Hearing this, Shen Xi's heart trembled slightly. She glanced at the man on the bed, who was holding his breath, and immediately said, "No. I'm giving acupuncture to a patient."
"Alright, then I won't disturb you. I'll wait for you in the principal's office." Qin Si Ye hung up the phone instantly before Shen Xi could speak, as if he was afraid she would refuse.
Shen Xi let out a long sigh. Looking down, she realized she had screwed the silver needle in her right hand very deep. The man's forehead on the bed was covered in large beads of sweat, and his hair was all soaked.
It was evident that he had been enduring the pain. A hint of smugness arose in Shen Xi's heart as she slowly turned the silver needle a bit higher.
Su Cheng Yu immediately gasped for breath and said, "You're on duty and taking calls, leaving the patient aside. Isn't that a bit too much?"
"I didn't leave you aside. My hands were still moving. If you were in so much pain, why didn't you remind me?" Shen Xi raised an eyebrow, knowing he was deliberately saying this, and retorted him unceremoniously.
She suddenly felt that Qin Si Ye's call just now was very timely. In her moment of panic, it had coincidentally intensified this man's suffering.
Punishing a scumbag felt so good!
She wondered if he would dare to come to her for acupuncture again next time.
"You..." At this moment, Shen Xi picked up the second silver needle and was about to insert it into his head. Su Cheng Yu's lips twitched, and he asked curiously, "What did you and Qin Si Ye talk about on the phone just now?"
Shen Xi glared at him, continuing to twist the needle downward with force, "What's it to you? Don't talk!"
She didn't want to talk much with this man; the more she talked, the more she felt it was a waste of breath.
Su Cheng Yu wanted to speak again, but he really couldn't bear the pain in his head and immediately cried out.
"Ouch, you... Doesn't your acupuncture hurt too much?"
"This is just my technique. You wanted this yourself. Besides, everyone's pain tolerance is different. After the third needle, you'll fall asleep and won't feel any pain." Shen Xi replied with a serious and displeased expression.
Indeed, after inserting the third needle, Su Cheng Yu slowly fell asleep.
Shen Xi sat in front of the hospital bed and gently twisted the silver needles. Her peripheral vision inadvertently caught sight of his brows.
She found that he looked a bit like Qin Si Ye. But it wasn't surprising, as they were cousins, so it was normal for their appearances to be somewhat similar.
However, it was only a slight resemblance in their brows. In other aspects and temperament, compared to Qin Si Ye, the difference could only be described as worlds apart.
Shen Xi couldn't help but lament her poor judgment back then, wondering how she could have fallen for such a man.
After the three needles were inserted, Shen Xi stood up and walked to the desk, a sudden worry rising in her heart. Would Qin Si Ye get impatient waiting and come looking for her?
What would he think if he saw the scene in the room?
At that moment, she suddenly received a WeChat message. She immediately opened it to check.
It was from Qin Si Ye.
The message displayed the following text:
"Shen Xi, I'm sorry, something urgent came up at the company, and I need to leave first. I won't be able to have lunch with you today."
After reading it, a faint smile appeared on Shen Xi's lips. She replied with a relaxed expression, "Okay, no problem. Go ahead and be busy."
Unexpectedly, the man replied a moment later, "Why do I feel like you seem very happy? Do you really not want to see me that much?"
Did this man really have clairvoyance? She had only replied with eight short words, how could he have guessed?
Shen Xi paused for a moment, then quickly typed, "Not at all. Mr. Qin, aren't you overthinking things? Besides, we'll see each other in a few hours anyway."
Soon, Qin Si Ye replied, "That makes sense. I'll be there to pick you up at five o'clock sharp."
Shen Xi saw the message and did not reply.
Instead, she forwarded the address Xie Yifei had sent her that morning to Jian Fan, asking him to investigate Zheng Jing He's current situation in detail.
About ten minutes later, Shen Xi removed the silver needles from Su Cheng Yu's head. He quickly woke up and sat up with a jolt from the bed. He felt himself all over and asked,
"How did I fall asleep?"
Shen Xi stared at his behavior and couldn't help but chuckle, "Young Master Su, are you worried that I might have taken something from you while you were asleep?
If you distrust the doctor so much, I suggest you don't come to the hospital for treatment anymore."
"No. How could I not trust you? It's just that falling asleep and waking up happened so suddenly, I didn't have time to react." Su Cheng Yu got off the bed and circled her busy figure with a fawning smile.
Shen Xi stopped abruptly and looked at him, "Your treatment is finished, you can leave now."