Ruling the Historical Romance Novel as the Female Supporting Character-Chapter 155: A Clumsy Fool Without Discernment
"I’m not jealous," Qin Kaize emphasized, sensing that his words lacked conviction. He added, "I just felt that Gao Huabin was a bit careless and might hurt you."
"It’s better to have him compete in arm wrestling with Uncle Xia," Su Yijia did not display any resistance to Qin Kaize’s possessive tendencies but instead offered a suggestion very cooperatively.
Although she had never been in love and never harbored feelings for anyone in her original world, she was well-versed in romantic novels. She was fully aware that when someone likes another, they tend to care about how others interact physically with their loved ones. If her friends were to touch Qin Kaize’s hand, sensing the strength in it, She would feel jealous too.
"Alright." Qin Kaize’s eyes revealed a light, relieved smile. He was aware that his emotions were getting the better of him, but he couldn’t control them. Thankfully, Yijia didn’t see his actions as wrong. How could she be so good? So good that he couldn’t bear to let go. The mere thought of her potentially leaving was something he couldn’t accept.
Yijia stood up and gazed directly at Xia Weiguo with her bright, shimmering eyes. Before she could speak, Xia Weiguo nodded solemnly. He walked to the table and glanced at Gao Huabin. This time, Gao Huabin did not refuse but hurried over. The two men clasped hands on the table, each exerting their strength.
Though Xia Weiguo was over twenty years older, he was still in the prime of his life. He had climbed to his current position based on his own abilities and it was evident that he possessed formidable strength.
On the other hand, Gao Huabin was young and had been subjected to high-intensity training by Qin Kaize. So, his strength was certainly not to be underestimated. Both men found themselves in a tense moment during the arm wrestling match, their fists slightly wavering back and forth for almost ten minutes.
Then, with a sudden surge of strength, Xia Weiguo decisively overpowered Gao Huabin, pressing his wrist firmly onto the table.
"Leader, you’re really impressive," Gao Huabin couldn’t help but exclaim. He wasn’t trying to flatter Xia Weiguo, it was genuine admiration. People from their team never engaged in any deceitful acts, so both of them had given their all in the match.
"I have a Great Strength Pill here, do you dare try?" Su Yijia poured out a dark pill from the soy sauce bottle and handed it to Gao Huabin.
Gao Huabin took the pill without a second thought and swallowed it. He then said, "Sister-in-law, why would I doubt you? I’ve been applying the ointment you gave me on my old leg injuries. I don’t feel any discomfort anymore. It’s been dry lately, but it used to ache on rainy days. You asked me to give the ointment to others, and they’ve been using it for the last few days. They specially came to express gratitude and said the ointment’s effect is amazing. In our eyes, you’re like a miraculous doctor, even more powerful than the hospital doctors."
Su Yijia blushed at the praise. "I’m not as good as you’re saying. I’m far from being a miraculous doctor; I just inherited some medicinal formulas from my master. "
The system wasn’t generous, and it didn’t provide targeted prescriptions. So, let’s skip the miraculous doctor title; otherwise, she would fail the title sooner or later.
Gao Huabin’s words were particularly sincere. "For Sister-in-law to remember and recreate it perfectly at such a young age after such a long time, that’s very impressive."
However, he felt two intense and piercing glares bore into him, which made him shrink back nervously. He glanced at Qin Kaize and then at Xia Weiguo before becoming too timid to speak further.
Xia Weiguo also looked at Qin Kaize. Observing the intense depth in his eyes, Xia Weiguo sensed a trace of ominousness. He squinted slightly, pondering whether it was time to move Gao Huabin and bring in someone else. Despite Gao Huabin being good in many ways, he lacked insight sometimes. Was it his place to say what he just did? He had already said everything to praise Su Yijia. What was left for Qin Kaize to say?
"Sister-in-law, how long does it take for the effects of this Great Strength Pill to show?" Gao Huabin had to force himself to ask; he didn’t feel any changes in his body.
"You can feel the effects now. If Uncle Xia is feeling better, we can try it again," Su Yijia suggested.
"Okay, let’s try it again," Xia Weiguo moved his wrist around to ensure that he was in the same state as before and then held Gao Huabin’s wrist again.
"Leader, are you all right now?" Gao Huabin, not feeling any force from Xia Weiguo, hesitated to exert himself.
"I’ve already tried," Xia Weiguo said, frowning.
"No, you haven’t," Gao Huabin shook his head in confusion.
"Then try exerting some force," Xia Weiguo suggested as he had a hunch.
Gao Huabin applied a slight pressure on Xia Weiguo’s wrist, and immediately, Xia Weiguo’s wrist was pressed down on the table with a thud. He winced slightly in pain.
Gao Huabin hurriedly stood up, taking two steps back. "I didn’t use force just now," he explained, panicked.
"I know you didn’t, or else my hand would have been gone," Xia Weiguo joked, followed by a more serious tone. "It’s the effect of the Great Strength Pill.’"
He realized why Su Yijia wanted to keep it and planned to hand it over to the unit after Qin Kaize recovered. He could imagine the impact such a miraculous medication would have.
Thinking about the way Qin Kaize looked at Su Yijia when mentioning how she did all this for him, with a near boasting gaze, Xia Weiguo found it amusing and comforting. It was fortunate that Qin Kaize had met a girl he liked. He used to worry that Qin Kaize would remain lonely forever, given his previous aversion to the opposite sex. But as long as Su Yijia continued to help Qin Kaize recover, he would be at peace even if he passed away at this moment.
"Is the Great Strength Pill really that incredible?" Gao Huabin was quite surprised and in disbelief, reached to scratch his head.
Su Yijia quickly intervened, "Wait, you’re strong now, but you need to learn to control your strength, or else you might end up scratching your head to bits."
Gao Huabin, visualizing the scenario, gritted his teeth. "So what do I do now?"
"There is a tree, try to see if you can pull it out," Su Yijia pointed to an unknown tree in the yard, which she had confirmed wasn’t a fruit or flower tree. It was likely a seed brought by a bird and rooted in the yard. The previous owner seemed disinterested in tending to the garden, so the tree had been growing unruly for over ten years.
She had considered removing it, but the roots were complex and troublesome to dig up. Since she didn’t want to ruin her refined image in front of Qin Kaize, she passed on this challenging task to Gao Huabin.
