Chapter 143: Chapter 143: Delivering the Beautiful Young Wife
Liu Zheng was inside cultivating his character.
Suddenly, he heard the door close and quickly ran out to see who had shut it, after all, he was conducting business. But when he dashed outside, to his surprise, it was Zhang Cuihua, the client introduced to him today.
At that moment, as he looked at Zhang Cuihua, Liu Zheng felt an inexplicable urge. After all, what Zhang Cuihua wore was extremely seductive, nearly identical to the outfits of actresses in action movies.
Liu Zheng’s eyes were fixated; he couldn’t help but swallow hard, then stammered, "Why, why, why are you dressed like that?"
Zhang Cuihua, far from conservative, fiddled with her hair and, while casting a sultry glance at Liu Zheng, said, "What’s the matter? Don’t like it?"
"Uh, it’s not what you think, but your attire... um, wouldn’t our village gossip about it?"
"Hmph, gossip about what? What’s there to gossip about? My father-in-law is the village chief; I’d like to see who dares to gossip! Who would dare to gossip about me or my father-in-law? Our family would storm into their homes.
We bully them with our numbers; what about it?"
Zhang Cuihua’s words seemed to make some sense to Liu Zheng, yet they also revealed the domineering nature of the Liu Baishun family. After all, they were indeed the most prominent family in the village. Liu Baishun could definitely intimidate others, and it turned out Zhang Cuihua was no different.
This showed their family’s lack of good upbringing, and the allure Liu Zheng once felt for Zhang Cuihua vanished instantly; he now saw her as a seductress.
However, she was there for a medical consultation, so he promptly dismissed these thoughts.
After all, when treating a patient, one shouldn’t care about their status. He quickly raised his hand to gesture her inside, then said, "Hurry in."
Zhang Cuihua, with a catwalk stride, made her way from the main door directly to the treatment room, her high heels clicking on the floor.
Once inside, Zhang Cuihua took a seat on the bed, crossing her legs elegantly. I grabbed a small fan with male-targeted advertisements from the side and started fanning myself.
Liu Zheng felt that something was off with her today, as the weather was getting warm post-Qingming. But she was dressed as though it were still winter—how could she not feel hot? But that wasn’t actually the case.
Zhang Cuihua felt cold, but she was doing it on purpose. Usually, after bundling up and getting hot, one would naturally start undressing, making it seem very normal, whereas Liu Zheng didn’t care about her at all. Instead, he kept his distance, sitting far from her. After all, Zhang Cuihua’s reputation had spread throughout the village. She was infamous for being flirtatious.
Although he hadn’t seen firsthand how flirtatious she could be and was curious to spar with her, getting entangled with her might mean he could never break free. Liu Zheng had no intention of marrying her, especially since she was already another man’s wife. Thus, he had to keep his distance.
Otherwise, he would become the talk of the town, a target for backstabbing.
Liu Zheng sat far away, looking at Zhang Cuihua now and then before lowering his head again.
On her side, Zhang Cuihua obviously hadn’t come prepared for a medical visit. She continued to fan herself, and the two of them just looked at each other back and forth for a minute.
It was only then that Liu Zheng realized Zhang Cuihua had come for a consultation, something he had actually forgotten.
He poured a glass of water for Zhang Cuihua first.
Zhang Cuihua, without a second thought, picked up the glass and drained it in one gulp. However, after drinking, she choked and then said, "Liu Zheng, what are you doing? I’m feeling quite cold, and you give me cold water—are you trying to freeze me to death? Don’t you know my period is about to start?"
As Liu Zheng spoke, his body shuddered, this guy really had no tact whatsoever. Normally, such words are reserved for one’s husband or boyfriend, but despite not being very familiar with Liu Zheng, her daring to say such things was enough to reveal Zhang Cuihua’s coquettish nature.
Liu Zheng swallowed hard, then gave an awkward smile and said, "Oh, I’m sorry, I’m sorry, I really didn’t know."
"It’s alright, anyway, I’m quite hot, so let’s just leave it at that for now, go get me some hot water."
Liu Zheng stood up to get some hot water from the bucket, and then he handed it over to her. After drinking a sip of the hot water, Zhang Cuihua felt her entire body burning up.
At this moment, she began to unbutton her wool coat, but Liu Zheng quickly stopped her, exclaiming, "Zhang Cuihua, what are you doing? What is this?"
However, Zhang Cuihua loudly retorted, "What? The hot water you gave me is so hot, I’m feeling really warm now, and if I keep wearing this, I’ll be drenched in sweaty odor. When you come to treat me, I’ll be all sticky, can you stand that?"
Liu Zheng then smiled crookedly to himself, thinking, "No worries, if your body is sweaty, it will be sweet sweat, and I might even want to sniff a little more."
But it seemed as if Zhang Cuihua had read Liu Zheng’s mind, she boldly unbuttoned her coat completely and then set it aside. Now she was only wearing a red nightgown that was nearly sheer enough to see the skin beneath.
Meanwhile, Liu Zheng had been looking down and hadn’t seen her undressing.
But when he looked up, he was stunned by the sight of Zhang Cuihua’s attire, and he felt his throat itch with dryness.
He couldn’t take his eyes off of Zhang Cuihua’s nightgown.
"Hey, Liu Zheng, what are you staring at? I came here to see a doctor, not to let you ogle me."
Liu Zheng felt he might have gone too far, so he looked down, shook his head continually, then rubbed his eyes and said, "Oh, no, no, it wasn’t that, something just got into my eye and it hurt for a second."
"Something got into your eye? This place is as clean as anything, not even a fly in sight, what could possibly get in? If anything did, it must’ve been my ’ketone body’."
"Ah, I wouldn’t dare to say that, I definitely didn’t see what you... what that was just now."
Liu Zheng was now speaking incoherently, after all, Zhang Cuihua was right in front of him and her figure was truly alluring. Despite her hunchback, her legs were neither fat nor thin, with a sensuous feel to them that made one want to touch them. However, Liu Zheng restrained himself.
Being a physician, he constantly reminded himself: "Namo Amitabha, the Buddha taught that all is void, form is emptiness, emptiness is form."
Liu Zheng silently chanted in his heart, trying to quell his desires, but he found it impossible to control himself, especially with such a dazzling woman before him.
Liu Zheng deliberately changed the subject, since Liu Baishun had mentioned earlier that his daughter-in-law had stomach pains, which was why he quickly asked Zhang Cuihua.
"Your father-in-law just told me you were feeling unwell, where exactly do you feel uncomfortable?"
At that moment, Zhang Cuihua shrugged her shoulders.
"Since it’s been mentioned, I’m uncomfortable, well, all over."
