Chapter 21-021 Milk Soup
Zizhuo's clinic is named Zhuozi Clinic. Yes, it's a name chosen by taking a shortcut and simply changing the order of the characters. It's simple, easy to remember, and anyone who sees it will know it's Zizhuo's clinic.
Just like Yundu Forest is a forest outside Yundu City, Yin Chu Jiu, like other authors, often went bald when it came to naming things. There was no other way but to resort to tricks.
After taking the shortcut, things become much easier.
Zhuozi Clinic has a quiet and secluded environment, unlike ordinary clinics. It's not bustling; it's more like a residence than a clinic. Zhuozi is a woman of refined taste, beautiful and flamboyant, and doesn't like people coming to her clinic. Zhuozi Clinic is usually very quiet.
This morning's scream woke almost everyone from their sleep.
Then, they all looked in the direction from which the sound came from.
However, Yin Chu Jiu, the source of the noise, was unaware of the fright it caused others, because he himself was greatly frightened.
He sat on the bed, head down, his eyes filled with shock. What shocked him was his uneven skin tone. His skin was patchy, some areas white, some areas honey, like a cow's.
Here's how things unfolded.
This morning, Yin Chu Jiu woke up and, as usual, prepared to get dressed. Then he discovered that his clothes were somehow undone, probably because he had unconsciously undone them while sleeping. So he buttoned them up, but when he did, the back of his hand touched his skin and felt that the texture was different from usual. He touched it a couple of times and found that a layer of dead skin had come off.
Scratching off dead skin is no small matter. Although Yin Chu Jiu lacked skin knowledge, she knew that dead skin couldn't just appear on her body randomly. Startled, Yin Chu Jiu looked down and was even more shocked.
He's peeling, not like a snake shedding large chunks, but like paint peeling off a wall, peeling off piece by piece.
Patches of white were scattered all over his body, like spots. It was frightening and terrifying.
Startled, Yin Chu Jiu let out an uncontrollable scream and then stared blankly at her own body. The boy next door, who was closest to her, was the first to rush over after hearing the scream. The door was pushed open with a bang, and Yin Chu Jiu instinctively pulled her clothes together to cover her skin.
"Yue Ling... I'm peeling." He said, sounding a little lost.
Next, Zi Zhuo and Yin Chu San arrived. Zi Zhuo came after hearing the commotion, while Yin Chu San came to see Yin Chu Jiu on time. Young man Yin Chu San got up early and heard the roar as soon as he arrived at the clinic.
Yin Chusan asked anxiously, "Chujiu, what happened? What's going on?"
Yin Chu Jiu also wanted to know what had happened, so he turned his attention to Zi Zhuo, who should know best what had happened to him.
Zi Zhuo: He really knows best.
A few minutes later, after Zi Zhuo's explanation, everyone in the room understood why Yin Chu Jiu had become like this. According to Zi Zhuo, his herbal soup could make people whiter, with smoother and more beautiful skin. However, since the soup was still in the experimental stage, the dosage of various medicinal materials was uncertain, so the effectiveness of the whitening soup was also uncertain.
Yin Chu Jiu's condition is a consequence of ineffective treatment. The reason for his peeling skin stems from Zi Zhuo's theory on skin whitening.
"My idea is to accelerate the aging and shedding of the tanned outer layer of skin, so that the skin underneath will be very smooth and white. Think about how the new skin growing from a wound looks like this, doesn't it?"
This theory is very much in line with the stereotypes of straight men.
Whitening isn't about peeling away your original skin, but about changing and moisturizing it from the cellular level... This is the idea of Yin Chu Jiu, a straight man who has some knowledge of skincare products.
He had no idea that the new skill he gave Zizhuo was being tested in this way.
In his setting, it was only written that Zi Zhuo was researching hair removal, hair removal and whitening soup, but I didn't expect that Zi Zhuo would do the research in this way.
This isn't a skin-whitening soup; it's clearly dairy soup.
Yin Chu Jiu didn't know whether to correct Zi Zhuo's theory now, or go back and change that skill, or write in modern whitening theories to make him a true whitening master.
However, Yin Chu Jiu was unable to proceed with either hypothesis because he thought of another experimenter—Yue Ling.
He was whitened and turned into this, so what about Yue Ling? What kind of effect will that so-called hair removal soup have on Yue Ling?
Unable to stand, Yin Chu Jiu could no longer listen to Zi Zhuo's words. Ignoring the fact that he had just reconciled with Yue Ling, he pulled Yue Ling over as if he were his younger brother and anxiously examined him carefully.
Yue Ling's body hair is due to suppressed energy within his body; the excessive energy has altered his physique. If the skin-whitening soup made by Zi Zhuo is unreliable, then what about the hair-removing soup? Could it be making Yue Ling's hair even thicker?
Yin Chu Jiu's sudden action caught the attention of Zi Zhuo Yin Chu San.
Yin Chusan: "Chujiu, what are you doing?"
Zi Zhuo: "...Uh, no, what do you mean by that?"
Zi Zhuo knew what Yin Chu Jiu was thinking, and he said with dissatisfaction, "I admit that the whitening soup was not done well, but I can absolutely guarantee that the hair removal soup will be effective. I can definitely remove the long hair on Yue Ling's body."
Yin Chu Jiu ignored him. He only used his trembling hands to check the long hair on Yue Ling's body. Yue Ling was already in a very difficult situation because of the thick hair on his body. He couldn't imagine what it would be like if the hair on Yue Ling's body was even longer or thicker.
By then, those people might not just call Yue Ling a monster anymore, but... they'd drive him away, and there would never be a place where humans could tolerate him again.
Yin Chu Jiu ignored Yin Chu San and Zi Zhuo's words, and the other protagonist, Yue Ling, also ignored him. He simply lowered his head slightly, looking at the boy examining him from head to toe. The boy looked anxious, his eyes filled with worry. He was very concerned about whether the hair removal soup would have the opposite effect.
He saw that the boy's clothes, which were not properly fastened, had come undone, revealing strangely colored skin underneath. He saw that the boy didn't care about his skin; he was only focused on examining him.
It has always been like this; memories of the past have resurfaced, and the boy has treated him this way since seven years ago.
Yue Ling suddenly remembered why the boy's clothes were loose. His eyes darkened for a moment, and he raised his hand to stop the boy from continuing to check him. Then he fastened the clothes one button at a time, helping the boy put them back on.
Yue Ling's actions startled Yin Chu Jiu. He took a step back and hurriedly put on his coat. "Haha, I can put it on myself. It looks terrible, right?"
Not bad looking, very good looking. Of all his possessions, Yin Chu Jiu is the most beautiful. Yue Ling thought to himself, but said aloud, "Mm."
So dress properly and don't let others see you.
Only he can see it.
Yin Chu Jiu's skin is like this now, but thankfully Yue Ling's body hair hasn't gotten any thicker or more abundant. Yin Chu San almost got into a fight with Zi Zhuo over this, but Zi Zhuo said he had a way to help Yin Chu Jiu's skin recover, and that resolved the situation.
Peeling skin caused a lot of trouble for Yin Chu Jiu's daily life. When he went out, many people would stare at him. Those strange looks made him feel uncomfortable. Not only that, but some people would also gossip behind his back. It was as if, in an instant, his appearance, which was different from that of ordinary people, became the topic of conversation for everyone.
After experiencing this kind of life for three days, Yin Chu Jiu thought of something that made him feel extremely regretful and guilty. He had only been like this for three days, and he couldn't stand the way people looked at him. What about Yue Ling? Yue Ling had endured this for twelve years. How did he manage to bear it?
As the author, he only thought that the protagonist must be feeling very uncomfortable and repressed when he wrote, which is why he would seek revenge after achieving great success. But he didn't know that it could cause such suffering.
You can't truly empathize with suffering unless it happens to you personally.
Author's Note:
Yin Chu Jiu (hurriedly getting dressed): Haha, I look ugly now, don't I?
Yue Ling (actually very pretty): Yeah.
Author (covering face): Zizhuo-dada, I'll come back for the whitening soup once you've finished making it. Love you, muah! ^3^
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