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Chapter 1226 Coughing up blood

Although Miss Yuan's name is somewhat abstract, she has a very keen sense of perception. While she doesn't possess Liu Ruyan's superior insight and ability to judge people, she often arrives at the same conclusions as Liu Ruyan through her simple and straightforward sixth sense.

This is her talent, something that most people can't learn.

Simply put, the process is completely wrong, but the result is completely right. Sometimes she doesn't think that much about it, and even the process and direction are a mess, but in the end, things often happen to go in the right direction by chance.

While Wang Chu and Chuan Mei were engaged in a fierce battle with their golf clubs, Lin Mo stood aside, but his attention was always on Lao Zhao.

Miss Yuan hadn't said anything yet, but now that she looked at him, Old Zhao seemed so old and listless, lacking any youthful vigor.

You know, although they are about to graduate, they are only twenty-three or twenty-four years old in the traditional Chinese way, and twenty-two or twenty-three years old in the Western way. Shouldn't young people of this age be full of vigor and vitality?

For example, he himself has Chu Wang, the girl from Sichuan, and class monitor He Xiaoyue. Even though Miss Yuan graduated several years ago, she still looks more immature than them.

But at this moment, Lao Zhao looked like a middle-aged man in his thirties, whose spirits had been worn down by daily expenses and the mundane realities of life, without any trace of youthful vigor.

He gives off a very tired feeling, not only tired, but also empty, as if he were just an empty shell.

He used to think it was all absurd when he read novels or watched TV series. How could a perfectly healthy person suddenly lose all their cultivation?

But now that a living example is right in front of him, he has no choice but to believe it!

Old Zhao used to be the best at both games and billiards in the dormitory, but after a year away, he not only lost his skills, but he even seemed to have forgotten how to play.

Of course, if you were to give him high school math, physics, and chemistry problems to do now, he would understand what it means to have lost all his skills.

Cough cough cough cough!

Just then, a violent coughing sound came from the side. Everyone turned to look. Old Zhao waved his hand and said, "It's nothing. I just caught a cold recently. I brought some medicine. I'll take some in a bit!"

Upon hearing this, everyone turned around and continued playing pool, but Lin Mo kept an eye on Lao Zhao's movements.

Just then, Old Zhao got up and walked towards the bathroom. Seeing this, Lin Mo quickly followed.

"Cough cough. Cough cough cough."

Before he even entered, he heard Lao Zhao coughing violently, which immediately aroused his suspicion. He then walked into the bathroom and saw Lao Zhao standing in front of the sink, casually throwing a wad of tissues into the trash can next to him.

"Are you alright? Should we go to the hospital to get checked out?" Lin Mo stepped forward and patted his back to help him catch his breath.

"Cough cough." Old Zhao coughed and waved his hand, saying, "No, no need. I've had a bit of a cold these past two days and I'm feeling weak. I've already gotten some medicine, I'll take it when I get back!"

"Then instead of going to the hospital, we'll go to a nearby clinic to give you an IV drip; it'll help you recover faster!" Lin Mo continued to persuade him.

Old Zhao shook his head again: "Really, there's no need. A grown man shouldn't be so fussy. I'll be fine in a couple of days. You know my body. Alright, I'm going out now!"

After Lao Zhao left, Lin Mo stood in front of the sink and washed his hands. After a while, when he was sure Lao Zhao was gone, he looked directly at the trash can next to him, picked out the wad of tissue paper, and opened it without even feeling disgusted.

The next second, Lin Mo's pupils shrank because there was a striking bright red line on it.

In an instant, his brain began to work at high speed, and all sorts of instinctive reactions he had developed from watching TV dramas since childhood appeared in his mind.

Just like the usual routine, a character coughs and takes out a handkerchief to cover his mouth, and there will inevitably be bloodstains in the handkerchief, meaning that this person is about to die.

The scene before him was a perfect match. At this moment, Lin Mo's mind was filled with words like cancer, late stage, incurable disease, and terminal illness.

"No wonder Old Zhao is different this time," Lin Mo murmured to himself as he stood in the bathroom.

A person's demeanor suddenly changed drastically; his once robust physique became emaciated, and he lost all his cultivation. All signs indicated that Old Zhao had absolutely concealed his physical condition.

Thinking of this, he rushed out, but seeing Old Zhao sitting on the sofa, smiling as he watched Director Wang and the others play pool, he suddenly hesitated. Old Zhao must have his reasons for not speaking up; was it alright for him to bring it up in front of everyone?

Perhaps he also wanted to happily complete this final journey and then say goodbye to them with dignity?

For a moment, Lin Mo's mind was a complete mess, and he was even more absent-minded than Lao Zhao. Even when he talked to others, he couldn't keep up a coherent sentence.

At 8:30 p.m., everyone drove back to the neighborhood.

"Alright, you guys go back now. We have our defense tomorrow, so get some rest. See you tomorrow!"

At the entrance of the residential compound, Old Zhao waved to the crowd and then went back to school.

"Hey, let's go," Miss Yuan waved her hand in front of Lin Mo and continued, "What's wrong with you? You seemed distracted just now. Are you worried about failing your thesis defense?"

Lin Mo snapped out of his reverie and said, "No, no, I'm just a little tired!"

"Tch~ I don't care about you. You'll be tired if you don't spend your time on that woman Liu Ruyan a couple of times. Sooner or later you'll fall for her!" With that, Miss Yuan strode off to rest.

Just as Director Wang and Chuanmei were about to leave, he suddenly grabbed them both: "Well, something's come up. The three of us need to go outside and talk. You guys go back first, squad leader!"

Trusting him, the class monitor didn't ask them what they were doing at all. After all, as long as they didn't do anything bad, it was fine. Besides, Renjian Ai had said that some things needed to be discussed privately, so naturally he didn't want them to hear.

"Okay, Xiaoyue and I will head back first. You guys should come back early too, don't stay out too late!" the class monitor said, waving his hand.

After the class monitor and the other two left, the two girls from Sichuan looked at him with puzzled expressions.

"No, what is it now? What's wrong? You must be exhausted after a long day. Just say what you want to say!" Chuanmei yawned and said impatiently.

Although Director Wang didn't show any impatience, his expression clearly said, 'You'd better have something really important to say.'

Seeing this, Lin Mo took a deep breath, took out a used tissue from his pocket, and handed it over.

"What? You use it to wipe your butt?" the Sichuan girl said with a look of disgust.

Despite saying that, he still accepted it, mainly because Lin Mo's expression was very serious.

As he spoke, he unfolded the tissue and saw a bright red stain on it. His eyes widened immediately, and the next second, he threw the tissue away: "Damn it, it really was used. Did you poop blood?"

Upon seeing this, Director Wang quickly stepped back two paces to prevent the man from throwing out a pile of poop like Miss Yuan had.

“Old Zhao’s!” Lin Mo said.

Sichuan girl:? ? ?

"Old Zhao is passing blood?"

Lin Mo: "Get out of my way! Old Zhao is vomiting blood! To be precise, he's coughing up blood!"

He then recounted what he had seen and thought at the Qingshui Watai. It was the first time he had ever encountered such a thing, and he didn't know what to do. He could only discuss it with these two unreliable people.

After he finished speaking, the girl hurriedly scrambled to the ground and picked up the tissues again. Both of them were pale with fright.

"Old...Old Zhao, he..."

Lin Mo: "Go and find out!"

(End of this chapter)