This is terrible! My future prime minister keeps trying to kiss me forcibly.

Chapter 141 Tryst

"hiss--"

Qian Jinyun took a deep breath, frowning. This method sounded incredibly painful. He cautiously asked:

"Dr. Xiao, are you sure this method will work?"

Ye Xiaoxiao suppressed a laugh, put on a serious face and said nonsense: "Of course, I have treated several, and I have never failed."

Upon hearing this, Qian Jinyun gritted her teeth and said with a forced smile, "Fine! I'll do whatever Dr. Xiao says. If you say to cut, then we'll cut!"

"Alright, alright, I was just kidding. Hold out your hand so I can take your pulse."

Ye Xiaoxiao couldn't help but laugh; she hadn't expected Qian Jinyun to be so determined this time.

She first performed a routine check.

"There's nothing seriously wrong with him, but he's been spoiled since childhood, constantly eating fish and meat, which makes him weaker and fatter the more he eats."

Qian Jinyun smiled sheepishly, regretting that he had eaten less. He immediately asked, "Can obesity be cured?"

"There is a way, of course, but it requires an indispensable herb. You must collect this herb yourself; it doesn't count if someone else does it for you."

"Dr. Xiao, where do you think this herb can be found?"

Ye Xiaoxiao pointed and said, "This kind of herb is not hard to find. It's on the top of Biluo Peak, which is west of our town. I'll draw you a map later so you can use it to find it."

"Okay, okay!" Qian Jinyun immediately agreed, overjoyed, as if she could already see herself looking dashing, her mouth agape in a wide smile.

Seeing his appearance, Ye Xiaoxiao couldn't help but find it a little funny, and then instructed, "The herbs are most effective when they are moistened with dew, so you have to get up before dawn every day. If you go too late, the effect will be greatly reduced."

Qian Jinyun nodded vigorously, like a chick pecking at rice, and happily left the house with the blueprints given to her by Ye Xiaoxiao.

……

After dinner, He Jing, as if possessed, dragged Ye Xiaoxiao out for a walk.

He Wuyang pouted in the courtyard, her face puffed up with anger, looking just like a round steamed bun. She snorted softly:

"Hmph! Mother, I also want to go for a walk with my sister-in-law, why won't my eldest brother let me go? Humph—"

Mother He patted her daughter's head and comforted her, "Your sister-in-law and eldest brother want to have a private talk. It wouldn't be good for you to follow them!"

He Wuyou watched his older brother and sister-in-law walk further and further away, and comforted his younger sister, "Ayang, adults have their own things to do, and we children have our own things to do."

"Hmph! They just don't want to take us with them."

Lu Shi'an leaned closer and said, "Wu Yang, if you want to go for a walk, I can go with you. Do you want to go?"

He Wuyang's round eyes lit up, and she immediately nodded, grabbing Lu Shi'an's sleeve and refusing to let go: "Let's go! Brother Shi'an, let's go now!"

He Wuyou pouted and said, "What's so fun about taking a walk? It's dark, and there are bugs. Ah Yang, how about the name-guessing trick your second brother taught you?"

The little girl was clearly intrigued by this; she was eager to know!

He let go of Lu Shi'an's hand, grabbed his second brother's hand, and ran home.

He Wuyou turned around and glanced at Lu Shi'an. Their eyes clashed in mid-air, neither able to gain the upper hand.

Lu Shi'an raised an eyebrow. "You're really cunning, kid! I'm impressed!"

Night fell, and all was quiet.

A crescent moon, like a hook, hung faintly above the treetops. Countless stars twinkled in the night sky.

The occasional croaking of frogs signals the arrival of summer.

A gentle night breeze stirs the shadows of the trees.

Ye Xiaoxiao and He Jing walked hand in hand, neither of them speaking, neither breaking the silence of the moment. Gradually, an ambiguous atmosphere filled the air.

He Jing naturally gripped Ye Xiaoxiao's hand; her small, soft hand was perfectly enclosed in his large palm.

Ye Xiaoxiao twisted her wrist, and He Jing, thinking it was because he had used too much force, loosened his grip slightly.

Unexpectedly, that soft hand slipped through his rough fingers, hooked and clenched tightly, interlocking their fingers.

He Jing glanced sideways and saw that the person beside him looked normal, so he tightened his grip on her hand.

"Ah Jing, the moonlight is beautiful tonight, perfect for our secret rendezvous."

Ye Xiaoxiao turned her head to look at He Jing, her beautiful eyes shimmering with tears, even more captivating than the night.

It seemed as if something had seeped into the air, slowly fermenting and spreading outwards in wisps.

He Jing lowered his eyes, his gaze falling on Ye Xiaoxiao's rosy lips, his Adam's apple bobbing slightly.