Xu Huizhen felt like she was dying. The pain in her abdomen seemed to have vanished, leaving only a pervasive, bone-chilling cold. She felt as though she had been plunged into an ice cellar. Even her marrow felt frozen, and her body grew limp and powerless.
"Grandmother's teeth seem to be chattering. Is she cold?" Gu Antong whispered, reminding the elders who were still in a state of panic.
"Mother, are you cold?" Gu Kaichen snapped out of his daze. He quickly grabbed a nearby quilt and draped it over her.
But what good was a single quilt? Despite boasting that he had read medical books, Gu Kaichen didn't even realize that this was the result of severe blood loss—causing her freezing body, rapid breathing, and fading consciousness. She could go into shock at any moment.
