Chapter 157: Chapter 157 Impervious to Oil and Salt_1 Chapter 157: Chapter 157 Impervious to Oil and Salt_1 “Indeed, she’s not very good at it. At such a young age, she doesn’t know how to take care of her body and has worn it down to such a state,” Ziqi admonished. As a physician, he could hardly stand to see patients neglect their bodies. After taking Lin Yue’s pulse, he found that the problems with her body were worse than he had imagined. This was a good opportunity to thoroughly regulate her health.
Apart from medicinal supplements, Ziqi planned to use the Acupuncture Technique to clear Lin Yue’s meridians. However, Lin Yue was reluctant to consent after hearing this. It was one thing to drink bitter medicinal concoctions—she could hold her nose and gulp it down in one go. But acupuncture was another matter entirely.
Seeing someone else get needled is one thing; Lin Yue had not felt anything when Ziqi performed acupuncture on Zhao Erhu these past days. But the thought of those sharp, thin needles piercing her own skin made Lin Yue shiver. In her previous life, aside from getting vaccinated in school, she had only needed an IV drip once, and other than that, she only took medicine from the hospital when she was ill. Having Ziqi insert those needles into her body one by one was not something she was willing to undergo. Besides, she didn’t feel anything wrong with her body and began to suspect whether she might have offended Ziqi in some way, leading him to seek revenge on her.
Lin Yue was indeed being paranoid this time. Although she had a strong aversion to injections, if Ziqi knew what she was thinking, he’d be infuriated. He genuinely cared about Lin Yue’s health. So many people begged him for treatment and couldn’t get it. Yet, this stubborn girl wouldn’t listen to him.
“It’s not that I’m not listening. It’s just that acupuncture is really off-putting. You can just prescribe me some medicine,” Lin Yue said. She wasn’t careless about her health; there’s always another way to handle things, right?
“To conceal your illness and shun the doctor is an attitude you should not have. When the physician says how to proceed, you should just listen. Where do all these issues come from?” Ziqi was far from a patient man. He got angry after repeating himself twice and didn’t want to waste more time arguing with Lin Yue. He turned to Zhao Erhu, “You are her husband. Are you just going to stand by and watch her mess around? Her body may not seem to have any serious problems, but it’s actually very delicate. All these issues that have accumulated over time, a minor headache or fever would be enough to overwhelm her. If she continues to overexert herself a few more times, her body will break down. By the time she grows old, expect her to be bedridden every other day, constantly dependent on medicine.”
Ziqi feared they wouldn’t take the situation seriously, so he intentionally spoke more gravely. Nonetheless, his warning was not an exaggeration. If Lin Yue continued on this way, her health would certainly not improve.
Having been healed by Doctor Jiang himself, Zhao Erhu had immense respect for Ziqi’s medical skills. After hearing Ziqi say this, he didn’t doubt it for a second and decided to follow Ziqi’s advice, completely ignoring Lin Yue’s little protests and reluctance. This decision led to the following scene.
“Brother Jiang, can you really bring yourself to do it, with me being so delicate?” Lin Yue looked pitifully at Ziqi, a sight that would make anyone feel reluctant to proceed. Since her trick had no effect on Zhao Erhu, she had no choice but to try it on Ziqi.
Ziqi looked at Lin Yue and sneered, “Stop trying to manipulate me. It’s not like I’m committing a murder or starting a fire. What’s there to hesitate about? Behave, and don’t move around. Otherwise, if my needle goes to the wrong place and leaves you half-paralyzed or something, you’ll have no one to cry to.”
“Don’t say that, hearing you makes me even more nervous. Let’s just forget about it, huh? If you make a mistake with the needle and I actually become paralyzed, then Zhao Erhu will be without a wife. I know you’re the Divine Doctor and rarely make mistakes, but it’s always that one in ten thousand chance, right? Can you take that responsibility?”