For Henry Brooks, if it weren’t for the urgent need to restore his health and strengthen his body, he wouldn’t be in a hurry to get this money at all. The hospital has everything; in his previous life, he spent most of his time in the hospital and was already used to that environment.

As for Vivian Bennett’s thoughts, Henry Brooks had already guessed most of them, and since Vivian Bennett came at this time, it was likely that Grandpa and Grandpa on his mother’s side all knew as well.

The blind date they talked about definitely wasn’t the kind where, if you agree, you proceed, and if you don’t, it’s over. Once the blind date happens, it’s basically settled. All big families are like this—marriage isn’t something you can decide for yourself.

Henry Brooks held up three fingers: “Three months. I’ll go in three months.”

“No way, you have to go tomorrow, or don’t even think about getting pocket money from me.”

“Heh…” Henry Brooks smiled helplessly. “If that’s the case, then forget it. Looks like I’m not destined to spend Auntie’s pocket money.”

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Vivian Bennett was also surprised. Henry Brooks didn’t plead, didn’t explain, didn’t say anything extra. The condition wasn’t met, so he immediately refused. This wasn’t like him at all. He should have pestered her endlessly until he got the money. She had been thinking that no matter what, she had to stand her ground and not give him the money easily.

Now that he suddenly said he didn’t want it, it actually made Vivian Bennett feel awkward. Vivian Bennett looked at Henry Brooks, looked into his eyes—there wasn’t the slightest hint of pretense.

“Alright, kid, you said it yourself.” Vivian Bennett said, getting straight into the car. “Let’s go.”

The two military vehicles started up quickly and drove away.

“Goodbye, Auntie.” Henry Brooks didn’t try to stop them at all. He waved at the car and turned to walk back into the dormitory courtyard.

With a burst of engine noise, the military vehicle that had just left backed up and returned, moving as smoothly in reverse as it had going forward.

“Remember what you said. Three months from now, I’ll let you know the time and place. If you don’t show up, just wait and see how I deal with you.” Vivian Bennett tossed a check out the window, left a parting remark, and the car started up again, this time speeding off and disappearing from sight in an instant.

Henry Brooks caught the drifting check with a smile—one hundred thousand yuan, enough for the initial stage at least. In three months, who knows what things will be like.

With the money, the first thing Henry Brooks did in the morning was go to the bank to get a new card and deposit the one hundred thousand yuan. Then he bought the medicines he needed. After a busy day, he spent nearly ninety thousand yuan and finally managed to buy about eighty percent of the medicines he needed for the initial stage. Some medicines were just too expensive, and since he didn’t have enough money, he could only buy a small amount.

For example, the venom of the five-step snake cost ten thousand yuan per gram, and wild ginseng was also sky-high in price. Henry Brooks could only buy a little of each.

After returning, Henry Brooks immediately began decocting medicine. The method wasn’t anything special; the key was how to combine the ingredients. Rare herbs were only a small part; most were common medicines. The key was in the combination. In fact, even with rare herbs, if you don’t know what you’re doing, you could end up harming yourself. Even if you know a little, you might still run into trouble. But Henry Brooks understood the properties of these medicines ten times better than modern people, so he used them with ease.

Three hours later, Henry Brooks drank the two decoctions he had prepared. In less than ten minutes, he could clearly feel a wave of heat surging inside his body. Henry Brooks put on a tracksuit he had bought from the shop downstairs before making the medicine and started jogging downstairs.

The simplest exercise is also the most practical. His body was too weak, not even at level one constitution, so it was impossible to control the various changes in strength within his body. He could only rely on simple exercise like jogging to gradually let the medicine take effect. With the help of the medicine, he began to gradually intensify his exercise, hoping to improve his constitution as quickly as possible.

In the middle of the dormitory area at Changzhi Hospital was a public activity area, with a small fountain, artificial hills, and all kinds of flowers, plants, and trees. There was a path paved with pebbles, about two hundred meters around. In the evenings or mornings, quite a few people would walk or jog there.

So when Henry Brooks went down to jog, he didn’t attract anyone’s attention. Here, no one knew who he was.

Henry Brooks only jogged two laps before he started to feel short of breath—his body was just too weak. He adjusted his pace and, despite the rapid breathing and fatigue, kept pushing himself to continue.

By the fourth lap, Henry Brooks’s legs felt like they were filled with lead, his head started to feel dizzy, and he was sweating profusely. Although Henry Brooks was mentally prepared, the pain still made him question his own decision.

Is it really necessary to go this far? Living again, with his medical skills, he could easily mix up some medicines to guarantee a long life. Plus, as a second-generation rich kid, he could inherit the family fortune and live a carefree life. Why put himself through so much hardship like in his previous life?

No, absolutely not. Henry Brooks immediately rejected this negative thought in his mind. Since he had the chance to live again, he had to live brilliantly. In his previous life, he created the study of potential and the nine-level constitution, but he never practiced it himself. If he had possessed a level nine constitution at the time of the explosion, he wouldn’t have died.