“You’re really more shameless than I thought. It looks like I need to tread carefully around you in the future lest I get duped by you,” sneered Mi Li.
Zu An was rendered speechless. “You can’t twist the facts just because you’re beautiful. If anything, you are the one who has been fooling me thus far.”
“Hmph! It doesn’t change the fact that you’re a horrible human being,” sneered Mi Li coldly.
“Big sis empress, you aren’t a good person either. Oh? Doesn’t that make us a perfect pair?” Zu An was almost done applying the acupuncture on Chu Chuyan, so there was no need to worry about offending her a little.
“Are you teasing me?” replied Mi Li with a sharpened voice.
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“I’m just joking with you. There’s no need to get so mad,” replied Zu An.
“Had you dared to speak to me in such a manner back in that era, I would have had your tongue pulled out by now!” sneered Mi Li before falling silent.
Zu An chuckled softly a little. It was kind of fun to bicker with her from time to time.
A moment later, he began taking out the silver needles from Chu Chuyan’s body one by one before asking, “How do you feel now?”
“I feel like… I’m resting in a hot spring.” Chu Chuyan was astonished. Her body had always been cold on touch, and she always felt like there was an ice cube sitting in her stomach. While that sensation hadn’t completely vanished yet, she did feel much better than before.
Even with her lack of knowledge regarding medicine, she could tell that the treatment method was effective.
“As long as we continue this treatment for another three months, we’ll be able to cure you of your affliction,” said Zu An as he continued retrieving the needles while not forgetting to admire her body.
By this point, Chu Chuyan had already gotten used to his bold glare. She figured that since he had already seen everything that was to be seen, it didn’t matter whether he took an additional look or not.
“Does it take that long?” asked Chu Chuyan with a frown.
Considering the enemies that the Chu clan had at the moment, she couldn’t afford to let her condition be known by the others.
“That’s why you should consider allowing me to move in with you. It’ll be much easier for me to treat you when we’re staying in the same room,” proposed Zu An gleefully.
“Give me some time, alright? I… really am not prepared yet,” asked Chu Chuyan with a pleading tone.
Zu An relented a little. “But still, it would incur suspicion if I drop by your room every day.”
Chu Chuyan pressed her lips tightly together before saying, “You can come by in the middle of the night, just make sure that no one sees you. I’ll keep the door open for you.”
“Really?” Zu An’s eyes lit up.
His delighted reaction shocked Chu Chuyan. She quickly clarified, “You’re just coming over to treat me… Don’t think too much into it!”
“Of course,” replied Zu An with a chuckle. Well, when a guy and a girl meet together in the middle of the night every day, it’s only a matter of time before they get close to one another
A groan suddenly sounded as Qin Wanru, who had been lying on the wooden bed all this while, started moving a little. It seemed like the effect of the chloroform was running out.
Chu Chuyan’s face paled in horror upon seeing that her mother was waking up. The thought of her mother stumbling upon a barely-dressed her being together with Zu An made her heart thump in fright. She immediately pushed Zu An and said, “Why are you still standing in a daze? Hurry up and leave! Don’t let my mother see you!”
Zu An’s dazed expression made her subconsciously lower her head, only to notice that her act of pushing her away had caused the blanket covering her front to slip down, baring her body.
“…” Chu Chuyan.
“…” Zu An.
…
Even after slipping out Chu Chuyan’s room through the windows, Zu An couldn’t help but smile foolishly when he reminisced everything that had happened earlier.
It was then that a person suddenly flipped across the wall and happened to collapse on his body, causing them to crash into one another.
“The hell!” Zu An was still immersed in his fond memories when someone forcefully snapped him out of his thoughts, so it was only normal for him to be enraged.
But all of a sudden, he noticed that something was amiss—or to be more exact, it was the soft sensation on his hand. This intruder had a soft and slender body, and she gave off a familiar fragrance.
Clearly, the other party also didn’t expect there to be someone beneath the wall. It made her infuriated to be suddenly fondled, such that she immediately launched an assault toward him.
Fortunately, Zu An was no longer the same person he used to be. He quickly grabbed her arms and took a good look at her appearance, only to freeze in place. “It’s you?”