Xu Man's pretty face flushed when she heard Cheng Xiaofan's words, her beautiful eyes welling up with a pool of peach-blossom water as she lowered her head.
Her voice held a hint of shyness as she asked, "Mr. Cheng, how did you know?"
Cheng Xiaofan frowned and said, "I could tell from your vital energy. If I'm not mistaken, every morning these past few days, you've had a terrible headache when you first got up, which would subside after about ten minutes!"
"Ah, Mr. Cheng, you're too accurate!"
Xu Man finally looked up, pondered for a moment, and then blushingly, summoning her courage, asked, "Do you know what kind of dreams I've been having?"
Cheng Xiaofan said, "Your dreams are related to me. Every time you dream of me, we're together, always doing that kind of thing, and when we get into it, it lasts the whole night."
"When you wake up, you not only feel a headache but also your heart races, and you feel completely drained."
Hearing this, Xu Man was overcome with embarrassment, her forehead beaded with sweat.
She nodded, her voice as low as a mosquito's hum, "Mr. Cheng, you're so accurate. I don't know why I've been having these dreams lately."
"I truly like you a lot, but I also know that you have Goddess Bai, and I can't possibly enter your heart."
"I've been suppressing these feelings, just wanting to do my job diligently."
"But I don't know why, these past few days, I've been having these dreams every night."
Cheng Xiaofan sighed lightly and said, "It's not your fault. Someone is using you as a pawn to attack me from the shadows!"
He couldn't help but shake his head inwardly.
Why were there always some people courting death, trying to cross me?
If you have the guts, come at me directly!
Why must you harm an innocent, pure young woman!
Upon hearing this, Xu Man looked astonished and asked, "Mr. Cheng, are you saying that someone has tampered with me for me to have these dreams?"
Cheng Xiaofan said, "That's right!"
"A week ago, did you buy a bottled drink from a stranger?"
Xu Man recalled slightly and said, "Yes, Mr. Cheng, you can even tell this? Is there something wrong with that bottled drink?"
Cheng Xiaofan replied, "Yes, do you remember what that person looked like?"
Normally, Cheng Xiaofan could determine the appearance, even the name, of the person from the vital energy emanating from Xu Man.
However, from Xu Man's vital energy, Cheng Xiaofan could only tell that she had drunk a highly toxic beverage at a certain time, but he couldn't identify the person.
He couldn't find any other clues.
Xu Man's delicate brows furrowed, and after thinking for a long time, she said, "That's strange. I remember buying the drink that day, but I can't recall what the person who sold it to me looked like."
She kept patting her head, "This is truly bizarre. I've even forgotten whether the person was male or female!"
"Mr. Cheng, what do you think the consequences will be if I continue to have this dream?"
Cheng Xiaofan's expression turned grim, and he said, "Within three days, it will lead to you becoming mentally deranged and claiming that I assaulted you. You will also die from self-inflicted harm due to the poison."
"By then, facing the police, the entire society, even if I had a hundred mouths, I wouldn't be able to clarify my relationship with you!"
Xu Man cried out in anger, "Which scumbag is doing this, and why?"
Cheng Xiaofan said, "As I said, the other party wants to use you as a pawn to drag me down. Anyone who could do such a thing must be my enemy."
He couldn't help but feel fortunate that he had rushed back from his trip in time and happened to encounter Xu Man at Tiantian Mountain.
For Xu Man, even if she felt that having such dreams continuously was somewhat abnormal, she wouldn't tell anyone.
Due to her shyness, she wouldn't seek medical help from a doctor.
For any unmarried woman, how could she possibly explain such recurring dreams with a man to an outsider?
If she spoke of it, people would treat it as a joke.
And if this continued, the ultimate result would be a massive release of poison in her body, mental derangement, and babbling to everyone she met.
Until death.
The person who poisoned Xu Man had truly gone to great lengths to deal with him.
What especially worried Cheng Xiaofan was whether that person had also poisoned other women in the same way as Xu Man.
"Xu Man, come with me to my place. I'll immediately use massage to help you expel the poison from your body."
Actually, Cheng Xiaofan could have completely expelled the poison from Xu Man's body using the pills he refined.
However, if he did that, the expelled toxic fluid would be mixed with the ingredients of the pills.
Cheng Xiaofan wanted to use massage to expel the so-called beverage Xu Man drank, in its original form.
The advantage of this was that when Xu Man smelled the taste of the toxic beverage, it would quickly help her recall her memories.
At the same time, from the vital energy displayed on her body, Cheng Xiaofan could identify who the poisoner was.
"Thank you, Mr. Cheng!" Xu Man said gratefully upon hearing that Cheng Xiaofan would help her expel the poison from her body.
She knew Cheng Xiaofan was a renowned divine doctor. If he said he could help her expel the poison, he definitely could.
Cheng Xiaofan chuckled awkwardly and said, "Beautiful Xu, this matter arose because of me, so it's only right that I do this."
They reached the foot of the mountain, and Cheng Xiaofan rode his motorcycle, taking Xu Man home.
When they arrived home, Bai Yiling, Shen Ruobing, and the others had already gone to work.
Cheng Xiaofan said, "Beautiful Xu, please come upstairs with me!"
"Okay!" Xu Man replied, removed her live-streaming equipment, and followed Cheng Xiaofan upstairs.
Upon reaching the upper floor, Cheng Xiaofan opened the door to his bedroom.
He smiled and said, "This is my bedroom, please come in, beautiful!"
As soon as he spoke, he suddenly felt how awkward it was.
"My bedroom, beautiful please come in."
It didn't sound right!
Fortunately, Xu Man didn't have any other thoughts. She walked into the bedroom gracefully and directly took off the outer layer of fiery-colored casual wear.
Cheng Xiaofan, worried she might catch a cold, turned on the air conditioning.
"Do I need to take off the clothes underneath this too?" Xu Man asked.
Cheng Xiaofan quickly shook his head and said, "No, this is fine."
"Lie down on my bed, and I'll start massaging you!"
Xu Man joked, "Mr. Cheng, aren't you worried that if I lie on your bed, I might leave some traces and make your Goddess Bai suspicious?"
Cheng Xiaofan laughed, "Don't worry, my Goddess Bai isn't that petty. She also knows I'm not the type to fool around!"
While saying this, he felt a pang of unease inwardly. Didn't he already have enough beautiful women outside?
Xu Man didn't dwell on this topic anymore and immediately lay down on Cheng Xiaofan's bed.
Cheng Xiaofan flipped his right palm and covered Xu Man's entire body with a faint trace of spiritual energy.