Chapter 2071 — Thank You!
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"I... I... actually..." Wang Xinyan was somewhat incoherent, but in the end she still said in a low voice, "When I was little, my health was terrible—frail and sickly. The doctors at the hospital said I wouldn't live past five. My parents sought out physicians everywhere for me back then, but nothing came of it. When I was two, my parents took me along once to the mountains and wilds to buy medicinal herbs... my father was in the herb trade... and that time we unexpectedly ran into an old man who roamed the four seas. Seeing my condition, he gave me something he said was a heaven-and-earth spirit medicine, saying it was to form a karmic bond—and that if fate allowed, we would meet again... From then on, my health began to improve, and my body also gave off a kind of delicate fragrance. According to my parents, it was the scent of that spirit medicine... Of course, all of this is what my parents told me. I was too young then and have no memory of it..."
Wang Xinyan did not know why she had told Wei Zhao so much. She was not one who liked to talk, yet just like that time on the plane, she had still told Wei Zhao some things about herself, as though it were simply how it ought to be.
"A karmic bond? A heaven-and-earth spirit medicine?" Wei Zhao frowned. He had no idea what Wang Xinyan was talking about, but one thing was certain: that old man was definitely no ordinary person. The conduct of such a lofty wanderer of the four seas could not be measured by common sense.
"Mm, supposedly, ever since then, this scent has been on me..." Wang Xinyan said.
"It smells very nice," Wei Zhao said. "And it seems this scent can speed up my cultivation."
"Ah... is that so..." Wang Xinyan's face grew even redder. She lowered her head, not knowing how to answer Wei Zhao's words.
Wei Zhao was in fact quite embarrassed as well. If he had not truly needed this scent for cultivation, he would never have brought it up. After all, this was a girl's private matter; unless the relationship were extremely intimate, it was not a topic one ought to discuss.
So when he saw Wang Xinyan lower her head, Wei Zhao too was at a bit of a loss for words. Just as the awkwardness hung there, White-Collar Chief walked into the classroom—the afternoon lesson had begun!
White-Collar Chief's appearance rescued Wei Zhao and Wang Xinyan from their predicament. The two tacitly opened their books and prepared for class...
But after class had gone on for a while, Wang Xinyan, beside Wei Zhao, stirred. She gently undid the buttons of her windbreaker, then took off the windbreaker she was wearing, folded it neatly, and placed it on the innermost seat. And that was not all—Wang Xinyan then unbuttoned the topmost button of the blouse beneath...
In truth, Wang Xinyan had gone through a great inner struggle before doing this. She had heard Wei Zhao say that the scent on her body could aid his cultivation, and somehow a strong urge to help him had arisen in her. Yet she was also rather embarrassed, so she had hesitated and fidgeted, waiting until now to take off her outer coat...
Wang Xinyan's actions surprised Wei Zhao somewhat. Although she was still wearing a fair amount of clothing, a faint, elusive wisp of fragrance drifted over!
Wei Zhao looked at Wang Xinyan, too stirred to speak. But feeling Wei Zhao's gaze, Wang Xinyan blushed even harder with embarrassment: "I... I'm a bit hot... the classroom has started running the heating now, and I'm wearing a bit too much..."
"Ha... thank you!" Wei Zhao knew Wang Xinyan was only making an excuse. Although the classroom had heating, wearing an outer coat would absolutely not make one too hot. True, some others had taken off their coats as well, but in the previous few days Wang Xinyan had never taken hers off, so what her action at this moment was for went without saying.