Silly Bride

Chapter 184

on the other hand, snapped her brows together.There’s no way this outsider in the field of acupuncture actually noticed something wrong when Grandpa himself didn’t, right?Sebastian’s hand was hovering mid-air as he asked Xavier, “What’s the matter?”Xavier furrowed his brows. “There’s something under my head.”With that said, he began moving to sit upright.Winnie stopped him. “Don’t move. I’ll do it.”She then tilted Xavier’s head to the side and found a small pack of beads under the bedsheet.It was tiny.Winnie could not help but diss him, “Are you the princess in The Princess and The Pea? How are you so sensitive?”Sebastian chuckled. “It’s better to have found that earlier than later. It’ll be bad if it affects the accuracy of the acupuncture later.”Although Yolanda made no sound the entire time, she let out a sigh of relief after that.“Nini,” Sebastian began as he inserted the needles. “You’ll watch me first. The last three insertions won’t be that dangerous, so I’ll let you try them. I’ll also get to see how you are in practice.”“Okay, Master.” After replying to Sebastian, Winnie lowered her head to look at Xavier. “You have to trust me. I won’t poke at random spots on your body.”For once, he did not say anything that sounded like it came straight from a romance novel.Instead, a gentle look crept into his eyes as he gazed at Winnie. “Dumbo, don’t feel pressured.”“Aren’t you scared? What if I insert the needles in the wrong spots and fry your brain?”“I’m not scared.” Xavier’s tone was as determined as the look in his eyes. “My life is yours.”Winnie parted her lips. There were so many things she wanted to say, but there were too many people around her, and those words refused to leave her mouth. The truth was, he had long placed his life in her hands—when he had shielded her during the accident, and when he had shielded her from Yulissa’s toxin shots.She knew that he was not only just all talk; he was genuinely entrusting his life to her.That was why Winnie cherished his life even more.Hence, she would never let herself fail him later.With those thoughts in mind, a smile appeared on her face.“Close your eyes and take a nap. Everything will be fine once you wake.”The acupuncture session went on, and Sebastian left the last three insertions to Winnie as he said he would.Winnie held her breath and trained her focus on what she was about to do. Recalling the doll head she had been practicing on countless times, she soon found the acupoints.Although Winnie was nervous during the insertions, she showed none of her anxiety. Her hands remained stable.Even Sebastian could not help but praise, “Very good. You’re performing much better than Yolanda and her brother. Back then, their hands were either trembling, or they were inserting the needles in the wrong spot.”Yolanda scoffed. “Keep praising her, then, Grandpa. I’m going out first.”“My dear, is it that tough to admit that someone else is better than you?”“Yes, it is!” Yolanda then stormed out of the room.Nevertheless, Sebastian tried to salvage his granddaughter’s reputation. “Nini, don’t take her words to heart. Yolanda’s just a little aloof and straightforward. She isn’t bad on the inside. Otherwise, she wouldn’t have forced herself to learn and research traditional medicine with me. She has had some achievements while studying herbs with me. Although she says she doesn’t like this, she’s been working hard all this time.”“I understand, Master.” Winnie nodded. “I don’t mean to challenge her either. I hope we’ll be able to communicate with each other peacefully from now on.”Sebastian knew that Winnie was quite the aggressive character in life, so he was glad to hear that she was willing to take a more passive approach in dealing with Yolanda.Thus, he became even more motivated to teach her. “Let’s go back to the study. I wasn’t done telling you about that part earlier.”When Winnie and Sebastian went back to the study, Yolanda was typing out her thesis on the laptop.The moment Sebastian entered the room, she called Sebastian over.The two of them chatted for a long time before Yolanda was done editing a section of her thesis. Then, the woman’s stomach began growling.When Sebastian heard it, he nagged, “I told you to eat more in the noon, but you didn’t want to. Now, you’re hungry, right?”“That restaurant’s food wasn’t that good; the taste was too strong, and I couldn’t eat more of it. You guys please carry on. I’ll be back to write my thesis after making some mac and cheese.”With that said, Yolanda