Full Marks Hidden Marriage: Pick Up a Son, Get a Free Husband Chapter 5

Ning Xi, exhausted from accompanying drinks all night, sits beside the frightened little boy in the storeroom and falls asleep. She awakens to find him snuggled against her leg, and upon petting his head, discovers his burning fever. Realizing the danger if he remains trapped until the next day, she helps the child escape through a small skylight despite her inability to follow, then collapses from dizziness, bitterly reflecting on her past losses and struggles against Ning Xueluo.