Chapter 626: Chapter 32: Deep Sister-Brother Bond - 14,000-word update seeking Monthly Pass!
Chapter Thirty-Two: Deep Sibling Bond
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Even though both were very tired and their bodies relaxed, making it an ideal time to sleep, Hai Fu didn’t just want to purely sleep, given how rare this opportunity was.
Of course, since Li Yan had already made the initial payment within a few hours, the rest could come slowly. Worse comes to worst, they could count it as interest. The two of them lay in bed chatting with the lights off.
Both avoided talking about each other’s personal issues, leaving only company-related topics to discuss. Hai Fu asked him about the film company, while Li Yan voiced his concerns about the Changhe Group and Lin Fenni. Together with Hai Fu, they carefully reviewed today’s event, particularly to figure out how to convey it to Zhang Yurong without giving himself away, yet making sense.
After all, Zhang Yurong is a very smart CEO. If Hai Fu suddenly turned into a detective, constantly catching evidence on Lin Fenni without a clear explanation, it would still arouse suspicion. However, their relationship is one that cannot be disclosed. Thus, they had to perfect this lie. By following the report, he accidentally heard Lin Fenni’s call while going to the rooftop to get some air, and quickly made arrangements.
Lately, expecting a follow-up action from her, after addressing the computer virus situation, she followed again, witnessing a meeting between Lin Fenni and that vice president of Changhe. To avoid alerting the enemy, she merely took photos of their meeting from afar.
Exhausted as they were, it was just after ten when the two of them, embracing each other, fell asleep.
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In traditional Chinese medicine and health concepts, male essence is considered extremely valuable, hence the saying, "One drop of essence, ten drops of blood." On the other hand, modern medicine developed in the Celestial Continent, through analysis of components, suggests that it’s mainly some water, sugar, and protein, nothing significant.
Western medical theories are based on scientific evidence, directly analyzing its components, treating symptoms as they appear. However, traditional Chinese medicine and Yun Country’s health concepts do not dissect the body like this, considering a person as a whole. Broadly, it’s not just about the person but also the relationship with diet, climate, environment, and seasons, all seen as interconnected, affecting the person; the so-called unity of man and nature.
Returning to the subject of essence, Western medical theories that consider it just the loss of a bit of water and protein, or sperm, may say it doesn’t affect the individual, but they don’t consider the process of its production! It’s like analyzing a bottle of milk; its components alone may only be worth a few bucks, but can you produce a bottle of milk with just a few dollars, especially where purchase is impossible? You need to start from raising cows, collecting from farms, refining on production lines, pasteurization, and a series of extensive processes.
Essence evidently can’t be bought, nor can it be replenished just by supplementing a bit of protein. It is produced by the body’s organs through complex procedures, with limited yield. If the body is immature, it can’t produce; if the body is aged, it also can’t produce. Its components aren’t precious, but the entire process of its production is valuable, requiring many organs to work together.
So for the indulgent, even augmenting with a bit of protein, no matter how much supplementation, is only auxiliary, still requiring rest and allowing the organs to gradually recuperate themselves. This would otherwise add more burden to the body’s organs, which is why indulgence can lead to a deteriorating body, whereas restraint results in a stronger, more vigorous body.
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Strong as Li Yan was, despite having some reserves over days, engaging in many intense bouts in a short time left him extremely fatigued. Only after nearly ten hours of sleep, which was a few more than usual, did he awaken looking refreshed in the morning.
When he woke, Hai Fu was no longer beside him. He got up to wash and found that she was already making breakfast.
"Awake now? Go wash your face, breakfast will be ready soon," Hai Fu said with a smile, clearly more cautious than Li Yan.
This aspect of male and female structure is different, hence the saying there’s no plowed out field, only a well-worn plow.
Li Yan nodded with a smile, went to the bathroom to wash up.
Even though he didn’t have clothes there, the weather now was cool, so wearing the same clothes another day wouldn’t cause sweat odor, which was fine.
Sitting down for breakfast, seeing that Hai Fu had prepared many poached eggs and milk for him, Li Yan felt a bit sweaty, "Why did you prepare all this for me?"
Hai Fu smiled ambiguously, "Eat to replenish what you’re lacking!"
"..." Li Yan was speechless.
However, he was indeed hungry, so he ate heartily without being polite.
This may not correlate in Western medicine, but in Chinese medical theory, it does. So-called "essence, Qi, and spirit," being full of essence means not feeling lust; being full of Qi means not feeling hungry; being full of spirit means not feeling sleepy. The three can also influence each other, for instance, when very tired, it consumes a lot of spirit, and people might say "no spirit," at which point there’s no lust. When too hungry, likewise "no spirit," and there’s little lust. Only when well-fed with ample Qi and spirit does one feel lust.
After breakfast and a bit of rest, it was already nine in the morning.
