Follow the army to the island, the rebellious male protagonist was led by me to counterattack

Chapter 283 has been moved up.

Family compound, Shi Xia's home.

After receiving permission, Old Man Xu came in and was taking Shi Xia's pulse. The sound of bubbling earthenware pots coming from the kitchen, accompanied by a fragrant aroma, indicated that Aunt Lin was cooking.

Inside the house, Shi Xia looked in the direction of Aunt Lin, while Old Man Xu frowned deeply.

It's strange, he's lost so much weight, but inside he's as strong as an ox.

In all his years of practicing medicine, he had never seen such a strange person.

But when it turned out to be Shi Xia, he felt there was no need to make a fuss; it was just normal procedure.

Wen Cheng'an, who was standing nearby, took an hour off just to find out how Shi Xia was doing from Old Man Xu.

As a result, the old man took the pulse for a long time. He frowned and looked troubled. Wen Cheng'an's heart was like a roller coaster, going up and down. What's wrong? Tell me!

"It's alright, she's perfectly healthy. She just needs to eat more meat."

"real!"

Wen Cheng'an was so concerned that he lost his composure, and Old Man Xu rolled his eyes at him.

"What, you doubt this old man?"

"No, no, no."

Wen Cheng'an dared not say that only Shi Xia could control Old Man Xu; he dared not.

Shi Xia withdrew her wrist and said, "I told you I was fine."

"Don't be so smug. It's not good for a person to keep losing weight."

Old Xu said something in a low voice, and Wen Cheng'an nodded frantically.

Shi Xia gave Old Man Xu a threatening look, but Old Man Xu just gave her a dismissive look: I knew it!
"Is Shi Xia alright?"

Aunt Lin came in, interrupting the eye contact between Shi Xia and Old Man Xu.

"It's alright, just eat more."

Aunt Lin breathed a sigh of relief and assured her, "Don't worry, I'll cook for you right here and make sure you're well-fed."

Shi Xia felt embarrassed to let Aunt Lin stay here.

"No, it's almost Chinese New Year, and the family needs you. Please teach Wen Cheng'an a few dishes."

"Yes, yes, Aunt Lin, please teach me."

After Aunt Lin readily agreed, she arranged for Shi Xia to eat first.

Shi Xia had been wanting to eat it for a long time.

Old Xu's trip wasn't in vain; he managed to get a bite too, and after finishing, Shi Xia instructed him to show it to Fu Xue next door.

Old Xu took Fu Xue's pulse.

"She is seven months pregnant now, but there are already signs of the baby's head engaging in the pelvis."

What? I'm going into labor?

Old Xu nodded.

Fu Xue panicked immediately. She thought she still had more than two months left, how could she be about to give birth?

Shi Xia came over and comforted Fu Xue.

"Can she take medication to delay the symptoms? We can't let it harm the child or Fu Xue."

Old Xu shook his head.

"It's best to let nature take its course; the child has excellent blood and energy."

Everyone understood: seven out of ten babies are likely to survive, but eight out of ten are not. Keeping the baby in the womb might be dangerous.

"Wen Cheng'an, go find Xue Gang and bring him back. Old Xu, don't go yet, come with him to the hospital later."

"Fu Xue, have you prepared everything the children need?"

With Shi Xia in charge, Fu Xue found someone to rely on.

“I’ve prepared it. My mom has already prepared it for me.”

"That's good, it's alright. With so many people watching you, it's better to find out sooner rather than later, right?"

With Shi Xia's comforting words, Fu Xue gradually calmed down.

Soon, Xue Gang returned, covered in sweat.

She was perfectly fine this morning, how come she's about to give birth?
Regardless of the reason, the group still went to the hospital.

The head of obstetrics and gynecology at the hospital examined Fu Xue.

The current examinations rely entirely on the head of obstetrics and gynecology's experience.

"It's really engaged; your cervix will start dilating tonight or tomorrow."

"Just move in and have your baby first."

Fu Xue has been hospitalized.

Old Man Xu was also kept behind by Shi Xia.

Fu Xue asked Xue Gang to call her mother, who was coming to help with her postpartum care. She thought there was still time and wasn't in a rush to come, as she felt she could manage on her own and had neighbors to help.

As it turned out, it came ahead of schedule.

After hearing the news, Lin Sisi came over and decided to switch night shifts with her colleague to stay with Fu Xue that night.

Aunt Lin didn't leave either; she stayed with Fu Xue during the day, while Xue Gang went home to get some things.

No one objected, and Lin Sisi asked Shi Xia to go home and deliver a message.

Shi Xia agreed, saying she would go back first and come back if there was any further movement; there was absolutely no need for so many people to be at the hospital.

After taking Shi Xia's pulse again, Old Man Xu followed her back and stayed for the night.

The group returned, and Shi Xia went to the Lin family first.

Knock on the door and call out.

A teenage girl came out; she was Zhou Yusheng's niece, Zhou Zhaodi.

"Hello, Lin Sisi was sent over by your aunt. She's working overtime tonight and won't be coming back."

Zhou Zhaodi had scars on her face and arms. She habitually lowered her head, nodded to Shi Xia, and asked, "Which family are you from?"

"The house of Commander Wen behind."

"Okay, I get it now."

Upon hearing that she was a family member of the regimental commander, Zhou Zhaodi immediately nodded to indicate that she understood.

"Okay, I just wanted to let you know, your aunt was worried you'd be getting impatient."

After saying one more thing, Shi Xia turned and went back.

Something's not quite right about Zhou Zhaodi.

Shi Xia was lost in thought, and she was still thinking about it when she got home. She didn't like things to be left unresolved.

Seeing this, Old Man Xu came over and asked what was wrong. Shi Xia then expressed her doubts.

"So what did you see that made you think something was wrong?"

"I see... a scar!"

Shi Xia met her match.

"Fu Xue said she was the only survivor of the fire, and her body should have burn marks, but the scars didn't look like burns, they looked like scalds."

"Hot?"

Shi Xia nodded.

She knew something was wrong.

In her past life, she had seen people who were truly burned; their skin and muscles were completely destroyed, and the scars were much deeper.

But Zhou Zhaodi's scar is only a shallow layer, more like a burn from something very hot.

Old Xu didn't think Shi Xia was making baseless accusations.

What do you suspect?

"Me? I only suspect bad things, and I can't be sure of anything, nor do I know the size of the fire, so I can't be sure of anything."

Old Xu scoffed knowingly.

"Come on, you're not saying you don't care. It would be strange if you could hold back."

"Old Xu, if we lived in ancient times, we would definitely be a great team for murder and robbery."

Old Xu waved his hand dismissively.

"Can't you do something decent?"

"You don't understand, good businesses don't make money. These days, making money is hard!"

Old Xu's face showed that he didn't want to communicate with Shi Xia, but he said, "Then remember to take me with you."

"Hahaha! No problem!"

Shi Xia did not overlook Zhou Zhaodi's problem; she told Zhou Yusheng directly.

After hearing this, Zhou Yusheng asked, puzzled, "Boss Shi Xia, you don't suspect she burned it...?"

"How would I know? I just felt something was wrong. You can investigate it yourself. I suggest that Aunt Lin take the twins away for a few days."

Zhou Yusheng still couldn't quite believe it; that was a girl who was only fourteen years old.

But when he saw that it was Shi Xia who was speaking, he perked up again.

"Isn't it going too far to send the child away as well?"

Shi Xia only asked one question: "Are you willing to bet?"

Zhou Yusheng: "..."

He dare not.

(End of this chapter)