"Is the child having a cold with a fever? First, let's take a temperature," the nurse said after seeing Dongzi's flushed face and his runny nose, proceeding calmly as she directed them towards a row of benches in the waiting area. There sat a dozen or so people, all parents cradling their feverish children.
The urgency Luo Dawei felt at that moment was intense, thinking if it were his own medical team or hospital, one shout from him would have brought a doctor scrambling to pat his bottom. But now he was on someone else's turf. Handing Dongzi over to Manman to hold, he hurried to the registration desk to get a number, then planned to sneak in through the back door.
"Auntie—" the little guy was already feeling dizzy from the fever, finding comfort in leaning against his soft and cushy aunt, wanting to fall asleep.
"Dongzi, don't sleep," Manman said, frightened, patting the little guy's cheek frantically.
