Female Novel
Chapter 268
Seconds ago, he could hardly stand it and fainted. That was serious because once he passed out, hewould suffer a backlash from the medicine. By then, not only would he fail to restore his condition, buthe might also injure his meridians. Even worse, he might not be able to wake up again.
A while later, he staggered to his feet. All the bones in his body felt sore, and he felt muddleheaded.Picking up his cup, he drank a few mouthfuls but still felt thirsty, so he poured the rest of the water onhis head and felt much better.
Following that, he grabbed the fourth bowl…
Just after swallowing it, Thomas plunged to the ground. The pain from the fourth bowl was ten timesthat from the previous three. At that instance, he felt he was about to die from the pain. “Ahh—” He letout a low growl as veins protruded from his forehead. Then, he slammed his fist on the floor.
Bam! Bam!
His whole body was on fire as a wave of unbearable heat kept surging inside his body. If anyone elsesaw him at that moment, they would inherently be shocked. His face, ears, neck, and even body wereflushing bright red, so vivid that it was no longer the skin tone of an ordinary person. He looked like hewas blazing in flames from afar!
Meanwhile, Thomas’ eyelids felt like they were made of heavy steel, and he was about to faint at anymoment. No, I can’t faint! Once I do, all my efforts will be in vain!
Struggling to reach his feet, he grabbed the knife on his bedside table and sliced his body withouthesitation.
Hiss!
Instantly, a bone-deep gash appeared on his chest as blood spurted out from the opening. He had nochoice because he could not let himself fall unconscious. Therefore, he could only rely on physical painto keep himself awake.
After that, he gritted his teeth and bore through the pain. When all the medicinal properties fully enteredhis body, he could no longer hold on and fell to the ground, breathing with difficulty. The gash on hischest was still bleeding, staining the floor maroon. That was no longer restoring his body condition butself-torture!
It was until 6.00AM the following day that Thomas regained some strength. He rose to his feet andlooked at the wound on his chest. Fortunately for him, it was no longer bleeding. Also, he was lucky tohave done that because he might have fainted if he did not do so.
“There’s one more bowl. Should I drink it?”
At the sight of the bowl of herbal medicine, he fell into deep thought. Despite being only in his twenties,he had a fair share of dangerous experiences far beyond one’s imagination. However, this was the firsttime he felt scared.
He had to admit that he was terrified, afraid that his condition might not recover but worsen after hedrank the last bowl of herbal medicine. It was not because he was scared of death but because hewould be unable to retrieve Chloe’s mom’s ashes if the worst happened.
“I can’t cower now. Chloe is still waiting for me to get her mom’s ashes back. Here goes nothing! God, ifyou want to take my life, so be it!”
Despite saying so, Thomas still made some preparations. Before drinking the medicine, he almostcovered his entire body with silver needles, looking like a hedgehog. The acupuncture he performedpreviously was to make his body absorb the medicinal properties quicker, but this time, it was tomaintain his body in a hyperactive state.
Once everything was ready, he picked up the last bowl of medicine and worriedly finished it.
Boom!
Thomas felt like he had swallowed a bomb rather than herbal medicine! The aggressive medicinalproperties exploded inside his body, making him feel dizzy.
Swoosh! Swoosh! Swoosh!
All the silver needles in his body shot away, and he changed from looking like a hedgehog to a humanin just a breath’s time.
Blergh!
He could not hold back any longer and spat out a mouthful of blood. It was then he realized he couldonly take three sets of the recipe he came up with at once because if he took more than that, theburning sensation would increase with every dose! Unfortunately, he had realized this too late. If hewere given another chance, he would certainly stop himself from rashly drinking the last bowl ofmedicine.
“I can’t hold on anymore!” Then, everything turned black, and the man fell unconscious, feeling greatdespair and reluctance. A little more. It would just take a little bit more!
Still, Thomas was a human, so he had his limits.
What he did not know was that after he fell unconscious, his blood vessels showed on his skin, andeven the flow of blood in his veins could be seen vividly! More shockingly, the blood in his veins lookedlike they were the color of flames.
Right then, his blood turned to gold, and there seemed to be a thin layer of yellow gleam appearingabove his originally red skin, which remained until his skin returned to normal.novelbin
At 7.00AM, Olivia woke up and headed downstairs. When she did not see Thomas there, she headedinto the kitchen and began preparing breakfast. By 7.30AM, their meals were ready, but the man wasnowhere to be seen. Why is he still asleep at this hour? She went to his room and knocked on the door.
Knock! Knock! Knock!
“Thomas, are you awake? It’s time for breakfast!” It was radio silence inside the room with no responsefrom him. “Huh? Is he still dead asleep?” Olivia stood outside for a while before slowly pushing the dooropen.
“Thomas!” She immediately noticed the unconscious man on the floor and ran over. “Thomas! Thomas,what happened? Don’t scare me like that!” She used all her strength to help him onto the bed andanxiously tried to wake him up.
“Is he…” A bad feeling surged inside her as she quickly placed her finger under Thomas’ nose. “Phew!He’s breathing. Thank goodness!” But what’s going on with him?
It was then that she looked around the room and was instantly shocked. Five empty bowls were on thefloor, and a pool of blood surrounded where Thomas was previously lying. Then, she looked closer athis upper body and saw the deep cut on his chest.
“My god!” Her eyes filled with tears. “What were you doing? Why didn’t you call me when you got hurt?Look at that! It must hurt a lot!”
Looking at the terrifying wound, she felt heartbroken and even sadder than when she got injured. Shewiped away the tears from the corner of her eyes. “How can you disregard your body like this? Even ifyou don’t care about your body, you should consider how I would feel!”
Since the wound on Thomas’ chest had scabbed over, she was not too worried.