Liu Xinmei observed with curiosity from the side and commented, “Lin Huai, how did you master acupuncture at such a young age? It’s usually a skill practiced by old and experienced doctors! I heard that even the older doctors nowadays don’t really practice acupuncture anymore. I bet this skill is going to die off in a couple of years.”
Lin Huai chuckled and responded, “That’s an exaggeration! Acupuncture is quite popular nowadays. Even the folks abroad are practicing it. However, acupuncture can only treat minor illnesses nowadays because medical professionals did not master it—they have to combine both mainstream and traditional treatments. That’s why everyone has only learned the basics of acupuncture. Sigh.”
He took out the box of needles and added, “Auntie, if it doesn’t inconvenience you, do you mind removing your pants? I will perform acupuncture on you today. If you think it’s effective, I will visit you more often to treat you and slowly, you
Wang Zhengyang did not give an affirmative answer with regards to his willingness to help. However, Lin Huai was satisfied with Wang Zhengyang’s words, especially when the latter had only followed him for a short time. Even if Wang Zhengyang knew that Lin Huai was being framed, he had no incentive to take risks for his Big Boss. Had it not been for Mrs. Wang’s condition, he probably would not have even promised to help Lin Huai.After chatting for a while, Lin Huai smiled with a twinkle in his eye and inquired, “By the way, let’s drop the topic of the gangs. What’s the relationship between Liu Xinmei and you?”“She’s my neighbor. Nothing more than that.”Lin Huai chuckled. “Are you sure? I think there’s more to your relationship. She must be interested in you. Look, she takes care of your mom every day. Do you really think she sees you as a stranger? From what I see, she must like you quite a lot. Won’t you consider dating a nice woman l
In the bathroom, Lin Huai secretly made a call to Liu Ruogu. After she answered the call, he cut to the chase. “Liu Ruogu, don’t say anything for now. I’m at your house with Mr. and Mrs. Liu. Oh, by the way, I’m Lin Huai.”“How—”“I told you not to say a thing. Don’t let others know that I’m back. Do you want to risk your parents knowing what you’re up to? What will you do then?”With panic in her tone, she hurriedly asked, “What do you want to do? Gangsters don’t hurt each other’s families; you should know this code! Plus, the people who wanted you dead are from the Thunder Gang. I have nothing to do with them.”He chuckled. “Of course I know you have nothing to do with them. That’s why I came over to ask for a favor. I don’t have any other intentions.”“A favor? What kind of favor?”“I heard about your predicament. Right now, there are rumors about you flying around. Don’t you feel sorry that your
Liu Ruogu entered her dad’s room after him and properly took a seat. While she faced him, she experienced a tinge of trepidation.Liu Fangyan asked, “Do you know what I wanted to talk to you about?”She probed in return, “What is it?”He let out a heavy sigh and explained, “I know that you have been a good kid since you were young. It was a pity that you weren’t doing well in academics, but at least you made up for that by working hard at your job. To be honest with you, our neighbors have been gossiping about you in the past year and their words are rather harsh. Your mom and I never take their claims seriously, but we feel upset whenever they humiliate you.”At that moment, she fell into silence. Of course she knew what the gossip was about. Being a regular guest at the nightclub, she unavoidably bumped into some of her acquaintances, which was how the rumors started. Still, she refused to admit to the rumors about her pri
In the next two days, Wei Sihai managed to discover the whereabouts of Yang Kaiwei, the man who broke Liu Ruogu’s heart, and tipped Lin Huai about it by sending an email.At that time, Lin Huai seemed to be reading some information about Yang Kaiwei when he checked his email inbox with his phone and received the tip. According to the investigation, Yang Kaiwei was only a primary school graduate who subsequently worked as a waiter in a restaurant until he was later laid off due to his promiscuous lifestyle for impregnating a few other women.Besides, Lin Huai had also secretly investigated Liu Ruogu’s status, knowing she would occasionally work some part-time jobs when she was still studying. At one point, she became acquainted with Yang Kaiwei when she was distributing flyers for a restaurant she was working at. Soon, their relationship took a step further as their friendship blossomed. A few years later, she discovered that Yang Kaiwei had been chea
Lin Huai visited Wang Zhengyang’s house the next day and gave the latter’s mother an acupuncture treatment. After that, he drove to Liu Ruogu’s house and waited for less than five minutes before she showed up at the stairs in a sexy outfit and a branded purse.Liu Ruogu sat in the front passenger seat and she irritably asked, “You’re not going to sell me off, are you?”“Oh, come on, you’re already an adult. Who would ever want you?” he asked.“Oh, come on. Why wouldn’t there be?” She impatiently added, “I’m sure there are a lot of poor families out there searching for a wife for their sons. Anyway, my point is that nothing can be good with you.”While Lin Huai could tell that Liu Ruogu was worried in her heart, she knew the man didn’t have to take her to Province just to cause her any harm. Nonetheless, she still struggled to ease her mind on their way there as long as he didn’t tell her the reason for their journey. Soon, h
Lin Huai looked at Liu Ruogu with unperturbed eyes. He just knew that she wouldn’t use her beauty for no reason. Some people were probably born to be dissolute, but Liu Ruogu wasn’t one of them; she simply learned to make the most of her beauty to accomplish some objectives. Therefore, once she used her beauty, she was definitely up to something. What could she be up to at such a moment? Obviously, she wanted to coax some truths and falsehoods out of him. He shoved Liu Ruogu away and warned seriously, “I have a girlfriend who’s very good-looking, so not everyone can seduce me.”Liu Ruogu was startled for a moment before she shot him an angry glare. Every woman cared much about whether she was attractive or not, so Lin Huai’s repeated spurning of her wounded her pride a lot. This easily made her question her own charm.Lin Huai opened the car door and said, “All right, let’s get out of the car and book the rooms first.”Liu Ruogu angrily
Liu Ruogu swiftly struggled free of the middle-aged man’s arms and took two steps back before looking up. The middle-aged man, who was dressed in a suit and a pair of leather shoes, seemed like he was in his forties. Meanwhile, standing behind him were two stony-faced men who were probably his bodyguards. Since he had people following him around, he was no ordinary citizen at the very least. Had this happened in Tongcheng City, Liu Ruogu would’ve gotten this guy killed right away with a phone call. However, she was in the provincial capital, a place that she wasn’t familiar with. Although she was somewhat furious, she held back her anger and apologized with a forced smile, “I’m sorry for bumping into you by accident.”“No worries. It’s fate that we’ve run into each other, after all. Otherwise, why would you have bumped into me instead of anyone else just now?” This man stared at Liu Ruogu with his eyes ablaze. “Allow me to introduce myself. I’m Gao Yan, the owner
Gao Yan was immediately amused when he saw that Lin Huai wanted to make a phone call. “Well, young lad, I’ll let you make that phone call since I’d like to see what you can do. Are you going to call the police or the gangs? I’m telling you, I have connections both in the government and in the underworld. Little beauty, promise me now so that this boyfriend of yours will suffer less. Otherwise, he’ll be the one suffering when my people beat him up later on.” Meanwhile, Liu Ruogu wanted to laugh. She even took two steps back and said, “Go ahead and fight then!” Even though she didn’t know much about Lin Huai, she knew how good he was at fighting. After all, Lin Huai had been Thunder Gang’s red cane back then. Needless to say, Thunder Gang was different from Rakshasa Gang. Each of the Rakshasa Gang’s Thirteen Gang Girls had their own strengths; some were good at scheming, whereas some were clever at setting people against one another. On the contrary, Thunder Gang’