Brother Yi, I'm so scared

Yu Qingchuan hurriedly said, "Doctor, have you made a mistake? I've never been in a relationship."

"Hmm?" The doctor looked puzzled. He checked his pulse for a while longer, then asked Yu Qingchuan to stick out his tongue to help with the diagnosis. In the end, he remained certain. "Your pulse is deep and slow, your limbs are swollen, and your tongue is enlarged. These are clear signs of kidney yang deficiency. Do you often break out in cold sweats and feel unusually sensitive to the cold?"

"Yes, I do." Yu Qingchuan had a vague sense that something was wrong. The original owner of this body had only been twenty-one. How could he have such severe kidney deficiency already?

"But Doctor, I've really never been in a relationship." Yu Qingchuan was starting to panic. "Could you check again?"

The doctor's expression grew grave as well. "Wait here for a moment. I'll go get my mentor."

With that, he stood up and went out to another consultation room.

Yu Qingchuan sat on the bench, lowered his eyes, and sank into thought.

Before long, the doctor returned and asked Yu Qingchuan to come with him. Yu Qingchuan followed him to see his mentor.

The elderly practitioner of traditional Chinese medicine also wore a white coat. He had a kindly face and looked alert and vigorous. He glanced up at Yu Qingchuan, his gaze finally settling on the mark on Yu Qingchuan's face. "Come here, child. Let me check your pulse."

"Thank you." Yu Qingchuan sat on the bench and held out his wrist. The old doctor checked the pulses in both his wrists and asked about his usual eating habits before finally giving his diagnosis. "This was caused by years of eating foods that interact harmfully with one another. Because the amounts were small, it wasn't easy to notice. But if you keep eating this way, you'll eventually develop serious problems and be unable to have children. The mark on your face is a warning that your body has been poisoned. It isn't a birthmark."

Hearing the old doctor's words, Yu Qingchuan felt as though he had plunged into an icy abyss. His whole body went cold, so cold that his teeth nearly chattered.

Su Ningyue had been in charge of all his food. Thinking back carefully, she had also been the first to prepare late-night snacks for him. When the original owner had grown tired of the food at home and wanted to eat out, Su Ningyue had simply hired another chef to make delicious meals for him in all sorts of different ways.

He had always felt that something was off about Su Ningyue's reactions. Now, at last, he had an explanation.

Was Su Ningyue harming him?

But that shouldn't be possible. The author had never told him there was anything like that in the setup.

But this elderly doctor had never appeared in the author's novel either, nor had the bus he had taken today. After he had entered the book, this place had become a complete world, with all its logic and chains of cause and effect filled in.

He could change the original owner's fate, and Lu Shiyi would no longer die. So why couldn't Su Ningyue destroy his body?

Yu Qingchuan struggled to take deep breaths and calm the fear in his heart. "Doctor, can... can I still be saved?"

"Of course. But after so many years, it will be difficult to restore your health completely. The illness has already taken root. Still, nothing is certain. You're young."

Yu Qingchuan's eyes reddened slightly. Once again, he felt helpless and terrified.

His hand had been ruined in his previous world. If he hadn't withdrawn from everything, would he have lost the use of his other hand too?

Su Ningyue seemed so gentle. Why would she want to harm him?

The old doctor kindly gave him time to collect himself, then prescribed medicine for him. Since he needed to detoxify his body and restore his health, the medicine was expensive. A single course of treatment cost over seven thousand.

Yu Qingchuan didn't have that much money at the moment, and apart from Lu Shiming, there was no one he could borrow from. He called Lu Shiming without explaining what had happened, only saying that he wanted to borrow some money.

Without a moment's hesitation, Lu Shiming transferred thirty thousand to him and said with a laugh, "You've spent quite a bit on me before, Sister-in-law. I wouldn't dare keep this money. My brother would skin me when he woke up. Spend it however you like. You don't have to pay me back."

Yu Qingchuan held back his tears and thanked him.

The clinic offered a decoction service, but the medicine wouldn't be ready until the next morning. He would have to come back, which would also be a good opportunity to have his pulse checked again.

He didn't know how he made it back to the hospital. But the moment he saw Lu Shiyi, all his emotions burst out. He held Lu Shiyi's hand as tears fell, his voice trembling. "Brother Yi, I'm so scared..."