Jamie slipped into a simple outfit of a shirt and pants, swapping his dress shoes for black and white sneakers. His look was completely casual, but his face, framed by gold-rimmed glasses, carried an expressionless, cool intensity that was incredibly attractive. He exuded a lazy, yet undeniably sexy, aura of restraint.
Such an outfit naturally attracted the attention of the company's staff, though no one dared to openly discuss their boss. Jamie pretended not to hear the whispers and headed into his office, immersing himself in work.
It wasn't until after 2 PM that his personal phone, lying nearby, rang. He saw it was Aunt Sun calling.
Jamie found it strange. Though many people in the village had his number, they rarely contacted him.
Without much time to think, he answered the call.
"Aunt Diamond, What's the matter?"
"Oh, Jamie, you need to come back quickly!" Aunt Sun's anxious voice came through. Jamie frowned slightly. Before he could ask, Aunt Sun started speaking rapidly.
"I just came over to drop off some mint water for Sara and invite her to dinner tonight, but guess what? Her face was all red, and she's running a high fever—like 102, almost 104 degrees! I wanted to take her to the clinic, but she gets terrible car sickness, and I couldn't find any fever medicine here. If you're free, could you please grab some medicine and get it over here fast? I need to take care of her now. Hurry back!"
Jamie was stunned for a few seconds, then captured the key information from the torrent of words.
Sara had a high fever, refused to go to town, and there was no medicine at home.
He immediately stood up from his desk, grabbed his car keys, and left. Luckily, there was a large pharmacy near the company. Not knowing her specific symptoms, he had the pharmacist pack one of each fever medicine, filling two large bags.
Feeling it still wasn't enough, he stopped by a clinic in town and brought a doctor with him.
In the town clinic, it was common for doctors to make house calls, especially since most patients were elderly and couldn't travel to town easily. They would often call for home visits.
As soon as Jamie explained that someone at home had a fever of 104 degrees, the doctor quickly prepared two IV bottles and hopped in the car with him.
The black car sped towards the village. At the village entrance, a group of people were chatting, including Jamie's grandmother. But today, he only had time to lower the window and say, "I'm going to see Sara first," before driving into the village.
As the car sped away, leaving a trail of exhaust, the neighbors clasped their hands and, with knowing smiles, let out a long, drawn-out "Ooooh~~~."
Grandma Lorelei: "He hasn't even won her over yet! Can't he be a bit more low-key?! Useless boy!"
Jamie's heart had been racing all the way. It only calmed down slightly when he burst into Sara's house with the doctor and saw her sitting in the living room, holding a cup of lemonade.
Sara did look a bit pale, but overall she seemed in good spirits, chatting and laughing with Aunt Diamond. When she saw him, a flash of surprise and admiration crossed her eyes.
It was only then that his brain finally started working again.
From the moment he received the call, his worry and anxiety had left him no time to think about the absurdity of the situation.
For instance, even if Sara and Aunt Diamond didn't have medicine at home, wouldn't the nearly hundred households in the village have a single fever pill?
Or why Aunt Diamond's voice, though urgent, didn't sound genuinely worried but rather impatient as if eager to achieve something. There was also the obvious sneakiness in her tone.
Even if these weren't considered, seeing Aunt Diamond's mischievous expression now made everything clear to Jamie.
"Why are you here?" Sara looked at the middle-aged man in a white coat behind him, even more puzzled, "And you brought a... doctor?"
Jamie subtly steadied his breathing and said, "Hmm, weren't you running a high fever? Let the doctor take a look at you."
Aunt Sun probably didn't lie, maybe just exaggerated a bit.
Sure enough, Sara waved her hand sheepishly and said, "I didn't have a high fever, just 100.8 degrees, and I'm already feeling much better. But how did you know I had a fever?"
Jamie glanced slightly at Aunt Sun beside her. Aunt Sun chuckled, "flushed earlier and got worried. I thought, what if it gets worse and you don't have any medicine at home? So I called him. Y'all chat, I've got to run now."
Aunt Diamond patted her hips as she rose, then addressed Sara, "Hey, Tang Tang, just realized we're out of bread at home, so won't be hosting you for dinner tonight. Feel free to stop by another time if you want some lemonade, I'm off now!"
Once her left, only Jamie, Sara, and the doctor remained in the yard.
