344: Chapter 344: You Two are Having an Affair 344: Chapter 344: You Two are Having an Affair “Xiaoqing, your poison has all been cured, you’re fine now, but your body is too stained.
Taking a hot bath will make you feel a bit more comfortable.
You’ve just recovered and probably don’t have much strength, I’ll go call Yan Yan to help you bathe,” Tangyu said.
“No—” Mo Xiaoqing stopped Tangyu, biting her lip and said, “You help me bath instead.”
“Ah!” Tangyu was startled, staring at Mo Xiaoqing bewilderedly.
He hadn’t expected her to ask him to help her bathe—such an offer was undoubtedly like a pie falling from the sky.
Bathing a beautiful woman—who wouldn’t want to be that fool?
Mo Xiaoqing’s face was as red as a freshly heated iron: “I don’t want Yan Yan to see us like this.”
Tangyu then realized the situation.
After all, he had completely stripped her, and it definitely wouldn’t be good if Yan Yan knew about it.
Of course, it wasn’t that Tangyu couldn’t face it or didn’t want to take responsibility.
It was just that Mo Xiaoqing felt embarrassed, which could lead Yan Yan to think that he had indeed bullied Mo Xiaoqing.
“Then, okay,” Tangyu nodded.
Since the door was locked from the inside, Yan Yan couldn’t enter, so he decided to go ahead with the bath.
Tangyu carried Mo Xiaoqing directly into the bathroom, which was a bit cramped but thankfully equipped with a water heater and a bathtub.
He filled the bathtub with water and placed Mo Xiaoqing in it.
“Now let me do it,” Mo Xiaoqing said, still weak but able to move her hands a little.
“What clothes are you wearing?
I’ll get them for you,” Tangyu said.
“Mm, they’re in the wardrobe.
Just take whatever you see,” Mo Xiaoqing replied.
Soon, Tangyu had picked a pile of clothes.
By then, Mo Xiaoqing had exited the bathtub using the wall for support.
Seeing the bathing beauty, Tangyu’s heart rippled.
“Tangyu, I don’t have much strength, could you help me wipe my body?” Mo Xiaoqing asked.
“Mm.” Tangyu silently nodded and took a towel to start wiping Mo Xiaoqing, which inevitably involved body contact.
Mo Xiaoqing was almost blushing with eyes closed—it seemed that if Tangyu really wanted to take advantage of her, she wouldn’t resist.
After drying off, Mo Xiaoqing lifted her arms and found them weak: “Let me help you dress.”
“Okay.” Tangyu silently helped Mo Xiaoqing put on her clothes, and only then did he breathe a sigh of relief and felt a bit better.
He helped Mo Xiaoqing to the bed, changed the bedsheet, and let her rest on the bed.
“I’ll go call Yan Yan to come in,” Tangyu said and went to open the door.
As soon as he opened the door, he saw Yan Yan with a fist raised in mid-air, anxious and ready to knock.
Seeing Tangyu open the door, she said impatiently, “It has been over an hour, what took so long?” Without waiting for Tangyu’s response, she pushed past him and dashed into the room, quickly moving beside the bed.
“Yay, Xiaoqing, you’re completely cured, that’s a relief.
I was so worried.
It would have been terrible if those marks stayed on your face.
Thank heavens, everything is fine, and you look beautiful again,” Yan Yan said, sitting beside the bed and checking Mo Xiaoqing’s body, relieved and happy.
Mo Xiaoqing smiled and said, “I’m fine now, don’t worry about me.”
“Thank you, Tangyu.
It seems your medical skills are indeed quite impressive,” Yan Yan turned to Tangyu who stood by the bed and said.
“Why the courtesy?
It’s my duty,” Tangyu replied.
“Hehe, you make it sound so nice.
How could you think of making a move on Xiaoqing, hmm?
Wait, that’s not right.
Xiaoqing, why have you changed clothes, and your hair is still wet?
And Tangyu, you’re somewhat wet and sweaty.
Hey—why is the bedsheet also changed?
Did you two do something good?” Yan Yan suddenly shrieked, scrutinizing Tangyu and Mo Xiaoqing as if examining criminals, her mind possibly racing with thoughts of ‘what good deed.’
However, the situation does tend to make people suspicious and overthink.
Mo Xiaoqing’s face turned red immediately, thinking about the awkward situation from earlier, how could she say it out loud?
Wasn’t it similar to losing her virtue?
Tangyu found it even harder to speak.
How could he explain?
To admit it wouldn’t have made Mo Xiaoqing’s efforts in vain?
To deny it, but he was not the type of person who dared to act without owning up.
“You two are having an affair.” Seeing the two of them stifling their faces and remaining silent only deepened Yan Yan’s suspicions.
To say that nothing had happened between them, Yan Yan wouldn’t believe it.
The bedsheet had been changed—could it be that they did ‘that’, and the sheet got stained, so they replaced it?
“It’s nothing like that, Yan Yan, you’re thinking too much.
It was Tangyu who extracted the poison from my body, and the debris dirtied the bedsheet, and I got dirty as well, so I went to take a bath,” Mo Xiaoqing explained.
“You’re still a patient, how could you bathe?
Why didn’t you call me to help?” Yan Yan continued to probe.
“I could move by myself, I didn’t think that much,” Mo Xiaoqing explained with a flushed face.
“That’s not right, then why are all your clothes taken off right here?
There’s no debris on these clothes, how do you explain that?” Yan Yan pointed at a pile of Mo Xiaoqing’s clothes next to a chair.
Mo Xiaoqing and Tangyu were instantly dumbfounded.
Those were indeed the clothes that Tangyu had taken off earlier.
They were so flustered, how could they remember this pile of clothes was caught red-handed by Yan Yan.
This woman, how come her observational skills were so sharp?
“Really, nothing happened,” Mo Xiaoqing said.
“Ahem, Yan Yan, Xiaoqing has just recovered, and now she needs to rest well.
We better not disturb her, let her rest alone for a while,” Tangyu said.
Yan Yan, although still harboring many doubts, immediately shut her mouth upon hearing that Xiaoqing needed to rest.
“Yes, Xiaoqing needs to rest, we shouldn’t disturb her.
Tangyu, let’s step out for now,” Yan Yan nodded.
“Well, I have some urgent matters to attend to, so you stay here and take care of Xiaoqing,” Tangyu tried to slip away, but Yan Yan grabbed him.
Helpless, Tangyu had no choice but to follow Yan Yan out of the room.
After seeing Yan Yan and Tangyu leave, Mo Xiaoqing covered her face with a blanket, overwhelmed with embarrassment.
Her heart was troubled and confused.
Why did Tangyu have a girlfriend?
Once they were downstairs, Yan Yan stared at Tangyu and demanded, “Tell me, what exactly did you do to my Xiaoqing?”
“Nothing, I just helped her detoxify, I really didn’t do anything else,” Tangyu protested innocently.
In fact, he hadn’t done much.
Stripping her was solely for medical purposes, so that doesn’t count.
Other than treating her, he truly hadn’t done anything else.
“Impossible, you both are evasive.
The way you act, it’s obvious you are having an affair.
It’s impossible that nothing happened.
Now come clean!” Yan Yan insisted.
“I told you nothing happened,” Tangyu asserted.
Yan Yan glanced at Tangyu, “Then did you strip Xiaoqing’s clothes off?”
“Uh—” Tangyu was suddenly at a loss for words.
Was this woman too good at guessing?
Although he knew Yan Yan was only probing, could Tangyu deny it?
He never liked to lie.
How could a man not admit what he had done and still expect women to trust him?
“Okay, I admit I stripped Xiaoqing.
But—I really only did it to help her detoxify.
You saw Xiaoqing’s condition yourself, her body was covered with things.
If I hadn’t stripped her, there would have been no way to help her detoxify.
Besides that, I did nothing else,” Tangyu explained.
“Hmm, you stripped her, looked at her, and touched her; yet you have the nerve to say you did nothing?” Yan Yan challenged.
“Uh—I will take responsibility,” Tangyu said with a red face.
Yan Yan pointed at Tangyu’s nose, “Of course you must take responsibility.
Hmph, later I will go back and further investigate.
Better hope, like you said, you did nothing else; otherwise, I absolutely will not let you off.”
Tangyu pouted, feeling somewhat dejected.
How could she not forgive him at all?
Whether it’s molestation or violation, robbery or deceit, I’m not afraid.
What can you do to me?
However, a good man does not fight with a woman, especially a great beauty, so Tangyu didn’t want to argue anymore.
Let it be.
“Yes, I never lie,” Tangyu nodded.
“You have some conscience.
Xiaoqing likes you, and she wants to give herself to you.
I have nothing to say about that.
However, as Xiaoqing’s best friend, I will certainly not allow others to bully or disappoint her.
You seem pretty decent.
Do you like our Xiaoqing?” Yan Yan had calmed down and wasn’t pursuing Tangyu’s liability anymore.
“I like her,” Tangyu nodded.
She’s beautiful and I like her, heck, I even like you.
“Then that’s settled.
Let’s go, we are off to eat, my treat today,” Yan Yan declared.
Yan Yan took Tangyu by taxi to a restaurant quite far from Donglin University, leaving Tangyu wondering why she chose a place so distant when there were plenty of restaurants near Donglin University.
They asked for a private room, which was nicely arranged with a dining table suitable for couples and surprisingly included a comfortable sofa, big enough to be used as a bed.
Just to have a meal here, why the need for a sofa?
Could there be some other intention behind this?
Could it be, intended for couples to get intimate?
If that was truly the case, this hotel was certainly daring.
Tangyu, nonchalant, handed the menu to Yan Yan who ordered six dishes, and even specifically asked the restaurant to prepare a nourishing soup to go, to help Xiaoqing recuperate.
“What kind of drink?” Yan Yan asked.
“Whatever is fine,” Tangyu said.
“I’m not much of a drinker, basically one bottle and I’m down.
But how to say this, last time you helped me a lot, and this time, you saved Xiaoqing.
No matter what, I need to thank you.
Today, having a meal without a drink doesn’t feel right.
You have a bottle of white, and I’ll have a small bottle of red wine.
Today, I’m prepared to keep you company,” Yan Yan declared.
“Ha, Yan Yan, you have the taste for it, naturally, I’ll keep you company,” Tangyu laughed.
Yet, an amusing thought crossed his mind.
This woman brought him so far to this peculiar hotel, ordered drinks, and then said she’d be down after one bottle.
Furthermore, she specifically ordered a bottle of wine.
Was there some sort of scheme at play?
However, being the heir of the Ghost Doctor Sect, he wouldn’t be outplayed by a woman.
Whether it was a covert or overt plot, he feared nothing.
The drinks and dishes were quickly served.
Yan Yan ordered a 300ml bottle of red wine.
Unless, as she said, she was down after one bottle, that amount of red wine wouldn’t likely get her drunk.
“Tangyu, there are just the two of us here, so let’s keep it casual and start eating.
Help yourself to the drink; I won’t be fussing over you.
Let me toast this first glass to you,” Yan Yan said.
Tangyu smiled, and the two clinked glasses.
Drinking and dining with a beautiful woman was also a pleasure for a man.