Chapter 155 (1/2)

Chapter 155: Chapter 28

s.h.i.+vering—or chills, which sounds more medical.

It could be the symptoms right before a fever or the result of a high fever.

“You just said he is s.h.i.+vering, right?”

“Yes, he is suddenly s.h.i.+vering all over.”

“Hmm. Let me go and check him.”

“Yes, master.”

He was fit as a fiddle right before he took a whole chicken. Then, he suddenly began to s.h.i.+ver.

Kanghyok hurriedly held his bag and went out.

“He is in the room now,” said Oksok.

Tak, tak, tak.

He heard a sharp noise inside.

‘What the heck is this noise?'

Tilting his head to one side, he c.o.c.ked an ear.

‘Is he hitting against something? Is he in serious condition?'

He suddenly looked pale.

Though he was not Kanghyok's biological father, Sungmun was really similar to Kanghyok's late father in terms of character and appearance, as well as his brusque love for his son.

‘No way!'

Kanghyok quickly took off shoes to enter his room.

Standing beside him with a worried look, Soonsin said, “He seems really sick.”

“I think I have to examine him first.”

“Sure, I think he will get better if you treat him.”

Soonsin looked down at his leg that he already removed the st.i.tches from.

Though he didn't know much about Kanghyok, Soonsin felt he was the best doctor in Joseon for he saw someone with a similar condition who had to live with a limp all his life.

Without Kanghyok's help, he would have lived with a limp.

“Dad, I'm here.”

“Ugh… hmm,” groaned Sungmun with a very bad voice.

Kanghyok quickly opened the door to find his father s.h.i.+vering from top to bottom under a blanket.

Obviously, he was feeling chills even in the hot weather outside.

“Let me check your condition first.”

“Sure, sure…”

Sungmun heard his son was a famous doctor, but it was the first time he would experience his son's medical skills.

He saw strange medical devices in Kanghyok's bag, which was quite different from his medical knowledge.

“It's exactly as I heard… So strange.”

“Let me first check if you have a high fever.”

Kanghyok immediately found out he had fever.

‘39.8 °C. Too high.'

It's too high a fever for an old man like Sungmun to endure.

“You will feel a chill with this injection.”

“Oh, got it.”

As he was absent-minded because of his high fever, Sungmun just left himself at the mercy of his son.

‘Hmm… His lung sound is okay.'

That's a good sign, because there was nothing scarier than pneumonia to an old man.

‘His throat and ears look okay, though I'm not sure of his abdomen condition…'

Kanghyok could not figure out why he had such a fever.

It might be an unknown fever.

As if he was very uncomfortable, Sungmun was still s.h.i.+vering.

“Did you find anything?”

Kanghyok could not find the exact cause of the fever.

‘Let me have him take some medicine.'

In a modern hospital he could test Sungmun's blood or take an X-ray for a more accurate examination.

“Just swallow these pills with water. You will get better.”

“Swallow them all?”

“Yes, dad.”

“Got it.”

Sungmun quickly swallowed the four pills Kanghyok gave.

The pills were antibiotics and anti-inflammatory drugs, which were very strong.

“Let me check if the pills can take any effect.”

“Oh, yeah. Oksok!”

“Yes, master.”

“Heat the room with more firewood. I'm so cold here.”

Heat the room during summer?

Oksok and Dolsok looked at each other for a moment at Sungmun's crazy request.

“Yes, master. I'll do it right now.”

Soon, Sungmun's whole room was heated.

As he had no fever and didn't feel any cold, Kanghyok couldn't stand it.

‘Whew! So warm here.'

But he could not reveal his feelings in Sungmun's presence.

“How do you feel now?”

“I feel better. But I'm not sure if it's the medicine or the heat here that makes me feel better.”

“Don't be nervous. Just be patient.”

“Got it.”

As time went by, Sungmun obviously looked better.

“Much better now. I think I can go to sleep.”

“Yes, dad. Have some good sleep.”

“Thanks, son. Good job.”

Holding the bag, Kanghyok came out.

‘The fever will come back sometime tomorrow.'