Chapter 109: Chapter 109: The Two Women’s Conflict
"Zhao Xiao’an!"
"BANG! BANG! BANG!"
Just as they were ready for the final push, a heavy pounding on the door made them both jump.
"Ah?! Luo Yuqing!" Hearing the shouts from outside, Zhao Xiao’an frantically pushed Wang Chenning away. "Luo Yuqing’s here!"
Wang Chenning had carried Zhao Xiao’an into the bedroom, and since they were alone in the apartment, they hadn’t fully closed the door.
Although the apartment’s soundproofing was decent enough that no one outside could hear them, they could clearly hear the forceful knocking and shouting.
"What?!" Wang Chenning jumped in surprise as well. "Can she get in?"
"No!" Zhao Xiao’an quickly shook her head. "I never registered her fingerprint!"
"Good!" Wang Chenning sighed in relief. "Let’s just ignore her and continue!"
He felt like killing someone for being interrupted at such a crucial moment.
He had barely finished speaking when Zhao Xiao’an’s phone rang. On the screen, of course, was Luo Yuqing’s number.
"Hurry up and get off!" Zhao Xiao’an looked flustered, pushing Wang Chenning away again. "Quick, put your clothes on!"
She felt as if she’d been caught in the act.
"You stay here. I’ll get the door!" Wang Chenning said, getting dressed with incredible speed. "We’ll just say I was giving you a treatment!"
Wang Chenning flew into his clothes, opened his medical kit, and ducked into the bathroom to straighten himself up before calmly walking over to open the door.
"Auntie?" Opening the door, he saw Luo Yuqing on the phone, her face taut with anger. Wang Chenning feigned surprise. "What brings you here?"
"To catch you in the act, of course!" Luo Yuqing shoved Wang Chenning aside and strode into the apartment. She then turned, leaned close to him, and sniffed pointedly. When she didn’t detect any suspicious, tell-tale odors, her expression relaxed slightly.
"What were you two doing?" Luo Yuqing asked him irritably. "A man and a woman, all alone in a room together. Aren’t you afraid of something happening?"
"He’s single, she’s single. So what if something did happen?" Wang Chenning gave Luo Yuqing a teasing look. "Aren’t you overstepping your bounds a bit, Auntie?"
"Wang Chenning!" Luo Yuqing’s expression turned serious. "I’m warning you. Until you’ve met Zhao Xiao’an’s grandfather and received her family’s approval, you two are not to do anything out of line, even if you like each other. Otherwise, you won’t be able to bear the consequences!"
Luo Yuqing lowered her voice, not wanting Zhao Xiao’an to hear.
Wang Chenning, of course, understood what she meant.
But he wasn’t concerned, simply chuckling. "I was treating Xiao’an, and your interruption nearly caused a disaster. You have to understand, I can’t be disturbed when I’m treating a patient. Otherwise, it could lead to something like qi deviation in wuxia novels, and both the patient and I would be in serious trouble."
"Treatment?" Luo Yuqing rolled her eyes at him. "Who are you trying to fool? No one would believe that!"
"Didn’t she tell you?" Wang Chenning smiled again. "She caught a bad chill a couple of days ago. The cold energy invaded her heart and lungs. I treated her immediately, but one session wasn’t enough."
"Luo Yuqing, what do you think you’re doing?" Zhao Xiao’an’s furious voice came from the bedroom. "What is the meaning of this, coming here to raise hell in the middle of the night?"
"I’m here to see if you’re still a girl or a married woman now!" Luo Yuqing walked to the bedroom doorway, crossing her arms. She gave Zhao Xiao’an, who stood there in her pajamas with her hair down, a provocative look. "Your entire family saw your Weibo post. Who exactly are you declaring war on?"
"My business is none of your concern!" Zhao Xiao’an retorted, still furious.
"None of your concern, is it?" Luo Yuqing huffed. "Fine, I’ll just call Luo Yaqian right now!"
"Auntie!" Wang Chenning stepped forward and took Luo Yuqing’s arm, offering a placating smile. "Don’t tell me you got into another fight tonight? If it’s that bad, just go find someone to beat up. Why take it out on Xiao’an?"
Luo Yuqing shot Wang Chenning another glare, but her anger finally seemed to subside.
"You need treatment, is that right?" She sat down on the edge of Zhao Xiao’an’s bed. "I’ve never seen the great Great Divine Physician Wang treat someone with my own eyes. Today, you can broaden my horizons!"
"Fine, we’ll let Auntie broaden her horizons today!" Wang Chenning patted Zhao Xiao’an’s shoulder, signaling her to calm down.
Zhao Xiao’an rolled her eyes but ultimately lay down obediently.
While Wang Chenning had gone to let Luo Yuqing in, Zhao Xiao’an had scrambled to put on her underwear and pajamas and had tidied the rumpled blankets a little.
Unless one looked very closely, it was impossible to tell how intensely the two had been fooling around moments before.
After placating both women, Wang Chenning began the acupuncture treatment on Zhao Xiao’an’s various acupoints, all under Luo Yuqing’s watchful eye. He forced all the residual cold energy from her body, only stopping when she was drenched in sweat.
The sweat covering Zhao Xiao’an’s body conveniently masked any other scents.
Fortunately, Luo Yuqing was an innocent maiden herself and couldn’t recognize certain smells, otherwise she would have flown into another rage.
"You can go back and rest now." Seeing that Wang Chenning was also sweating profusely, Luo Yuqing personally wiped his forehead before shooing him out. "I need to have a deep discussion with Zhao Xiao’an!"
"Alright, I’ll head back then!" The battle was lost for the night anyway, and it was just awkward with the three of them, so Wang Chenning didn’t linger.
Zhao Xiao’an was visibly fuming and looked ready to start a fight with Luo Yuqing right then and there, but she ultimately let Wang Chenning leave.
Wang Chenning returned to his own apartment, took a shower, and then woke up the still soundly sleeping Wu Ziyue.
Wu Ziyue was shocked that she had slept so soundly at his place that she hadn’t even noticed him leave and return.
"Lie still, don’t move!" Wang Chenning pressed down on Wu Ziyue as she tried to sit up. "I’m going to remove your dressing first. Then you can get up, have a bite to eat, and use the restroom. And listen, don’t eat anything with too much liquid, unless you want to wet the bed!"
Wu Ziyue glared at him in annoyance, but Wang Chenning was completely unfazed.
In the end, she caved under his gaze and lay back down obediently.
Wang Chenning removed the dressing, applied a different medicine, and gave her another acupuncture treatment before finally letting her sit up.
Slightly embarrassed, Wu Ziyue let Wang Chenning help her to the restroom. After taking care of her needs, she sat down and ate the food he had brought for her.
She didn’t ask why Wang Chenning had once again wrapped her face up like a mummy.
After she ate, Wang Chenning treated the two wounds on her arm and then told her to go to sleep.
Things with Zhao Xiao’an had gotten a little too wild earlier, and he didn’t want any more physical contact with Wu Ziyue, so he decided to leave the injuries on her upper body for later.
The next morning, Wang Chenning prepared breakfast for Wu Ziyue, left her a note, and headed off to teach his class.
More and more students were coming to audit Wang Chenning’s class, so the university had assigned him a small auditorium as a classroom.
The auditorium was in a nice spot. Outside was a garden with a path running through the middle, and not far from the path lay a lake.
Winter had yet to end, and the plum blossoms had not yet withered. Even with the windows closed, a faint fragrance of plum blossoms filled the classroom.
Wang Chenning’s lectures were brilliant, and the view outside was lovely; listening to him teach in a place like this was an absolute pleasure.
Wang Chenning, for his part, enjoyed his students’ adoration.
But to his surprise, sometime before half-past nine, a strange stir rippled through the previously attentive students.
All of their eyes were drifting toward the windows outside.
Outside the window stood a woman.
A woman with a tall, beautiful figure so stunning it was almost scandalous...
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