What a piece of work!
Pei Zi gritted her teeth and shot Zhang Ye a glare of annoyed indignation.
She took a slight breath.
Turning to Lu Chunsheng, she said, "Dr. Lu, he wasn't harassing me."
Lu Chunsheng, however, didn't believe it for a second.
He snorted directly, "Dr. Pei, are you being threatened by him?
If you need any help, just say the word! You can't let a rogue like this manipulate you!"
Hearing this, Zhang Ye smiled without saying a word.
This balding Lu Chunsheng hadn't actually guessed that he could truly "control" Pei Zi.
He was simply anxious, terrified that Zhang Ye would sweep Pei Zi off her feet.
Zhang Ye said, "Dr. Lu, don't slander me here.
Dr. Pei and I are old acquaintances. We often discuss traditional Chinese medicine together."
Lu Chunsheng looked coldly at Zhang Ye. "Dr. Pei knows you? Ha!
And Chinese medicine? You talk as if you actually understand it."
By now, Pei Zi was finding the situation increasingly bizarre.
Zhang Ye truly gave her an unusual impression.
There was a familiar, roguish aura about him.
Yet she was absolutely certain she had never met Zhang Ye before.
Lu Chunsheng was supposed to be off the clock already, yet he shamelessly hung around just to get close to her.
Right now, she couldn't let Lu Chunsheng make a mess of things.
She had to have a proper talk with Zhang Ye to clear everything up.
Pei Zi quickly cut Lu Chunsheng off, saying sternly, "Stop arguing! Dr. Lu! It's time for you to go home!"
Having said that, she looked back at Zhang Ye, her brows tightly furrowed...
Before she could speak, she heard Zhang Ye's calm voice.
"Chinese medicine? I dabble a bit."
Pei Zi froze.
Lu Chunsheng's mouth twisted in sheer irritation at Zhang Ye.
Dabble a bit?
This kid really loved acting like a hotshot!
Riled up with anger, Lu Chunsheng pointed at Li Wei on the hospital bed. "If you understand it, then prove it!"
Zhang Ye shook his head. "The hospital is the one getting paid, not me. Why should I help you treat your patient?"
Having been provoked by Zhang Ye repeatedly,
Lu Chunsheng nearly burst into curses.
He snapped, "You're just talking nonsense when you know nothing! Put up or shut up—if you can really do it, I'll apologize to you!"
Zhang Ye replied, "Sure. Just make sure you keep your word when the time comes."
Huh?
Seeing Zhang Ye so confident and acting so unusually, Pei Zi felt she was getting closer and closer to the truth.
Yet she just couldn't put her finger on it, which left her thoroughly frustrated.
Zhang Ye looked over at Pei Zi.
He suddenly said, "Babe, you said it yourself on your phone.
If I can take away the patient's pain just with a touch, then you'd revere me and work for me like a beast of burden.
Babe, I'm really curious—when you said beast of burden, did you mean one I can ride..."
As soon as those words left his mouth, the entire room plunged once again into absolute dead silence.
Babe?
A beast of burden you can ride?
Hearing Zhang Ye call Pei Zi "babe," Lu Chunsheng felt as if his entire world had just collapsed.
At the same time, Li Wei on the bed wore an expression of someone eagerly watching juicy drama unfold.
Who was the beast of burden?
Who was riding whom?
Upon hearing this, Pei Zi shuddered involuntarily, her face instantly turning beet red.
She glared fiercely at Zhang Ye, her voice cracking as she shouted, "It's you?! You actually dared to come find me?!"
Pei Zi finally put it all together.
She had previously wondered why a total stranger like Zhang Ye, after finding her car keys, not only refused to return them but also deliberately toyed with her.
It turned out Zhang Ye was the very fraud who had been harassing her via direct messages on her phone!
Only now did Pei Zi realize in shock that she had vastly underestimated this little scoundrel.
Not only did he dare to scam people online, but he also dared to come in person to tease her and call her "babe" to her face.
This kid was simply completely lawless!
She had to catch Zhang Ye and have him thrown behind bars.
Her teeth itching with rage, Pei Zi took a step forward, intending to strike Zhang Ye.
But in the very next second,
Pei Zi noticed that Zhang Ye showed no intention of dodging her at all.
Instead, he wore a calm smile, watching her quietly.
That smile made Pei Zi freeze up.
She couldn't help but swallow hard, reluctantly halting her attempt to hit Zhang Ye.
She only then remembered that she was truly under his control.
In an instant, the wind went right out of Pei Zi's sails.
Zhang Ye already had her wrapped around his finger.
Biting her red lips with a flushed face, Pei Zi took a deep breath. "What on earth do you want?"
Zhang Ye didn't bother answering.
He squatted straight down, took hold of Li Wei's foot with both hands, and began treating her.
"Stop! What do you think you're doing?!" Lu Chunsheng shouted.
Pei Zi was shocked and alarmed.
She hadn't expected Zhang Ye to actually put his hands on the patient.
They could bicker all they wanted, but the patient's safety was no laughing matter.
If a Jianghu charlatan and rogue like Zhang Ye started blindly pressing around on the patient...
Who the hell with severe gout would let someone touch and press all over the flare-up?! This chapter is updated first at novelping.com.
Li Wei was startled as well.
She subconsciously tried to pull her foot back.
At that moment,
Zhang Ye's hands came to rest upon Li Wei's swollen, red ankle.
His hands rose and fell, stroking up and down.
The sight was so agonizing that they could hardly bear to watch!
How was this any different from rubbing salt in a wound or jabbing needles into raw pain?
They could already envision the scene of Li Wei screaming in agony.
Swish! Swish!
Two seconds later, all three of them were stunned.
Li Wei didn't feel the Severe Pain she had anticipated, nor did she scream; instead, she looked at Zhang Ye in astonishment.
His movements flowed like water and were astonishingly fast.
As he pressed and patted, he pinpointed the exact spots with flawless accuracy, controlling his pressure to perfection.
Li Wei's amazed voice rang out, "My foot... it doesn't seem to hurt anymore?"
Slumped back against the bed, Li Wei wore a look of pleasant shock.
"It really doesn't hurt." Li Wei nodded again, looking at Zhang Ye in disbelief.
"This..." Pei Zi was dumbfounded as well. She could tell Li Wei wasn't faking her reaction.
Blinking her beautiful eyes, she stared intently at Zhang Ye's profile.
Lu Chunsheng also pulled his hand back, staring in shock at Zhang Ye's thumb rotating on Li Wei's foot.
Pei Zi checked with Li Wei once more, "Does it really work?"
This time, Li Wei nodded vigorously.
Pei Zi and Lu Chunsheng couldn't help exchanging a glance, both seeing the utter astonishment on each other's faces.
A moment later, Zhang Ye pulled his hands back.
The swelling on Li Wei's puffy, reddened foot—its toe joints and ankle—had already subsided.
The hospital room sank into profound silence.
Standing to the side, Pei Zi's sultry, beautiful eyes remained motionless, though her heart was in total turmoil.
Lu Chunsheng's weathered face was likewise filled with disbelief.
As for Li Wei herself, she watched Zhang Ye with cautious wonder.
Then, she lifted her foot again and wiggled her ankle and toes.
Immediately, a delighted smile broke out on Li Wei's face.
When her pretty eyes turned toward Zhang Ye, there was also a hint of gratitude in them.
Seeing Li Wei, who had just been lying motionless on the bed gasping in pain, now able to move,
Pei Zi fell silent.
"Get out of bed and walk around to see how it feels," Zhang Ye's gentle voice sounded.
"Uh, okay."
Li Wei lowered her feet from the bed with great care.
Stepping lightly onto the cold floor, she slowly stood up, placing her weight on the ground...