Chapter 42: You tell me if young people like it or not.
On the other side, Qin Liu was clutching her foot, wearing a mask of pain on the bed.
In her rage earlier, she couldn’t hold back her strength and kicked Liu Haoyu in the face.
Who would have thought that this so-called guide, with his impressive title, looked so formidable.
But his body was as weak as a chick.
Of course… it’s also possible that Liu Haoyu’s face was really made of city walls.
Anyway, when Qin Liu’s foot kicked his face, Liu Haoyu was fine, but Qin Liu sprained her foot.
“Woooo…”
Qin Liu grabbed her ankle, her whole body hunched on the bed like a shrimp.
“Are you okay?”
“Do I look like I’m okay?”
The one speaking was Liu Haoyu, who had already finished washing up.
He looked at Qin Liu lying on the bed, his gaze gradually moving down from her face.
Then it landed on her ankle.
Because she sprained her ankle, Qin Liu had already taken off one of her white stockings, leaving only one foot still wearing a white stocking.
But this not only didn’t look out of place, but it also carried a strange allure.
However, it seemed her ankle was indeed injured, as he saw that Qin Liu’s ankle was a little red and swollen.
“Hmm…?”
Qin Liu suddenly felt a hand on her ankle. She looked up and saw Liu Haoyu’s big hand resting there.
“What are you doing?”
The girl watched Liu Haoyu with a “ᗜ ‸ ᗜ” expression.
However, the crazy behavior she expected didn’t happen. The man asked very seriously.
“I know some massage techniques. Would you like me to help you with it? Perhaps it will make you feel more comfortable.”
“Isn’t this really making you feel comfortable?”
Qin Liu stared at Liu Haoyu. After a moment of silent gaze, the girl let out a helpless sigh.
“Forget it, go ahead and massage it.”
Liu Haoyu was a little surprised at this. He originally thought Qin Liu would shyly refuse him.
He didn’t expect her to agree so easily.
“Shall I start then?”
“Mm…”
Qin Liu buried her face in the pillow. It was impossible to say she wasn’t a little shy and nervous.
But the pain was real. Fortunately, she could levitate; otherwise, she wouldn’t have been able to get out of bed to walk.
In fact, Liu Haoyu did know how to massage. Under his pressure, Qin Liu felt that the pain in her ankle had indeed lessened a lot.
“How is it now?”
“Woooo…”
Qin Liu had a look of enjoyment on her face. Massage was indeed a good thing. She felt that much of her fatigue had been relieved.
She was so engrossed that she didn’t even bother to answer Liu Haoyu’s question.
As for Liu Haoyu, seeing Qin Liu’s expression of enjoyment, he stopped talking and continued to massage Qin Liu’s feet with gentle and skilled hands.
Mainly the area below the knees. As for the area above the knees…
He was afraid that if he touched it, Qin Liu would kick him with her other foot.
What if he sprained it again?
“Speaking of which…” Qin Liu said casually, “Who did you learn this technique from? Do ghost exorcists learn this?”
“Ghost exorcists don’t learn this, of course. I learned it from an old Chinese doctor on Bilibili.”
“An old Chinese doctor? You watch that?”
Qin Liu was a little surprised.
In her mind, she immediately pictured Liu Haoyu intently watching a lecture by an old Chinese doctor with a beard.
She really couldn’t imagine Liu Haoyu watching something like that.
“It’s not just me; many young people like to watch this now.”
“Oh? What’s the Chinese doctor’s name? Let me take a look.”
Qin Liu took Liu Haoyu’s phone.
“You can search for it on Bilibili. Chinese medicine also needs to be passed down.”
After typing Liu Haoyu’s suggestion into the search bar, Qin Liu’s expression completely froze.
“Are you really trying to pass down Chinese medicine? I’m too embarrassed to expose you.”
Looking at the videos of the old Chinese doctor, they were all clean videos of white stockings and black stockings.
“You tell me if young people like it or not.”
Before she could finish speaking, Liu Haoyu gently applied pressure to an acupoint. Soon, a tingling sensation flowed upwards. The strange feeling made Qin Liu’s toes instinctively straighten.
Then, she slowly relaxed.
An Qinglian, standing at the restroom doorway, was stunned by this entire sequence of events.
She felt like a giant lightbulb, not knowing whether to stand or sit.
Fortunately, Liu Haoyu was finished. He withdrew his hand and noticed An Qinglian in the doorway, asking,
“Do you want to try? I have great confidence in my techniques.”
“Ah… no, no.”
An Qinglian repeatedly shook her head. She didn’t want to have a flushed and enjoying expression on her face.
“What a pity.”
Liu Haoyu let out a sigh of regret.
Qin Liu moved her feet. After Liu Haofu’s massage, the pain in her ankle had indeed improved significantly.
Now, she could step on the floorboards without any problem, and didn’t need to float around like a ghost.
Ever since encountering these recent incidents where people seemed to be possessed and act like spirits, Qin Liu had been very cautious and dared not use any of her guide abilities.
She was afraid that if she used them too much, she would completely forget her former self.
So, what was the current situation?
After being hit by a truck and sent flying, she not only became Qin Liu but also traveled back in time?
And then… her original body had died just a month ago?
Qin Liu’s expression was no longer flustered.
The more she thought about it before, the more terrifying it became. But after Liu Haoyu’s intervention, she could calmly consider the current situation.
“What are you thinking about?”
“Nothing.”
If it were about other things, Qin Liu could talk to Liu Haoyu, but about her past life… she definitely couldn’t tell anyone.
Not even Liu Haoyu.
So, after denying Liu Haoyu’s question, Qin Liu patted her own face to clear her thoughts.
Undoubtedly, Liu Haoyu was not a simple-minded person. Since he had noticed something unusual about her, it would be best to find a reason to cover it up.
Otherwise, it would be easy for him to see through her.
So, Qin Liu took a deep breath. Although her mind wasn’t exactly sharp, her intelligence immediately took over at this moment.
Qin Liu began her improvised performance.
Following the story she had previously told Liu Haoyu, she continued to make up details on the spot.
“Didn’t I tell you about Liu Qing, whom I met in my dream?”
“I dreamed about her sister last night.”
The most difficult lies to discern are those that are half true and half false.
Qin Liu didn’t want to lie, and she didn’t like lying.
But in the current situation, she felt she couldn’t be honest with Liu Haoyu.
Without exaggeration, she would bury this matter in her heart forever, taking it to her grave.
“Are you talking about Liu Zining?”
“Yes.”
Although Liu Haoyu found Qin Liu a little strange, he couldn’t pinpoint what was wrong.
More importantly, this little ghost never lied to Liu Haoyu, so he didn’t think any further.
Not long ago, through a friend’s channel, he had also learned about Liu Zining’s background.
But this person’s identity, like his own, was very normal.
But excessive normality was abnormality.
Liu Haoyu’s file was very similar to hers, so the man subconsciously considered a possibility.
This girl named Liu Zining… was likely a ghost exorcist.
Dreaming of a ghost exorcist was not a good omen.
And given Qin Liu’s identity, Liu Zining, as a ghost exorcist, might have unnecessary misunderstandings with Qin Liu.
Not every ghost exorcist had Liu Haoyu’s big heart. An ordinary ghost exorcist encountering Qin Liu might instinctively attack her due to an overreaction.
It seemed he needed to find time to contact her.
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“Phew…”
On a university campus, Liu Zining sat down anywhere with her textbooks.
She yawned, looking rather unwell.
Seeing her lack of sleep, her friend couldn’t help but tease her.
“Zining, did you go to work again last night?”
“I can’t help it…”
Liu Zining slumped over the desk, letting out a big yawn.
“Not everyone is rich like you, Qiu Leling. It’s exhausting to pay tuition by myself…”
“Ahaha~” Qiu Leling giggled. As if teasing Liu Zining, she said, “Oh dear, if you call me ‘husband,’ I might generously give you a month’s living expenses~”
“Get real. You should be calling me husband, you 1.4-meter-tall loli.”
For girls, these kinds of jokes were quite normal.
