After hearing Ye Qiu’s words, Bai Bing’s face flushed. She stood up quickly and said, “You’re staying here to rest today. No going anywhere.”
“I’ve got work to handle.”
“I’m leaving.”
Just then, Ye Qiu grabbed her right hand and pulled her toward him.
“Ah!”
Bai Bing yelped, losing balance, and fell onto the hospital bed.
Before she could react, Ye Qiu flipped over, pinning her down.
Blushing and flustered, Bai Bing snapped, “Ye Qiu, what are you doing?”
“Let me go.”
“This is a hospital ward!”
“What’s wrong with a ward?” Ye Qiu grinned cheekily. “Sister Bing, did you miss me?”
“Miss you? Let me go!” she said urgently.
Instead of releasing her, Ye Qiu kissed her neck. Soon, Bai Bing’s face was rosy, her eyes almost misty.
But she held onto her senses.
“Ye Qiu, don’t mess around. This is a VIP ward. If someone sees us, we’re in trouble,” she said.
“Sister Bing, since when did you get so timid?” Ye Qiu chuckled. “Don’t worry, no one can sneak up without me noticing.”
She added, “You just woke up. Your body’s not recovered.”
Ye Qiu smirked, “Wanna test if my body’s recovered?”
“No, Ye Qiu…”
“Don’t call my name. Call me husband.”
Ye Qiu’s tone turned commanding.
Bai Bing pleaded, “Husband, please, not here, okay? If you really want to, let’s go home.”
“Sister Bing, you don’t get it. Home’s vibe is different from here.”
With that, Ye Qiu made his move.
Bai Bing resisted halfheartedly.
As passion peaked, Ye Qiu pulled the blanket over them.
A sweet battle ensued…
Afterward, Bai Bing lay in Ye Qiu’s arms, murmuring, “You’re too good to Su Luoying, going all the way to Wudang Mountain for a thousand-year-old herb.”
“Sister Bing, still jealous?” Ye Qiu laughed helplessly. “You should take a page from Sister Lin.”
“Learn from her? She’s a vixen, oozing charm head to toe,” Bai Bing said, glaring. “Husband, what’s that supposed to mean?”
“Are you saying I’m not as good as Lin Jingzhi?”
“Or that I’m not as open-minded as her?”
Ye Qiu quickly clarified, “Sister Bing, you and Sister Lin are equally big-hearted.”
Bai Bing caught the sly smirk on his lips, realizing his double entendre, and pinched his waist hard.
“Ow, ow, Sister Bing, let go!”
“Hmph, that’s for being naughty.”
“You don’t like me naughty?”
“No.”
“Oh, come on, you were just asking me to…”
“Shut up!” Bai Bing cut him off, blushing, threatening, “Say it, and I’ll rip your mouth off.”
“Wow, threatening your man now? Guess the old saying’s true—three days without a lesson, and a woman climbs the roof.”
Ye Qiu smacked her hip.
“Ah!” Bai Bing yelped in pain.
“Need to teach you a lesson, or you’ll go wild, huh?”
Smack!
Another swat.
Bai Bing’s eyes teared up, glaring at him, aggrieved.
“Still gonna threaten me?”
“No,” she mumbled.
“That’s better.” Ye Qiu felt smug, like he’d won a victory.
Women, like kids, need discipline—either they obey, or you end up kneeling on durians.
His triumph lasted three seconds.
“Ye Qiu, you dared hit me? Fine! Very good!”
“I’m not going to work today.”
“I’m getting revenge. You’ll see what I’m capable of.”
Bai Bing pounced like a hungry wolf.
Bring it on—who’s scared?
They tangled again, ready to “hurt” each other, when—
Beep, beep, beep!
Bai Bing’s phone rang urgently.
“Hold on, I need to take this.”
Panting, she grabbed her phone, seeing it was Li Ju, the head of Jiangzhou’s healthcare authority. She signaled Ye Qiu to stay quiet.
She answered, “Director Li, you’re looking for me?”
“Dean Bai, hello. Higher-ups want to visit Jiangzhou Hospital. Is that convenient?”
“Very convenient,” Bai Bing said. “When are they coming?”
Li Ju replied, “Today, already on their way. About half an hour to the hospital. Make arrangements.”
“Got it.”
Hanging up, Bai Bing pushed Ye Qiu away as he tried to start trouble again.
“The higher-ups are coming to inspect. As dean, I have to greet them,” she said.
“Can’t you go later?” Ye Qiu, still in the mood, pleaded, “Just one hour with me.”
Bai Bing shook her head, “No, they’ll be here in thirty minutes.”
Ye Qiu looked deflated.
Bai Bing dressed quickly, took out a compact mirror, and applied lipstick. “Wait here for me.”
“Once I’m done, we’ll go home.”
“I learned some new dishes to cook for you.”
Mwah!
She kissed his cheek. “Husband, remember, no going anywhere today. Stay here like a good boy.”
“See you later.”
Waving, Bai Bing left the ward.
Alone on the bed, Ye Qiu grew bored and started mulling over Su Luoying’s case.
“Strange. With a thousand-year-old herb and my skills, why did it fail?”
“Especially at the end—where did that massive force in her body come from?”
“To cure her, a thousand-year herb isn’t enough. I need another way.”
“What can resolve her Nine Yin Severed Meridians?”
Ye Qiu frowned, deep in thought.
Ding!
His phone pinged with a WeChat message.
From Lin Jingzhi.
Opening it, he saw her ask, “Husband, where were you last night? Why didn’t you come find me?”
Ye Qiu replied, “Had an issue at the hospital.”
Lin Jingzhi asked, “When are you coming to see me? I’m at the company.”
Ye Qiu typed, “Did the deal with Xu Group close?”
Lin Jingzhi answered, “Almost, just waiting to sign the contract.”
“Husband, come quick.”
“I’m waiting in my office~”
Ding!
Another message—a photo.
Ye Qiu’s eyes widened.
Long legs.
Black…
Stockings!
