Reflecting on it now, he realized he would occasionally experience a sudden, suffocating sensation, as if he couldn't catch his breath, and his body felt unusually prone to fatigue. Even after a night’s rest, he would wake up the next day feeling no better. There were also bouts of nausea and vomiting. He had toyed with these thoughts before, but he always brushed them off, attributing them to his habit of working late into the night and the insomnia that had plagued him for years. He had only been sleeping three or four hours a day for a long time, and he had never thought much of it.
But seeing the expression on this young woman’s face, a faint worry stirred within him. He wondered if the symptoms he had just considered held a deeper meaning; he was not a doctor, after all, and did not understand the underlying causes. A sense of unease crept into his heart. He was only in his fifties, and at his age and in his position, he was still in the prime of his career. Furthermore, his children had not yet fully established themselves; they still needed his guidance and protection for quite some time. If he were no longer there to support them, their prospects and careers would be severely impacted. Although he didn’t worry about the Old Master or his brothers back in Beijing—they were all experienced and well-established—he knew they wouldn't be as deeply affected by his absence.
As the three of them were lost in these chaotic thoughts, Feng Qingqing finally opened her eyes. Her…
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