the system mentioned.
She waited quietly until the sweating stopped.
Then she took a change of clothes and went to the hospital bathroom to shower.
In the bathroom, she scrubbed off the grime from her hands and body, then applied body wash and cleaned herself thoroughly.
After getting dressed, she stood in front of the mirror. Looking at her reflection, she felt that her complexion didn’t seem as pale anymore—though she wasn’t sure if it was just her imagination.
There was still a warm sensation around her heart, as if it was repairing it.
After drying her hair in the bathroom, she washed her clothes and hung them on the balcony before returning to her room with her basin.
As soon as she got back, she saw a group of doctors standing outside her ward.
At the front was her attending physician, Shi Muchuan.
As Yun Shu approached, the doctors noticed her.
She felt a little embarrassed and tightened her grip on the washbasin.
“My, my, how can a girl like you be so bold?” one of the doctors suddenly said.
“Huh?” Yun Shu looked confused.
“Don’t you know what your body is like? And you still ran off to save someone—what if something had happened to you?”
Oh, so that’s what he meant.
“Hehe, saving a life is better than building a seven-story pagoda. I didn’t think too much about it at the time.”
Hearing her carefree response, everyone couldn’t help but sigh. Such a simple and kind girl—they had to find a way to cure her heart condition.
That morning, Director Shi had already gathered his team to discuss treatment plans for her condition.
They had come to check on her again today, only to find her room empty, with just a little cat napping on the bed.
A nurse had told them about her heroic act of saving someone on the rooftop.
They were worried that her already failing heart might have been overstimulated, worsening her condition—if that happened, there would be nothing they could do.
But after waiting a while, they saw the girl walking over with a basin, looking lively and with a noticeably better complexion.
Shi Muchuan noticed that the ends of her hair were still slightly damp and that she was wearing a thin hospital gown. He spoke up, “Let’s go inside first. Don’t catch a chill out here.”
The system saw Yun Shu return and stood on the bed, meowing.
Shi Muchuan followed her into the room. The faint fragrance from her body overpowered the smell of disinfectant and reached his nose.
He prepared to do a simple check-up, pulling the curtain to block others’ view and asking Yun Shu to lie down on the bed.
Yun Shu unbuttoned the top two buttons of her hospital gown, revealing her fair, delicate skin.
Her chest rose and fell with her breathing as she nervously gripped the bedsheet, wondering if he would discover anything unusual after she had just taken the pure dew.
Shi Muchuan placed the stethoscope earpieces into his ears and gently pulled her collar aside with his long fingers.
The cold stethoscope touched her skin, making her shiver involuntarily.
Noticing this, Shi Muchuan lifted it slightly before placing it back down again. This time, Yun Shu had already adjusted to its temperature.