Chapter 313: My Bottom Line

Chapter 313: Chapter 313: My Bottom Line

Jiang Fan led Yin Ruxue into the room, helped her to the sofa, and headed straight for the kitchen.

When he came out again, Jiang Fan was holding a bowl of Chinese medicine.

"Quick, drink this while it’s hot." Jiang Fan handed the medicine to Yin Ruxue.

"This was a quick brew, and I cooled it down with ice, so the effects won’t be optimal. Drink another bowl when you wake up tomorrow morning, and you’ll be cured in no time."

Yin Ruxue slowly took the bowl of medicine, her brow furrowing slightly.

After hesitating for a long moment, Yin Ruxue finally took a sip.

After just one sip, her expression turned foul.

"So bitter!"

Jiang Fan rolled his eyes at Yin Ruxue. "Bitter? What’s so bitter? It’s not as bitter as my life."

Seeing Yin Ruxue still hesitating, Jiang Fan couldn’t help but shake his head. "And you want to go to work like this? I’m afraid you won’t be able to get out of bed for three days."

Hearing Jiang Fan’s words, Yin Ruxue finally summoned her courage, pinched her nose, and downed the medicine in one gulp.

However, the expression on her face was indescribably complex.

Seeing that Yin Ruxue had finished the medicine, Jiang Fan nodded in satisfaction and said, "Take off your clothes, lie down on the bed, and wait for me!"

"Jiang Fan, go to hell!" Yin Ruxue’s face flushed red.

Jiang Fan quickly explained, "Don’t get the wrong idea. I’m not trying to take advantage of you. Besides, you’re in a special condition right now, how could I possibly take advantage of you?"

"What I mean is, you need to take off your clothes. I just sterilized the silver needles, and they’ll be ready in a moment. I’m going to perform acupuncture on you."

"You’d better not be lying to me!" Yin Ruxue said with a frown.

Jiang Fan gave a wry smile. "It’s your body. You’ll know in a little while whether I’m lying or not, won’t you?"

Yin Ruxue hesitated for a moment, then slowly got up and went upstairs.

"Don’t you dare come up until I call for you, or I’ll poke your eyes out."

"Alright, alright!" Jiang Fan chuckled wryly.

Then, Yin Ruxue slowly went up to the second floor of the loft, while Jiang Fan prepared the silver needles on the first floor.

After a long time, Yin Ruxue’s voice was heard. "O... Okay. You can come up now!"

Carrying the silver needles, Jiang Fan went up to the second floor and saw Yin Ruxue lying prone on the bed.

With just one glance, Jiang Fan felt his blood run hot.

To be honest, Jiang Fan had mentally prepared himself before going upstairs, but he hadn’t expected that the moment he saw Yin Ruxue, his hormones would still surge uncontrollably.

At this moment, Yin Ruxue was half-covered, her slender, fair back completely exposed.

Yin Ruxue kept her head down, hair spilling across the bed, revealing her exquisite face.

Jiang Fan slowly walked over to Yin Ruxue and gazed at her, transfixed.

It wasn’t the first time he’d been this close to Yin Ruxue, but seeing this scene, Jiang Fan still couldn’t help but swallow hard.

It had to be said, sometimes men were incapable of rational thought.

"Jiang Fan, if you dare to let your eyes or hands wander, I’ll chop off your hands and gouge out your eyeballs!" Yin Ruxue said in a low voice.

"AHEM..."

Jiang Fan cleared his throat. "How could I? A doctor’s heart is benevolent. To a doctor, any physical body is just a fleeting cloud."

Jiang Fan was blushing even as he said it, but thankfully, Yin Ruxue couldn’t see him.

"You’d better be!" Yin Ruxue snorted coldly.

Jiang Fan gazed at her skin, which looked so delicate it might break from a single touch, but he didn’t forget the task at hand.

Soon, Jiang Fan recalled the human acupoints and Medical Formulas from the Celestial Return Medical Records and began to methodically apply the needles to Yin Ruxue’s back.

Soon, Yin Ruxue’s back was covered in silver needles.

As he applied the needles, Jiang Fan gathered the True Qi from his Dragon Elephant Profound Skill into his hands, ensuring each needle was placed with perfect precision.

"How do you feel?"

After dozens of needles, Jiang Fan’s hands stopped, and he asked Yin Ruxue.

Yin Ruxue hesitated for a moment before replying slowly, "It feels... pretty good, actually. My body feels very warm, but my skin feels cool. My entire back and head are tingling, as if ants are crawling on them, but it’s very comfortable."

"That’s a good sign!" Jiang Fan said with a smile.

After about another fifteen minutes, seeing that Yin Ruxue’s initially pale back had gradually turned rosy and was beaded with sweat, Jiang Fan began to slowly remove the needles.

By now, the color had returned to Yin Ruxue’s face.

"Jiang Fan, at first I thought you were just being mysterious and showing off, but I didn’t expect you to actually know acupuncture."

"Are you kidding? A monk doesn’t tell lies. Did you think I was just playing around? If it weren’t for me, you’d be stuck in bed for at least three days and three nights."

"No wonder they say on the internet that you food delivery guys are omnipotent. I never thought it was actually true."

Jiang Fan could only chuckle wryly at that. ’What the hell kind of logic is that?’

After packing up the silver needles, Jiang Fan gently pulled the blanket over Yin Ruxue and got up.

"Jiang Fan, where are you going?" Yin Ruxue asked suddenly.

"What do you think? Obviously to go clean up and brew more medicine for you. What, you want me to roll around in the sheets with you instead?"

"Get out..."

"So you really do want to roll around in the sheets with me?"

"I’m telling you to get out!"

Jiang Fan chuckled, then stood up and said in a serious tone, "Get a good night’s sleep tonight. Take the medicine tomorrow morning before you leave, and I guarantee you’ll be full of life and energy by the afternoon."

"Okay, I’ll follow the doctor’s orders!" Yin Ruxue said.

When he reached the top of the stairs, Jiang Fan stopped again. He paused for a moment before saying, "You drank alcohol during your period this time, and on top of that, your pent-up frustrations are causing your qi and blood to flow in reverse. Your next period will definitely be delayed, and the cycle will be shorter—by about two days or so. This is all normal. You must drink less coffee and avoid alcohol for the next few days."

"Jiang Fan, is there anything you don’t know?"

Jiang Fan said awkwardly, "Anyway, just follow the doctor’s orders!"

Yin Ruxue nodded.

"Wait!" she suddenly called out to Jiang Fan again.

"Is there something else?"

Jiang Fan noticed that Yin Ruxue’s expression had turned grim again.

She sighed and said suddenly, "Shouldn’t you go into hiding for a while? Take Mengmeng with you. I can arrange for her leave from kindergarten. You can come back to Yang City after things have blown over."

"Are you telling me to hide from the Liu Family?" Jiang Fan asked with a smile.

"Of course!"

"President Yin, you need to understand a simple truth: you can’t run from trouble. You had me hide out here in Yifeng Garden, but has Liujiang River shown any intention of letting me go?"

Hearing this, Yin Ruxue fell silent.

"Honestly, I could have just let things calm down at the beginning, but Liujiang River brought the trouble to his own doorstep! He never should have threatened me with Mengmeng. For me, Mengmeng is my bottom line."

Yin Ruxue’s gaze faltered for a second. Sensing she might have misinterpreted him, Jiang Fan quickly added, "My friends, my family from the orphanage—they are all my bottom line. Liujiang River’s mistake was crossing that line. So, not only will I not hide, I’m going to take the initiative and strike back."

Yin Ruxue gazed at Jiang Fan, somewhat lost in thought.