Murong Xue was explaining carefully. She was extremely charming in Zhang Linli's eyes.

Murong Xue wore a sky-blue dress, with blue and white crocheted flowers intertwined upward. She looked beautiful, elegant, fresh, and charming, as the blue jade necklace matched her long dress nicely.

Even the bandage on her head and hands couldn't detract from her exquisite appearance. Instead, it added to her a delicate and charming aura.

Zhang Linli's heart suddenly raced. Even the part about acupuncture of traditional Chinese medicine, which he had always wanted to study, just seemed to get in one ear and out the other. At this time, his mind was full of her talking with a radiant look.

"Linli... Linli, are you listening?" Murong Xue waved in front of him.

He snapped back to reality. "Eh? What did you just say?"

Murong Xue looked at him in annoyance. "I've been talking for so long, but you're not listening!" She didn’t realize that the so-called medicine lover was in a daze until her mouth was parched from too much talking.

She looked even more charming when angry. Ha-ha! He was an idiot! What on earth was he thinking? She was the girlfriend of his best friend! He gave himself a hard knock on the head as if it could have helped him stay sober.

Murong Xue looked at this odd guy. Should she avoid him? "Linli."

"Ah! I'm sorry, but I still don't know the specific usage of meridians. It's difficult to grasp it just by hearing. I'm afraid that mistakes are made later, causing irreparable loss." It was no laughing matter, and one needed to be prudent and discreet in medicine. After all, it was a matter of life and death.

Murong Xue did some thinking and agreed that he was right. Such a pale explanation was hard for people to commit it to memory. "Linli, I'm sorry. I didn't realize it. How about I explain it while pointing out the exact meridians? It may be more impressive."

How could she point out the meridians? Whose? Hers or his? How to point? Would she point when naked? Thinking of this, Zhang Linli couldn't help but feel a bit fidgety. His mind was in a mess.

When she came out of the room with a human body map, Murong Xue noticed his eyes were dull and his cheeks were flushed. She grew worried and touched his forehead. "Linli, what's wrong?" It was a bit hot. Did he catch a cold from being out in the wind tonight?

Her cold little hand touched his forehead. Because she was so close, he could smell the fresh fragrance of her like cherry blossoms. He didn't hear what she said, and he only saw her slightly knit her eyebrows. What made her worry? Her ruddy mouth kept moving and moving. Suddenly, he wondered what the delicate mouth would feel like, and he slowly approached her face as if he had been possessed.

Why didn't he answer? Did his mind turn into mush from the fever? Murong Xue looked up, only to find that Zhang Linli approached her as if he had lost his footing. Was he running such a high fever? Murong Xue stepped forward and held his arms. She complained, "Why didn't you tell me that you were running a high fever? Act like an adult! Can't believe you still don't know how to take care of yourself." She helped him rest on the sofa.

The moment she came close, he instantly sobered up and snapped out of his illusion. He was annoyed at his subconscious desires. He actually started to lose control of himself. Thinking of his friend, he grew guiltier. So he closed his eyes and stopped wondering about what it meant.

Murong Xue took out iced water and towels. "Linli, lie down. I'll make a cold compress and apply it on you." She soaked the towel in iced water and then wrung it dry.

He knew he didn't catch a cold, but he obeyed what she said and lay down. He was a sucker for her concern and care for him. Although it had nothing to do with love and maybe she did that as a friend, for him, it was the memory he wanted to cherish most. He hoped she could forgive his shameful selfishness.

He watched unblinkingly as she bustled around him, for fear of missing the best memories in the blink of an eye. At this time, he wanted to engrave everything about her on his mind. Even if he couldn't speak it out, he had precious memory to relish.

There was no knowing whether Zhang Linli's inner prayer for staying a little longer at this moment worked, but he was actually running a high fever and gradually lost his consciousness.

Murong Xue found that his forehead was getting hotter and hotter, and Zhang Linli was even unconscious. It really startled her. She quickly took out from the Space the medicine for typhoid fever specially made by her and tried to feed it to him. But he could not swallow it as he was unconscious. She went to the kitchen, ground the medicine into powder, and then dissolved it in boiled water. After the mixture cooled off, she pried open his mouth with her hands and poured the liquid into it.

To her dismay, he didn't swallow a bit. She had to find another way! She touched his forehead again, which was still burning. What should she do? What should she do?

Murong Xue clenched her teeth. She took a mouthful of the liquid, approached his lips, and fed it into his mouth, just like how artificial respiration was performed. It proved to be effective, and at least he swallowed a lot.

She used the same way to feed him the rest of the liquid, but she didn't notice that Zhang Linli's eyelashes moved, and he slowly opened his eyes.

He felt her soft lips and the bitter taste of medicine in his mouth. Murong Xue was right in his arms. It was like a dream. He couldn't help kissing her. The soft feeling turned his already chaotic head into mush. He was unable to tell whether it was a dream.

Murong Xue was startled and tried to push him away, but he hugged her around her waist. His hot temperature made her whole body burn, giving her a strange feeling, a feeling different from the vanilla fragrance of Shangguan Mo.

She began to struggle, using both hands and feet. She wanted to shout at him after breaking from his embrace, only to find that he didn't wake up and passed out again. She was annoyed but didn't know how to vent out. What lousy luck! Maybe he was so confused from the fever that he mistook her for his girlfriend.

Forgot about it! She couldn't argue with a patient that was not clear-headed.

Murong Xue kept an eye on his body temperature. She had been constantly changing towels until midnight. She was so tired that she fell asleep at the table.

The next morning, it was a bit cool.

Zhang Linli slowly opened his eyes. He looked at the strange ceiling and turned to find Murong Xue sleeping at the table. He felt so warm in his heart.

He didn't move and just gazed at her.

After a while, Murong Xue woke up. She opened her eyes and met Zhang Linli's long and narrow black eyes. "Linli, you finally woke up. Are you feeling all right?" She asked, stretching out her hand to feel the temperature on his forehead.

"Not too bad. It is no longer hot!" Murong Xue smiled with a sigh of relief.

Zhang Linli said softly, "Well, it's all right. Thank you, Xue!" His eyes were filled with tenderness.

Murong Xue got up and rubbed her sore shoulders. "No big deal. This is what a doctor should do. If you were in my shoes, you would do the same. No need to be thankful." She said casually.

It was the most precious memory she had left him that he was thankful for. He smiled and got up. "I'll go back to my room and have a shower. We'll go out later." He was sweaty all over from the high fever last night.

"OK."

Zhang Linli, who was showering in his suite, recalled the dreamy kiss last night. His heart couldn't stop racing. After a while, he wore self-deprecating laughter at himself for being so possessed.

Two hours later,

Murong Xue looked around the crowded amusement park in front of her eyes and was quite confused.

He should take her to an amusement park!

"Linli, you..." She stammered, fumbling for words.

Zhang Linli was in a good mood. He had always dreamed of going to an amusement park with his beloved one just like what his parents did, though he and Xue were not a couple. "Come on, you'll like it!" He took her hand and acted like he was unintentional.

Murong Xue subconsciously wanted to get rid of it, but Zhang Linli held her hand tightly and pulled her straight to the crowded place in front.

Zhang Linli took her to the roller coaster in the amusement park. "My parents met each other here." He said, turning to Murong Xue with a smile.

"Mr. Zhang and Mrs. Zhang? Really?" Thinking of his parents, Murong Xue had a happy and wide smile.

At the thought of his father and mother, Zhang Linli beamed. "Yes, my mom said that when she was crying on a roller coaster, my dad sat behind her, and then they met each other."

Mr. Zhang and his wife loved each other, which could be seen from the radiant look on Lu Ziyan's face. In fact, Murong Xue envied the pure feelings between them and also between her parents. There were no interests involved. It was no need to harbor suspicions. They kept each other company and grew old together. Even if there was no fiery passion, they still had tender feeling for each other.

"Let's have a try, Xue." Zhang Linli said and then took her to buy tickets.

...

The reality was never as wonderful as you expected it to be. Zhang Linli, who just got off the roller coaster, felt weak in his legs and leaned against the big tree beside him. Murong Xue couldn't help bursting into laughter.

Zhang Linli recovered from the shock and smiled at Murong Xue who was doubled over from laughing. "I haven't seen anyone who reveled so much in schadenfreude."

"Linli, you are timid! Who said he wanted to have a roller coaster ride, ha-ha!" Murong Xue roared with laughter.

Zhang Linli touched his forehead. His reputation was destroyed by a roller coaster ride.

A couple suddenly came up. "Excuse me, could you please take a picture for us?" The young man with the camera asked.

Murong Xue stopped laughing and nodded gently. She felt a bit embarrassed that they saw how wildly she laughed. "Sure, let me help you."

Click! As soon as the camera flashed, the photo of a sweet couple was finished.

"You two look like a match made in heaven. Why don't you let me take a picture for you?" The young man said when he took back his camera.

Murong Xue blushed slightly and hurriedly shook her head. "We are not."

"That would be great. Thank you!" Zhang Linli interrupted Murong Xue midway. "It's great to keep a photo taken as a memento, and it will be a photo of the master and her apprentice!" He looked at Murong Xue with a smile, feeling a bit upset.

"All right." Murong Xue stood beside him.

"Move closer and smile." The young man gestured for them to do so.

Zhang Linli raised his hand and circled them around her shoulder. Murong Xue gave a startle and looked up at him. Right at this moment, Zhang Linli lowered his head, meeting her eyes. And the photo was taken at this moment.

Zhang Linli beat Murong Xue to the photo taken by the couple and stuffed it into the inside pocket of his shirt. "I'll keep the photo. I've decided to put it on the table and burn three incense sticks every day to pay respects to my master."

"Eh? What are you talking about! How dare you! Zhang Linli!" Murong Xue angrily chased after Zhang Linli, who was running fast ahead.

Their laughter filled the amusement park today.

Shangguan Mo, who was far away in country C, was impatiently coping with the annoying business partner in country C. Every time he picked up his phone and tried to call Murong Xue, he got interrupted.

He had to keep his spirits up to deal with the unbearable incident about the loss caused by oil. It had been two days. He didn't know if her wound had healed up and if she missed him.

In another scene, Bai Xueli flashed a malicious smile at the photos sent by the Detection Club today.

Murong Xue was doomed. She asked for it this time and Bai Xueli didn't have to plot against her. These pictures of Murong Xue were sure to cause her big trouble. Bai Xueli didn't believe that Shangguan Mo would still love her if he saw these photos! Ha-ha!

The next day, Murong Xue declined Zhang Linli's company. She went to the International Stone Gambling Assembly alone. Because she had already registered, she didn't need an invitation letter.

There was a special transportation channel for the raw materials at the International Stone Gambling Assembly, so Murong Xue only needed to pay the transportation cost. After that, she returned to her room, nodded to the two guards arranged by Shangguan Mo at the door, and went in.

She carefully locked the door before putting two pieces of jade into the Space. Then she left there casually.