Xiao Yebai stood by his mother-in-law's bedside, watching as she lay with her eyes closed, her face covered in red rashes. His eyes narrowed slightly as he leaned down a little closer, seemingly trying to make out any words that might be coming from her barely moving lips.
Gu Nuan's father was restless in another isolation room, worrying about his wife, worrying about his daughter. Fingers tightening around his hair in anxiety, he suddenly leaped up, resolved to follow his wife's lead and seek out Qiu Sanggu.
After all, Gu Nuan's mother had mentioned before that she got the cream from Qiu Sanggu. Was there any other option than to go to Qiu Sanggu for an antidote? Of course not.
As he approached the door, it suddenly swung open from the outside, with his son-in-law, Xiao Yebai, standing in the doorway.
"What's the situation?" Gu Nuan's father grabbed one of his arms and asked.
