Before he could even fully form the thought, a sudden pain on the back of his hand made him look down. The woman had already plunged the long, thin needle deep into his vein.
"See? I told you I wouldn’t make a mistake!" Ye Ning saw the needle pierce into his pale skin, and the moment he slightly opened his mouth in response, she immediately loosened the rubber band she was holding.
She indeed knew how to insert a needle. She had easily mastered this along with other self-help knowledge she had learned.
However, this man was no ordinary man. He had a terrible temper, moody and unpredictable. If she really angered him, there would be consequences.
Fortunately, once the needle was in and blood started returning, he didn’t say much.
He wasn’t afraid of needles; he just didn’t like the idea of entrusting his life to a woman who knew nothing. Unless he was out of his mind.
But as it turned out, she seemed to know what she was doing, and her technique was quite skilled.
Ou Mucen watched the woman skillfully secure the medical tape, a flicker of something bright and dark flowing slowly in his pupils.
"All done. Rest for a while, I’ll go get the porridge I’ve been simmering for you," she said, and then she got up from the ground and left.
Ou Mucen watched her leave and then quietly lay there for a while.
After lying down for a bit, perhaps because he had slept too long and his body was sore, he wanted to sit up. So he moved a little, supporting himself with one hand and preparing to rise.
But just as he lifted half his body, he felt a searing pain in his chest and abdomen, which had him falling straight back down instantly.
The dull thud almost made him pass out on the spot.
Ye Ning was in the next room preparing his porridge when she heard the noise. Her face changed, "What’s wrong? What happened?"
In a rush, she burst from the kitchen and quickly entered the room. She was shocked to see him lying stiff on the bed, trembling slightly, with large beads of sweat forming on his face, "What’s wrong with you? Are you feeling uncomfortable somewhere?"
Ou Mucen’s vision was blackening as he lay there. It took him a while to regain himself, and then he shook his pale face, "It’s nothing, just moved a little just now..."
"Moved a little? Heavens, why would you move? You can’t just move around as you please right now," she said urgently, rushing in from the doorway straight to his side.
"Does it hurt a lot? Should I get the doctor to give you some painkillers?"
Ou Mucen didn’t speak, just broke out in a cold sweat from the pain.
Seeing this made Ye Ning a bit scared, and she turned to go get the doctor, "No, I’d better go get Dr. Takahashi to have a look..."
The urgency and concern in her voice sounded as if she feared something bad would happen to him.
Ou Mucen finally slowly opened his eyes upon hearing her say she was going to get the doctor, and on his sweaty face, he finally spoke, "No need, it’s just the wound was pulled, it’s nothing serious."
"But you’re in so much pain."
"It’s fine, go get me a glass of water," he requested.
Reminded by his request, Ye Ning finally remembered and quickly got up to get him water.