At six in the morning, Jiang Ye got up.
He first poured a glass of warm water, took his medicine box, and pushed open the door to Li Nannan's bedroom.
To his surprise, she was already awake.
Her eyes were wide open, staring blankly at the ceiling.
Her expression was like that of a corpse shot dead, unable to rest in peace.
Jiang Ye's hair stood on end again, and sharing a room with someone mentally unstable was by no means a pleasant experience.
"Sit up and take your medicine," Jiang Ye said.
Li Nannan tilted her head to look at him, her expression confused, as if wondering why a man had entered the room.
Just as Jiang Ye was about to say something else, a look of realization dawned on her face.
"Okay," she slowly sat up.
Jiang Ye handed her the glass of water, then handed her the pills one by one.
Li Nannan kept stuffing the capsules into her mouth.
After she had taken them all, she suddenly opened her mouth wide.
Jiang Ye was stunned. Her mouth was a colorful mess; all the capsules were still in her mouth, not swallowed.
With a "wow," Li Nannan spat the wet capsules onto the quilt and looked at Jiang Ye obediently, "I've taken them. Please collect them for me, I'll eat them again at noon."
"No..." Jiang Ye's brain was about to short-circuit. "Taking medicine means you have to swallow these capsules, not just hold them in your mouth for a bit."
Li Nannan's expression turned angry, "You didn't say that earlier!"
Jiang Ye felt like hitting a wall.
Li Nannan grabbed the capsules and gulped them down with water.
After finishing, she suddenly tilted her head, fell onto the bed, and closed her eyes. She fainted instantly.
The cup in her hand fell onto the bed, spilling the remaining water all over the quilt.
Jiang Ye was flustered. He pinched her philtrum and frantically took out his phone to call Isabelle.
When the call connected, Jiang Ye blurted out, "Li Nannan fainted! She fainted suddenly after taking her medicine!"
"Don't panic, don't mind her, just lay her down flat," Isabelle's tone was calm. "It's a side effect of the medication."
Jiang Ye stopped pinching her philtrum, his expression one of utter disbelief.
What kind of medicine had such potent side effects?
Fainting on the spot after taking it; even a sleeping potion wasn't this effective!
If Shi Nai'an saw this, he would surely exclaim, "Well done!"
"These medicines are either for repairing the body or promoting brain reconstruction. They take effect very quickly, and her brain will gradually return to its previous state, perhaps even becoming smarter," Isabelle explained over the phone. "About half an hour after taking the medication, she will be very clear-headed. Just wait a moment, and she'll wake up."
"Okay, as long as it's a side effect of the medication, I was just afraid she'd die," Jiang Ye breathed a sigh of relief.
"She won't die," Li Nannan opened her eyes.
Jiang Ye was taken aback, hung up the phone, and looked at her.
Li Nannan's expression suddenly became normal. She sighed sadly, "I'm hungry. Can you make me something to eat? Please."
"Oh, you're finally back to normal," Jiang Ye got up. "What do you want to eat?"
"Something liquid," Li Nannan said. "Millet porridge, with some brown sugar."
Jiang Ye went to the kitchen and made a large bowl of millet porridge, sprinkling brown sugar until the entire bowl turned a dark red.
He brought the porridge out, and Li Nannan was already sitting at the dining table, wrapped in a blanket.
Jiang Ye handed her the bowl and spoon, and she began to drink, spoonful by spoonful.
Jiang Ye carefully sat beside her, watching her eat.
"I'll probably stay here until spring. I'll leave when the snow melts," Li Nannan said while drinking. "During this time, my body will gradually recover, and I'll soon be able to take care of myself. I won't be much of a bother to you."
Jiang Ye confirmed that her mental state was normal and that she had returned to her familiar self. He decisively flattered her.
"How could that be? Your presence here, Chief, brings glory to this humble abode. I am also fortunate for three lifetimes. Never mind staying until spring, even staying until next spring..."
Li Nannan interrupted him, "Enough with the flattery. Even devoted children don't stay by a sickbed for long, and I'm not your mother."
Jiang Ye was speechless, his forehead covered in a dark line.
"After taking the medicine, I'll be relatively clear-headed for about half an hour. After half an hour, I'll be very sleepy and will fall asleep. When I wake up, I'll be mentally unstable again," Li Nannan put down the bowl, having finished the millet porridge. "So, if you have anything you want to ask, ask it now. After this time, I won't be me anymore."
"What exactly is wrong with your physical condition?" Jiang Ye pointed to her arm, where there were many red, bark-like hardened tissues, as if skin had been peeled off and then healed.
"These are not wounds; they are the process of detoxification," Li Nannan touched the red bark on her arm. "The medicine I took is for detoxification, expelling toxins from my body in this way. Eventually, this red flesh will fall off."
"Toxins?" Jiang Ye was confused.
"The Mil people used me for human experiments and injected me with a lot of toxic agents," Li Nannan's voice lowered.
"The Mil people deserve to die!" Jiang Ye was stunned, then said fiercely.
"Bring me paper and a pen, I need to write a mission report," Li Nannan said. "Record the entire process of this combat mission."
Jiang Ye quickly fetched a notebook and a pen. Li Nannan propped herself up on the dining table, pondered for a moment, and then began to write.
Seeing that her mental state was temporarily good, Jiang Ye hurried out.
He got into the car, and on the seat, a shattered cleaning robot lay prostrate.
"Master," the cleaning robot said weakly.
"I'll find a place to get you repaired," Jiang Ye tapped the screen, setting a destination: the Ant Real Estate building.
He accelerated to the maximum, speeding to Binhai City. The car stopped beneath the Ant Real Estate building.
Jiang Ye carried the cleaning robot and went straight to the rooftop, pushing open the heavy door of the boss's office.
Xu Yan, dressed in a black suit, sat behind the desk, wearing gold-rimmed glasses and looking down at a pile of paper documents.
"Oh?" Xu Yan pushed up his glasses and smiled. "The bringer of wealth has arrived?"
"Not here to bring wealth, but to ask for a small favor," Jiang Ye placed the cleaning robot on the desk. "The shell of this thing is broken; please repair it. I don't know where to get it fixed, but this robot came with the apartment when I moved in, so I figured you might know someone who can fix it."
"No problem, it's a small job," Xu Yan nodded. "I have a new one of the same model here. Why don't you just swap it for a new one? This thing isn't worth much, and it's usually scrapped when it breaks. Repairing it is quite troublesome."
"Murder!" the cleaning robot screamed in panic. "Help!"
"No, I want this one. Just repair the shell and give it back to me," Jiang Ye smiled. "I'm a sentimental person."
"Alright, since your master likes you, I'll spare your dog's life," Xu Yan smiled and poked the cleaning robot with his fingernail.
Leaving the Ant Real Estate building, Jiang Ye drove home.
When he arrived, Li Nannan was already asleep in the bedroom.
Her brief period of lucidity had passed. After waking up, she would be mentally unstable again. It was as if two souls resided in her body; the medication suppressed the external, mad soul, allowing the original, normal soul to manifest. However, the medication's effect was short-lived.
Her mission report lay on the dining table, several pages already written.
Jiang Ye picked it up to read.
As he read, his hands began to tremble.
The contents of the paper were unbelievable, making his hair stand on end.
He could hardly imagine the terrifying experiences Li Nannan had endured on the front lines, experiences that would leave her with nightmares for a lifetime.