Bai Chi jumped back in fright: "Cough cough cough, little sister, you’d better continue your whitening treatment."
Nalan Ye Jue: "Bring the herbs over, let me inspect them."
Bai Chi handed over the herbs, which were a rare type of traditional Chinese medicine available in the market. Qin Xin was eager to prepare medicine for Ao Xinghao to restore the skin on his foot.
Although a skin graft had been done, the difference in color with the original skin was quite noticeable. If treatment wasn’t initiated soon, it would be especially embarrassing in situations involving shorts or places like the beach where the foot would be exposed.
Ao Xinghao doesn’t have a girlfriend yet, so she has to plan long-term for him, trying to restore things to the way they were.
Who would have thought that a herb so hard to find was remembered by Nalan Ye Jue after she only mentioned it in passing yesterday, and he even instructed Bai Chi to search for it.
Although Nalan Ye Jue often looked down upon the three youngsters, as if he were watching a group of pesky kids, he still cared about them and remembered their injuries.
A warm feeling surged in Qin Xin’s heart.
Even Bai Chi seemed more pleasant to her now: "Thank you for your hard work."
Bai Chi was surprised as if discovering a new continent: "Wow, little Qingxin, this is the first time you’ve been so gentle and polite to your Brother Bai. Your Brother Bai is not used to it."
Qin Xin: "..."
So, are you asking for it?
Nalan Ye Jue’s expression turned a bit sour: "Leave the stuff and you can go."
How dare he call his woman "Brother Bai" at every turn? There’s only one brother, and that’s him.
Bai Chi howled: "Jue, you’re so heartless, using then discarding! I’m not leaving; I want to hang out a bit more."
Nalan Ye Jue: "..."
Qin Xin was amused by this fool.
Thinking it over, she realized she owed this fool a favor on Ao Xinghao’s behalf. Never mind, she might as well return the favor now.
She gazed intently at Bai Chi’s back, then suddenly stepped forward: "Mr. Bai, do you find yourself having nightmares a lot lately, unable to sleep at night, and struggling to get up in the morning? Do you often feel weak and tired, unable to straighten your back?"
Bai Chi was pleasantly surprised: "How do you know my pain? I’ve consulted so many old Chinese doctors and taken so many bitter herbal soups, but none could tell what’s wrong with me. Ugh, it’s so uncomfortable, I’m at my wit’s end."
Nalan Ye Jue said with a touch of exasperation: "I think you’re experiencing kidney deficiency."
Bai Chi: "Cough cough cough, I don’t even have a girlfriend. I don’t have the chance for kidney deficiency."
Qin Xin: "It’s not kidney deficiency. You have scoliosis, pressing on the nerves in your back. You must not have consulted a Traditional Chinese Medicine chiropractic expert; otherwise, a simple chiropractic adjustment would have immediate effects, and there’s no need for medication."
Bai Chi was overjoyed at this revelation: "Little Qingxin, your medical studies haven’t gone to waste; you could tell just by a look?"
Then he reconsidered: "But I also saw Western doctors and even had X-rays taken, but they didn’t find any curvature in my spine?"
Qin Xin: "If it had bent to the point where it could be picked up by machines, it would be too late. Also, the angle of your curvature is different from normal, coincidentally pressing on the nerves; otherwise, it wouldn’t be noticeable."
Bai Chi clicked his tongue in amazement: "Then I’ll go register again to have another look. If it really is as you say, your Brother Bai will treat you to a meal someday, little Xinxin!"
Unconsciously, his terms for her had changed from ’ugly monster’ to ’ugly girl’, then to ’little Qingxin’, and now ’little Xinxin’.
Moreover, it seems that now even Lan Qingxin’s plain face looked particularly pleasing to the eye, even endearing, with some indescribable charm.
What kind of charm is it?
Bai Chi pondered over Lan Qingxin’s changes.
Suddenly, without warning, Qin Xin walked up and grabbed his arm, twisting it backward, and then quickly reached out to tap several points on his back.
Pinpointed, exerted force.
She grasped two of his vertebrae, and with a few "crack crack" sounds, Bai Chi screamed in pain!