Thinking about Liu Tingting's current physical condition, Ye Nian'an felt inexplicably sorry for the woman in front of her.

Despite knowing that Liu Tingting might have some connection to Old Li's matter.

But thinking about her future, being forced by men to have a son, ruining her body to this state, becoming skin and bones, as if a gust of wind could blow her away...

I just felt sympathy and pity for them.

Liu Tingting felt a lump in her throat and an urge to cry.

Even an outsider would know that she is worried about her poor health.

But her own man doesn't care.

Ultimately, it's because she didn't give him a son!

What a ridiculous reason!

Isn't his biological mother a woman?

Why is there such a strong inherent discrimination against women?

However, considering Ye Nian'an's identity... she couldn't complain at this time, no matter how wronged she was.

After all, Gu Tao was still her man.

She forced a smile, fighting back tears: "It's okay, sis. You saw how I scratched Gu Tao's face. I'm not one to be trifled with, just letting him hit me without saying a word."

However, her smile quickly faded.

Ye Nian'an didn't bring any medicine, and it wasn't appropriate to use her spatial ability in front of others, so she could only use the medicine box from the Gu family to give Liu Tingting's facial wounds a simple treatment.

Afterwards, Ye Nian'an placed his fingertips on Liu Tingting's wrist pulse, pressed lightly with three fingers for a moment, and his brows furrowed more and more tightly.

As I withdrew my hand, my heart sank, and I sighed inexplicably.

The sigh was as light as a breeze across water, yet it made Liu Tingting's heart skip a beat, and her fingertips clenched tightly at the hem of her clothes.

"Sister... Sister, is something wrong with your sister-in-law's health?"

Liu Tingting's voice trembled, her eyes filled with fear, like a frightened fawn.

I just hope that in the end it won't be the bad news I'm hoping for.

Ye Nian looked at her steadily, her eyes filled with a hint of reluctance, but she still spoke truthfully: "Sister-in-law, do you want to hear the truth or a lie?"

This can't be hidden anymore; before long, more serious symptoms will appear.

"I……"

Liu Tingting bit her pale lips, tears welling in her eyes, and finally steeled herself: "Sister, tell your sister-in-law the truth, what's the use of lying!"

"Just by looking at your face these past few years, I can tell your blood and energy are like a leaky bucket; no matter how much you try to replenish it, you lose it all. You get palpitations and shortness of breath with the slightest movement, your hands and feet are always cold, and even your lips have a bluish-gray tinge—"

"This is because the body's qi and blood are so deficient that even the color in the face can't be restored."

"Your stomach has been completely ruined. The cold-natured medicines you took before were all stronger than the last, seeping into the very fabric of your stomach. The fact that you've been getting thinner and thinner these past few years is not a good thing. It means your stomach can't retain any nutrients at all, and your body is only hanging on by a thread of weakness."

"But all of these combined are just the first few straws that break the camel's back."

Ye Nian'an's voice deepened: "The worst part is that when you gave birth to those children, your body was already severely weakened, and it was the time when you should have been properly nourished, but you drank lead-containing herbal medicine for so long."

"Lead-containing herbal medicine?"

Liu Tingting suddenly looked up, her eyes filled with confusion.

"I...I drank these? Is there a problem with this lead-containing herbal medicine? I've never drunk anything weird, I always get prescriptions from many doctors..."

“Sister-in-law, those lead poisons are no good. They are like a bone-deep infection, taking advantage of the time when your blood and qi are flowing freely during childbirth, slowly seeping into your internal organs and bones.”

"Feel your bones. Do you always feel numbness and heaviness at night? That's because lead poison has taken root in your bone marrow and has almost eaten away at the essence inside."

Ye Nian'an sighed helplessly.

In this era, too many people lack reverence for medical principles.

They would try anything good, any folk remedy, or any quack doctor who happened to become famous and prescribed medicine, as long as it could lead to a son. They would swallow it all without thinking.

Little did they know that taking medicine indiscriminately could be fatal!

Now, Liu Tingting's body is like an old house hollowed out by termites.

It looks like it's barely holding on from the outside, but the beams and pillars inside are completely rotten.

The blood and qi in the meridians are like a dried-up riverbed, cracked with bottomless fissures, unable to sustain even a trace of vitality.

Even if Liu Tingting was stupid, she would understand—

My condition is extremely dangerous, I'm even on the verge of death!

"Sister, your sister-in-law can't get hurt!"

Liu Tingting knelt down with a thud, grabbed Ye Nian'an's trouser leg, and burst into tears.

"I still have three daughters waiting for me to raise! You are the granddaughter of Dr. Jin Huatuo, you can definitely save me, right? Just like he saved my grandfather back then, bringing him back from the dead!"

I'm begging you on my knees! Please save me!

Ye Nian'an quickly went to help her up, her eyes full of helplessness.

"Sister-in-law, get up quickly. I'm not as powerful as Grandpa. Even if I find the best ginseng, deer antler, and snow lotus in the world and brew them into a fine elixir for you, it won't be able to penetrate the bones and muscles that have been eroded by the poison, nor will it be able to replenish the depleted vital energy."

"This is not an ordinary illness; it's a chronic condition that has accumulated over the years, a root that's rotten inside and out... Your body simply can't absorb it now!"

Liu Tingting stood frozen in place, tears streaming down her face like beads from a broken string.

It splattered on the cold cement floor, leaving a small, dark stain, like a withered, tragic flower.

"Then...am I doomed?"

The moment the words left his mouth, the fear that had been building up inside him exploded.

Liu Tingting suddenly covered her face, crying and trembling all over.

"I'm still so young, and I have three daughters waiting for me. Their father doesn't care about girls at all; he only wants sons. What will happen to them if I die?"

"I don't even want to imagine how my daughters will be bullied after Gu Tao takes a concubine and has a son..."

Liu Tingting knew Gu Tao's personality perfectly well.

If I were still alive, I could protect my daughters.

Previously, she only hoped to give birth to a son so that he could carry on the Gu family line, take care of Gu Tao in his old age, and see him off in his final days. Then all the bitterness would be over.

But now she can't give birth, and she's going to die...

"It's all that bastard's fault!"

Liu Tingting suddenly raised her head, her eyes bloodshot, her teeth grinding together.

"If he hadn't insisted on having a son, searched everywhere for some secret formula to have a son, and forced me to drink medicine for so many years, how would I have ended up like this?"

“I’m just a walking pharmacy, a tool for him to have a son and carry on the family line! He’s trying to kill me! I’ve told him so many times that I feel unwell and can’t drink it, but he’s forcing me to drink it… He’s determined to make me have a son…”

The three words "having a son" were just Gu Tao's obsession, but they turned into a nightmare that he could never get rid of!