Chapter 548: Chapter 548

The outside world was still sweltering hot, the sun blazing.

Seeing the weather , Huo Feng had no desire to step outside whatsoever.

He now only wanted to stay in an air-conditioned room or stand in front of the air conditioner, comfortably enjoying a blast of cool air.

However, Pu Sangzhi was constantly worried about his wound and insisted on dragging him to see a doctor and get an X-ray.

Since he had bled profusely from his nose just before, Pu Sangzhi was concerned about potential brain damage and was determined to take him to a major hospital for a thorough check-up no matter what.

Huo Feng, exhausted all over, was tugged about again, hoisted onto a tricycle, and continued towards Tangxia Town People’s Hospital.

At the People’s Hospital, Pu Sangzhi registered for emergency services.

She ran back and forth between the billing section, the outpatient clinic, the examination room, the blood-drawing room, and of course, the casualty department...

After a full hour, Huo Feng finally completed all his check-ups, got his examination results, and had his wounds dressed.

Only after ensuring everything was taken care of for him did Pu Sangzhi finally feel at ease, boarding the tricycle with him to head home.

After all the day’s turmoil, it was only during this tricycle ride that Huo Feng finally felt a sense of relief and release.

He asked Pu Sangzhi to take him to his grandfather’s house. Given the state of his body, covered in injuries, only his grandfather would feel sorry for him and be accommodating.

If he were to return to his own home, Huo Feng knew all too well that he would need a lot of time to explain to Huo Mingshan and was very likely to be scolded even before he had a chance to explain.

To avoid these tedious steps, Huo Feng decisively decided to go to his grandfather’s place, where his grandfather would surely dote on him and definitely wouldn’t be as long-winded as Old Huo.

Moreover, his grandfather’s house was closer to the secret base...

Once Huo Feng had rested, he could go find Pu Sangzhi and her mother again.

On the way back, Pu Sangzhi finally felt a bit better.

At least Huo Feng’s wound was properly treated, and the X-ray results showed nothing was wrong with his brain, which reduced Pu Sangzhi’s sadness somewhat.

The tricycle stopped at the alley leading to Huo Feng’s grandfather’s house, and Pu Sangzhi got off with Huo Feng.

Getting off, Huo Feng was so drained of strength that all he could do was muster the last bit of energy to lean on the tricycle as he alighted.

Pu Sangzhi paid the tricycle fare, ready to see Huo Feng into the house.

But Huo Feng felt she was underestimating his physical strength, and waved her off, "No need, I can go in myself. You should hurry back to Auntie."

Pu Sangzhi looked at his weakened face, still quite concerned.

She wondered why, despite good examination results and treated wounds, Huo Feng’s complexion still looked terrible—his face was pale, and even his lips were as white as paper.

Pu Sangzhi was especially worried about him...

"How can I not manage? I’m feeling quite good."

Huo Feng raised an eyebrow, casually pushing her away, "Alright, go on back. In my condition, if you took me home, my grandparents would pester you with questions until you couldn’t stand it, and you’d never get away to see Auntie. If I go alone, they’ll see my condition and feel sorry for me instead, letting me rest. Think of it as saving me some energy. Just go."

After listening to Huo Feng’s reasons, Pu Sangzhi reluctantly respected his wishes and decided not to escort him or argue any further.

"Then be careful on your own way back," she said.

Huo Feng gave her a hooked lip smile, pointing to the alley, "What could possibly happen to me on this short stretch? You really underestimate me. You be careful on your way back. Rest well, wait for my call tonight."

Pu Sangzhi nodded obediently, "You should also rest well. Your complexion looks very bad."

Huo Feng purposely flashed her a smile, "I feel great!"

With that, he turned and left.

Pu Sangzhi watched him enter the alley, seeing that his steps were still quite steady, her heart slowly settled...

Just as Pu Sangzhi was about to turn and leave...

Huo Feng, who had gone only a few steps, stumbled, his body falling backwards, and with a thud, he fainted onto the ground!

Pu Sangzhi screamed in fright!

She hurriedly ran over, struggling to lift Huo Feng’s head off the ground.

"Huo Feng, what’s wrong with you! Huo Feng, wake up!"

She fumbled with her hands to pinch his philtrum, gripping it tightly...

Watching Huo Feng’s pale and distressed complexion, his bloodless lips, and his face full of injuries, Pu Sangzhi’s tears fell once more, pattering down onto his face...

"Huo Feng, what’s wrong with you? Don’t scare me, wake up! Huo Feng!"

She called out loudly for Huo Feng, her hand that pinched his philtrum exerting a lot of force!

However, Huo Feng did not wake up...

At this time, he was like someone who had fainted to death, collapsed in her arms, motionless.

Pu Sangzhi screamed in fear, until she lost her voice!

Never before had there been a moment when she was as scared as she was now!

Later, the nearby neighbors recognized Huo Feng and hurriedly called Shen Jianhua from his home, with several adults clumsily bringing the unconscious Huo Feng inside the house! ᴛhis chapter is ᴜpdated by 𝔫𝔬𝔳𝔢𝔩~𝕗𝕚𝕣𝕖~𝙣𝙚𝙩

A weeping Pu Sangzhi naturally followed the adults, along with Huo Feng, into the house.

Shen Jianhua was terribly frightened by the extremely pale-faced Huo Feng!

He quickly called the village doctor to his house...

After a thorough examination...

The clinic’s doctor looked at the films Pu Sangzhi and Huo Feng had taken at the big hospital, the blood tests, and various other examination results.

He also measured Huo Feng’s vital signs and performed a simple physical examination on him.

They had originally thought he really fainted suddenly due to a head injury from a fight.

After a sigh of pity, at last, the clinic’s doctor diagnosed—Huo Feng had suffered from heatstroke!

The doctor administered an IV drip of saline to Huo Feng and used a special technique to manipulate his lymph nodes.

Huo Feng, who had a particularly poor complexion, did look a bit better after the clinic doctor’s treatment, but he still had not regained consciousness.

Only after Huo Feng had been treated did the adults and Pu Sangzhi finally feel relieved.

After sending away the clinic’s doctor, Shen Jianhua then asked Pu Sangzhi, who was sitting beside Huo Feng’s bed, "Child, what on earth happened to you two today? Didn’t he go out with you for a trip this morning? His Moments posts still looked pretty good..."

Huo Feng’s Moments were only hidden from Huo Mingshan and Huo Hai, Shen Jianhua would never be blocked!

As a result, Shen Jianhua also saw Huo Feng’s Moments, even liking and commenting on his post this morning: encouraging Huo Feng to go out and have fun, enjoy himself, and to come to him if he needed money.

Who would have known...

This afternoon, Huo Feng and Pu Sangzhi appeared at his doorstep in such a state.

Shen Jianhua felt utterly bewildered!

No matter what, he couldn’t figure out how these two kids, who had gone out for a trip just fine, ended up in such a mess upon returning, and even returned here!

Pu Sangzhi didn’t know how to tell Shen Jianhua about what had happened to her and Huo Feng today.

Because these issues were related to her family, and family shame should not be spread abroad, she didn’t know where to begin.

Pu Sangzhi remained silent for several minutes without saying a word.

Seeing that she seemed uncomfortable answering, Shen Jianhua changed the approach, "Alright then. I won’t ask why you two didn’t go on the trip. Who did Xiaofeng fight with? How did he end up with all these injuries? Did you run into some bad people today?"

Because Pu Sangzhi didn’t know how to answer him, she could only nod her head and whisper, "It’s all because of me that he ended up today. I’m sorry, Grandpa..."

"It’s okay, it’s okay."

Shen Jianhua naturally had no intention of blaming Pu Sangzhi, he just wanted to know what had happened, "If he got hurt protecting you, then he’s a true man. Don’t you feel sorry for him. But, what bad people did you run into? Tell grandpa, I’ll gather some people and beat them to death!"

Shen Jianhua’s words carried a domineering tone, and it was clear that he was not someone to be trifled with.

Huo Feng’s personality was likely inherited from him.

However, Pu Sangzhi couldn’t tell Shen Jianhua about the burly men, so she could only shake her head, "I’m sorry, Grandpa..."

"Child, don’t keep apologizing to me. You haven’t done anything to be sorry for."

Shen Jianhua didn’t know what else to say to Pu Sangzhi, "Ah, forget it. I’ll ask Xiaofeng when he wakes up. Have you eaten yet? Why don’t you go eat something first? Turning a nice trip into this situation, you must be very tired today, right?"

Shen Jianhua’s care for Pu Sangzhi provided her with a sense of warmth from the older generation, making Pu Sangzhi’s heart feel extremely warm.