Chapter 34 - Shameless. (1/2)
In the car...
Ming was looking out of the window while Liwei was staring at her without saying anything. Ming started to become uncomfortable. How will she explain this situation? Xie Ming does not have any idea about acupuncture and medicine. But now she just treated a woman, that too with a 'hairpin '. She had no idea how to explain this to him.
”Now just stop staring at me and say anything, already?” Ming said when she got frustrated from his stare.
” How did you know that there was a hidden needle inside the hairpin? Liwei asked.
” I...I didn't know. How would I know that there would be something like this? It just.. yesterday I mistakenly dropped it and it gets separated and the needle came to my sight. I recognized it as an acupuncture needle. So I used it today.” she said sheepishly. Hoping him to believe it.
” Then how would you explain about doing acupuncture. Now don't say, you learn it abroad because I know you studied business there. ” he interrogated suspiciously.
” ahem, it's actually true. I learned it abroad ”. She said hesitantly. Her eyes rolling everywhere to avoid eye contact.
” Oh really? ” Liwei asked, with suspicion.
Sensing his suspicion, Ming said,” Just listen to me okay?” Then she started explaining.
” I went abroad to study business. But there I met my master who taught me about Chinese culture and cooking. He was an...an Oriental medicine doctor. He treats people with acupuncture and medicine. And I got fascinated with it, so he taught me about it. It just likes this as I said. ” she looked at him and his expression was blank. She was wondering, would he believe her or not.
Then Liwei said,” And what is the name of that master? ” he asked questionably.
She thought for a while, and replied” Zhao Bai”. She said confidently. Because it's true. It was her father who taught him, about medicine and acupuncture.
Liwei raised his eyebrows at her confident expression. He said, ” Then why didn't you tell me before that you know about acupuncture and medicine”