CHAPTER 58: CHAPTER 0058: THE BASTARD STRUCK BY LIGHTNING_1

With nowhere left to run from Liu Ruomei’s pursuit, Zhang Bin had no choice but to compromise. He agreed to restore her health and led her into his room, instructing her to sit cross-legged on the bed.

Liu Ruomei was still seething. "Zhang Bin," she said furiously, "if you don’t heal me this instant, I swear I’ll take you down with me."

"Now that you’re on my bed, you’d better behave," Zhang Bin retorted viciously. "Otherwise, I’ll make you wish you were dead."

"What do you mean, ’on your bed’?!" Liu Ruomei was so angry she nearly spat blood. What kind of bullshit was this? She moved to leap up and fight him to the death.

However, Zhang Bin forcefully pinned her shoulder down. "What’s the rush?" he said with a wicked smirk. "I’m not in a hurry. The night is still young, isn’t it?"

"What do you mean the night is still young? It’s not even dark yet!" Liu Ruomei trembled with rage. Why did this guy have to speak with such suggestive ambiguity?

"Then there’s even less need to hurry." Zhang Bin sat down on the bed as well. "Anyway, since you’ve been on my bed, you’re my woman now. I’ll take responsibility for you."

"You bastard! If you keep spouting nonsense, I’m really going to lose it!" Liu Ruomei was on the verge of going mad.

"I was alone in a room with Bingbing for half an hour, and you assumed I did something to her. Now you’re on my bed, so don’t you think you belong to me?" Zhang Bin countered.

"Fine! So you’re settling old scores! You’re getting revenge on me? I’ll bite you to death!" Liu Ruomei sank her teeth fiercely into Zhang Bin’s shoulder.

Wincing in pain, Zhang Bin was not about to take such a loss lying down. The two of them immediately started scuffling on the bed.

In the end, Liu Ruomei was ruthlessly pinned down by Zhang Bin, completely unable to move.

"Bastard! You remember this! This is the third time you’ve gotten on top of me! Sooner or later, I’ll be the one on top!" Liu Ruomei said furiously.

"Why does that sound so awkward?" Two dark lines appeared on Zhang Bin’s forehead. "Alright, alright, stop struggling. In your current state, I have no interest in being on top of you. Your bones are digging into my backside."

He had to go and touch a raw nerve. Liu Ruomei began to struggle angrily again, but she was no match for Zhang Bin’s strength and failed to make a stir.

"Now you listen to me. If I don’t treat you, it could take you three months to recover. So, you’d better be a little nicer," Zhang Bin threatened.

"Three months? I might as well just die." Liu Ruomei shuddered. Her bluster faded, knowing she was the fish on the chopping block and had no choice but to yield.

However, Liu Ruomei was still Liu Ruomei; she wouldn’t submit so easily. "Scum," she said warily, "are you threatening me? Trying to get me to sleep with you?"

Zhang Bin was dumbfounded. How had he suddenly been promoted to "scum"? He was infuriated. This woman really needed to be taught a lesson; she deserved a good spanking.

A wicked smile immediately appeared on his face. "Sweetheart, not only can I have you fully recovered overnight, but I can also help you reach the Late Qi-Training Stage in that same night. However, I’m in a very bad mood right now, so I might not feel like treating you."

"Are you serious?" Liu Ruomei’s eyes instantly lit up, her voice trembling with sheer excitement.

So that’s how it is. You can’t confront this woman head-on. You have to lure her with benefits, and then she’ll behave, Zhang Bin thought victoriously, but his outward tone was serious. "Of course, I’m serious. I’m a Divine Doctor; I can even cure cancer. Helping you recover and advance your Cultivation to the Late Qi-Training Stage is no big deal."

"Then hurry up and treat me, Brother?" Liu Ruomei’s voice transformed from its earlier coldness into something delicate and coquettish, almost irresistibly seductive.

Fortunately, she was still just skin and bones, which lessened her allure. Otherwise, Zhang Bin might have lost his composure. He had never seen this coquettish side of her before; it was truly an eye-opener.

However, he also caught a whiff of conspiracy and quickly scrambled off her. An ancient jade vial filled with an emerald-green liquid appeared in his hand. He said sternly, "Don’t think that helping you recover and reach the Late Qi-Training Stage is easy. It requires an exceptionally precious natural treasure. Even my master has very little left. So, you have to agree to a few of my conditions before I’ll treat you."

"Name them. What are the conditions?" Liu Ruomei’s eyes were glued to the jade vial. If she hadn’t known she was no match for Zhang Bin, she would have already lunged for it.

"First, no more being a third wheel. Second, you have to create opportunities for me with your sister. Third, be nicer to me from now on. And fourth, remember this: you’ve been on my bed," Zhang Bin said with a wicked grin.

Liu Ruomei’s expression turned a bit cold. "Can you guarantee you’ll treat my sister well?"

"Of course..." Zhang Bin said, patting his chest.

"Then are you planning to abandon Bingbing?" Liu Ruomei shot back angrily.

"..." Zhang Bin was about to go crazy. How did this woman ever become a cop? She was so quick to falsely accuse people and was pathologically stubborn.

At that moment, he finally understood something: you couldn’t reason with Liu Ruomei. The only way to make her submit was to spout absolute nonsense.

So he said, "Of course I’m not going to abandon Bingbing. She’s so beautiful and has a wonderful personality. How could I bear to abandon her?"

"That’s more like it. So you’re planning to play the field from now on?" Liu Ruomei asked, surprisingly accepting of the idea.

"I’m no ordinary man. I’m a Divine Doctor, a master of the Martial World, the most handsome man on earth. Naturally, I require a vast forest, a grand harem. But I will treat them all well. I will cherish every single woman who belongs to me," Zhang Bin continued, piling on the nonsense.

"You think you’re some ancient emperor? Such boundless greed. Watch out you don’t get struck by lightning," Liu Ruomei said. "Alright, fine, heal me now. I reluctantly agree to your conditions."

Triumphant, Zhang Bin decided to push his luck. "I want to add one more condition. Until I’m married, you are not allowed to get cozy with any other men!"

Liu Ruomei’s eyes widened. "I’m not your girlfriend! What right do you have to control me?" she said, exasperated.

"Wrong. That day, you publicly announced you were my girlfriend. I have a reputation to uphold. If you get cozy with other men, what face will I, Zhang Bin, have left?" he argued righteously.

"You’re a bastard who deserves to be struck by lightning." Liu Ruomei was so furious she could barely breathe. But terrified that Zhang Bin wouldn’t heal her, she gritted her teeth and agreed.

Zhang Bin then handed her the jade vial, instructing her to take a small sip and circulate her Cultivation Technique.

Liu Ruomei took a sip and began her Cultivation. She immediately discovered that the liquid contained an incredibly dense Spiritual Energy—it was a treasure of immeasurable value. A look of delighted surprise appeared on her face, and she even shot Zhang Bin a charming, flirtatious glance.

The look left Zhang Bin standing there, lost in the memory of it for a long moment before he snapped back to reality.

This woman is absolutely damnable, he thought. If she ever set out to seduce men, she could bring down an entire nation.

He watched her for a while longer, noticing her complexion was already improving and her muscles were slowly filling out. He estimated she would be fully recovered by morning.

Relieved, he walked out with a wicked smile. Now that Liu Ruomei, the third wheel, was occupied, wasn’t Sister Lan his for the taking? Tonight... heh heh...