Full of surprise, Zhang Linli could not help imaging that if her acupuncture and moxibustion method was proved effective and got popularized, it could benefit so many suffering patients. This thought made Zhang Linli's eyes shine with excitement. He decided to persuade Murong Xue to do her research in the medical institution and be his teacher.

Zhang Linli put on a flattering face, which turned a handsome man into a creepy man. "Well… Uh… Er..."

Seeing this, Murong Xue got goose bumps, and she looked at him with an alert face. "What do you want?" Murong Xue's voice trembled a bit.

With a tenderer smile, Zhang Linli now regarded Murong Xue as a world-class treasure of the medicine that was shining bright like a diamond before him. He poured her a glass of water and asked in a caring voice, "Xue, you must be thirsty. Drink some water. Are you tired? Do you need me to give you a massage? How about your headache? Do you need me to rub your head?" Even Zhang Linli himself began to feel that he was overdoing it, but his smile remained unchanged.

Murong Xue felt very embarrassed, "No need. You stay normal. Why don't we cut to the chase?" It made her very uneasy.

Zhang Linli drew a stool to sit right in front of her. With his chin cupped in his hands, he asked with his blinking eyes and a big smile, "What do you think of me?"

"What? Just so-so." Murong Xue was so stunned that she took a few steps back.

Zhang Linli moved his stool forward to get closer to her and continued, "Don't you think I'm handsome, charming, and talented, a good candidate to be your apprentice?" His eyes were shining.

His shining eyes made Murong Xue helpless, "No. What on earth are you trying to say?"

"Well, I want you to be my tutor."

Murong Xue was speechless that he had been beating around the bush so long before revealing what he really wanted. She knew Zhang Linli was a world-renowned doctor who had won many medical technological innovation awards, so she thought he must be joking. "I don't deserve this, and I'm not qualified to be your tutor."

Zhang Linli stopped smiling and became more serious, "I really mean it. Your acupuncture and moxibustion method is so amazing. I respect you, and I want to learn from you. Will you teach me? Or, is it kept secret within your family?" Many Traditional Chinese Medicine doctors learned from their families and they were very careful when choosing their apprentices, so Zhang Linli thought it might be the same with Murong Xue.

Murong Xue told from his serious face that he was not joking now, and she knew better about how amazing the Phoenix needle method was than anyone else. However, one of its rules was that she could not teach others. Otherwise, she would be punished. Though the punishment remained unclear. The medical books from the Space were allowed to be exposed. Murong Xue gained the Phoenix Space totally by accident. She also wanted to use it to benefit more people, but she didn’t dare to violate the Space's rules, such as the one about the Phoenix needle method.

Zhang Linli was waiting for her answer anxiously.

There was a swift change of expression on Murong Xue's face. She frowned first, then breathed a sigh of relief, and then put on a twisted face. All of these made Zhang Linli's heart in his mouth.

With his concern reaching its height, Zhang Linli came closer and asked, "So, what's your answer?"

Murong Xue was startled that his face came so close suddenly, so she slapped him out of instinct.

Then they both froze.

Looking at the fingerprints on Zhang Linli's face, Murong Xue raised an embarrassed smile and apologized, "Uh, sorry, but I didn't mean to do it. It's just you're like a fly buzzing all the time, so I..."

"Oh really? It's my fault that I look like a fly?" Zhang Lili thought to himself and cried inside about her attack on his appearance.

Zhang Linli was not a petty man. Actually, he felt relieved when he saw Murong Xue had forgotten what happened before and cheered up a bit. But he still wanted to learn from her. "You hurt me. Now you have to be my tutor."

Murong Xue regretted that she freaked out just now. She even wanted to hurt her another hand. "It's not that I don't want to do it, but I don't have much time. You know, I'm not the local, and I will come back to A province soon."

Zhang Linli was surprised, "You're not local?"

Murong Xue shook her head with an innocent face, "No, I'm not."

"It doesn't matter. Anyway, promise me first." Zhang Linli knew she was Shangguan Mo's girlfriend. Since Shangguan Mo was in the capital, Murong Xue would come there from time to time. Besides, A province was not far away.

"But..." Murong Xue was struggling because she was really too busy to teach others.

"You still want to refuse me? Take a look at my face." Zhang Linli turned his head and showed her the mark.

"Uh, fine. But you have to follow my timetable."

"Yeah!" Zhang Linli was too excited to finish his words. He pounced on her and they both fell down on the bed.

All of a sudden, the door was opened. "What are you doing?" Shangguan Mo looked at them with a furious face.

Zhang Linli realized that he overacted and stood up at once, "Mo, there you are." He did not explain what happened just now as usual, because he thought that his many-year good friend would not misunderstand him.

The moment Murong Xue saw Shangguan Mo, she had the bitter feeling again. So she remained silent.

Shangguan Mo saw Murong Xue's smile when she and Zhang Linli were all over each other, so he could not refrain from anger when she kept silent to him. "What were you doing just now?"

Zhang Linli did not expect his anger, "Nothing. We were joking and accidentally fell down. Ha-ha." He had wanted to tell Shangguan Mo that he pounced on her because of great joy, but he changed the phrase to avoid any misunderstanding.

Shangguan Mo softened his voice, but he still sounded sour, "Oh. I don't know falling down could make people hug each other." There was obvious doubt in his voice.

Zhang Linli was surprised that his good friend did not trust him or his own girlfriend. "Mo? What's wrong with you? You think there is something between us?"

Shangguan Mo knew his friend well, but he could not help being jealous. Besides, he was confused that Murong Xue looked away from him and fixed her eyes on the ground as if there had been gold on the ground.

"No. Is Xue okay?" Shangguan Mo's heart twisted when he saw her head and hand were wrapped in gauze.

"The blow to her head was quite severe and made her bleed a bit, leaving a bump. She might have a slight concussion. So it's better for her to stay overnight here for observation." There was a hint of reproach in Zhang Linli's voice.

Shangguan Mo's face changed and he walked up to her quickly, leaving behind what happened just now. "Xue, how are you. Does it still hurt?"

Murong Xue showed him the bandage on her head and answered in a very low voice, "I'm okay." She wondered what if it still hurt now. After all, he came to see her after almost an hour.

Shangguan Mo wanted to touch her head, but it was all wrapped in gauze, in which the wound was a little scary and partly hidden. This twisted his heart again. He wanted to apologize to her, but he did not know how to start it. He really had no idea how this happened. He did not try to push her at that time. Instead, he had wanted to lift her up by hands. However, he slipped when he got up, and he ended up giving her a push.

Murong Xue wanted to avoid Shangguan Mo now, and she did not care if she was being childish or narrow-minded. "I want to have a rest. You guys get out." Murong Xue lay down and turned her back against Shangguan Mo.

She had seen how Shangguan Mo comforted Bai Xueli before. His eyes had been so caring at that time, and the way he comforted her even made Murong Xue a little jealous. Moreover, he asked Bai Xueli first when they were both hurt. Murong Xue could not get these things out of her mind.

She felt very miserable.

This kind of feeling reminded Murong of what she suffered last life, and she felt that her unhealed wound started to bleed again.

Murong Xue thought that maybe Shangguan Mo did like her, but he preferred his sister, who grew up together with him.

She had tried to persuade herself that the two were just family. However, seeing Bai Xueli, who held his hands and acted like a spoiled child, being doted on by Shangguan Mo, Murong Xue could not help thinking that they were a couple.

Murong Xue did not know what to do now. She just wanted to hide from everyone and heal her wound alone.

She could not afford to lose this life. If so, she wished that she had never started the relationship. Happy time spent with him only made her sadder now. Murong Xue hid under the quilt to cover up her emotions. She still wanted some dignity.

Shangguan Mo wanted to pull away her quilt, but he was stopped by Zhang Linli. "Let her rest. Her head still hurts." Zhang Linli understood that she wanted to stay alone now. So he stopped Shangguan Mo subconsciously.

Seeing the half-hidden back of her head and hearing what Zhang Linli said, Shangguan Mo decided to explain to her tomorrow and he did not continue his apology. "Xue, you have a good rest. Call me if anything happens." Shangguan Mo had urgent business to attend to, so he could not stay in the hospital.

Shangguan Mo waited for a while, but Murong Xue still gave no response. He sighed and walked out of the ward with Zhang Linli to let her rest.