Chapter 14 Believe in You
The corridor suddenly fell silent, with everyone showing various expressions. After a while, they finally reacted and backed off.
Xi Qing smiled and took a leisurely step, almost forcefully closing the distance between her and Chen Yuanchuan, as if to pull him into her own little world. When she was only one step away from Chen Yuanchuan, Xi Qing raised the bag of snacks in her hand and smiled softly, "Yuanchuan, can you help me get one bag?"
Chen Yuanchuan stood there in a daze. He hadn't expected Xi Qing to be so brazen in front of so many people. After hearing Xi Qing's request, his posture stiffened slightly, his face impatient, but he obediently took it. He should have felt awkward, but inside he couldn't suppress a secret pleasure of borrowing the power of others' might.
Seeing them being so affectionate, everyone looked at each other in bewilderment. While pretending to be calm on the surface, they were actually in a state of turmoil, speculating about Chen Yuanchuan's relationship with the boss. Upon arriving at the reserved room, they hurriedly dispersed to exchange information.
After Chen Yuanchuan found his room number, he paused, glanced at Xi Qing with a puzzled expression, and said calmly, "I'll go back to my room first." He took a few steps forward, opened and closed the door, and in a series of actions, he moved like flowing water. In an instant, Xi Qing's desolate figure was the only one left in the spacious hallway.
Xi Qing: “…”
Xi Qing blinked, then went to his single suite to rest without changing his expression.
Time soon arrived for lunch, and after resting or gossiping, everyone gradually left their rooms and headed towards the dining area. This hotel offered a buffet, so everyone was extremely excited, vowing to feast on a feast to help the boss make up for his losses.
The air in early spring is still chilly, so the indoor dining area is filled with steaming hot food. The aroma is so fragrant that diners can't help but stop and grab a piece of this or that. With so much delicious food in front of them, who can restrain their appetite?
Xi Qing also walked to the dining area, holding a small plate of pasta, strolling around, his eyes constantly searching for Chen Yuanchuan.
Found it. Chen Yuanchuan was sitting at the same table with his temporary roommate, and the atmosphere seemed a bit awkward. Xi Qing approached Lu Xiaoyuan and asked, "Hello, Chen Yuanchuan and I have something to discuss. Can you step aside for a moment?"
Lu Xiaoyuan didn't expect that when he looked up, he would see the dean so close to him. He was stunned for a long time before nodding his head quickly. Holding the plate, he tremblingly went to look for other acquaintances.
Chen Yuanchuan ignored the change of table mates and continued to eat his meal. Xi Qing sat opposite Chen Yuanchuan.
After Xi Qing finished his plate of pasta, he naturally reached out to pick up the prawns from Chen Yuanchuan's plate and peeled them. Chen Yuanchuan assumed Xi Qing was too lazy to take them, so he remained silent. Just eat it; it was his treat, after all.
Unexpectedly, after getting the plump and crystal clear shrimp meat, Xi Qing handed it back to Chen Yuanchuan's plate without thinking.
Chen Yuanchuan was stunned. "Why are you peeling it for me?"
"I'm full, and I'm just sitting around doing nothing."
"……unnecessary."
"Then I'm bored, okay?" Xi Qing continued to take the second prawn from Chen Yuanchuan's plate.
Chen Yuanchuan looked at Xi Qing speechlessly.
Xi Qing smiled, "I take care of you as my younger brother."
"Then why are you sleeping with your brother?"
...It's over. After Chen Yuanchuan finished speaking, he realized that he had completely screwed himself. He was so embarrassed that he wanted to pry open his head to see why his mouth was so uncontrollable.
Xi Qing was always used to grasping the overall situation, and he had not expected that Chen Yuanchuan would not play by the rules. His eyes widened slightly, but he saw that Chen Yuanchuan's sharp eyebrows and bright eyes suddenly turned red, and his eyes flickered, so he knew that he was speaking his mind.
In that case, Xi Qing snorted and laughed, responding shamelessly: "You are right, I was wrong, did I treat you as... a friend?" The ending tone was a little lighter, like an invisible hook.
Chen Yuanchuan didn't know how to respond for a moment. After this slip of the tongue, he suddenly reflected on how he had let down his guard against Xi Qing. What kind of magic had Xi Qing cast on him?
Chen Yuanchuan's gaze unconsciously lingered on Xi Qing's movements as he continued to peel the shrimp. His fingers were clearly bony, and his grace was as if he wasn't peeling shrimp, but performing a magic trick... Suddenly, Chen Yuanchuan's eyes sharpened. Let's put the previous matter aside for now; there was something more important at the moment. He stared at Xi Qing and asked in a deep voice—
"Your hand isn't healed yet?"
His fingers, wet with shrimp juice, curled up for a moment. Xi Qing lowered his eyes and smiled after a long moment before speaking, "It's hard to fully recover."
As a doctor, Chen Yuanchuan certainly understood that tendon injuries could be serious or minor. He just thought that Xi Qing was powerful and would definitely do everything he could to cure him. He didn't expect that he would still suffer from the disease.
Is it worth it to face lifelong limited hand function just to save himself? Chen Yuanchuan saw Xi Qing pretending to be indifferent and felt a surge of anger in his heart.
Chen Yuanchuan felt baffled by the fire. He took a deep breath and asked Xi Qing in a gentle voice, "Do you believe me?"
"uh-huh?"
"You're staying in a single room, right? Eat your fill, and I'll go to your room to heal your hand... I think I can heal it, believe it or not." Being able to heal yourself and Xi Qing's trust are two different things. Chen Yuanchuan lowered his eyelids slightly, but his eyes were secretly observing Xi Qing's subsequent reaction.
Xi Qing didn't seem to have given it much thought. With his eyes curved, he smiled and replied, "Okay, I'll leave it to you then."
Seeing Xi Qing's reply without hesitation, Chen Yuanchuan felt relieved but also a little strange.
Does he believe in himself so much?
After dinner, the two of them went to Xi Qing's room. When Xi Qing swiped the room card to open the door, his eyes glanced calmly at the corner not far away.
"What's wrong?" Chen Yuanchuan noticed Xi Qing's abnormality and asked casually.
Xi Qing shook his head without saying anything, and extended his hand to invite Chen Yuanchuan to go in first.
The layout inside is similar to the double room where Chen Yuanchuan lives. The solid wood furniture varies in shades, but it is smart and harmonious. The only difference is that the bed has been placed in a large bed instead of two single beds.
Xi Qing walked to the edge of the bed and sat down, supporting himself with his hands at his sides, lazily crossing his legs, and looking at Chen Yuanchuan with deep eyes, "How do you need my cooperation?"
Seeing this, Chen Yuanchuan's Adam's apple rolled unconsciously. He turned around and walked a few steps, moved a wooden chair to the bed and sat down, and said slowly: "Just give me your hand." Then, he spread out his slender hand to gesture.
Xi Qing gently placed her hand on him, her fingertips delicately flushed. Feeling the warmth in his palm, a strange light flashed in Chen Yuanchuan's eyes.
"Your hands seem a little hot?"
Xi Qing's expression remained normal, confirming Chen Yuanchuan's guess. "I'm just naturally hot-tempered. It's okay."
Since he said so, Chen Yuanchuan didn't think any more about it. He decided to use the lost massage technique to stimulate the tendon vitality first, and then perform acupuncture to inject magical energy into the system to repair the nerves.
Chen Yuanchuan gently pressed the center of his palm with his fingertips to relieve overall tension in his hand. He then massaged the Shangyang, Erjian, and Sanjian acupoints one by one, firstly to promote blood circulation in the fingers, and secondly to relieve the pain and stiffness caused by tendon damage.
Xi Qing felt his stagnant and sore fingers finally relax after Chen Yuanchuan's magical technique. His eyes flickered, "Where did you learn this?"
Hearing Xi Qing's question, Chen Yuanchuan didn't even raise his head and began to make up stories, "You learned this in a dream, do you still dare to do it?"
"I dare you. You will feed me after I am disabled." Xi Qing teased, hinting at the conversation they had had in the hospital.
Chen Yuanchuan snorted coldly, his hands moving non-stop, "I will definitely pierce you back to health later, don't try to scare me."
After the massage, Chen Yuanchuan made some preparations and then started the acupuncture treatment.
Even though Chen Yuanchuan was trying to hide it, Xi Qing could still keenly notice that his gaze was occasionally focused on the air beside him. Xi Qing didn't point it out, but simply curled up the corners of his mouth for a moment without leaving any trace.
Chen Yuanchuan examined Xi Qing's hand with a serious expression. With a flicker of cold light, he quickly inserted silver needles into the intersections of the three Yang meridians of the hand: Hegu, Yangxi, and Yuji. By twisting and lifting the needles, he stimulated the meridians. Of course, the most crucial step was to release the healing energy within the system.
What ordinary people cannot see is that when Chen Yuanchuan inserted the needle, pure white energy like cold air leaked out from his fingertips, condensing into a beam along the silver needle, like a hundred rivers returning to the sea, washing the damaged tendon and reversing vitality.
A cool, comfortable current swirled around his hand. Gradually, a tingling sensation spread through his muscles, like ants gnawing at him. It was the cells repairing themselves. Xi Qing's palm tensed unconsciously, his metacarpal bones bulging.
Chen Yuanchuan saw Xi Qing's eyes flushed red, and her white fingers twitched slightly in his hand. He panicked and quickly pulled out all the needles. "Did I hurt?" He thought he had made some mistake. Unexpectedly, Xi Qing shook his head in grievance, mumbling, "Itchy."
Chen Yuanchuan let out a long sigh, a hint of amusement flashed across his eyes. After rubbing Xi Qing's hands to relieve the itch, he proposed a new solution: "As long as you are willing, you can treat it in batches. That's all for today." After that, he picked up the silver needles scattered aside, put them back into the acupuncture bag, and prepared to say goodbye.
Xi Qing thanked Chen Yuanchuan and sent him off. As they left, Chen Yuanchuan realized he'd discovered another weakness of Xi Qing's—ticklishness. Thinking back to when Xi Qing had seen him off, her eyes were still slightly moist. How delicate! Chen Yuanchuan internally complained, but he didn't notice the gentleness that shone through his own eyes.
The open-air hot spring area is divided by wooden lattice walls, with a simple and elegant style. As the hotel's flagship feature, the hot springs are a must-try.
At four o'clock in the afternoon, when Chen Yuanchuan appeared in the open-air hot springs in a bathrobe, he passed by the public area and suddenly heard -
"Hey! Chen Yuanchuan! Over here!" Lu Xiaoyuan waved enthusiastically from the pool. He was gathered with five or six young colleagues.
Chen Yuanchuan curled his lips. Seeing the few people smiling, he had a plan in mind and walked straight over. After entering the pool, the warm spring water soaked his whole body, making him sigh.
After being pushed by someone, Lu Xiaoyuan scratched his head embarrassedly and muttered softly: "Chen Yuanchuan, what is your relationship with Dean Xi?" Everyone seemed to be chatting in a low voice, but in fact they were always looking at this side intentionally or unintentionally.
Are you so impatient? Chen Yuanchuan sneered. "Isn't it just that we saved an old man before? Weren't you, Yufeng, and Mingdong there during the free clinic? It's the one who invited me and Dean Xi to dinner." Chen Yuanchuan pointed out the other two people on Chishang and said nonchalantly.
"Really?" Lu Xiaoyuan was suspicious, feeling that it was not as simple as Chen Yuanchuan said.
Xu Yufeng, who was standing next to him, looked puzzled after hearing what Chen Yuanchuan said. "At noon, I saw someone who looked very much like you enter Dean Xi's room."
Chen Yuanchuan's expression was somewhat gloomy, his eyes narrowed slightly, and he sneered, "You're so concerned about whether anyone enters or leaves Dean Xi's room, and Lu Xiaoyuan is concerned about my relationship with Dean Xi. What's going on? You all want to recommend yourselves?"
After the words fell, the entire environment fell into an eerie silence. Everyone subconsciously observed the expressions of Xu Yufeng and Lu Xiaoyuan. Xu Yufeng's face changed, and he forced himself to change the subject: "I just happened to see it, I was just curious."
He quickly glanced at Lu Xiaoyuan, who also laughed: "Yeah, yeah, we just envy your good relationship with Dean Xi. We don't have any other thoughts."
Chen Yuanchuan looked at the people in the pool with ulterior motives, and once again verified the horror of jealousy. He sneered and felt bored. Despite the subtle fearful gazes of everyone, he calmly left the pool and went to the private bath area to enjoy the hot springs alone.
The author has something to say:
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The shaking during the third exercise made me vomit.
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