The lifeline is gone; being a man, the doctor couldn’t possibly not understand what this ans.
But why would the lifeline be gone all of a sudden?
And, hasn’t Second Brother been sick lately because of his finger being cut off? He was just saying yesterday that his fever wouldn’t go down, so why did he suddenly run to the grove behind today?
His mind was filled with doubts that lingered endlessly, unable to dissipate.
At this mont, the old man from the Gao Family, who had gone to bed earlier, also climbed up from the kang.
Looking at the chattering crowd in his courtyard, it seed they were discussing sothing about his second son.
Full of doubts himself, the old man pushed through the crowd and saw the doctor standing in a daze at the doorway.
He walked over and asked, "What’s going on, Third Son? Why are all these people in our yard? Also, I heard them seem to be discussing your Second Brother, what happened to him?"
ntioning this second son, the old man was filled with frustration.
If it were a little chick or puppy, he’d want to just directly strangle it to end the trouble!
The doctor was still deeply imrsed in what Gao Dagen had just told him, and upon being asked by the old man, he subconsciously replied without thinking, "Second Brother’s lifeline is gone!"
"What?" At these words, the old man staggered back two steps.
Suddenly, the doctor reacted and reached out to steady the old man, who was no longer standing firm.
"Dad, calm down!" Not only the old man, even he felt dizzy upon hearing this news, taking a long ti to react.
"Let... let go of ..."
The old man swallowed his saliva, forced himself to stand firm, then shook off the doctor’s supporting hand and trembled on his frail old legs towards the house.
At the sa ti, Gao Yaozu, following behind, also heard the words, feeling similarly complex emotions.
Can a man who lost his lifeline still be considered a man?
All he knew was that if it were him, he would rather lose his life than lose his lifeline.
"What a sin it is..."
Suddenly, from inside the house, the old man’s voice ca, followed briefly by two moans and silence.
"Uncle... Father..."
At once, chaos erupted.
The doctor and Gao Yaozu both sensed sothing was wrong and quickly squeezed into the house.
Once inside, they found the old man had already fainted, luckily, soone beside him had helped him sit in a chair.
"Dad..." they called simultaneously, rushing to support him.
The doctor hurriedly reached out his fingers to pinch the old man’s philtrum.
After a mont, the old man slowly woke up, but he seed utterly dispirited, as if he’d lost all his vitality.
"Dad, calm down, Second Brother is like this now, you can’t collapse too..." Gao Yaozu spoke in a soothing tone.
"What a sin... truly a sin..."
From the old man’s mouth, the sa words ca over and over.
In truth, he didn’t know what else to say himself.
With such a thing happening to Gao Dashu, it’s not just the second branch that feels sha; it drags down the entire Gao Family’s reputation.
Looking again at the crowd’s eyes on him, he could clearly feel the mocking gazes.
At this mont, the old man wished he could die right then and there, to avoid living in a world where this disgraceful offspring could one day anger him to death.
"Dad, youngest brother has already gone to fetch the doctor. No one can say for sure about Second Brother’s situation just yet; maybe the outco isn’t so bad. You should go back and rest; everything can be decided once the doctor arrives." The doctor advised with a complex expression.
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