This time there was no response, he truly did fall asleep.

The space in the bed was very narrow, when whispering in a low voice, it suddenly created the illusion of an intimate embrace. Chang Geng almost bowed his head and kissed Gu Yun's temple, as if this was naturally the right thing to do.

However, he immediately realized the insolence of his thought; he quickly laid back down properly.

The tranquilizer seemed to have taken effect, Gu Yun was sleeping soundly in a relaxed state. But it seemed to be picky when it came to its effectiveness. For Chang Geng, it was utterly useless. With Gu Yun lying next to him, whenever he closed his eyes, he always felt that this was only a dream, he could not help himself from opening his eyes again to confirm it was indeed reality.

After repeating several times, the small bit of drowsiness had vanished in thin air. Chang Geng simply did not sleep and quietly looked at Gu Yun.

Looked at him throughout the night.

The next morning, Chen Qing Xu arrived. She first used the dying Master Sun as a teaching example, then tossed him over for Chang Geng to play with... no, to take care of — then went to meet Gu Yun.

Chang Geng only glanced at her figure from behind as she moved upstairs. His behavior did not show the slightest hint of difference, as if he was not at all curious.

Shen Yi was looking at Chang Geng's medical books in Gu Yun's house. Miss Chen did not ask about the symptoms; she first gave him a check-up, then said after a while: "Did the Marquis' vision weaken compared to before?"

Gu Yun: "I was supposed to take the medicine yesterday, but since I wanted Miss Chen to take a look, I did not drink any."

Chen Qing Xu was deep in thought for a moment: "That year when my grandfather prescribed this medicine for the Marquis, he must have advised you that this is not the antidote. I am afraid it will not be able to last long."

Gu Yun did not appear to be surprised either, he only asked, "How much time do I have left?"

Chen Qing Xu said earnestly: "If the Marquis could restrain from taking the medicine now on, it may be able to work for a few more years."

"I'm afraid that is not possible," Gu Yun said. "What about increasing the dosage or perhaps changing to a new prescription?"

Chen Qing Xu had yet to answer when Shen Yi solemnly said: "The medicine also carries poison; you have already taken it with diligence. Changing to a new type of medicine would only mean changing to a new type of risk, it would not be much different than quenching thirst with poisonous water, would it?"

"That is correct." Chen Qing Xu said, "The Chen family calls ourselves doctors, yet throughout all these years, we were unable to find a cure for Marshal's eyes and ears, how embarrassing."