What are you doing, Mr. President? I'm just an extra!

After Lu Li carried Gu Qingcheng ashore, she felt much better.

After the pain subsided, a sense of shame began to well up inside me.

Her face flushed, she whispered her thanks to Lu Li and ran back to the villa.

After this incident, everyone lost interest in swimming and returned to the villa to rest.

……

The night breeze from the South China Sea carried a salty, damp smell.

On the villa's terrace, the charcoal fire crackled.

Lu Li flipped several skewers of grilled squid in his hand, brushed them with oil, and sprinkled them with cumin.

in the corner.

Gu Qingcheng was wrapped in that thick cashmere blanket, with only her small face showing.

Pale, yet she kept staring at Lu Li.

Lu Li felt a chill run down his spine from the stare, and his hand, which was sprinkling cumin, trembled slightly.

Hey sis, can you please stop staring at me like that?

I am the chef, not the ingredient.

[That look...it's like he wants to eat someone alive!]

Anyone who didn't know better would think I was Tang Sanzang...

"Brother Lu~"

Shen Weilan came closer.

He was holding a plate with a large, plump oyster on it.

"Thank you for your hard work."

She picked up an oyster, held it to Lu Li's lips, and smiled, her eyes crinkling.

Eat more.

"This... is very nutritious."

"After recovering, I'll wait until tonight..."

Before he could finish speaking, he went under the table.

A delicate foot wearing a transparent high-heeled sandal stepped on Lu Li's instep and even ground against it.

"hiss--"

Lu Li gasped.

Su Feiyan elegantly cut her steak without even lifting her eyelids.

"Even food can't shut you up?"

His voice was as cold as whiskey on the rocks.

"And you."

She glanced at Lu Li, her tone cold.

"Eat less of this kind of stuff."

"It's easy to get a sore throat or other internal heat."

"Don't blame me if you have nowhere to vent your anger later."

Lu Li nodded with tears in her eyes.

My wife is right.

My wife is right.

Su Feiyan paused for a moment as she cut the steak.

You're smart to know your place.

Just then, a sudden change occurred.

The sultry sea breeze suddenly stopped.

【Ding! 】

[Warning! "Nine Yin Cold Meridians" detected, full-scale outbreak imminent!]

[Countdown 3 seconds]

"Click."

A crisp sound.

The hot tea cup that Gu Qingcheng was holding had cracks all over its sides.

The scalding hot tea froze into icicles in mid-air before it even hit the ground.

It fell to the ground and shattered into pieces.

"cold……"

Gu Qingcheng curled up into a ball.

His face, which was originally just pale, turned ashen.

On the eyebrows, eyelashes, and even the long, black hair.

A layer of white frost formed at a speed visible to the naked eye.

Shen Weilan was startled and dropped the oyster in her hand to the ground.

Su Feiyan frowned and immediately stood up.

"Call a doctor!"

The accompanying private doctor remained waiting at the villa.

When he rushed out with the first aid kit, he was still a materialist warrior.

Three minutes later, he looked at the metal needle bent at a 90-degree angle in his hand.

My worldview has collapsed; I can't get involved at all.

Gu Qingcheng's skin was as cold as iron and as hard as ice.

The cardiac stimulant froze inside the syringe before it was fully injected.

"Mr. Su... Mr. Su."

The doctor wiped the cold sweat from his brow, his voice trembling.

"This doesn't make sense..."

"The patient's body temperature has dropped below the human limit."

"This is not an illness at all."

"This...this must be a case of being possessed by an evil spirit, right?"

"Prepare...for the aftermath."

Gu Qingcheng collapsed onto the sofa, her consciousness fading.

She felt as if she had fallen into a bottomless ice cave.

The soul is being frozen and cracked inch by inch.

So cold.

It hurts.

Who will...?

Help me...

Lu Li stood to the side.

Looking at the woman who was about to turn into an ice sculpture.

I'm torn between my inner thoughts and my own.

To save or not to save?

This is the Nine Yin Cold Meridian; ordinary heating methods are completely useless.

[I need to use my "Ancient Sacred Body" as a furnace, combined with "Grandmaster-level Massage Techniques" to unblock all the meridians in my body...]

【but……】

To save someone like this right under Su Feiyan's nose...

[What if they manage to save the person, but I get killed by that vinegar jar?]

He secretly glanced at Su Feiyan, whose face was ashen, standing beside him.

on the sofa.

Gu Qingcheng, who was on the verge of losing consciousness, trembled slightly.

She heard it! That voice!

The only... lifeline!

He did it on purpose! He could have saved him!

That bastard!

The instinct for survival overwhelmed all restraint.

With her last ounce of strength, she reached out her frosty hand and grabbed Lu Li's trouser leg.

A heartbreaking plea burst forth from those unfocused eyes.

"Help...help me..."

"I know...you can..."

Lu Li's whole body stiffened.

[Holy crap! Is this some kind of staged accident scam?]

"Young lady, please don't get me into trouble!"

"Lu Li".

Su Feiyan's voice suddenly rang out.

She heard every single word clearly.

Although my heart ached as if a jar of vinegar had been spilled.

Although I wish I could hang this womanizing bastard up and beat him.

But she couldn't bring herself to stand by and watch someone die.

She turned around.

Are you dead?

"What are you all standing there for!"

"past!"

Lu Li breathed a sigh of relief.

【have to.】

[Ordered to rescue people.]

"You're the one who asked me to go, so don't bring up the past later."

He bent down and scooped up the ice man on the sofa in his arms.

The feel of it is like holding a piece of dry ice that has just been pulled out of a freezer.

The cold air seeped into my bones along my arm.

"Buzz—"

The ancient sacred body within his body began to circulate.

Blood and qi flowed like a dragon, and body temperature soared.

"Sizzle—"

The skin that the two people touched made a sound similar to roasting meat.

"Um……"

Gu Qingcheng let out a satisfied sigh, like a dying fish returning to water.

She instinctively burrowed into the heat source.

She pressed her cheek against Lu Li's burning chest and rubbed it against him.

Lu Li carried her and strode towards the guest room on the second floor.

As he passed by Su Feiyan, he didn't stop walking, but he felt a chill down his back.

When he got to the door, he was about to kick it open.

A long, slender, fair hand blocked the doorknob.

Su Feiyan leaned against the door frame, arms crossed.

He looked down at the two of them with a condescending gaze.

His gaze fell on Gu Qingcheng's hand, which was tightly wrapped around Lu Li's neck, and he sneered.

"It can cure illnesses."

She pointed to the door lock.

"Do not lock the door."

"Leave a crack."

"besides……"

She leaned closer to Lu Li, her red lips parted slightly, her breath sweet as orchids, but the words she uttered were chilling.

"I'm not allowed to hear anything..."

"A sound that shouldn't be there."

"For example, some people make random noises because they are too comfortable."

"Understand?"

Lu Li swallowed hard and nodded frantically.

"I understand!"

"I am a doctor! I have medical ethics!"

"Absolutely no distractions!"

He put Gu Qingcheng on the bed.

Gu Qingcheng had recovered a little by now, but she was still shivering from the cold.

Those eyes, wet with tears, looked at Lu Li.

With a hint of shyness, but even more so with longing, a longing for warmth.

[System, stop playing dead.]

How do I treat this?

System: [Ding!]

[Master-level Massage Techniques (Sunlight Version) are now available.]

The treatment plan is as follows:

[Use pure Yang finger techniques to massage all 365 acupoints on the body.]

[It guides the flow of Yang energy to flush away cold toxins.]

[Note: Because the cold toxin has penetrated deep into the bone marrow, it is impossible to conduct heat accurately through clothing.]

[It is imperative to... remove all traces of the patient's...]

[And it is necessary to maintain maximum skin-to-skin contact.]

Lu Li's vision went black.

What is that?

[Take...take off all your clothes?]

[Do we still need maximum contact area?]

Is this supposed to be medical treatment or just harassment?

[System, are you doing this on purpose?]

He stiffly turned his head to look at Su Feiyan, who was still standing guard at the door, and his Adam's apple bobbed with difficulty.

"Um...Mr. Su."

"There's a minor technical issue."

"To ensure the effectiveness of the treatment, perhaps... maybe... probably..."

"We have to let her..."

"Take off your clothes."