1644 Physical Transcendence And Rebirth 3 (2/2)

The back of a man was facing her. He was busy stirring the medicine in the pot.

The man was wearing a light green robe, seemingly tall and slender. His figure was unquestionably attractive.

Her movement on the bed had caught his attention. The man turned around and lit up immediately with great delight. ”Xijiu, you are finally awake!”

”Teacher Long, I am sorry…”

The man was Long Siye. Before Gu Xijiu could finish her apology, he signaled her to stop apologizing any further and gave her a comforting smile. ”Don't say sorry anymore, alright? I have listened to it far too many time over the past few days.”

Soon, the medicine was ready. Long Siye poured the herbal soup from the pot and filled the bowl to its fullest. He took medicine to Gu Xijiu and instructed, ”Come. Drink it.”

The boiling hot herbal soup had already been adjusted to a tolerable temperature when he passed it to her; it was neither too cold nor too hot. It was perfectly drinkable. He held the medicine in one hand and two sweets in the other, ”The taste of the herbal soup is a little bitter. Take the sweets after you drink it.”

Gu Xijiu did not argue any further and consumed the herbal soup. She drank it all.

The herbal soup was indeed bitter, almost as unbearable as Coptis Chinensis[1]. She did not seem to notice the bitterness though. She did not even frown a little.

After taking the medicine, she did not even ask for the sweets.

Long Siye noticed the changes. He knew that she had always been afraid of the taste of bitterness. When she was sick or hurt, she would always choose to take pills or modern medicines, as she was strongly against the idea of Chinese medicines. She would not agree, even if it was the best for her. Whenever she had no other choice, she would need a few sweets to keep the bitterness away.