Chapter 56: About the First Kiss!
Translator: Sparrow Translations Editor: Sparrow Translations
There was a deeper meaning to Xue Meining’s question.
On one hand, ever since Ling Yun demonstrated the Nine Needles of The Spiritual Pivot, Xue Meining had a sudden realization that she was lacking in confidence whenever she spoke to Ling Yun. Thus, she was trying to increase her self-worth by using her grandfather’s status and ident.i.ty.
She wanted Ling Yun to acknowledge her status and worth so he would not look down on her.
On the other hand, she was really intrigued by why this shameless, stingy and petty character would let go of such a golden opportunity instead of cas.h.i.+ng in on it.
However, the following answer from Ling Yun angered her tremendously.
“Yeah, I know. Didn’t you tell me before? Your grandfather is an old traditional Chinese medicine pract.i.tioner. Pretty decent skills, but he’s a cheater.”
Decent skills? Cheater?
Her grandfather Xue Zhengqi was the master of traditional Chinese medicine. He was the best physician in all of China! He had even treated the country’s top leaders in the past!
Xue Meining was so angry that her eyes widened in anger. She leaped out of her seat and looked as if she was ready to fight Ling Yun.
“How dare you speak of my grandfather like that? I’ll kick you!” She was so furious she lifted her fair and slender legs as she got ready to land a kick on Ling Yun.
Ling Yun laughed in response and waved his hand, “Calm down, relax. Don’t forget that you still have two years to go for your trial period. You still want to learn the ways of the Nine Needles of The Spiritual Pivot, don’t you?”
“Not to mention, we had a bet and you lost. You still haven’t fulfilled your end of the bargain!”
Ling Yun’s eyes were focused on Xue Meining’s fair legs with great interest as he calmly retorted her statements. He clearly knew that he had the upper hand and thus, he was not even bothered by her.
“You…”
The sight of Ling Yun’s perverted and shameless expression rendered Xue Meining completely speechless.
Was he just pretending to be a nice guy just now?
Xue Meining was actually very conflicted internally. She had purposely asked all sorts of questions instead of mentioning the bet. In fact, she was hoping for him to forget about it.
However, to her dismay, instead of forgetting about it, Ling Yun brought it up directly.
Was it even possible that the miserly Ling Yun, who took advantage of any opportunity, had suddenly changed into a generous person who would not ask for anything in return?
As if Ling Yun would be this n.o.ble. Anyone who thought of him that way would be a fool!
Treating someone and not asking for anything in return was definitely not Ling Yun’s style.
Even if his patient was Miracle Doctor Xue.
But one had to take Ling Yun’s status into consideration. He would definitely take advantage of the situation, but he had to consider how big a reward he would get.
With the understanding that Ling Yun had of this world, he knew all this while that Miracle Doctor Xue was no ordinary character.
He was able to afford such a huge mansion even though the land was so expensive. Furthermore, he had a naturally dignifying aura emanating from his speech and actions. There was no way that he was just some ordinary person.
Even though Ling Yun did not request for anything from Miracle Doctor Xue, that did not mean he did not have any requests.
Miracle Doctor Xue’s gold and silver needles were considered small rewards to Ling Yun. Even though Miracle Doctor Xue placed so much emphasis on his needles, it meant nothing to Ling Yun.
In his eyes, even the sandalwood casing and jade box were worth way more than both sets of needles.
Why? Because they actually had practical uses. He believed that as long as he casually sold them off to anyone, it would make him a fortune.
That was the real reason he accepted the sandalwood casing and the jade box, not because he wanted to use them to store the gold needles.
This shameless boy was ready to sell them off for money.
Of course, if Xue Meining found out his true intentions, she would definitely give him a good kick into Qingshui Lake.
Whether it was the gold needles, silver needles, sandalwood casing or jade box, these were all considered as small rewards to Ling Yun.
So, what was a big reward?
Was it a sum of money? Of course not, Ling Yun believed that if he requested money from Elder Xue, he would definitely receive a huge sum of money!
What was money to him anyway? The important thing was the fact that Ling Yun had saved Miracle Doctor Xue’s life.
What Ling Yun wanted was for Xue Zhengqi to remember the act of him saving his life. Ling Yun wanted Xue Zhengqi’s grat.i.tude and recognition and the control that he had obtained from it.
Whatever else he got was secondary. The luxury cars, the lavish meals and the branded clothes he was gonna buy later on. Ling Yun insisted on buying two sets of whatever there was at Nike.
This was the big reward he was plotting for!
He may have pretended to be confused and not said a single word but he knew exactly what he was doing.
Given how calculative he was, it was a joke to think that he would forget his bet with Xue Meining.
Xue Meining could feel her spirit withering away. She sunk back into her seat as she judged Ling Yun from head to toe. She seemed to have even less of an understanding of him now.
Initially, she had even wanted to praise him and boost his ego. However, that idea had been completely destroyed by Ling Yun’s shamelessness.
Was he smart or foolish? He chose to miss out on such an amazing opportunity where he could request for anything just now but decided to fuss over these small matters with her instead?
However, she did not have the time to take those into consideration. As much as Ling Yun wanted her to fulfill her side of the bargain, she could not possibly allow him to grab hold of her and kiss her all over, right?
The little devilish girl wracked her brain, trying to think of an excuse and she finally found one. She tilted her chin upwards and said, “Ling Yun, I admit that we did make a bet just now. However, you haven’t fulfilled your end of the bargain either!”
Ling Yun chuckled the moment he realized Xue Meining was trying to bargain her way out. “Oh, is that so? Up till the point where we left the house, your grandfather hadn’t even coughed. How is that not fulfilling my end of the bargain?”
Xue Meining groaned as she thundered, “Our bet was that I would lose if you could successfully heal my grandfather. However, you’ve only healed him temporarily. The Gu Insect is still wriggling around in my grandfather’s body!”
“Oh…” Ling Yun lifted his chin and dragged out his voice intentionally, pretending that he made a sudden realization while smirking at Xue Meining.
Xue Meining felt gooseb.u.mps all over while Ling Yun stared at her.
“Isn’t it a fact? You haven’t healed my grandfather completely!” She blushed as she argued on despite the shame.
Ultimately, this had to do with her precious first kiss. She was not going to give in that easily.
“Makes sense. Alright then. We shall wait until I’m done treating your grandfather before you fulfill your end of the bargain. How’s that?”
Xue Meining kept quiet. Ling Yun truly knew how to execute the Nine Needles of The Spiritual Pivot. Initially, she did not believe him, but now, she had no choice but to believe!
If Ling Yun truly managed to heal her grandfather completely, was she really going to let go of the precious first kiss that she had treasured for the past 17 years of her life and give it to him?
She sneaked a glance at Ling Yun with her big bright eyes and felt a sense of unwillingness when she saw his big fat face.
Extremely unwilling!
“Brother Ling Yun, how about you change the bet, hmm?” Xue Meining decided to try the soft approach instead.
“Hehe, you can bargain all you want, but what if there is an accident during the treatment…”
Ling Yun remained calm and composed as he uttered those words.
However, Xue Meining’s expression changed drastically!
“Alright alright alright, we’ll stick to the old bet. Hmph! It’s just a kiss anyways, not as if it matters!”
Xue Meining, however, was on the brink of tears. Since young, no one had been capable and daring enough to force something like that on her.
Right then, the waiter came over and served up the dishes. It was already past 2 pm and both of their stomachs were empty. Thus, they started digging in the moment the plates. .h.i.t the table.
It was as if they had not eaten in a million years.
The waiter who was serving them kept on sn.i.g.g.e.ring and thought to himself, What an interesting couple. They only care about eating even though they are eating at such an expensive restaurant with such a scenic view in their private room.
After 40 minutes of non-stop eating, Ling Yun was so full that he kept on burping.
Without a doubt, the dishes from Qingshui Restaurant were fantastic and appetizing in terms of appearance, aroma, and taste. Therefore, Ling Yun kept stuffing himself with the food.
“Oi, aren’t you trying to lose weight? Why are you eating so much?”
Xue Meining looked at Ling Yun blankly and thought to herself, What’s the point of running so much to lose weight if you’re just going to eat like that?
Even if he ran for three days straight, he probably still would be unable to burn off what he consumed in that one meal.
Ling Yun wiped his mouth contently before glancing sideways at Xue Meining. “My name isn’t ‘oi’. Remember, in the future, call me brother. Understand?”
In all honesty, the Little Demon Girl had a beautiful voice. Thus, Ling Yun thoroughly enjoyed listening to her calling him “Brother Ling Yun”.
“You wish…” she replied with disdain.
“This is one of the requirements of the trial period!” Ling Yun shot his response at her.
“Brother, are you full yet? Shall we go buy clothes after you’re done eating?”
No wonder her nickname was Little Demon Girl. She was clever enough to switch immediately the moment she heard that it was a requirement for the trial period.
This girl has a lot of potential!
Ling Yun stood up immediately and chuckled, “Let’s go!”
After the bill was settled, they got into the Ferrari. All the hotel staff had their gazes fixed on them before Xue Meining floored the accelerator and sped away!
“What a precious little flower. Fair, rich and beautiful. Too bad she’s dating such an ugly guy! It’s like casting pearls before swine!”
The handsome bellboy at the hotel entrance looked on with envy and hatred in his eyes as the Ferrari sped away.
“So, where are we going to shop? The school entrance?” Ling Yun sat in the Ferrari and asked out of boredom.
Xue Meining drove skillfully as she tilted her head towards Ling Yun and smiled, “The school entrance? What are we going to buy there? Garbage?”
Ling Yun was lost for words.
It turned out that everything that he had bought yesterday was nothing but trash to this beautiful girl.
“Let’s head to Pedestrian Shopping Street in Qingshui City, they have everything there. It’s all branded stuff, they rarely have counterfeit goods there…”
Xue Meining was a shopaholic whose eyes would light up with excitement the moment she began talking about branded goods.
Ling Yun was also happy because to him, branded stuff was equivalent to the top-notch equipment or medicine in Cultivation World. Anyone would love them.
Also, it was not his own money anyway. Thus, the more branded the better!
They were both chatting aimlessly while cruising on the street when they suddenly noticed a car was coming to a halt in front of theirs.
Xue Meining quickly slammed the brakes. Her beloved Ferrari almost crashed into the rear end of the car in front.
“Sat.u.r.days are so annoying. Yet another traffic jam!”
The anxious little lady who could not wait to shop started pouting as she rambled on about traffic.
However, after a full 3 minutes had pa.s.sed, the cars remained stationary. This made Xue Meining speculate, “Did something happen in front? Brother Ling Yun, do you mind getting off to go take a look?”
Her voice completely melted Ling Yun’s heart, thus, he nodded and got off the car.
His eyes swept the road before him before his pupils contracted all of a sudden!
Car accident!
Another car accident!