Chapter 179 Completely Naked, Acupuncture

Qin Shu gently poked Lin Chen's elbow with her fingertip, the corners of her eyes curving into crescents.

Her smile was impossible to hide, and her tone carried a hint of banter:

“Hehe, is picking up girls played at such a high level nowadays?”

“This act of playing the cold doctor taking a pulse, you've certainly got style.”

“Still keeping up this mysterious act? You really know how to put on a show.”

Lin Chen didn't respond to her teasing at all. His fingertips rested steadily on her wrist pulse,

his brow slightly furrowed, his expression incredibly focused.

After a moment, he released her hand. His tone was as calm as if he were saying the weather was nice today, yet every word was certain:

“Does your lower abdomen hurt severely every time before your period?”

“Your hands and feet are icy and won't warm up, and your menstrual blood is full of clots?”

As soon as he said this, the smile on Qin Shu's face instantly froze, as if someone had pressed the pause button.

Her eyes snapped wide, her eyelashes trembling,

as she stared at Lin Chen in disbelief, her voice uncontrollably wavering:

“How... how did you know?!”

She subconsciously leaned forward, almost pressing against Lin Chen, her tone extremely urgent:

“Are you really studying medicine?”

“I've kept this problem well hidden. Aside from myself, nobody knows!”

Lin Chen slowly looked up, his face still devoid of expression,

while in his heart, fireworks had already exploded, and he was screaming wildly:

“Holy shit! ‘Divine Medical Hands’ is real! It's not some fraudulent book!”

“I actually fucking know how to treat patients now?”

“This is way too awesome!”

Forcing down the surging excitement in his heart, he deliberately kept a stiff face,

pretending to be calm and experienced. He gave a light cough and spoke slowly:

“Mm, I've loved studying Chinese medicine since I was a kid and privately took an old practitioner as my master.”

“After following him for several years, I can still spot a minor ailment like this.”

His fingertips gently rubbed Qin Shu's wrist again, his tone certain:

“Your pulse is deep and tight, even slow. It's a typical case of Cold Congealing in the Uterus and stagnant qi and blood.”

“The premenstrual abdominal pain, icy hands and feet, and blood clots are all caused by a cold uterus.”

“It's not a major illness, but if you leave it untreated, it's miserable to suffer through every time.”

Qin Shu was completely stunned, her eyes wide. The look she gave Lin Chen shifted from the initial banter

directly into full-blown admiration, her eyes sparkling:

“My god! You're way too amazing!”

“You could actually tell just by feeling?”

She immediately followed up, her tone full of expectation:

“Then... then can it be cured?”

A confident smile curled at the corner of Lin Chen's mouth,

and he casually squeezed the soft back of her hand:

“Don't worry, with me here, this is a small matter.”

“Your issue is simple. I'll give you a session of acupuncture and massage,”

“then write a herbal prescription. You'll be fine after brewing and drinking it a few times.”

Qin Shu's eyes grew even brighter as she asked in surprise:

“You even know acupuncture and massage?”

“Of course.” Lin Chen nodded, then paused before adding,

“I just didn't bring any needles, so I can't do it on the spot.”

He thought for a moment and picked up his phone:

“Tell you what, I'll buy a set of needles online now and have them delivered by flash courier. It'll be very fast.”

Qin Shu nodded obediently. Looking at Lin Chen's profile as he operated his phone,

her gaze gradually became somewhat dazed, and she secretly muttered to herself:

“I originally just wanted a casual fling to relieve some life stress, I didn't take it seriously.”

“I didn't expect this Handsome Guy to not only be good-looking but also so considerate and knowledgeable... maybe I should try to keep in touch more in the future?”

Meanwhile, Lin Chen was still secretly smug, thinking he had control over the situation, completely unaware that

the other party held the exact same intention—they both wanted to be a 'scumbag' and leave after one night.

Less than half an hour after Lin Chen placed the order, the doorbell rang.

He got up to open the door. A delivery guy stood at the entrance holding a small box, asking with a smile:

“Sir, is the tail number 1234 you?”

“Your acupuncture needles have arrived!”

“That's me.” Lin Chen took the box.

“Please give a five-star review later, thanks!”

“Will do.”

Closing the door, Lin Chen turned to look at Qin Shu, who was lying on the bed, her head nodding from sleepiness.

He raised the box in his hand:

“Don't sleep yet, get ready, we can start the acupuncture.”

Qin Shu gave a muddled “Mm” in response,

lying there lazily without moving.

Lin Chen shook his head helplessly and said bluntly:

“Take it all off. I can't find the acupoints accurately through clothes, how am I supposed to needle you?”

“Huh?” Qin Shu instantly woke up, her cheeks flushing bright red. She clutched the bedsheet and muttered softly,

“The lights are on... it's so embarrassing.”

Lin Chen gave her an annoyed look:

“I'm a doctor right now, I'm seriously treating an illness.”

“Without the lights on and without taking off your clothes, how can I accurately hit the acupoints?”

“Don't be so dramatic.”

“Besides, we already did everything that needed doing just now, and now you're acting shy?”

Qin Shu gave him a reproachful glare, her face flushed:

“Stop talking!”

“You might not be ashamed, but I am!”

Despite her complaints, her hands still reluctantly

took off the clothes she had just put on half an hour ago, piece by piece.

She lay obediently on the bed, feeling her ears burning hot.

“I'll clear your meridians with a massage first.”

Lin Chen began the manual massage.

Following the techniques granted by the system,

Lin Chen could feel the difference himself.

“This is nothing like those Thai massages I've had before!”

“It feels like some immortal master is transmitting energy.”

Within a minute, Qin Shu let out a soft groan.

She said lazily:

“This is so comfortable, much better than those massage SPAs I went to before.”

In less than another minute,

she narrowed her eyes and fell into a deep sleep.

Then Lin Chen began the acupuncture technique.

He picked up several needles from the acupuncture box.

He gave a quick flick toward Qin Shu's back.

“Damn!”

When he snapped back to his senses and looked,

“This... my technique is this accurate?”

“This is too heaven-defying!”

“For a split second, I thought I had transmigrated to an immortal cultivation world!”

He gave himself a small slap on the face.

“Slap!”

“Good, it's real. Just like my previous combat skills, it's all real.”

“Hehe!”

Then he continued to distribute needles across Qin Shu's back.

Soon, that smooth back was studded with quite a few needles.

After about ten minutes, he took them out.

Looking at the sleeping Qin Shu,

“I'll flip you over, next is the acupuncture for your abdomen.”

Lin Chen gave her a direct, rough roll.

“Mm, what are you doing!”

Qin Shu said with sleepy eyes.

“My whole body feels much more comfortable.”

“I want to keep sleeping.”

Lin Chen shook his head.

“Fine, you do your sleeping, I'll do my acupuncture.”

Looking at her beautiful body, he couldn't help but swallow subconsciously.

Then, suppressing his wandering thoughts,

he continued to needle the acupoints on her abdomen and even down to her thighs.

“Sigh, luckily I already had a workout with her earlier, otherwise looking at this would be real torture.”

He shook his head and continued applying the needles.

After another ten minutes or so, he removed all the needles.

“Alright, today's acupuncture is finished.”

“Normally it would take a few more sessions, but since your future time and location won't be the same as mine,”

“I've written a prescription. Paired with this medicine, one session is enough.”

“Unless you come to Star City to see me often in the future, then I can give you a few more courses of acupuncture!”