Stay Home Daddy: I Was Reborn After My Daughter Passed Away
Chapter 953: Nine hundred and forty-eight, then there’s no hope.

Chapter 953: Nine hundred and forty-eight, then there’s no hope.

The old traditional Chinese medicine practitioner clearly did not dare to guarantee a cure for Gu Chen.

After all, such matters are not to be taken lightly.

If he were to make a guarantee to Gu Chen and something went wrong, the consequences could be severe.

So, at this moment, he spoke directly to Gu Chen.

Gu Chen, upon hearing this, showed no surprise, but instead asked for several additional prescriptions.

For Gu Chen, a mere few prescriptions would not be sufficient.

After preparing the medicine, he went straight back to the hotel.

Once back at the hotel, Gu Chen couldn’t stop thinking about the recent events.

He wondered whether he should follow the old practitioner’s proportions for the first batch of the herbs or use his own.

He felt that, since it was lung cancer, using a bit more might not be a problem.

However, understanding that medicine can also be toxic, he did not dare to take any reckless actions, so for the first attempt,

he strictly followed the old practitioner’s proportions to prepare the concoction of traditional Chinese herbs.

Naturally, he included Spiritual Spring in its entirety.

After all, those ingredients might be his real lifeline.

Once the Chinese medicine was nearly ready,

he promptly left the place,

carrying a pot of the herbal mixture directly to the old master’s residence.

Soon he arrived at the old master’s place.

Upon reaching the estate,

one could tell that there were still a lot of people in the estate.

It was as if everyone was waiting for something.

Gu Chen was quite curious and didn’t understand why there were always so many people in the estate every day.

What were they doing there, not doing anything else, just staying inside the estate?

Gu Chen didn’t quite understand, but during this visit,

he was once again received by the same male host as before.

The man led Gu Chen upstairs immediately.

He could smell the scent of Chinese herbs that Gu Chen carried with him,

and he probably knew that Gu Chen had brought medicine.

The other people around ignored Gu Chen completely,

not giving him a second glance.

After all this time, the old master had tried every medicine.

They knew very well which ones worked and which ones didn’t.

To save the old master, the current approach would be to seek Western doctors abroad,

and only through surgery could there be some assurance of effectiveness.

But there was just no chance with traditional Chinese medicine.

So, when they smelled the aroma of Chinese herbs on Gu Chen,

everyone had no hope for what he brought.

Gu Chen was unaware of these matters, and even if he knew, he wouldn’t care.

After all, he came to treat the sickness, not to get involved in all this mess.

At this time, Gu Chen remained calm, and when he reached the upstairs,

he immediately focused his attention on the old master.

The old master was sitting on the sofa reading a book.

The sight was just like that of any normal grandfather.

However, Gu Chen could sense something was off; the old master seemed enveloped in an aura of death as though he were on the brink of death,

which made one feel slightly uncomfortable.

At that moment, Gu Chen walked up to the old master,

and then he spoke directly to him,

"This is the Chinese medicine I’ve prepared for you to try.

Take a sip and see what the effect is like. Though, if you feel nothing after drinking it,

it probably means there’s no hope."

"If there’s even a slight sensation, that means everything is still worth another try," Gu Chen said at this moment in an incredibly straightforward manner, devoid of any circumlocutions.

He simply started talking to him directly.

After hearing this, the man hesitated for a moment, seemingly casting a doubtful glance at Gu Chen.

However, he didn’t continue to dwell on the matter.

It seemed he had concluded that what Gu Chen had was utterly useless.

When Gu Chen took out the herbal medicine, the old man glanced at it with an expressionless face.

He didn’t care whether the medicine was bitter or sweet.

He just drank it down straight away.

And when he drank the medicine, in that instant, one could clearly see the old man’s complexion change immediately.

His face seemed to go from black to white.

And there was a golden light blossoming in his eyes.

It was as if he had been illuminated.

So, at that point, he began to drink it even more earnestly.

Gu Chen wasn’t surprised at this turn of events.

Because he had seen such a scene before.

It was exactly like when he had given the medicine to the children before.

The expressions of those children were exactly the same as the old man’s now.

In fact, Gu Chen had always found this amusing.

Because the herbal medicine seemed very sweet to those who were genuinely ill.

Of course, this was just Gu Chen’s own speculation about whether that was the case.

He wasn’t very sure in his heart either.

And when the old man had quickly finished all the medicine,

Gu Chen looked at him with even greater curiosity.

It felt as if he were scrutinizing Gu Chen.

He was a bit skeptical about what exactly Gu Chen had just made him drink.

Was that really herbal medicine?

He didn’t think it was like herbal medicine, since he had consumed plenty of it before.

He knew very well what herbal medicine tasted like, having had extensive experience with it.

He thought it was fine if the medicine was a bit bitter.

But with what Gu Chen had given him, he didn’t detect any bitterness at all.

On the contrary, he thought it was somewhat sweet.

And that’s exactly why he was doubtful.

What was this substance? How could normal herbal medicine taste so sweet?

He didn’t quite understand.

At this point, Gu Chen didn’t try to explain anything.

He simply said to him in a calm voice,

"This is the nature of herbal medicine. Please feel if there is any discomfort in your body now,

or if there’s been any significant change?"

Gu Chen directly asked the old man this question.

Whether it tasted good was irrelevant; what truly mattered were the effects of the treatment.

When the old man heard what Gu Chen said,

he also took a moment to sense the condition inside his body.

After carefully thinking it over, he frowned slightly.

It seemed he didn’t know quite what to say.

"I don’t feel any particular difference," he said straight to Gu Chen.

Gu Chen frowned upon hearing this.

He hadn’t expected there to be no feeling.

That probably meant that his herbal medicine had lost its effect.

"Then there might truly be no other solution, I apologize, old sir," Gu Chen said directly at that point.

The old man looked astonished upon hearing this; he had not expected Gu Chen to give up so easily.