Chapter 4

Tao Ruoxiang could have waited for Qin Lang to appear outside the classroom, but by speaking to him next to his seat, she clearly intended to make him the target of everyone's attention.

Qin Lang did not expect Teacher Tao to have such a strong desire for revenge, and to achieve her goal so calmly and skillfully.

Feeling the hostile gazes around him, Qin Lang was not bothered. For a man, to avoid jealousy, he would have to marry a dinosaur. Beauty brings disaster; if one wants to pursue beauty, one must be prepared to face trouble, even the destruction of a country or a city.

"Quite free." Qin Lang stood up calmly and smiled, "Willing to help Teacher Tao with her unspoken troubles."

Tao Ruoxiang knew what this guy was hinting at and felt secretly resentful. However, she was also a smart person. After a moment's thought, she had an idea and continued in a gentle voice, "Qin Lang, your mother just called me and asked me, as your aunt, to take good care of you. Since school is over, I, as your elder, will take you out for a good meal and tell you about some of the rules at No. 7 High School."

Tao Ruoxiang's words served two purposes: she became Qin Lang's elder and avoided others from making wild guesses.

Qin Lang secretly admired her cleverness. Although Tao Ruoxiang was at most his sister in age, since she insisted on being his elder, Qin Lang had to go along with it, "Sure, then I'll trouble—Aunt Tao."

Qin Lang deliberately emphasized "Aunt Tao."

Tao Ruoxiang planned to let Qin Lang off for now, as there would be plenty of opportunities to deal with this guy later. She smiled and walked out of the classroom with Qin Lang.

The others all thought that Qin Lang and Tao Ruoxiang were really relatives and thus had no suspicions.

After leaving the teaching building, Qin Lang couldn't help but ask, "Aunt Tao, where are we going?"

"To my dormitory." Tao Ruoxiang thought this guy was getting a good deal.

"Dormitory? Isn't this Teacher Tao's bedroom?" Qin Lang was suddenly as excited as if he had been injected with adrenaline.

Tao Ruoxiang saw Qin Lang's excited look and knew this guy was definitely up to no good. However, she kindly reminded him, "Qin Lang, did you offend someone at No. 7 High School today?"

It turned out that when they went downstairs, a few boys had given Qin Lang hostile looks, which Tao Ruoxiang had noticed.

"Teacher Tao, you shouldn't ask me that; you should ask yourself." Qin Lang pretended to sigh, "This is the disaster of beauty. Getting close to a beautiful woman, how can one not offend others?"

Tao Ruoxiang huffed in dissatisfaction, thinking this guy was too disrespectful. Clearly, he did not treat her as an elder or a teacher. However, she still couldn't bear to see Qin Lang get beaten and reminded him again, "Be careful, these are all delinquents."

"No problem. Aunt Tao, you might not know, but I was already a 'delinquent' in kindergarten." Qin Lang looked completely unconcerned. Of course, Qin Lang wasn't exaggerating; in kindergarten, he had almost been expelled for attempting to kiss a girl.

Seeing that Qin Lang wouldn't listen, Tao Ruoxiang stopped reminding him. She thought this guy deserved to suffer a bit.

As they walked through the school, Qin Lang always walked half a step behind Tao Ruoxiang. Tao Ruoxiang didn't notice at first, but soon realized that this guy's gaze was not right, always lingering on her waist, hips, and legs, which was clearly visual harassment.

"Qin Lang, come to the front," Tao Ruoxiang said.

"I don't know the way," Qin Lang said with a straight face.

"Even if you don't know the way, come to the front!" Being unreasonable was a woman's privilege.

Qin Lang had no choice but to walk to the front. At this point, a fork in the road appeared, "Aunt Tao, which way?"

"Left!"

"..."

Tao Ruoxiang was temporarily staying in an old teacher's dormitory building. Although the building was old, her dormitory gave a fresh and bright feeling when entered.

True to the nature of a woman's "bedroom," it was clean, comfortable, and bright.

Qin Lang was not shy at all. After entering, he sat on Tao Ruoxiang's sofa in a carefree manner, as if this place were his own territory.

Tao Ruoxiang didn't know why, but she felt angry every time she saw this guy.

If it weren't for the need to treat the fire boil on her buttock, Tao Ruoxiang would never have brought this guy to her dormitory. This was like inviting a wolf into her home! But the key was that such a private matter couldn't be discussed in the office or elsewhere. What if someone else heard?

"Qin Lang, do you want some water?" Tao Ruoxiang asked politely.

"Let's skip it, the treatment is more important." Qin Lang didn't see any disposable cups when he entered, so he was quite sensible.

Tao Ruoxiang was just being polite; she didn't want this guy's saliva on her cup. If he used her cup, she would definitely throw it away secretly.

"Qin Lang, what did you mean when you said I was poisoned?" Tao Ruoxiang asked, standing.

"Fire boil is caused by fire toxins invading the body, leading to heat and toxins accumulating in the skin; or it can be due to internal toxins from the organs—"

"Enough, enough, no need for classical Chinese, okay?" Tao Ruoxiang interrupted Qin Lang, "Just say it simply!"

"Caused by fire toxins." This time, Qin Lang was indeed straightforward.

"How do you treat it?" This was what Tao Ruoxiang cared about.

"Three methods." Qin Lang said, "I'll tell you the first two. The first method is to use leeches to suck out the pus and toxins from the affected area, and it will heal overnight—"

"Leeches!" Tao Ruoxiang found this disgusting, especially the idea of putting leeches on her buttock. She quickly said, "It sounds disgusting. Besides, where would we find them now?"

"I have one." Qin Lang reached into his pocket and, as if by magic, pulled out a white leech, "Green ecological therapy, or we can use this?"

"Ah!" Tao Ruoxiang couldn't help but exclaim, trying to avoid it, "Put it away quickly! Tell me the second method—"

"The second method is to use my family's 'Hundred Toxins Golden Wound Ointment' to apply and it will heal." Qin Lang said, "I think Aunt Tao can accept this method, right?"

"What about the third method?" Driven by curiosity, Tao Ruoxiang couldn't help but ask.

"The third method is better left unsaid." Qin Lang shook his head.

"Tell me!" The more Qin Lang hesitated, the more Tao Ruoxiang wanted to know.

"Fine, but you asked for it." Qin Lang said, "I won't be angry if you do!"

"I won't be angry." Tao Ruoxiang seemed calm.

"The third method is to touch the affected area with my hand—"

"Shameless!" Tao Ruoxiang's eyes widened in anger, almost ready to hit Qin Lang. In just one afternoon, Tao Ruoxiang had the impulse to hit someone twice, and both times it was the same person.

"Teacher Tao, you asked me to say it!" Qin Lang feigned a look of grievance.

"Who told you to talk nonsense!" Tao Ruoxiang retracted her raised hand.

"I'm not talking nonsense!" Qin Lang said with a righteous tone, "I meant touching the affected area and using a silver needle to puncture and squeeze out the pus, like a simple surgery!"

Seeing Qin Lang's serious expression, Tao Ruoxiang thought she might have misunderstood him, but she would never let Qin Lang touch her buttock, "Then why didn't you say there were only two methods!"

"Medicine is a serious matter."

"Fine, quickly apply your ointment, I hope it works." Tao Ruoxiang was getting impatient because she felt the fire boil on her buttock starting to hurt again.

"It's not dog skin ointment, it's 'Hundred Toxins Golden Wound Ointment.'" Qin Lang corrected Tao Ruoxiang.

"Hundred toxins? Is this ointment made from poisons?"

"Exactly, using poison to fight poison, Aunt Tao should have heard of it." Qin Lang smiled, "Or do you want to try the ecological therapy?"

"Fine, let's use the ointment." Tao Ruoxiang weighed her options; the third method was definitely out of the question, the first method was too shocking, and the second method seemed the most suitable.

"Alright." Qin Lang seemed well-prepared, pulling out a small black sandalwood box. When the box was opened, a strange medicinal fragrance filled the room.

"Smells good!" Tao Ruoxiang couldn't help but praise it. She didn't expect an ointment to smell better than perfume, and her confidence in Qin Lang's ointment increased.

"Aunt Tao, should I apply the ointment for you, or will you do it yourself?" Qin Lang asked, feigning ignorance.