The next day, Zhulan also appeared listless. She felt some heatiness due to Chang Yi's departure, waking up in discomfort with a sore throat in the morning.
At the residence, it wasn't just Zhulan who suffered from heatiness. Madam Zhao, a strong woman, also fell slightly ill after the departure, and the children were affected too. Consequently, the family had to call for a doctor, and medicinal soups were being prepared, filling the air with a discomforting medicinal scent.
Originally, Xue Han intended to keep her mother company, but she didn't even enter the door as her mother feared spreading the illness. Touching her swollen belly, Xue Han had no choice but to return to her own residence.
The masters of the Zhou family were actually quite healthy, but they were reluctant to recover from illnesses.
