Warm medicine emits fragrance

Li Chenbi's fever came on fiercely this time, tormenting Fan Liuer for a whole day, and the water in the basin had to be changed countless times.

Finally, before dinner, he felt better and his body temperature went down.

Fan Liuer then troubled Feng Ji to take Li Chenbi out of the basin and lift him onto the bamboo bed, and she took care of the rest herself.

She didn't let them take the basin away, thinking that given Li Chenbi's condition, he might need it again sometime.

Siqing cooked dinner, and after the three of them ate, Siqing and Feng Ji went home.

Before leaving, Siqing asked Fan Liuer, "Sister Liuer, there's something I'm not sure if I should say."

Fan Liuer was so tired that she didn't even have the strength to speak. She said weakly, "What can't we talk about? Say whatever you want."

Siqing glanced around the room and asked, "Do you really want to keep Second Master by your side?"

"Second Master's illness is entirely sustained by those expensive medicinal herbs; otherwise, he would be like this today. Let's not even talk about whether those herbs are available or not; even if we could, could you afford to feed him them every day?"

Siqing's words made Fan Liuer fall into deep thought.

Siqing knew that Siqing had some feelings for Li Chenbi. Fan Liuer wasn't the kind of person who was so muddle-headed. A word or two of advice was enough. The rest was up to Siqing to decide.

"Everyone's tired today, so my brother and I will head back first. You should get some rest too, we can think about this later."

Fan Liuer nodded and saw the two out.

After closing the door, Fan Liuer returned to the room and looked at Li Chenbi, who was sleeping on the bed. She no longer felt as relaxed as she had a few days ago.

Siqing is right. Keeping Li Chenbi by her side is more harmful than beneficial to her.

She couldn't afford to support Li Chenbi.

Although she had made a lot of money from Li Chenbi, enough for her to live a life of comfort and ease.

But if someone were to contract an illness like Li Chenbi's, their family fortune would probably be wiped out in three to five years.

Should we kick him out?

In his current state, where can he go?

Sending him away at this point would be no different from taking his life.

Fan Liuer walked to the bamboo bed and sat down. After staring at Li Chenbi for a while, she sighed heavily.

"I'm not such a heartless person, I can't bring myself to kick you out right now. But for your illness, not only can I not buy those medicinal herbs, but even if I could, I don't have enough money to keep you drinking them."

"Don't blame me for being heartless. Even if I'm willing to spend all my savings to support you, my little money won't last. If it all runs out, we'll both starve to death."

"I will try my best to find out if you have any relatives or clansmen. If I find them, I will have them take you away."

"If it's not found..."

Fan Liuer paused, her mind in turmoil. She said she was trying to contact Li Chenbi's family, but everyone knew that the Li family had been slaughtered, so he had no family left.

In all likelihood, she will ultimately have no choice but to stand by and watch her die.

"I'll find you a good place, a place with good feng shui, and find a Taoist priest to perform a proper ritual for you so that you can be reborn into a good family and continue to live a life of luxury in your next life."

As soon as she finished speaking, Li Chenbi let out a violent cough.

Fan Liuer quickly crawled over, "What's wrong? Why are you coughing? I remember you didn't have a cough as a symptom of this illness."

Li Chenbi coughed because he was angered by Fan Liuer.

He woke up before Fan Liuer entered the room, but the torment of the whole day had left him so exhausted that he didn't even have the strength to open his eyes.

He never expected to hear such heartfelt words from Fan Liuer, which made him so angry that he wanted to get up and beat her up.

He must have owed Fan Liuer something in his past life to have met such a heartless person like her in this life.

With great effort, he opened his eyes and met Fan Liuer's anxious face. His resentment was suppressed again, and in the end, he could only close his eyes again and exhale weakly.

When Fan Liuer saw this, she thought that his fever had flared up again.

She hurriedly touched his body and found that his temperature was not too high. She immediately climbed onto the bed, lay down next to Li Chenbi, and hugged him tightly.

"The temperature isn't too high yet, it should be more comfortable for me to hold you."

It was really comfortable to be held by her; her body was cool, and the temperature of the skin against mine gradually decreased.

Li Chenbi was too exhausted to be angry anymore and fell asleep again in her arms.

Fan Liuer held him for a while, and when she saw that he didn't react anymore, she also fell asleep.

She was really tired today.

Li Chenbi didn't sleep for long; he woke up before midnight.

The candles in the room hadn't burned out yet. In the dim light, Li Chenbi turned his head to look at the person pressed against his neck.

Fan Liuer's earlier words resurfaced in his mind.

He gritted his teeth and muttered under his breath, "Who is the real heartless man here?"

However, the person next to him was sleeping soundly, completely unaware of his resentment and anger.

Li Chenbi looked at Fan Liuer for a while before looking away and reaching under his pillow to take out a medicine bottle.

He originally intended to save the last pill and take it after getting through the next two days.

This way, he could remain conscious when Li Qiuping rushed back.

But now it seems he has no choice but to eat. If today's events were to happen again, Fan Liuer would probably just dig a hole and bury him because she's too tired.

He opened the medicine bottle, poured out the pills, and swallowed them dry.

Then the bottle was put back in its original place.

The day before yesterday, Fan Liuer saw this medicine bottle under the pillow when she was tidying up the bamboo bed. At that time, she even asked him if he remembered what the medicine here was used for.

Li Chenbi said he didn't know.

Fan Liuer assumed it was some kind of medicine for treating external injuries and put the medicine bottle back under her pillow.

We need to find a way to get rid of this medicine bottle, lest Fan Liuer remembers it sometime and becomes suspicious of him when she discovers the pills are gone.

After taking his medicine, Li Chenbi held Fan Liuer and fell asleep.

Fan Liuer was awakened by a breaking sound the next day.

She opened her eyes and saw Li Chenbi lying on his side by the bamboo bed, as if looking at something.

"What's wrong?" She sat up and leaned closer to look.

"That medicine bottle fell and broke," Li Chenbi replied.

Fan Liuer got off the bamboo bed, walked around to Li Chenbi's side, and saw the broken pieces of the medicine bottle on the ground.

She crouched down and rummaged through the floor. "Wait, I remember there were pills inside? Where are they?"

"Perhaps it fell into some corner," Li Chenbi replied.

Fan Liuer squatted on the ground and searched everywhere, even under the bed and under the cabinet, but she couldn't find it.

"Don't bother looking for it. How could you possibly find such a small pill if it's just thrown on the ground?" Li Chenbi advised her.

Fan Liuer thought to herself that it made sense. Anyway, she didn't know what the pill was for, so it was fine if she couldn't find it.

She clapped her hands, stood up, went outside to get a broom, cleaned up the broken pieces on the ground, and then asked Li Chenbi.

How are you feeling today?

Li Chenbi lay back on the bamboo bed, his gaze falling on Fan Liuer, his voice stronger than usual.

"I'm fine, perfectly fine!"