After touching his son's head, Zhang Jiandan was shocked. He gingerly placed a finger under the boy’s nose to check for breath, then said, sounding utterly hollow, "He’s gone."
Li Baoying collapsed to the floor and murmured, "How can this be? The village doctor said his illness wasn't serious yesterday—that he would get better if he took his medicine!"
"Wait, did he forget to take his medicine?" She stood up abruptly to find her eldest son's medication—small packets of powder specifically prepared by the village doctor.
Chapter 42