Taiyi Rejuvenation Acupuncture

The dorm room was quiet for about three seconds.

Chen Zhi's heart skipped a beat, but outwardly, he remained completely unfazed.

He tossed his backpack onto an empty bed, leaned over quite naturally to look at the phone screen, and then furrowed his brows, showing a look of disgust like the old man on the subway looking at his phone meme.

Who is this? It's so blurry, was it taken with a landline?

Chen Zhi pointed at the guy in the photo, who only showed a side profile, with a look of disdain. What's wrong with your eyes? Look at this nose, these eyes. Although there's some resemblance to me, he's obviously not as handsome as I am. This guy looks like a pretty boy whose body has been hollowed out by wine and women. Unlike me, who is full of righteous energy and clearly a pillar of the nation.

Guo Yang was stunned.

He looked down at the photo, then looked up at Chen Zhi.

The guy in the photo was wearing a white T-shirt, and Chen Zhi was also wearing a white T-shirt.

The guy in the photo had a sharp jawline from the side, and Chen Zhi's face was equally chiseled from the front.

Aside from the photo being a bit blurry, this was obviously the exact same person, okay!

Bro, you're being boring now. Guo Yang wasn't giving up. He zoomed in on the photo and pointed at the clothes. These clothes, this hairstyle, this...

A Taobao bestseller, nine-ninety-nine with free shipping. There are at least eight hundred, if not a thousand, people wearing the exact same thing on campus. Chen Zhi interrupted him, casually pulling up a chair to sit down. He let out a long sigh, his tone full of helplessness toward life. If I could really ride in a Rolls-Royce, would I still be squeezing into a four-person dorm with you guys? I would have rented a luxury flat outside long ago, complete with two maids—one to feed me and one to massage my feet.

As soon as he said this, the suspicion in Guo Yang's eyes mostly faded.

True.

Who would come live in this crappy dorm if they could hook up with a sugar mommy of that level? Wouldn't they have to be out of their mind?

Guo Yang put his phone away with a bit of regret. He had thought their dorm produced a god-tier guy who could live off a rich woman while keeping his dignity, and that they could ride his coattails to get some good meals in the future.

Fair enough. Guo Yang plopped down next to Chen Zhi and familiarly extended a hand. Let's get to know each other. I'm Guo Yang, from Tianjin. Just call me Fatty. That's Li Zicong, a Beijing local. And that's Zhang Tianyang, from Jiangsu Province.

Chen Zhi, from Jiangcheng. Chen Zhi smiled and shook Guo Yang's hand. Please take care of me from now on.

Of course, of course! Guo Yang was very outgoing and quite the chatterbox. He immediately started explaining, Chen Zhi, you just got here so you don't know, but something huge happened over at our Guanghua School of Management! A new goddess-level freshman arrived for registration in a Rolls-Royce Phantom! The school forum is exploding, and everyone is trying to dig up the identity of the guy who dropped her off.

Chen Zhi pretended to ask casually, Oh? Is this goddess pretty?

Pretty? You can't even use pretty to describe her anymore. She's what you'd call a femme fatale. Guo Yang was so excited that the flesh on his face was jiggling. Someone managed to snap a picture of her front profile. Those legs, that waist... Rumor has it she's the daughter of a top-tier financial syndicate. Sigh, I wonder which lucky bastard will end up with a rich, beautiful girl like her in the future.

Chen Zhi touched his nose.

Sorry, but that would be yours truly.

Li Zicong, who was busy fixing his hair, turned around. This guy was dressed in designer brands from head to toe and wore a green Rolex Submariner on his wrist. At first glance, he was clearly a rich kid.

Alright Fatty, stop fantasizing. Li Zicong tossed his hair. That level of social circle has nothing to do with us. That's a Rolls-Royce Phantom, over ten million to drive off the lot, and it even came with a dedicated chauffeur. Anyone who can ride in that car has family assets of at least a hundred million. Let's just talk about what we're going to eat later.

Chen Zhi nodded in agreement. Indeed, it's too far out of reach. Let's stay grounded and figure out how to fill our stomachs for lunch.

True, true. Guo Yang's attention was immediately diverted as he rubbed his belly. To celebrate all the members of dorm 404 finally arriving, shouldn't we get something good for lunch?

Chen Zhi waved his hand expansively, acting incredibly generous. I'll treat you guys to the Number One Dining Hall! Order all the beef noodles you want, add as much cilantro and green onions as you like, and please don't hold back on my account!

Screw you! We're eating that for our first meal? Guo Yang rolled his eyes. You're way too stingy.

With this banter, the atmosphere in the dorm immediately livened up.

Li Zicong smiled, pulled a car key from his pocket, and dangled it. Alright, I'll treat for the first meal. There's a pretty good copper-pot hotpot place at the East Gate of the school called Beihua Hotpot. It's a time-honored brand, about two hundred or so per person, which isn't too expensive.

Over two hundred per person was a huge sum for ordinary students, but it really wasn't much for these guys.

After all, anyone who could get into the Yuanpei College was either a provincial top scorer or a competition gold medalist; they could get scholarships until their hands went soft.

Guo Yang's eyes instantly lit up. He lunged forward and hugged Li Zicong's thigh. Godfather! Brother Li, you are my actual godfather!

...

Ten minutes later.

The four dormmates marched grandly toward the East Gate.

It was right at mealtime, and the entrance to Beihua Hotpot was packed with a sea of people, all of them students from Tsinghua and Peking University coming for a group meal.

The four of them stood at the door, looking at the queue ticket in their hands that read 38 tables ahead, and stared at each other in dismay.

This... there are a bit too many people. Zhang Tianyang shrank his neck. Should we change to another place?

We're already here.

We can't just give up halfway.

Just as the four of them were frowning in distress, a voice called out to Chen Zhi.

Chen Zhi!

Chen Zhi stiffened all over.

Not far away, Pei Ningxue was resting her chin on one hand, looking at him with a beaming smile.

She had changed into a different outfit—a simple white T-shirt paired with jeans, and her hair tied up in a ponytail. She looked brimming with youth, having shed the aristocratic aura of a wealthy young lady from yesterday.

She curled her finger, beckoning Chen Zhi over.

Holy crap... Guo Yang followed his gaze, his eyes nearly popping out of his head. Isn't that the Guanghua goddess from the forum?!

Li Zicong was also stunned. She looks even better in person than in the photos.

Chen Zhi wanted to pretend he didn't know her and turn around to run away.

But Pei Ningxue clearly had no intention of letting him off the hook.

She stood up and walked over.

Wherever she passed, the originally noisy waiting area grew significantly quieter, with countless gazes focusing on her.

Pei Ningxue walked right up to Chen Zhi, ignoring his three roommates who were already staring blankly, and naturally linked her arm through his.

What a coincidence? You guys are here for hotpot too?

Pei Ningxue pointed to her table. There are exactly four of us too, let's share a table.

Chen Zhi's three roommates instantly turned to stone.

Um... is that a good idea? Chen Zhi tried to struggle. We're four grown men. We eat a lot and have terrible table manners, I'm afraid we'll scare you.

It's fine, it's my treat. Pei Ningxue didn't allow for any argument, dragging him straight inside. Perfect timing, my roommates want to meet you too.

Meet me?

Chen Zhi wanted to die.

She was deliberately stirring up trouble.

Under the murderous glares of his three roommates, Chen Zhi was pulled over to the large table furthest inside.

Pei Ningxue pushed him down into the seat next to hers.

Following that, Guo Yang, Li Zicong, and Zhang Tianyang also wandered over in a daze, not knowing where to put their hands and feet.

It couldn't be helped; the quality of the four girls sitting opposite them was just too high.

Aside from the final boss Pei Ningxue, the other three each had their own unique charms. At first glance, they were the type of beauties who would turn heads one hundred percent of the time walking down the street.

The three young virgins had never seen a scene like this before. They sat bolt upright, not even daring to breathe too loudly.

Chen Zhi, on the other hand, had already skillfully picked up the menu and started ordering.

"Four portions of beef tripe, five portions of hand-cut mutton..."

One of Pei Ningxue's roommates, a girl with short hair, had been sizing Chen Zhi up with a scrutinizing gaze.

Finally, she couldn't hold back any longer. "Hey, handsome, so you're that Chen Zhi? What exactly is your relationship with Ningxue?"

As soon as she said this, the entire table instantly went quiet.

Guo Yang pricked up his ears, Li Zicong put down his phone, and even the somewhat socially anxious Zhang Tianyang looked up.

This was the question everyone cared about the most.

Pei Ningxue turned her head, looked at Chen Zhi, and let out a wicked smile.

She seemed to want to declare her sovereignty: "He is my fi..."

How could Chen Zhi let her finish? He immediately interrupted her: "We are biological siblings from different fathers and different mothers!"

"???"

A row of question marks popped up on the foreheads of everyone at the table.

Guo Yang's jaw dropped. "Biological siblings... from different fathers and different mothers?"

The short-haired roommate was also dumbfounded. This handsome guy looked great, but was there something wrong with his brain?

A profound expression of reminiscing about the past appeared on Chen Zhi's face.

"It's a long story."

He sighed and looked deeply out the window, as if an unknown, eventful period of history lay out there.

"It was a stormy morning. I was taking my morning run in a park in Jiangcheng. I just so happened to run into Pei Ningxue and her grandfather, who were doing their morning exercises."

The crowd was bluffed by his storytelling tone. One by one, they put down their chopsticks and focused on the gossip.

Chen Zhi continued to spout nonsense. "The situation was incredibly critical! Her grandfather's hidden illness suddenly acted up. He was foaming at the mouth, convulsing all over, and looked like he wasn't going to make it! The doctors nearby were totally helpless, and even the ambulance was stuck in traffic!"

Guo Yang was enthralled. "And then?"

"And then?" Chen Zhi slammed his hand on the table. "I just happened to be passing by! I saw that the old man's forehead was dark and his life was hanging by a thread. I couldn't bear to just watch! So, right then and there, I pulled out eighty-one ancestral silver needles from my coat!"

"I directly unleashed the Chen family's secret technique, the Taiyi Rejuvenation Needles! Swish, swish, swish, a few needles went in. It was like snatching a life right out of the Grim Reaper's hands! With a flash of golden light, her grandfather went 'Blegh!', spat out a mouthful of black blood, and sat straight up!"

Pei Ningxue: "..."

Chen Zhi completely ignored the murderous glare coming from beside him, his spit flying as he spoke. "After her grandfather woke up, he was so moved that tears streamed down his old face! He grabbed my hand and wouldn't let go, insisting that I was a dragon among men and demanding to betroth his most beloved granddaughter to me!"

At this point, Chen Zhi shook his head with a look of regret.

"What a pity. My master had already arranged a marriage for me long ago. He said that women at the bottom of the mountain were like tigers and that I couldn't casually break my vows. I could only tearfully refuse the old man's kind intentions."

"The old man was so disappointed. In the end, having no other choice, he said that since I couldn't be his grandson-in-law, I should be his god-grandson! So..."

Chen Zhi threw his hands up and looked at everyone with utmost sincerity. "From then on, Pei Ningxue and I became biological siblings from different fathers and different mothers. Her grandfather is my grandfather, and her father is my father. Our relationship is closer than real siblings!"

After saying that, he even turned his head and looked at Pei Ningxue with a kind, fatherly expression. "Isn't that right, little sister?"

"..."

Guo Yang's jaw had practically hit the floor.

Li Zicong looked down at his phone, pretending he didn't know this lunatic.

Pei Ningxue's roommates were even more dumbfounded. This plotline... why did it sound exactly like an urban Dragon King son-in-law web novel?

"Heh."

A cold sneer broke the silence.

Pei Ningxue looked at Chen Zhi, the smile on her face so radiant that it sent a chill down one's spine.

Under the table, she stomped viciously on Chen Zhi's foot.

"Hiss!" Chen Zhi gasped in pain.

"That's right, big brother."

Pei Ningxue gritted her back teeth, her voice so gentle it could drip water. "Since we are biological siblings, you'll have to take good care of your little sister here at school from now on."

She picked up the slotted spoon, scooped a heaping bowl of mutton for Chen Zhi, and slammed it down in front of him.

"Here, eat more mutton. It's good for your brain."

"After all, we wouldn't want the craft of the Taiyi Rejuvenation Needles to be lost to history."

Chen Zhi looked at the mountain of mutton in the bowl.

He suddenly felt...

That this meal was going to be a bit tough to swallow.

"Um..." Guo Yang raised his hand weakly. "Even though that story was very touching, I have a question."

"What is it?"

"Since you're a miracle doctor, why did you say you were a poor student back in the dorm?"

Chen Zhi didn't even blink. "A true master hides in the city, understand? Miracle doctors have to eat too, and they have to get into college. Besides, if I exposed my identity, people would come looking for me to treat them every single day. How would I study?"

"Badass." Guo Yang gave him a thumbs up. Even though he didn't believe a single word, he was completely won over by Chen Zhi's thick skin. "Brother Chen, if I ever get a headache or a fever in the future, I'll be counting on you!"

"No problem, no problem. As long as the money is right, I can fish you back even from the Grim Reaper himself."

Watching Chen Zhi spouting nonsense to his roommates with a straight face, Pei Ningxue was so angry she actually laughed.

Fine.

Chen Zhi.

Biological siblings from different fathers and different mothers, huh?

Taiyi Rejuvenation Needles, huh?

Tonight, I'll let you know exactly what a sister's love feels like.

Actually, it's not that I'm being lazy. With the New Year approaching, there are a lot of things to do, so the updates are a bit slower.