It's a hell game, who can still be a human being?

Chapter 669 Whose bloodletting therapy enlarges arteries!
"Beers, what are you saying?"

Yumiko paused for a moment, not understanding.

"Oh, why are you being so polite with me? Aren't we good friends?"

Liu Zheng said gently.

"So we were just friends all along?"

Yumiko's voice sounded somewhat melancholy.

"There are many kinds of relationships between people. We can be friends, classmates, colleagues, and lovers at the same time."

He said.

"What you're saying is so profound, I don't understand it at all."

Yumiko blushed slightly upon hearing the word "lover".

"It's okay if you don't understand, just watch my actions."

Liu Zheng laughed.

"Ah."

Yumiko responded softly.

The dim lighting, the cramped room, the thin clothing, and the silent man and woman instantly created an ambiguous atmosphere.

"Yumiko is comfortable with your answer, and her favorability towards you has increased by one heart."

As the notification sounded, two red gem hearts appeared above Yumiko's head.

"Great, it's not that difficult."

Liu Zheng was secretly pleased with himself.

"Boom!"

Suddenly, thunder roared outside the window, lightning illuminated the room, and torrential rain poured down, pounding against the windows with a loud clatter.

“It’s raining so hard.”

Yumiko said suddenly.

coming!

He immediately became alert.

Compared to the previous conversation, Yumiko's words were even more laced with murderous intent.

Liu Zheng glanced at the alarm clock on the bedside table. It was already 9:15 p.m., time to decide whether to stay or leave.

Given the heavy rain, theoretically he should have let Yumiko stay overnight.

But knowing this woman's nature, she'll definitely say he has ulterior motives, and then your favorability rating will plummet.

But if Liu Zheng tells her to leave, she might say that it's too sad to be chased away in such heavy rain, and then her favorability rating will drop even further.

"Yes, with such heavy rain, is it convenient for you to go back?"

After thinking about it, he decided to leave the choice to Yumiko herself.

"Beers, have you forgotten? I drove here."

Yumiko rolled her eyes at him.

The absence of a notification sound indicates that the favorability rating has neither increased nor decreased.

Considering how picky this woman is, this result is already quite good.

"Ah, I was having so much fun chatting with you that I forgot all about it."

Liu Zheng scratched his head sheepishly.

"You haven't forgotten our agreement for tomorrow, have you?"

Yumiko asked.

Hey!
How could he possibly forget? He had no idea about that bullshit agreement.

It's easy to imagine that if Liu Zheng answered that he forgot, his favorability rating would plummet.

But if you answer that you remember, Yumiko will definitely ask what their promise was, and as a result, your favorability rating will plummet.

Whether you answer yes or no, the result is the same dead end, so you might as well not answer.

"certainly."

Just as Liu Zheng was about to speak, a wave of dizziness made him lose his balance and fall to the ground.

"Beers, what's wrong?"

Yumiko asked in a panic.

"what?"

He looked up blankly, his expression vacant.

"Ah, I'm fine, I'm just a little dizzy."

Liu Zheng waved his hand and said.

He wasn't really dizzy; his series of movements just now were all an act.

"Dizzy? Why would I feel dizzy?"

Yumiko asked curiously.

"I don't know, maybe I have a cold."

He thought for a moment and said.

Liu Zheng originally wanted to say it might be low blood sugar, but if they had just finished eating, it would give them away, so he changed it to a cold.

"Are cold symptoms really that severe? You used to catch colds all the time, but you never ended up sitting on the floor like this time."

Yumiko asked suspiciously.

"Yes, it's because I've had so many colds that my health is getting worse and worse."

He took advantage of the slope to descend the donkey path.

"Instead of all that, Yumiko, please help me up first."

Liu Zheng weakly reached out his hand.

"Ok."

Yumiko grabbed his hand and helped him sit up on the bed.

"I'm sorry, Yumiko, I'm always so useless."

Liu Zheng smiled wryly.

It is known that the protagonist catches colds frequently, so his physical condition must not be very good.

Since it is known that Miko, a novice driver, drove here, the protagonist probably cannot drive or does not have a car.

In conclusion, the protagonist is not only physically weak but also doesn't know how to judge a car, and judging from the room's decor, he doesn't seem like a wealthy person. He is identified as a complete good-for-nothing male protagonist.

“It’s alright, Beers, I don’t hate you the way you are. On the contrary, your vulnerability makes me feel more at ease.”

Yumiko comforted.

"Goodness, she's the tsundere type who admires the weak. No wonder she's so difficult to deal with."

Liu Zheng thought to himself.

Generally speaking, proud and arrogant girls tend to lack a sense of security, so they prefer mature, stable, and tolerant men.

You don't necessarily have to be very career-driven or very capable, but you must have a stable mental core. When problems arise in the process of getting along, you should solve them, and if you can't solve them, you shouldn't let things get worse.

Girls who admire the weak usually have a strong desire for control and like boys who are inferior to them in many ways, especially those who are weak in personality.

Boys who are attracted to weak girls often have an Oedipus complex.

These two types of girls have completely opposite preferences for the opposite sex, so it's rare for them to be found in one person.

However, human psychology is complex, and both the arrogant and the submissive types share a common trait: a lack of security. Therefore, it is not impossible for them to coexist.

He had encountered both types in real life, but he had never seen one that combined the two. Today he had finally seen it.

"Really? Yumiko. Even like this, you won't mind?"

Liu Zheng spoke in a tone even more sorrowful than sorrow itself.

If you don't like the warm and gentle type, the domineering CEO type, or the aloof type, then go straight for the Japanese-style insecure man and see how you handle it.

"Of course, I'll accept it no matter what it is, as long as it's Beers."

"It was Yumiko who said gently."

“I believe you would feel the same way, wouldn’t you, Beers?”

she asked rhetorically.

"Of course, Yumiko."

Liu Zheng said without hesitation.

"Thank you, Beers. Actually, I've taught myself some medicine. I've heard that colds are caused by external pathogens entering the body, and that bloodletting can expel the toxins. I happen to have some tools with me. Would you be willing to let me try?"

After Yumiko finished speaking, she took out what she called tools from the small bag beside her.

It was a knife, a delicate little knife.

The handle is slender and flat, with fine engravings near the blade.

The blade is sharp and narrow, gleaming coldly, and extremely sharp.

He recognized it at a glance; it was a scalpel.

"Yumiko, are you sure bloodletting therapy uses this? I remember it uses something like a three-edged needle or a plum blossom needle, right?"

Liu Zheng's lips twitched slightly.

Medicine and martial arts are inseparable. Historically, those who study medicine do not necessarily practice martial arts, but those who practice martial arts usually know some medical skills.

In ancient times, street performers would usually sell things like wound medicine or plasters after their performances.

It's nonsense to say they have high medical skills, but they must know a little about the properties of medicines to ensure that the medicines they prescribe won't kill people.

Liu Zhengxue's master was a doctor with ancestral medical skills. By his generation, he no longer dared to prescribe medicine, but he still dared to do things like acupuncture and cupping.

Once, he felt weak and his head was heavy, so his master performed bloodletting on him using plum blossom needles.

The so-called plum blossom needle technique involves putting several needles into a container. When using it, you gently tap the back of the container so that the needle tip only enters the skin and does not damage the muscle. After the procedure, the bleeding point looks like a plum blossom.

“That’s a treatment method from traditional Chinese medicine; I studied Western medicine,” Yumiko said with a smile.

"Are you referring to medieval Western medicine or modern Western medicine?"

Liu Zheng asked, his eyes narrowed.

These two are worlds apart.

Medieval Western medicine was less a medical practice and more a form of performance art.

For example, in reality, surgeons generally earn more than internists, and being able to perform surgery itself means that a doctor's medical skills are at least qualified within their own hospital.

However, in the Middle Ages, so-called surgeons were mostly barbers who also performed the job, and the tools they used were often used for hairdressing as well.

Back then, doctors had no concept of sterilization. The tools they used to cut hair were also used for bloodletting, amputation, and craniotomy. You can imagine what the outcome would be.

"Beers, are you doubting me?"

Yumiko looked sad.

"How could that be, Yumiko? I would never doubt you, even if I doubted myself."

Liu Zheng quickly reassured him.

"Then let me try. Trust me, you'll get better soon."

Yumiko seized the opportunity to speak.

"This"

Looking at the gleaming scalpel, he simply didn't have the courage to agree.

"Okay, I understand. I won't make things difficult for you again. That's all, Beers."

Yumiko lowered her head and put the scalpel back into her bag.

"Yumiko is disappointed with your answer, and her favorability towards you has decreased by two hearts."

With the two hearts shattered, Liu Zheng returned to reality.

"Decades of hard work, all gone in one day."

He sighed deeply.

This reminded him of a real-life experience.

When Liu Zheng was in college, he once pursued a girl. She was pretty and had a good personality, but she was both oblivious and sensitive when it came to relationships.

He struggles to advance the relationship even a little bit each time, and then every time there's a small argument, the relationship regresses significantly.

They went back and forth like this for more than half a year before they finally got to kiss. In the end, they broke up because of a big fight.

From then on, he never pursued girls who were even more unpredictable than the A-share market again.

"Zheng-ge, failed again?"

The ace asked.

"Hmm. But this time the favorability rating has increased to two hearts."

Liu Zheng replied.

"Brother Zheng is awesome!"

The ace gave a thumbs up.

He died dozens of times before finally reaching two hearts, but Liu Zheng succeeded after only a few deaths. No wonder he's a master at picking up girls.

"Open again."

"okay."

The ace restarted the game.

After repeating the previous process, Liu Zheng arrived at the death question segment again.

"Beers, please let me try. I've tested it on myself, and it really works."

Yumiko's lines have changed somewhat this time.

“No problem, I’d be happy to let Yumiko treat me.”

And this time, Liu Zheng agreed.

"That's great! Beers, you really are the most supportive person in the world for me."

Yumiko said excitedly.

"Yumiko was touched by your answer, and her favorability towards you increased by two hearts."

A notification sounded, and the heart above Yumiko's head turned into four.

"it is good!"

Liu Zheng mentally clenched his fist.

The favorability rating is out of ten stars, and he has already obtained four-tenths of them. Victory is in sight.

"Then let's get started."

Yumiko took the knife and slashed it towards his neck.

"???"

Liu Zheng tried to stop it, but found he couldn't move at all and could only watch helplessly as his neck was slashed open.

With a sharp pain, he saw his blood spurting out.

"Yumiko has dealt you a fatal blow. Game over."

"I'm headed by Nimud!"

Liu Zheng immediately launched into a tirade of curses.

"What's wrong?"

Ace asked quickly.

"He was stabbed to death by your Yumiko."

He said it expressionlessly.

"Wow, Zheng-ge, you're progressing so fast this time? I only triggered the 'being killed' scene when my affection level was eight stars."

The ace was shocked.

"I only have four stars."

"Four stars triggered the knife-wielding scene. You're truly something else, Zheng-ge."

The ace said admiringly.

"Thank you, actually I definitely didn't want to trigger it either. Let's restart."

Liu Zheng pursed his lips.

"Hey, okay."

Ace pressed the start button again.

Having gone through the process again, the plot has reached another turning point.

"Beers, please let me try. I've tested it on myself, and it really works."

Yumiko looked at him expectantly.

"Okay."

This time, Liu Zheng took the initiative to extend his ring finger.

"Huh? Just one finger?"

Yumiko asked.

"Yes, I noticed they use their ring finger to bleed."

He said.

The ring finger has fewer nerve endings and a lower frequency of movement, and the skin on both sides is also relatively thin, so blood is usually drawn using the ring finger.

"Is that so? I thought it would be a part with more blood."

Yumiko said, glancing at his carotid artery.

"Then you might as well just stab yourself in the heart."

Liu Zheng rolled his eyes inwardly.

Of course, he would never dare to say this out loud, otherwise Yumiko would really stab him.

Arrogant and fond of the weak is difficult enough, but I never expected this woman to be a madwoman as well.

What kind of genius could design such a female protagonist? Could it be based on himself?
"Really, you can check it online if you don't believe me."

Liu Zheng said.

"No need, Beers is definitely right, let's use the ring finger then."

Yumiko grabbed his ring finger and decisively made her cut.

Her cut was extremely vicious; the white finger bones and bright red blood gushed out together, a horrifying sight.

Then Liu Zheng breathed a sigh of relief, after all, losing a finger was better than losing his life.

"How are you feeling, Beers? Are you feeling any better?"

Yumiko looked at him expectantly.

"Thank you, Yumiko, I feel much better."

he said with a smile.

"That's great. If you feel unwell in the future, just tell me, and I'll treat you with bloodletting like this again."

Yumiko said happily.

"I'd rather cut open your brain and drain the water than bleed you, you big idiot!"

Liu cursed inwardly.

However, his face was filled with emotion.

"Yes, it's so good that Yumiko is here."

He said with satisfaction.

(End of this chapter)