"Cough, cough, you... haven't fallen for him, have you?" Ye Shikai probed hesitantly.

"He's quite handsome, I..." Su Ziqing blushed with a cute expression of "stirred heart," as if experiencing her first stirrings of love. This little girl, could she really be interested in Wang Kai?

"But, he already has someone," Ye Shikai had no choice but to lie. After going through so much, he realized that cultivators like him and Wang Kai only bring danger to those around them. Ye Shikai could only apologize to Wang Kai in his heart, 'Don't blame me, brother, this favor really can't be done.'

"Really?" Su Ziqing showed a disappointed expression after hearing this; it seems the little girl truly fancies Wang Kai.

"Recently heard, Qingqing, if you genuinely like him, just wish him well," Ye Shikai said mildly, "If you want to date, there should be many guys at school."

"But..."

"Alright, Qingqing, many things are full of regrets, just like those pursuing you—none may win your favor," Ye Shikai couldn't comfort Su Ziqing, so he tried to help her move on.

"Alright then, brother-in-law, let's go home first," Su Ziqing said dejectedly.

"That's the spirit! Let's go; I brought many nice things from South America," Ye Shikai stepped on the accelerator and sped home. It really had been a while since he went back, he wondered how Su Qingyu was doing.

At home.

"Qingyu, I've brought Qingqing home," Ye Shikai pushed open the door, Su Qingyu was in the kitchen preparing dinner. Usually, Nanny Wu took care of meals, but she had taken leave these days, unexpectedly Su Qingyu was cooking.

"Qingyu, long time no see." Ye Shikai walked into the kitchen and hugged Su Qingyu from behind.

"Get ready, dinner will be ready soon." Su Qingyu remained so virtuous; coming home to such a lovely and virtuous wife is many men's dream.

"I brought you something, you'll surely like it." Ye Shikai left the kitchen smiling; his cooking was decent too, originally he wanted to help, but Su Qingyu insisted on cooking herself.

Half an hour later.

"How was South America?" Su Qingyu thoughtfully gave Ye Shikai a piece of fish. He had spent almost half a month there, and Su Qingyu occasionally called. She knew if it wasn't for Netherworld Palace having issues, Ye Shikai wouldn't have traveled so far away to South America. Since it was urgent, Su Qingyu didn't keep calling.

"Not great, the food there is nothing like here," Ye Shikai ate voraciously as if he hadn't eaten for days. In reality, the food wasn't bad, it just lacked the feeling of home.

"Then don't keep going out, busy here and there all the time," Su Qingyu complained.

"Alright, since I'm back, I'll definitely accompany you," Ye Shikai nodded.

"Brother-in-law, my sister hasn't been feeling well lately. I tried making her go to the hospital, but she wouldn't listen. Now you're back, please persuade her," Su Ziqing said from the side. Su Qingyu immediately glared at her, signaling her not to speak.

"What, Qingyu, you've been unwell? Why didn't you tell me?" Ye Shikai instinctively stood up, intending to check on Su Qingyu.

"It's actually alright, not so serious," Su Qingyu quickly replied.

"After dinner, I'll take a look at you," Ye Shikai couldn't help but think, those who work at desks often lack exercise leading to various minor ailments, Su Qingyu's young now, so the issue isn't prominent, but it could be troublesome later on.

"Ok, don't worry, it's just some minor backaches," Su Qingyu downplayed her symptoms to reassure.

...

"Qingyu, you must have been having constant back pain lately." In the room, Ye Shikai was massaging Su Qingyu with both hands. Since childhood, Ye Shikai frequently endured minor injuries every three days and major ones every five, so he knew massages well. If it were external injuries, he could manage, but if it's an internal ailment, massage won't suffice, though Ye Shikai has his methods.

From Su Qingyu's symptoms, it seemed to result from a prolonged lack of exercise. Ever since the last shareholders meeting, Su Qingyu had been busy with work. Lack of exercise was only normal.

"Only sometimes... does it hurt," Su Qingyu didn't want Ye Shikai to worry, though Ye Shikai saw through the symptoms immediately.

"Alright, wait a moment, I'll treat you." Ye Shikai focused his inner strength within his palms, softly massaging and kneading Su Qingyu's waist while gently channeling inner strength into her body. The lack of exercise and stagnant meridians led to obstructed blood flow causing periodic pain. Ye Shikai injected inner strength to revive Su Qingyu's meridians, ensuring smooth blood circulation, eliminating any sporadic pain.

"It's so warm." Su Qingyu felt a warming sensation on her back, her body began to heat up—the effect of inner strength.

"Hold on just a bit longer." Ye Shikai said softly, Su Qingyu not only suffered from back pain, prolonged inadequate blood circulation could cause dizziness and headaches, so he'd take this chance to treat her.

"Let me massage your head too." Ye Shikai placed his hands on Su Qingyu's head points and gently massaged. The strength was just right, and coupled with inner strength, Su Qingyu felt almost euphoric and very comfortable.

Five minutes later, Su Qingyu was already sweating, Ye Shikai took out a towel to tenderly wipe off her sweat. The effects of inner strength were evident; previously, Su Qingyu mentioned wanting to cultivate like Ji Qian so she wouldn't burden Ye Shikai, but he had refused her outright. Actually, not all cultivation aims at enhancing fighting capabilities. Even basic cultivation greatly benefits health, and Ye Shikai indeed had some cultivation techniques focused on strengthening the body. If Su Qingyu practiced, it would indeed be beneficial.

"Qingyu, the massage is done. You can get up now." Ye Shikai softly spoke, calling several times but Su Qingyu didn't respond.

Phew... phew... Ye Shikai leaned in to see that Su Qingyu had fallen asleep.

"Fallen asleep, she must really be exhausted." Ye Shikai smiled slightly, carefully straightened Su Qingyu's body, covered her with a nearby blanket, raised the temperature of the heater to prevent her from catching a cold. After Ye Shikai's treatment today, the effect was better than taking supplements for three months.

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