Zhao Rongrong held Xiao Hu in her arms in the room, constantly peeking towards the small clinic. Her son hadn't eaten yet, and this young widow, Taohua, was truly persistent.
Xiao Hu, however, was very well-behaved, not crying or fussing.
Inside the small clinic.
"Sister Taohua! Please lie down on the bed!" Lu Fan glanced at Taohua and said.
"Ah... I still... still have to lie down!?" Taohua found Lu Fan's youthful appearance more and more captivating. She hadn't expected Lu Fan to ask her to lie down. Reluctantly, she lay on the bed.
Hoo... Lu Fan took a deep breath again. Seeing Taohua's full, round backside, he felt an inexplicable restlessness.
Lu Fan couldn't help but curse himself for being weak, thinking that at this rate, he wouldn't be able to give a massage. He looked up and saw a towel hanging nearby, quickly reaching for it and covering his eyes.
He had heard of blind massage before. Alright! He would start learning from here.
"Sister Taohua! I will be massaging several acupoints on your lower leg. If it hurts, you can cry out," Lu Fan said, placing his hands on Taohua's ankles, searching for acupoints and gently massaging.
Taohua felt a pair of warm, large hands exploring her lower leg, and she immediately bit her red lips nervously, asking shyly, "Can I really cry out?"
"Of course! If you cry out, I'll know if my strength is too light or too heavy!" Lu Fan said as he pressed on the acupoints.
"Uh... uh..."
"Sister Taohua! I told you to cry out, not to moan! If you keep moaning like this, I won't be able to control myself." Hearing Taohua's moans, Lu Fan's heart raced. Damn, this fifteen yuan wasn't easy to earn!
"Xiao Fan... you... you like it loud! Actually, it's uncomfortable for me to hold back... Ah... Ah...!"
"Alright! Big Sister! I'm not earning this fifteen yuan anymore. I'm going home to eat. If my mother hears you making that sound, she'll come and beat me to death."
Lu Fan yanked the towel off. It seemed covering his eyes wasn't enough; he needed to block his ears too. Hiss! He finally understood the difficulty of earning money.
"Xiao Fan! Don't go! I... I can hold back and not make a sound, okay?" Seeing Lu Fan about to leave, Taohua quickly got off the bed and grabbed Lu Fan.
"Sister! Don't hold my hand! It's not good if my mother sees. How about this, I'll return sixteen yuan to you. I'll compensate you one yuan, okay!" Lu Fan tried to pull his hand away. This would be troublesome if his mother saw it.
"Wait a moment..." Suddenly, Taohua saw a small pedicure knife on the nearby table. She reached out and grabbed it, then suddenly sliced Lu Fan's finger.
Swish... Lu Fan's finger was immediately cut, and blood flowed down.
Taohua put Lu Fan's finger into her mouth and sucked it fiercely.
"Ah... it hurts... Sister Taohua! What are you doing!?" Lu Fan, startled, yanked his hand back.
"Blood recognition! You've already dripped blood, so I belong to you from now on. I'll do whatever you ask." Taohua said immediately.
"You... you... you've read too many novels, haven't you!? This kind of thing doesn't happen." Lu Fan was so angry he could barely speak. Seeing his finger still bleeding, he quickly clasped it with his other hand.
The pale green ring he was wearing on his finger happened to press against the small cut. Swish... the blood was instantly absorbed by the ring.
Lu Fan felt as if his head had been hit by something, and then, it seemed to merge with the ring on his hand.
Swish... The ring on Lu Fan's hand suddenly disappeared.
Storage ring!!! A name suddenly appeared in Lu Fan's mind.
"Master! I belong to you from now on. Please take me in!" Taohua saw Lu Fan staring blankly at her and thought he was moved. She immediately tried to pull Chen Bei into her arms.
"Xiao Fan! Your dad said fifteen yuan for fifteen minutes of massage, hurry up and eat... Oh my goodness! Taohua! What are you doing? You're a married woman."
Lu Fan's mother, worried about her son being alone with a young widow, walked in holding Xiao Hu. Before she could finish speaking, she saw Taohua clinging to Lu Fan, her face flushing red.
"Auntie! N-nothing. Lu Fan massaged my leg so comfortably. I got so excited I wanted to thank him with a hug." Taohua quickly let go of Lu Fan, took Xiao Hu from Zhao Rongrong's arms with a blushing face,
"Just massaging the leg? Your little face is so rosy... did you do anything else?!" Zhao Rongrong looked at Taohua suspiciously.
"N-no. Auntie, you should go back and eat quickly! I need to go home too. If it gets any later, it will be completely dark, and I won't dare to walk alone. It would be troublesome to ask Lu Fan to escort me." Taohua said, hugging Xiao Hu and hurrying out.
"Hmph! Ask my son to escort you? I wouldn't feel at ease. Xiao Fan... Xiao Fan... what are you doing? Did you really do something with Taohua?" Zhao Rongrong frowned, seeing Lu Fan's dazed expression and silly smile. She reached out and tugged at Lu Fan.
"Huh? Ah...! Mom... let's go back and eat!" Lu Fan suddenly came to his senses. He hadn't heard a word of the conversation between Taohua and his mother.
"It's only been ten minutes! You shouldn't have been able to do much, right!" Zhao Rongrong muttered, looking around the clinic. It didn't look like anything untoward had happened, so she followed Lu Fan back to eat.
After eating, Lu Fan returned to his room.
Zhao Rongrong knew that Lu Fan spent time studying every day and never watched TV or listened to music, so she didn't disturb him.
However, Lu Fan sat on the bed after returning to his room, extended his hand, and with a thought, the pale green ring appeared on his finger. With another thought, the ring disappeared again.
Lu Fan was a little excited. He hadn't expected this ring to appear and disappear at his will.
What excited him even more was that his consciousness could penetrate the storage ring and see its contents. The ring's internal space was vast, seemingly able to hold many things.
Hahaha! These things that only appeared in fantasy novels had actually happened to him!
With a thought, several items from the storage ring appeared on the bed. A delicate dagger, with a jade-green hilt inlaid with a few vermilion gems.
The blade was not long, about a dozen centimeters, emitting a cold, clear light.
Lu Fan wanted to test if it was a sharp blade capable of splitting hair. However, looking at his short haircut, he dismissed the idea. After all, this was a weapon, so it was best to put it away!
Putting the dagger back, Lu Fan picked up the second item. It was a palm-sized, square, paper-thin jade slip.
After fiddling with it for a while, Lu Fan couldn't figure out its purpose. Suddenly, he remembered that the storage ring had only truly become his after encountering his blood. So, he took out the dagger again and lightly moved the blade across his finger.
Swish, he felt as if the blade hadn't even touched his fingertip, yet a cut had appeared. Blood immediately flowed down.
Lu Fan quickly dripped the blood onto the jade slip. Hoo... the jade slip instantly turned into a beam of light and merged into Lu Fan's forehead.
Lu Fan immediately felt as if something had been forcefully crammed into his mind. Then came a throbbing pain. Lu Fan fainted directly.