Chapter 35 The Green - Hued Misunderstanding

Ye Long could tell the woman was embarrassed. As he took a closer look, he noticed she was dressed in an expensive white - collar business suit. With delicate features, a tall stature, and fair skin, she seemed to be around his age, yet her figure was notably mature.

"Miss Chen," Ye Long said, "in the eyes of a doctor, there's no distinction between genders. Besides, I'm only asking you to take off your outer clothes."

Chen Qiao had never undressed in front of a man other than her husband. But considering he was the CEO's friend and probably wouldn't act inappropriately, she gritted her teeth and removed her outer garment. With her arms crossed protectively in front of her chest, she lay on the bed nervously.

Ye Long observed that her shoulders and neck were very fair. He pressed gently and asked, "Miss Chen, does this hurt?"

Chen Qiao shook her head. "No. Doctor Ye, you can just call me Xiao Chen, or Qiaqiao if you like."

Ye Long nodded, then pressed another spot. "Does this feel more painful?"

"It's a bit numb, but not very painful," Chen Qiao replied.

When Ye Long pressed another area, Chen Qiao suddenly yelped, "Ah!" as if electrocuted, and hunched her shoulders in pain.

After asking her a few more questions, Ye Long roughly understood the condition. "Chen Qiao, I'm going to start the acupuncture now. It might hurt a bit during the treatment, so you'll need to bear with it."

Chen Qiao, who usually dreaded injections, clenched her fists tightly upon hearing this but still nodded in agreement.

Ye Long took out the silver needles and made the first insertion. The pain felt like an ant bite, and though it stung, Chen Qiao managed to suppress it with a soft grunt. As Ye Long inserted several more needles, she couldn't help but moan softly.

Just then, the phone on the outer garment beside the bed rang. Seeing that it was her husband calling, Chen Qiao hung up immediately, afraid of disturbing Ye Long's treatment.

But the phone rang again shortly after - this time, it was a video call from her husband. Lying on the bed without her outer clothes, she knew that if she answered, her husband, who was extremely jealous and suspicious, would surely accuse her of infidelity.

She declined the call and asked, "Doctor Ye, would it disrupt the treatment if I talk to my husband on the phone?"

"Just lie still and don't move around. Making a call won't interfere," Ye Long reassured her.

Chen Qiao then called her husband back. She knew that if she didn't, with his short - tempered nature, he'd likely beat her when she got home.

"Where the hell are you!" Jiang Dahai barked as soon as he answered.

"I'm at the company. I was busy just now. What's up?" Chen Qiao replied.

"Then why didn't you answer my video call? Are you cheating on me?" Jiang Dahai roared.

Frowning in annoyance and embarrassment, Chen Qiao said, "Jiang Dahai, don't be unreasonable. I really was busy."

"Then let's have a video call right now!" Jiang Dahai hung up and immediately redialed for a video call.

With a deep frown, Chen Qiao rejected the video call and called him back via voice.

"Chen Qiao, if you're not doing something shady, why won't you answer my video call?" Jiang Dahai was enraged.

"Jiang Dahai, I'm at work. I'm busy. I'll video - call you later when I'm done..." Chen Qiao was cut off by a sudden sharp pain in her shoulder. Ye Long's acupuncture was at a critical stage and couldn't be interrupted.

"Ah!" As Ye Long flicked the needle, the pain surged again, and Chen Qiao moaned.

"Chen Qiao, you bitch! You really are cheating on me!"

"Dahai, it's not what you think. I'm just..." Chen Qiao groaned again in pain and pleaded with Ye Long, "Young Master Ye, can you stop for a moment? I..."

"You son of a bitch! You slut! How dare you say you're not betraying me!"

"Just you two wait!" Jiang Dahai hung up the phone furiously.

Chen Qiao stared at her phone, her nose stinging with tears.

"Sorry, Xiao Chen. I couldn't stop in the middle of the treatment," Ye Long apologized.

Chen Qiao put down her phone. "It's okay, Young Master Ye. Please continue."

As Ye Long continued to manipulate the needles, he engaged her in conversation. "Does your husband care about you a lot?"

"Not really. He's just overly jealous and has a bad temper..." Chen Qiao's eyes welled up, whether from委屈 or pain. Losing interest in discussing her husband, she changed the subject. "Mr. Ye, are you and Miss Zhou in a relationship?"

Chen Qiao was unaware that Ye Long and Zhou Ruobing were married. The last time Zhou Ruobing asked her to help hide her identity as the CEO, she already suspected there was something between them. And when Ye Long earlier told Zhou Ruobing to come home early, Chen Qiao became even more convinced that they were either lovers or that Ye Long was Zhou Ruobing's kept man. Given Zhou Ruobing's usual disinterest in men, she leaned towards believing they were a couple living together.

Ye Long was at a loss for words. "We're just ordinary friends."

"I see." Since the CEO had never had a male friend before, and Ye Long didn't admit to a romantic relationship, Chen Qiao decided not to pry further.

After a while, Ye Long removed the needles from her shoulders. "Xiao Chen, you can get up and move your shoulders to see if they still hurt."

Chen Qiao quickly got up and carefully moved her shoulders. Normally, such movement would have made her break out in a cold sweat from the pain. But now, there was no discomfort at all. She immediately noticed that her shoulders were more flexible and that her entire upper body felt much lighter.

Looking at Ye Long in amazement, she exclaimed, "Young Master Ye, your medical skills are amazing! I feel completely cured!"

"I'm glad you're okay. But this has become a chronic condition. You'll need two more acupuncture sessions to fully recover. Let's add each other on WeChat so we can schedule the next treatments." Ye Long took out his phone and opened the WeChat app.

Touched by his thoughtfulness, Chen Qiao, forgetting to put on her clothes, quickly added him as a friend on her phone. "Young Master Ye, what's your phone number? I'll call you..."

Ye Long took her phone, entered his number, and made a test call. Once his phone rang, he handed hers back.

"Mr. Jiang, you can't just barge in! Miss Chen will be out soon..." An anxious voice came from outside the door. Ye Long recognized it as the receptionist's.

"Get out of my way!" With a fierce shout, there was a loud bang, and the lounge door was smashed open. A portly middle - aged man stood at the entrance.

Chen Qiao was shocked. She immediately recognized him as her husband, Jiang Dahai. Behind him, the receptionist, who had been trying to stop him, was equally surprised to see Chen Qiao in the room without her outer clothes, alone with Ye Long.

"You two bastards! Now that I've caught you, what do you have to say for yourselves?" Jiang Dahai pointed at Ye Long and Chen Qiao, trembling with rage.

Ye Long observed that the middle - aged man was not only fat and bald but also had an oily, puffy face - a typical greasy middle - aged look. He was also much older than Chen Qiao and seemed completely mismatched with her in appearance.

Still in shock, Chen Qiao quickly put on her clothes and said nervously, "Dahai, calm down. It's not what you think. Young Master Ye and I didn't do anything."

Ye Long added, "Mr. Jiang, I was just treating Xiao Chen's scapulohumeral periarthritis. If you don't believe me, we can find witnesses."

But Jiang Dahai, consumed by jealousy and convinced of his wife's infidelity, was beyond rationality. "You dare sleep with my woman? I'll kill you!"

Clenching his fists, Jiang Dahai lunged at Ye Long. Ye Long stared back coldly, unmoved. Chen Qiao, terrified, immediately jumped in front of Ye Long, arms outstretched to protect him.