Mother Zhang saw the elderly Mrs. Sheng had fallen again, coughing up blood, and fainting, which utterly terrified her. In a rush, she called the family doctor.
The middle-aged doctor carefully examined her before he finally let out a sigh of relief and told Mother Zhang that the old lady was just shocked. Her heart rate was irregular, and there was an upward surge of qi and blood. She just needed a few days of rest; there was no major problem.
Mrs. Sheng was still unconscious, and neither Mother Zhang nor the doctor dared to leave, so they stayed in Mrs. Sheng's bedroom. As dawn was about to break, Mrs. Sheng suddenly woke up. She insisted on sitting up with Mother Zhang's help, and it was quite some time before the look in her eyes returned to their usual clarity, which made Mother Zhang feel incredibly saddened.
"What time is it?" Mrs. Sheng asked in a deep voice.
Mother Zhang glanced at the wall clock: "Madam, it's four o'clock in the morning now."
