"Mom, this must be a coincidence," Xie Ling'er said, appearing somewhat haggard. "Cousin definitely didn't know this Buddha amulet was impure. If he had, he wouldn't have given it to me."
Xie Churan murmured, "I hope I'm overthinking things!"
She also owned a Buddha amulet, but she didn't like it, so she didn't wear it.
Her voice paused, and she looked at Chen Nan, asking nervously, "Little Brother Chen Nan, is my daughter still in danger of bloodshed?"
Chen Nan replied, "She is no longer."
Xie Churan's worried heart finally landed on the ground.
"Darling, quickly stretch out your leg so your little uncle can give you a massage."
Xie Ling'er glanced at Chen Nan nervously before extending her right leg.
Even though she had previously said she didn't like Chen Nan.
She was still afraid of losing her leg...
"Aren't you going to call me Little Uncle?" Chen Nan raised an eyebrow.
Xie Ling'er, embarrassed and angry, retorted, "Are you ever going to stop?"
Xie Churan gave a wry smile, "This girl is shy. She's definitely not used to this address yet. Once she gets to know you better, she'll naturally call you Little Uncle."
"Um, you go ahead and massage her. I'll cut some fruit," she said, leaving her daughter's room.
Chen Nan then began to diligently massage the swollen area of Xie Ling'er's right ankle.
The influx of spiritual energy made Xie Ling'er feel incredibly comfortable, and she involuntarily let out a soft, pleasant moan.
Immediately, she realized her sound was rather suggestive and instinctively covered her mouth, a faint blush coloring her face.
However.
She was starting to feel a bit more favorably towards Chen Nan.
Putting aside his shabby attire, looking at his appearance alone, his talent was clearly not ordinary.
Thinking this, the young girl said shyly, "I'm sorry about what happened at noon..."
Chen Nan chuckled, "As an uncle, why would I hold a grudge against my own niece?"
"Do you believe I could kick you to death?" Xie Ling'er retorted angrily, instinctively lifting her right leg.
However, due to her wearing a short skirt, as she raised her leg.
The view beneath her skirt was exposed to Chen Nan's eyes.
She was wearing underwear with a very cute panda pattern inside...
I really want to feed this cute little panda some bamboo...
Xie Ling'er's face turned beet red. She quickly lowered her leg and huffed irritably, "I thought you were a gentleman, but I didn't expect you to be such a pervert."
Chen Nan replied, "If you say that, then I'll have to try harder to become your stepfather! After all, your mother has this idea."
"You..."
Xie Ling'er was speechless.
"Alright, get up and move around!"
After the massage, Chen Nan walked directly out of Xie Ling'er's bedroom.
Xie Churan had already prepared a fruit platter and tea. "Little Brother Chen Nan, please have some fruit and tea. I've already asked the hotel to send over dinner, they'll be here soon."
"Don't be so polite with your sister. Whether you've eaten or not, it's your first time at my place. You have to eat before you leave!"
"Otherwise, it would make me seem too impolite."
With such warm hospitality, Chen Nan didn't rush to leave.
After all, Xie Churan was a woman who left a very good impression.
Being with her felt very comfortable.
"Chen Nan, your medical skills are truly miraculous. I don't feel any pain now!" Xie Ling'er exclaimed, her eyes wide with disbelief and joy.
Xie Churan also sighed, "I've long heard that the Divine Doctor Chen from the shantytown has peerless medical skills. Seeing it today truly opens my eyes. Your medical skills are even more impressive than the rumors!"
She then looked at her daughter and said sternly, "From now on, you need to be more sensible. You can't call Chen Nan by his given name. You must call him Little Uncle, or Uncle is also fine."
"In short, the seniority must not be messed with!"
Xie Ling'er wore a displeased expression, "Why? He's not that much older than me. Why should I treat him as an elder?"
"Just because you two call each other siblings? But that's too unfair to me!"
"Mom, you don't actually have any intentions towards Chen Nan, do you?" Her eyes showed a peculiar glint as she spoke.
Pfft!
Chen Nan, who was drinking tea, spat out the liquid he was holding.
Was this something a daughter should say to her mother?
"What nonsense are you talking about?" Xie Churan's face showed a hint of annoyance. "I simply get along well with Chen Nan, and he has helped us a lot. If I treated him as a junior, wouldn't that be disrespectful to him?"
"If you put it that way, then I have nothing more to say." Xie Ling'er knew her mother valued etiquette greatly.
"Alright, alright, hurry up and take a bath and change your clothes!"
Xie Churan said with a hint of impatience. After her daughter left, she looked at Chen Nan with a faint smile in her eyes. "Little Brother, could you examine me? To be honest, I suffer terribly every month during that time. Can you cure this kind of ailment?"
As expected.
Older women were more direct in their speech.
If it were a young girl, she would have been fidgety and shy, unsure how to even begin the conversation.
"This is no problem at all!" Chen Nan said as he began to take Xie Churan's pulse. He identified the cause of her ailment and said, "Sister, if I'm not mistaken, you caught a chill when you were pregnant and injured your body, right?"
Xie Churan sighed, "When I was about to give birth to Ling'er, I discovered her father was having an affair. In a fit of despair, I jumped into the moat. Because it was the cold of the twelfth lunar month, my body was injured."
"It's not just me; Ling'er also has this problem!"
Chen Nan replied, "This is a typical case of 'palace cold' (gong han). It's not a big issue; just two needles will fix it."
Xie Churan's eyes lit up with joy. "Are you able to give me those two needles now?"
"Of course!"
Xie Churan eagerly pulled Chen Nan towards the bedroom. "Come, follow me back to my room."
Compared to Xie Ling'er's warm and cute-styled bedroom, Xie Churan's bedroom was decorated in black and white. Although simple.
It exuded a cool, indifferent vibe.
"Wait a moment, I'll change into my pajamas."
Even though she was a mother, Xie Churan still showed a hint of shyness.
After all, for acupuncture, it would be in the lower abdomen.
Even for her, it was somewhat awkward.
A moment later, Xie Churan walked out of the bathroom.
She was wearing a dark blue slip dress with a shawl over it, looking very elegant.
Showcasing the charm of a mature woman.
However, she was wearing tight jeans underneath...
This outfit was rather unusual.
But Xie Churan couldn't be blamed. Since there were no men at home, all her pajamas were dresses. Wearing a dress would be inconvenient for acupuncture.
It was for this reason that she wore jeans, to avoid the awkwardness of lifting her skirt too high.
"Lie down, and expose your abdomen is fine," Chen Nan said with a smile. As a doctor, he was long accustomed to his patients' embarrassment.
"Okay."
Xie Churan obediently lay down on the bed and, as Chen Nan instructed, exposed her abdomen.
Although Xie Churan was already a mother, she was very well-maintained, especially her abdomen. Not only was there no excess fat, but there were no stretch marks either.
What Chen Nan hadn't expected, however, was that she had two bright belly button rings on her navel, which looked quite attractive.
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"Where did Mom and Chen Nan go?"
Xie Ling'er came into the living room with a look of suspicion, a vague sense of unease creeping into her heart.
Without further thought, she went straight to her mother's bedroom door.
But at that moment, she heard Xie Churan's nervous voice, "Little Brother, I'm a little scared!"
"It's alright, it'll only hurt at the beginning. You'll feel comfortable in a moment!"
Boom!
Xie Ling'er's scalp tingled.
They were already getting intimate?