HCB Chapter 7: Such a beautiful back, it would be a shame not to get cupping done!
Chapter 7: Such a beautiful back, it would be a shame not to get cupping done!
Inside the room, chaos erupted.
Wang Tao gave Bai Ruxue a good beating, venting her anger before letting her go.
Bai Ruxue looked at Li Yi with a resentful expression, "You brat, why did you have to try to take my pulse? I almost succeeded..."
"Braised pork belly, what did you say?"
"Cough cough...it's nothing!"
Bai Ruxue coughed lightly and quickly changed the subject, "Taozi, since Xiao Li is so accurate at taking pulses, let him take yours quickly. You've been holding back for so many years, don't make yourself sick."
Upon hearing this, Wang Tao suddenly remembered the little thing she had hidden in her bedroom drawer.
Her pretty face flushed red. "Pah! I don't have kidney deficiency, why are you taking my pulse!"
What kind of talk is that? It's not like you only know how to treat kidney deficiency.
Li Yi said somewhat speechlessly, "Sister Wang, besides kidney deficiency, I can diagnose any other illness..."
"I'm not sick!!" Wang Tao resolutely refused to let Li Yi take her pulse.
"Tch! Guilty conscience..."
Bai Ruxue rolled her eyes, just about to say something more.
But when she saw Wang Tao's murderous gaze, she immediately shut her mouth obediently.
Since I can't beat my best friend, I can only bully the younger brother.
Bai Ruxue's gaze fell on Li Yi again.
"Little Li, even if you were right about taking my pulse, you still ruined my plans. So, you have to provide me with a special service now."
"Another one?" Li Yi was both amused and exasperated upon hearing this.
He thought about it carefully and realized that, judging from Bai Ruxue's pulse just now, she had quite a few health problems.
However, none of the problems are major.
It's not necessary to take medicine.
Moreover, his recipe skill was only at level 1.
If you simply prescribe medicine to Bai Ruxue based on a formula you've memorized, the effect may not be good.
On the contrary, he also has a skill that has reached LV2.
Li Yi glanced at Bai Ruxue's fair and smooth skin, and an idea suddenly popped into his mind.
Such a beautiful back, it would be a shame not to get cupping done.
"Sister Bai, how about I give you cupping therapy?"
"What? Cupping? You're kidding me, aren't you?"
Bai Ruxue suddenly raised her voice, then turned her body to the side, revealing her smooth back, "This is how I always dress. How am I supposed to face anyone after you've had cupping done?"
"Sister Bai, it's because you often wear crop tops and backless clothes and don't pay attention to keeping warm that cold has entered your body."
As the saying goes, many diseases are caused by cold evil, and dampness trapping the body can cause a hundred diseases.
If your internal condition doesn't improve and continues like this, your health may deteriorate further.
Seeing how serious Li Yi was making it, Bai Ruxue's expression immediately became conflicted.
"Do I really need cupping? Aren't you a traditional Chinese medicine practitioner? You could just prescribe some medicine for me to take for a few days."
"Sister Bai, all medicines have side effects, but your condition hasn't reached that point yet. Cupping can not only remove dampness and toxins, warm the meridians and dispel cold, but also regulate the body's immunity, with minimal side effects."
Despite the fighting and arguing, Wang Tao, as Bai Ruxue's best friend, naturally hoped for her good health.
Seeing that she was hesitant to make up her mind, Wang Tao said directly, "Alright, it's just a few more marks on your back. It'll save you from dressing so provocatively every day. I'll have someone prepare the necessary items right now, and we'll remove them right here."
Wang Tao's shop already offered cupping services, and with just one phone call, Wu Xiaomei quickly delivered the items.
Seeing this, Bai Ruxue knew she had no choice but to pull it out. "Oh, fine, I'll pull it out! Do I have to take off my clothes? Fine, I'll take them off right now!"
Seeing that she was about to pull off her clothes, Wang Tao quickly said, "What are you taking off? Little Li is still here. Go to my bedroom."
"What are you afraid of? My brother isn't an outsider. Besides, I'm going to strip naked for him to see later anyway." Bai Ruxue said, while giving Li Yi a flirtatious wink.
However, she stopped what she was doing.
Li Yi coughed lightly, "Sister Bai, don't worry, I have professional ethics and I won't peek at patients' privacy."
"It's alright, if your sister is willing, you can watch openly."
"Stop pretending, get the hell in here!"
Ever since she found out that Bai Ruxue's previous fever was all an act, Wang Tao has become even more displeased with her.
Seeing her raise her leg as if to kick someone, Bai Ruxue obediently walked towards the bedroom.
Li Yi stood in the living room and waited for a few minutes.
"Alright, Xiao Li, come in."
"Okay, Sister Wang."
Upon entering the bedroom, Li Yi immediately saw Bai Ruxue lying on the bed.
At this moment, the other person was covered with a white bathrobe, with only their calves and shoulders exposed.
"Sister Bai, I'm going to do cupping on your back first, so I need to lift your bathrobe a little."
"Oh dear, I already said you can look however you want. Little brother, just go ahead and do it."
What are you looking at?!
Didn't they know the landlady was watching them like a hawk?
Li Yi knew that Bai Ruxue was just saying it, so he naturally didn't take her words seriously.
However, after he lifted his bathrobe, he still subconsciously took a glance.
Bai Ruxue was thinner than Wang Tao, so her waist was very slender.
The skin on her back was fair and smooth, like milk.
Most fatally, this woman had too much of a heart.
At this moment, lying face down on the bed, squeezing to both sides, you form a large bracket ( ).
Li Yi glanced at it only once before quickly looking away.
"Ahem, Sister Bai, are you ready? I'm about to begin."
"Come on, come on, your older sister can't wait any longer."
In fact, there are many types of cupping.
For example, fire cupping, water cupping, gas cupping, medicine cupping, etc.
Based on the material, they can be divided into glass jars, bamboo jars, plastic jars, and silicone jars.
In addition, there are several operating techniques, such as cupping with retention, cupping with movement, cupping with flash, cupping with bloodletting, and cupping with needle retention.
However, overall, cupping is more effective at dispelling cold and dampness.
Li Yi turned his head and looked at the materials that Wang Tao had prepared.
A bunch of glass jars, tweezers, alcohol swabs, lighters, lubricating oil, etc.
It's perfect for cupping.
So Li Yi picked up a glass jar, lit an alcohol swab, inserted it into the jar, circled it twice, and then quickly pulled it out.
Locate the acupoint and press down on Bai Ruxue's back.
"Oh~"
Bai Ruxue immediately let out a scream.
Li Yi's movements were so fast that Wang Tao didn't realize what was happening until he had already put the first glass jar on.
"Wait! Xiao Li, why didn't you apply lubricant?"
"Sister Wang, when cupping, direct contact with the skin can more accurately stimulate the acupoints. Applying essential oil will affect the therapeutic effect, so there is no need to apply it."
Li Yi explained while repeating the operation.
Apply cupping to all acupoints including Zhongwan, Weishu, Daheng, Yaoyangguan, and Jianliao.
"Ouch~ little brother, slow down, that hurts~"
Bai Ruxue lay there moaning incessantly, but unfortunately, her moans this time sounded far too fake compared to when she was being massaged before.
Li Yi said, somewhat speechless, "Alright! Sister Bai, stop pretending. Cupping doesn't hurt that much."