Xia Mingyue listened to Ye Xiao's words and suddenly felt a wave of confusion. Could it be that this guy wanted a kickback for treating her foot injury, or was he trying to use this as a threat? Xia Mingyue decided that she absolutely could not submit to Ye Xiao's despotism. After all, she was the boss of a company, especially Ye Xiao's boss. How could she submit to Ye Xiao? Absolutely not.

However, since Ye Xiao had said those words, if Xia Mingyue didn't even ask, wouldn't that seem like she was afraid of Ye Xiao? Xia Mingyue believed that it was absolutely impossible for her to be afraid of Ye Xiao. Such a thing was simply out of the question. So, Xia Mingyue said to Ye Xiao, "What's the matter? Why not just say it directly?"

Ye Xiao, with his head lowered, holding Xia Mingyue's foot, said to her, "Mr. Xia, could you please tidy up your clothes? It makes me very uncomfortable. I am a normal man after all!"

Xia Mingyue, hearing these words full of grievance from Ye Xiao, was slightly puzzled. She looked down and immediately her face flushed with embarrassment. It turned out that her nightgown was gaping open at the collar, nearly exposing everything. Clearly, she now understood what Ye Xiao meant by his earlier words. Xia Mingyue quickly tightened her nightgown to cover her private parts.

"You... just focus on treating your foot. Why all the unnecessary talk!" Xia Mingyue glared at Ye Xiao. Although it was her own fault, what if Ye Xiao hadn't looked?

Ye Xiao forced a smile, knowing it was impossible to reason with women. He had tried to reason with so many women before, but had he ever managed to explain himself clearly? Ye Xiao felt helpless, but even though Xia Mingyue had spoken to him like that, he was actually quite interested in treating her foot, not that he had a choice, as his current role was that of a foot healer.

When Ye Xiao was in Minghai City, he had used Nine Yang Divine Skill to treat Su Yun's foot injury. After Ye Xiao treated her, Su Yun recovered very quickly. However, Xia Mingyue's current foot injury was a bit more severe than Su Yun's. Nevertheless, Ye Xiao was confident he could at least treat the pus in Xia Mingyue's foot injury and improve blood circulation.

Hence, Ye Xiao began treating Xia Mingyue's foot injury seriously.

The Nine Yang True Qi in Ye Xiao's hands truly became a powerful tool for healing.

However, the reaction Su Yun had when Ye Xiao treated her foot injury appeared once again in Xia Mingyue.

That tingling sensation made Xia Mingyue feel like she was in agony, yet Xia Mingyue was also a very proud person. She knew that if she showed an ugly side in front of Ye Xiao, then managing him in the future would become even more difficult.

Thus, Xia Mingyue gritted her teeth and endured it. However, Ye Xiao, although keeping his head down, was very impressed by Xia Mingyue's resilience. He thought to himself, "Is Xia Mingyue afraid of showing a shy side in front of me? But whether you admit it or not, do you think it's really up to you?"

Ye Xiao's hand gently soothed the pus in Xia Mingyue's foot injury, while his other hand supported her ankle. It wasn't necessary to use Nine Yang True Qi, but at this moment, Ye Xiao secretly infused some Nine Yang True Qi into that spot. Once the Nine Yang True Qi entered Xia Mingyue's body, it immediately began teasing her sensitive organs, causing her tremendous discomfort.

However, it wasn't exactly pain.

"Ah..." Xia Mingyue, unable to hold back any longer, let out a soul-stirring moan.

Hearing Xia Mingyue's moan, Ye Xiao almost burst out laughing. The always serious Mr. Xia in front of Ye Xiao had let out such a suggestive sound, which secretly thrilled Ye Xiao. This also served as a sort of revenge for Xia Mingyue not thanking him for saving her life previously and continuously plotting against him.

However, Ye Xiao also distinguished clearly between gratitude and grudges, and at this moment, he completely healed the bruising of Xia Mingyue's injury.

"Are you alright?" Ye Xiao asked, pretending not to know what had happened.

Xia Mingyue, her face still flushed, although unaware of what was going on, had seen others sprain their feet before. None of them had experienced such feelings, making her suspect that this might have a lot to do with Ye Xiao.

"I... I'm fine," Xia Mingyue, having no evidence and considering that Ye Xiao had indeed been wholeheartedly treating her foot, though suspicious, found it inappropriate to accuse him directly.

Hearing Xia Mingyue's response, Ye Xiao chuckled and said, "Good to hear. I saw you looking flushed and thought you might have caught a cold. Ha ha, right, I am a man who touched your foot, albeit for treatment, so you should feel shy. After all, you are a woman."

"Who... who's shy? I'm not. Don't just assume what others are thinking," Xia Mingyue glared at Ye Xiao, clearly annoyed.

Hearing Xia Mingyue's words, Ye Xiao chuckled and said, "You're right, you're a boss, not a woman."

On hearing this, Xia Mingyue, finding Ye Xiao's teasing unendurable, angrily said to Ye Xiao, "You're not a woman either."

Ye Xiao chuckled and stood up, spreading his hands as he looked at Xia Mingyue. "Mr. Xia, I wasn't pretending to be a woman in the first place."

Upon hearing Ye Xiao's words, Xia Mingyue realized that her anger had clouded her judgment.

Xia Mingyue then immediately tried to stand up.

However, just as she stood up, the foot she had just sprained sent a sour pain shooting through it. Because of the pain, Xia Mingyue almost fell again, but Ye Xiao quickly reached out to steady her.

Ye Xiao didn't want to be bitten again, so he was very careful in assisting her this time, supporting Xia Mingyue by the arm.

Xia Mingyue looked up at Ye Xiao, somewhat surprised. "What's going on? Why does it still hurt? Didn't you treat it for over twenty minutes?"

Ye Xiao gave a wry smile upon hearing Xia Mingyue's words and responded, "My dear Mr. Xia, you're too adorable. Yes, I treated it for over twenty minutes, but your sprain was quite severe. Normally, one would not be able to move for at least a day or two after such an injury, and the swelling takes a long time to go down. Look at your foot now, it's radiant and shows no sign of sprain. Do you really think the pain you feel now is the same as when you first sprained it?"

Hearing Ye Xiao's explanation, Xia Mingyue did feel a difference; in fact, it seemed genuinely different. The initial pain was heart-wrenching regardless of movement, but now, when she didn't move, it felt as if nothing was wrong. Only when Xia Mingyue moved her foot did she feel a sour pain, which was merely discomfort rather than acute pain.

"It seems... it seems a bit better!" Xia Mingyue muttered to herself as she lowered her head to look at her foot.

Upon hearing this, Ye Xiao immediately said with pride, "How could it be just a bit better? It's much, much better! People say it takes a hundred days to recover from bone and muscle injuries, but you don't need a hundred days with me around. You just need one day. Just avoid using your foot too much today, and I guarantee that you won't have any problems tonight in bed, and you can do whatever you want."

Listening to Ye Xiao, Xia Mingyue felt there was something a bit uncomfortable in his words.

"I'm going to my room to change clothes and prepare for work. The car keys are on the table, you go down first." Although Xia Mingyue was still not showing a friendly face to Ye Xiao, her tone had softened a lot.

As for Xia Mingyue's displeasure, Ye Xiao could understand. After all, he had touched that part of a woman's body. Although it's said to be for men to admire, one shouldn't just touch it— it's not like touching plain dough. Reflecting on this comparison, Ye Xiao laughed lightly to himself, thinking that the object in question indeed served a similar purpose to plain dough—it's meant to be consumed.

"What are you thinking? Hurry up and go!" Xia Mingyue's face was stern, clearly asserting her authority as the boss, a status that allowed no violations from anyone.

Ye Xiao shrugged nonchalantly and walked to the table to grab the car keys, ready to leave.

However, just as Ye Xiao reached the door and was about to leave,

"Ye Xiao, you… you come back!" Xia Mingyue really didn't want to call Ye Xiao back, but she had no other choice at the moment because she needed him—though not in that way.

Just as Ye Xiao was about to leave and Xia Mingyue was preparing to head back to her bedroom to change her clothes, she took a couple of steps using the table for support but felt an unbearable sour and painful sensation in her ankle. Even though she still had to change clothes, close the door, and go downstairs—using the elevator, of course—how was she supposed to get to the elevator from such a distance? Could she hop over? Xia Mingyue didn't believe she was capable of that.

Ye Xiao turned back and looked at Xia Mingyue, confused, "Mr. Xia, what's up?"

Maintaining her serious demeanor, Xia Mingyue sternly told Ye Xiao, "Help me to the bedroom."

Hearing this, Ye Xiao was taken aback that Xia Mingyue wanted him to help her to the bedroom. He thought fortune was really smiling down on him, as if Divine Power had altered Xia Mingyue's thoughts and she had taken the initiative to ask him to the bedroom. Ye Xiao really didn't want to disappoint those girls who liked him, but he also didn't want to ignore Mr. Xia's special consideration.

So!

"Mr. Xia, although I won't charge, please understand, I'm quite shy—can you close your eyes later?" Ye Xiao even felt a bit shy as he said this to Xia Mingyue.

Seeing Ye Xiao's bashful demeanor, Xia Mingyue immediately realized that he had misunderstood her intentions.

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