88: Do you want me to accompany you again?

Before long, Liu Zhizhi came back with a bag containing a lunchbox and a thermos cup filled with milk.

"Boss, the porridge is ready and still warm! This small box has sugar, you can add it if you like it sweet. I also prepared a new spoon set for you, specifically for eating porridge."

Tian Ming nodded slightly and said, "That's fine, you're very thoughtful. I'll leave now, I'll have someone send the lunchbox back to you."

"Okay, Boss, please take care," Liu Zhizhi replied respectfully.

Upon arriving at the Clinic and entering the ward, Shen Yuan sniffled and sat on the bed in a daze. The heating here was strong, and she felt like she was back to normal.

Tian Ming placed the lunchbox on the table, and a fresh aroma wafted out as he opened it.

"Young Miss, stop spacing out, eat quickly, and then sleep."

Shen Yuan snapped out of her daze and looked at the food on the table: "So much. The food Boss sends really smells better than others, hehe... *cough cough*."

As Shen Yuan spoke, she coughed, and snot instantly sprayed out. This earned her a roll of the eyes from Tian Ming, and Shen Yuan, terribly embarrassed, quickly pulled out a tissue to wipe her nose.

"You really are a live wire. You're so sick with a cold, yet you can still laugh."

Tian Ming took out the thermos from the bag; it contained warm milk. "Drink this too. When you have a cold, you need to supplement more nutrients."

Shen Yuan nodded obediently, took it, and drank it in large gulps. The milk had a slight sweetness, and although it was made from milk powder, not many people in the Shelter could drink milk. Shen Yuan drank it all, a look of enjoyment on her face, the feeling almost overflowing.

"Rest well after you eat, I'm going back now," Tian Ming said with a slight smile.

"Are you just going back? The person who was bitten by the rat didn't make it, he died!" Shen Yuan's face showed a hint of fear, and she looked at Tian Ming pitifully with her large, clear eyes.

Tian Ming furrowed his brows slightly: "Young Miss, are you trying to make me stay with you for another night? You're being a bit much, I already stayed with you one night."

"Oh dear, why do I feel a bit dizzy? Maybe my cold got worse, oh, and I feel a bit nauseous." Shen Yuan began talking to herself, but her performance was too clumsy; at this moment, Shen Yuan's eyes were full of clear stupidity.

"It's fine if I stay with you, but give me half the bed."

Shen Yuan looked aggrieved and said, "So you're that kind of Boss, one who likes to take advantage of others. Fine, go then, just let me die of this illness in this cold winter."

Tian Ming rolled his eyes and directly conjured a lounge chair, saying, "Stop playing pitiful, eat quickly, get well soon from your cold. I'm still waiting for you to get me a flight simulator."

Shen Yuan chuckled, picked up the bowl, and began to eat the porridge. At this moment, Dr. Wu entered from outside with medicine. Seeing the Boss lying on a lounge chair nearby, she immediately understood something.

"Boss, you're here too?" Dr. Wu asked.

"Did the person who was bitten not make it?"

Dr. Wu sighed slightly and said, "Yes, he lost too much blood. I'm not good at surgery, so I couldn't save him. He passed away while I was stitching the tenth wound."

"We have too few medical staff in our Shelter. You can take on some apprentices. If you find anyone you like, just report it to me directly, and I can provide benefits and support your apprentices," Tian Ming said.

In the Shelter, professional technical personnel were generally reluctant to actively take on apprentices. As the saying goes, if you teach your apprentice everything, the master starves.

Wu Cuiling nodded slightly and said, "Understood, Boss. I do want to take on apprentices, but the medical profession requires very strong specialized knowledge. For a short period, I'll still have to do it myself." Dr. Wu said this while collecting the empty medicine bottles.

These medical consumables, once used, would be collected together as raw materials for Tian Ming's production. They could be recycled forever. In the Clinic, there was basically no shortage of medicine.

"Boss, Shen Yuan's injection is done, I'll head out now. If anything happens, just call me. For the next two days, don't let her catch a chill again. If conditions allow, ensure she eats more nutritiously," Dr. Wu instructed.

A woman who could have the Boss accompanying her, Dr. Wu dared not neglect her, so she gave two more admonitions before leaving and closing the door.

"Boss, I'm finished!" Shen Yuan placed the bowl and chopsticks on the table.

Tian Ming waved his hand, and a stream of water washed the lunchbox clean. Tian Ming leaned back in the lounge chair, and an eye mask appeared directly and was placed over Tian Ming's head.

"Rest after you eat!" Tian Ming said.

"I can't quite sleep. How about you chat with me?" Shen Yuan said.

"No chatting. If you want to chat, let's chat in bed."

"Tsk tsk tsk, if you're going to be a pervert, then forget it." Shen Yuan pulled the blanket over herself, lay flat, and closed her eyes. A moment later, she turned over and looked at Tian Ming lying in the lounge chair. This guy was wearing an eye mask, so she didn't know if he was actually sleeping.

"Boss, aren't you afraid of catching a cold if you don't use a blanket?"

Tian Ming did not answer, seemingly asleep. Shen Yuan also felt a bit silly and muttered to herself, "Fine, I care about you and you don't appreciate it, sigh, what a heartless man!"

She got up, went to the bathroom, then turned off the light and lay on the bed. Before long, she fell asleep.

After an unknown amount of time, when Tian Ming opened his eyes, it was pitch black. He took off his eye mask and sat up. It was still pitch black outside, and his sleep had become much shorter. He had only slept for less than three hours this time.

He checked the time on his watch, it was around two in the morning.

Tian Ming stood up and stretched. He couldn't sleep anymore. Ever since he had stayed up several nights with Shen Yuan, he felt a bit unlike an ordinary person, with very little need for sleep.

Shen Yuan's steady breathing came from the sickbed. Tian Ming walked over and reached out to touch Shen Yuan's forehead. Her temperature was normal; she wasn't feverish.

"Tsk, I'm telling you, I'm a genius from the University of Science and Technology, what awards haven't I won..."

Shen Yuan's sleep-talking startled Tian Ming, and he didn't know what Little Shen was dreaming about. He smiled and shook his head; this little girl didn't sleep soundly and always liked to talk in her sleep. He wondered if it was because she was sick.

"Boss, to be honest, I really like you. I also had people chasing me at school, but I just don't like those bookworms, they're so boring."

Hearing this, Tian Ming couldn't help but find it amusing; this little girl really dared to speak her mind.

"I don't like yandere little sisters," Tian Ming interjected.

Shen Yuan smacked her lips: "Are you saying I'm too young? What's wrong with being young? But my brain is smart. Besides, this kind of thing needs to be looked at from a developmental perspective..." Shen Yuan's sleep-talking abruptly stopped, and then she turned over and continued to sleep.