Chapter 6 May Need a Little Stimulation

In the following days, Fu Jingchen's condition showed no significant improvement.

He regained some sensation, but still had not awaken.

Cui Rurong and Ding Mengxue began to doubt the fortune-teller's words again.

Cui Rurong: "Dad, Jingchen's condition in the past few days is identical to before. Maybe it was just a coincidence? Do you really want to keep that girl by his side forever..."

Ding Mengxue also said, "Grandfather, superstition is not advisable; we should trust the doctors instead! I just found a specialist in this area, maybe they can awaken Jingchen!"

"Specialist?" Mr. Fu snorted coldly, "We've already brought in the most capable specialists. If they were of any use, your brother wouldn't still be lying in bed now."

Ding Mengxue fiddled with her skirt corner, feeling wronged, "It's better than that woman... She's been living with Jingchen every day for the past few days without any result, just eating and sleeping all the time!"

What she minded the most was that Lin Luqiu slept in the same bed with Fu Jingchen every day.

She had never been treated like that; what made Lin Luqiu eligible!

Just because on the first day she arrived, Jingchen happened to regain a bit of consciousness?

She didn't believe it was because of Lin Luqiu at all—it was pure luck, like a blind cat running into a dead mouse!

"Let's wait a bit longer," said Mr. Fu, not in the best of moods. "We didn't place much hope on her to begin with. After all, she's the newly married wife; it wouldn't be right to send her away now."

He knew about Ding Mengxue's feelings for Fu Jingchen but did not explicitly expose her. After all, she was the daughter of a friend adopted by his son, and he had watched her grow up.

"Then Grandfather, have you found out where that syringe came from?" Ding Mengxue changed the subject.

Mr. Fu shook his head: "No."

Cui Rurong, standing to one side, breathed a sigh of relief. Fortunately, she had the foresight.

Her own son was indeed more of a hindrance than a help; anyone with half a brain could see that Fu Yuankai was lust-stricken by Lin Luqiu and forgot to prioritize his actions.

If only he had been more reliable, Fu Jingchen should be in a coffin by now.

...

In the room, Lin Luqiu looked at the towel in her hand, then at the half-dressed man on the bed, feeling uncertain.

She had just administered acupuncture to Fu Jingchen and noticed he was sweating more than usual; she needed to wipe him down promptly to prevent him from catching a cold.

So she personally wet the towel with water and wiped him down.

After finishing with the upper body, it was time for the lower half, and she began to hesitate.

Even though she had studied medicine under her Master since she was young, she had never actually seen a grown man's private parts...

She had seen plenty of human anatomy models, but those were ultimately fake.

"Sigh..." She took a deep breath and finally reached out to pull down the man's trousers.

Then she paused, her eyes gradually widening in disbelief.

This... was indeed shocking. Could it really exist?

When she came to her senses, she realized she had stared for too long.

This... this was inappropriate. She quickly wiped the man down, then put his pajama bottoms back on.

Standing in front of the bathroom mirror, she looked at her flushed reflection and realized just what she had done.

Merely wiping down the body was one thing, but staring for so long... This man was indeed toxic.

...

"Xiao Qiu?" Cui Rurong's voice came from outside the door, and Lin Luqiu, holding her face, felt her facial temperature returning to normal before she went to open the door.

"What can I do for you?"

"You child, don't even call me mother-in-law." Cui Rurong tenderly touched her cheek, "Does it still hurt? Last time was a misunderstanding, I wronged you, I have already found out from Yuankai that he provoked you first. You don't blame me, do you?"

"Of course not." Lin Luqiu responded with an airheaded smile: "Mother-in-law, you are my elder, how could I blame you?"

"Good child. I knew you were sensible." Cui Rurong clasped her hand, and said contentedly, "To express my apologies, I would like to take you out for some food. You haven't been out these past few days. Do you like sweets?"

She seemed like a good mother-in-law.

But as Lin Luqiu looked at her, she was well aware that this "good mother-in-law" was probably up to no good.

So she declined Cui Rurong's invitation, saying that she would rather stay in the room with Fu Jingchen.

To make Cui Rurong give up, she even brought up Mr. Fu.

"Grandpa told me to spend more time with Jingchen and not to run around."

"..." Clenching her teeth, Cui Rurong accepted, "Alright, let's make plans for another day."

Downstairs, Fu Yuankai saw his mother coming down with a dark face, and sneered, "How'd it go? Wasn't successful, were you? Mom, I told you this woman's mind isn't like normal people's, but you still wanted to win her over. That's too difficult!"

Yes, indeed, Cui Rurong was harboring the thought of simply pulling Lin Luqiu to their side. If successful, not only would they gain an ally, but they would also remove an obstacle.

But she hadn't expected this girl who grew up in the mountains to be so tough to deal with.

...

"Fu Jingchen, your stepmother seems to be trying to win me over to help them go against you."

Lin Luqiu lay beside the man, smiled, and said, "Think about it, aren't we in the same boat? I also have a stepmother. She had my dad go to great lengths to find me, but it was only so I could replace her daughter to marry you."

"If she knew you could wake up and return to normal, I wonder if she would regret it..."

She playfully traced the man's sharp cheekbone with her fingertip, sliding slowly from his forehead to his jaw.

She sighed again at how exceptionally handsome the man was. That Fu Yuankai with a sleazy face didn't have such good genes, which showed that Fu Jingchen's mother must have been very beautiful.

His height was also notable; just by eye, he seemed to be no less than one eighty-five in height.

"Ah, the days of treating your illness are really boring. I'd really love to go find Master, or my senior brothers..."

She increasingly missed the days in the mountains.

Actually, her life before wasn't that backward. In the house on the mountain, there was water, electricity, air conditioning, broadband, WIFI – everything one needed, just in a rather remote location.

That's because both her Master and his wife enjoyed solitude.

But they did not neglect anything they should teach her and her senior brothers.

What she learned was also what she was interested in. And as long as she wanted to learn, Master and his wife would do everything they could to teach her all their skills.

To her, Master and his wife were her real parents.

However, when the Lin Family came looking for her, the two elders suggested that she go out and experience the world.

Including interacting with people related to her by blood.

Wait. She remembered, wasn't her senior brother working at Jin City People's Hospital? She was also in Jin City; wouldn't it be easy to go see him?

With that thought, she felt much better.

Well, for now, treating Fu Jingchen's illness was the top priority; she couldn't actually let him die.

She checked the pulse of the man beside her, and found that his condition was much better than a few days ago. His pulse was stronger, and his complexion had improved.

But it wouldn't be apparent without a close look.

Yet, if checked with modern instruments, the results would be obvious.

...

Doctor Song looked at the inspection report in astonishment, and said to Old Mr. Fu, "President Fu's overall condition has improved a lot, and his body has become much healthier, almost no different from a normal person... except that he hasn't woken up yet."

"If there's nothing wrong with the body, why can't he wake up?" Mr. Fu asked, puzzled.

"Uh... perhaps it's because President Fu's cerebral cortex has not fully awakened yet; he might need some stimulation."