Lin Jie caught a cold!

After returning home, he kept sneezing. When he checked his temperature, it was 38.4 degrees. This was his first illness since the heart transplant!

Li Ting didn't dare to hide it and quickly called Lin Miao.

Lin Miao treated it like a big emergency and immediately took leave to rush back as fast as possible.

Only when she entered the bedroom and saw Lin Jie half-lying on the bed, nonchalantly playing games with Li Ting on the computer, did Lin Miao's racing heart begin to calm down.

With a stern face, she glared at Li Ting and then took the computer from Lin Jie without a word, forcing him to lie down and carefully tucking him in.

Lin Miao looked quite intimidating, so Lin Jie dared not resist and obediently followed her orders.

"Do you know that your body is most afraid of catching a cold and having a fever?"

"You're already an adult, why are you still behaving like a child, unable to take care of yourself? Running off to the forest in such cold weather?"

"If anything happens to you, what am I supposed to do?"

As she spoke, Lin Miao's eyes turned red and tears began to fall!

Seeing this, Lin Jie quickly sat up, grabbed tissues from the bedside table to wipe her tears, and comforted, "I've already passed the six-month danger period. It's just a minor cold, nothing serious. You see, my health is improving day by day!"

"Actually, having a cold or fever once or twice a year is not harmful but beneficial to the body."

Lin Miao took a tissue herself to wipe her tears and said, "You are just trying to fool me. How can catching a cold or fever be a good thing?"

Lin Jie laughed, "People eat grains, and considering how serious environmental pollution is now, it's inevitable for the body to accumulate some toxins and germs. A low fever can improve the body's functions, speed up circulation, and expel these toxins."

"Moreover, a low fever disrupts the ideal temperature for germs to survive, helping the body kill various germs."

Seeing Lin Miao's disbelief, Lin Jie said seriously, "You know how good I am at medical knowledge. Why would I lie to you about this? Besides, it's my own body, how could I not care?"

Lin Miao thought it over, then pressed Lin Jie onto the bed again, tucked him in once more, and said, "Even if you're right, your condition is special. It's best to return to normal body temperature as soon as possible!"

"You should rest well first. If the fever doesn't go down by tonight or gets worse, I'll take you to the hospital!"

Seeing Lin Miao's firm expression, Lin Jie understood that arguing with her stubbornness now would be pointless, so he decided to wait until evening.

He closed his eyes pretending to rest but was actually communicating with Shen Lanruo, "Sister Lanruo, have you detected anything unusual during this time?"

Shen Lanruo replied in a cheerful tone, "No unusual findings yet! Your current physical condition is quite good, with few medicinal residues accumulated, so this fever shouldn't cause any adverse reactions."

Lin Jie understood well why organ transplant patients fear colds and fevers.

The prolonged use of immunosuppressive drugs results in toxic side effects that not only lower the body's immunity but also damage organs.

During a cold or fever, the body's pores open up, increasing the chance of bacterial invasion.

Additionally, the fever accelerates the organs' functions to adapt to the increased circulation, which may overwhelm the damaged organs, leading to various problems with the risk of failure.

Lin Jie quietly asked again, "Sister Lanruo, I've reduced my medication dosage to one-fifth of the standard yet haven't experienced adverse effects. Can we experiment with the effects of stopping the medication?"

After a moment of silence, Shen Lanruo's voice came again, "After this fever passes and you return to your best state, we could first experiment by stopping the medication for one day to see the effect!"

"Then, we can experiment by stopping for two days, and so on, until an anomaly appears or no more medication is needed."

"Alright, let's proceed according to your plan!"

After saying this, Lin Jie quietly opened his eyes a slit and found the room grew much dimmer. Lin Miao and Li Ting were no longer in the room, seemingly not wanting to disturb his rest, and had left.

In the living room, Lin Miao and Li Ting sat quietly on the sofa.

The oppressive silence was unbearable for Li Ting, who first spoke, "Uh, um, Miaomiao, Lin Jie took me to..."

Lin Miao interrupted her directly, asking bluntly, "Are you two dating?"

Li Ting was stunned for a moment with her mouth open, then lowered her head like a kid who did something wrong and murmured, "Yes, we are dating. The reason we didn't tell you is that I was worried you'd feel uncomfortable, like I'm taking Lin Jie away from you!"

She quickly explained, "It was my idea, not Lin Jie's. Don't blame him."

Lin Miao spoke with a rigid tone, "Of course, I wouldn't blame my brother, and no one can take my brother away from me!"

"No one can!"

Li Ting looked up at Lin Miao, who didn't look happy, and said, "I didn't mean to take your brother away. I just thought of having one more person to care for and love you."

"Hmph, care for me? You?"

Lin Miao retorted with some disdain, "If you can take care of yourself, that would be good enough."

"Moreover, given my brother's special condition, being with him, you shouldn't think of being treated like a little woman seeking his care and love, but instead like a big sister or even a mother who goes out of her way to care for him."

"Can you do that?"

Li Ting grinned a bit, knowing that when she was with Lin Jie, he always ended up taking care of her.

She explained, "Miaomiao, there are many ways for boyfriends and girlfriends to interact. I'm well aware of Lin Jie's health, and I'm just as concerned as you are. But in everyday life, there's no need to take care of him in every single detail."

"Lin Jie is not some fragile porcelain doll that can't be touched."

Lin Miao immediately puffed out her cheeks in dissatisfaction, saying, "Li Ting, if that's how you think, you're not qualified to be my brother's girlfriend! My brother should find someone thoughtful and caring to be his girlfriend."

"You're looking for a nanny for your brother, not a girlfriend, aren't you?" Li Ting couldn't help but retort.

"What did you say?!"

Lin Miao widened her eyes, looking at Li Ting aggressively!

Li Ting also felt a bit upset, and defiantly stared back at Lin Miao, saying, "You also know your brother's health condition. Tell me, in daily life, is it you who takes care of your brother or is your brother taking care of you?"

"Your brother makes breakfast, right? Dinner too, and you'd rather go hungry than cook for yourself. Don't say your cooking is bad or anything, at least you can cook some dumplings in soup, right?"

"Moreover, you're already a grown girl, yet you even have your brother buy your underwear!"

"Now you have hands and feet, and your eyes are fine, yet the things you do show you're just a little girl spoiled by your brother. Yet you still have the nerve to say your brother should find a girlfriend like a big sister to take care of him."

"When you say that, don't you feel guilty?"

Her words were quite harsh, causing Lin Miao's face and neck to turn crimson!

She stood up abruptly, glaring at Li Ting, and shouted, "That's because my brother loves me. It's none of your business!"

Li Ting also stood up and retorted without showing any weakness, "Your brother is my boyfriend, so how we interact is none of your business!"

"You..."

Lin Miao was furious and picked up a cushion from the sofa, swinging it hard towards Li Ting's head...

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