A miraculous doctor descended from the heavens.

"I'll treat you right away. First, acupuncture, then massage, and finally, both internal and external medicine. The acupuncture point is three inches below the navel, so you'll need to pull your pants down a little," Gu Feng explained. Seeing her extremely embarrassed expression, he added, "You don't need to take them all off, just pull them down a tiny bit."

These words might relieve tension for other patients, but they were completely useless to Shi Yurou.

Her close-fitting clothes were all made of thin silk, and even without taking them off, they felt too tight and made her feel inexplicably awkward.

She did want to wear something conservative, but she didn't have any at home. A mature woman like her has long since stopped stocking up on those girly bras. Besides, she was in such a hurry that she didn't have time to think about it.

When Gu Feng saw her slowly pull down her outer pants and lie down, he finally understood why she had been so shy. He quickly composed himself and focused his gaze on the acupuncture points. He took a deep breath, suppressing the youthful impetuosity in his heart, took out the needle box, and carefully administered the acupuncture.

The acupuncture session didn't last long, about ten minutes.

Neither of them spoke much; Shi Yurou was embarrassed, while Gu Feng was focused on his work.

As the needles were inserted, she couldn't help but gasp slightly due to the soreness and swelling, her brows furrowing slightly. Gu Feng calmly reminded her, "A little soreness and swelling is normal, relax."

After acupuncture, massage will follow.

Shi Yurou knew what was going on, but she was still nervous. The thought of a young man's hand massaging her lower abdomen made her uneasy. She simply closed her eyes, pretending not to see, which made her feel better.

But when Gu Feng's warm palm touched her, her body involuntarily tensed up, her legs instinctively pressed together, and her fingers gripped the sheets tightly.

Having not been touched by anyone for so many years, my body is as sensitive as a taut string.

"Relax, don't be nervous." Gu Feng's voice rang out slowly, gentle and steady.

She tried to take deep breaths, gradually relaxing her tense muscles. As his hands moved over her lower abdomen with kneading, pressing, pushing, and squeezing techniques, the soreness was slowly replaced by a warm sensation, as if a warm current was slowly melting in her abdomen.

Fine beads of sweat appeared on her forehead, not from pain, but from being too nervous.

After the massage ended, Gu Feng withdrew his hand and turned to organize his medicine box.

Shi Yurou then dared to open her eyes and subconsciously tried to sit up, but suddenly realized that the back of her clothes was damp with sweat. Her face immediately turned red, and she lay there without daring to move.

Gu Feng noticed her embarrassment and coughed lightly, saying, "I'll go downstairs first to prepare the medicine for internal use."

After saying that, he walked out.

Once the footsteps had faded into the distance, Shi Yurou struggled to sit up, looked down at her sweat-soaked clothes, and bit her lower lip in embarrassment.

Strangely enough, when I stood up after tidying my clothes, the dull pain in my abdomen had actually faded a lot, to the point that I could hardly feel it unless I deliberately paid attention to it.

She was surprised. When she went downstairs, she saw Gu Feng sitting there, habitually scratching behind his ear, staring at the prescription on the table, as if he was pondering some difficult problem.

She sat down quietly, her gaze fixed on the boring TV program, and after a while asked, "Doctor, besides acupuncture, do I need any other treatment?"

"You'll also need both oral and topical medications." Gu Feng snapped out of his reverie. "I'll prepare the oral medication for you right away, but the topical one will be a little more complicated." He scratched the back of his ear, clearly thinking about how to do it.

"What's so troublesome about it?" Shi Yurou asked, puzzled.

"How are you feeling? Is your stomach pain still bad?" Gu Feng suddenly asked.

"It's much better, it hardly hurts anymore. Is there anything the doctor needs me to do?" She was observant and guessed what was going on.

"Okay, go buy me a few things. I need the topical medication. Buy a box of ultra-thin contraceptives, a pair of disposable sterile gloves, and clean, undyed pure cotton white cloth," Gu Feng instructed.

"Okay, I'll go right away." Although Shi Yurou felt something was off, she knew it was for treatment purposes, so she didn't ask any more questions and got up to go out.

July is the hottest time of the year.

Shi Yurou had only taken a few steps out of the Su family's house when she was already sweating profusely. By the time she got to the car, her clothes were soaked through.

At the convenience store at the intersection, she picked up what she wanted to buy. When she paid, the cashier's eyes darted around a little. She quickly paid, feeling a mix of emotions.

She hadn't touched this thing for several years.

But then I thought, it's for medical treatment, there's nothing to be ashamed of.

After buying the items, she breathed a sigh of relief and then rushed off to buy disposable sterile gloves and pure cotton white cloth before hurrying back.

Back at the Su family courtyard, upon entering, one could see that Gu Feng had already set up a stove and was brewing medicine in a pot.

His face was streaked with black and white smoke, and he kept fanning the fire with a fan in his hand, looking rather disheveled.

Shi Yurou saw this and felt a little guilty, but she was mostly grateful—this man was truly dedicated to treating her illness.

"Doctor, the things have been bought." She stepped forward and said.

"Oh, let's put it inside first. This medicine needs to be boiled for at least six or seven hours." Gu Feng didn't even turn his head, continuing to focus on fiddling with the firewood.

"It takes this long?" Shi Yurou asked, somewhat surprised.

"Hehe, did you think that consultation fee was free?" Gu Feng turned around, a smile on his face.

Shi Yurou was slightly taken aback; she hadn't expected this man, who usually had a cold expression, to make a joke.

"It's hot and smoky in here, why don't you go inside and sit down? We'll eat here today," Gu Feng added casually.

"Okay." Shi Yurou didn't refuse and readily agreed. But after going inside and putting her things down, she came out again. Watching him sweating profusely under the scorching sun while he stayed indoors enjoying the air conditioning, she couldn't sit still.

"Why are you out again?" Gu Feng asked.

"I'd like to see if there's anything I can help with," Shi Yurou said softly.

To be honest, she was a little afraid of Gu Feng.

This feeling came out of nowhere. Considering her age, she was in her mid-twenties, and in another two or three years she would be approaching thirty. There was no reason for her to be afraid of a young man who was not even twenty years old.

In terms of experience, what kind of people hadn't she seen during those years traveling all over the country? Even when facing ruthless bandits who tried to rob her on the road or heavily armed police officers, she never showed any fear.

But when she was with this man, her heart started racing. It was like this at the hospital last time, and it was like this at his house this time.

"There's nothing I can help with, I can manage on my own. You go inside, the sun is scorching, you'll get sunburned." Gu Feng waved his hand.

Exposing a woman who is already thin to the scorching sun is risky. Although sun exposure can help with calcium absorption and getting a tan is healthier, there's a risk of her getting heatstroke instead of calcium. That would be a real problem.

The two were locked in a stalemate, pushing and shoving each other, when two more people arrived at the courtyard gate.

One was dressed in a suit and the other in a crisp police uniform; they were Chu Hansan and Chu Hanliang. Judging from their appearance, they had come to ask Gu Feng to take Chu Xinran for a follow-up examination.

Gu Feng thought about it and realized that he really should go and take a look, but the problem was that he was busy right now.